User's Manual
Table Of Contents

Release Notes: Q-EKM 2.3
6-01884-05 Rev A
September 2014
2 New Features and Enhancements
New Features and Enhancements
Q-EKM 2.3 includes the following new features and enhancements.
• Installation support for the Windows Server 2012 operating systems.
Firmware Notes
These notes list information you should be aware of as you set up, configure,
and use Q-EKM.
• Quantum Encryption Key Manager (Q-EKM) and Scalar Key Manager (SKM)
are not supported on the same library.
• The Scalar i2000 library does not support Q-EKM with LTO-5 or LTO-6 tape
drives. You must upgrade to Scalar
i6000 in order to use Q-EKM 2.0 or later
with LTO-5 or LTO-6 tape drives.
• Do not change the encryption method on a tape once write operations have
begun on that tape. The library applies encryption (or non-encryption) to a
tape in its entirety. Whichever encryption method is selected when write
operations begin on a given tape will continue throughout the entire tape,
regardless of whether you change the encryption method before that tape
is filled.
• For Q-EKM best practices and guidelines, see the Quantum Encryption Key
Manager User’s Guide and the Q-EKM section of your library user’s guide.
Compatibility Matrix
Q-EKM supports the following tape libraries, tape drives, and firmware:
Libraries and Tape Drives Scalar i500:
• IBM LTO-4 (Fibre Channel and SAS)
• IBM LTO-5 (Fibre Channel)
• IBM LTO-6 (Fibre Channel)
Scalar i2000:
• IBM LTO-4 (Fibre Channel)
Scalar i6000:
• IBM LTO-4 (Fibre Channel)
• IBM LTO-5 (Fibre Channel)
• IBM LTO-6 (Fibre Channel)