- Sun Storage Virtual Tape Library VTL User Guide

Encrypting and shredding data

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▼ Exportingdatafrom a report

1. IntheobjecttreeoftheVTLconsole,expand theReportsnodeandright‐click

thenameofthereportthatyouwanttoexport(

A below).

Youcanexportserverand devicethroughputandusagereportdatato comma‐or

tab‐delimitedtextfiles.

2. Inthecontextmenu.,selectExport(

B above).

3. WhentheSavedialogapp ears ,usetheFiles of typelistcontroltoselectthe

desiredformat(

C above),and pressSave(D).

Stophere.

Encryptingandshreddingdata

Toensurethat thedatathatyouexporttophysic al tapeisconfidentialandsecure,

VTLoffersaSecureTapeOptionthatusestheAdvancedEncryptionStandard(AES)

algorithmpublishedbytheNationalInstituteofStandardsandTechnology,an

agencyoftheU.S.government.Withthisoption,youcancreate on e

ormorekeys

thatcanbeusedto encryptthe datawhenitisexportedtophysicaltapeanddecrypt

itwhenitisimportedback tovirtualtapes.Thedataonthetapecannotberead

withoutbeingdecryptedusingtheappropriatekey.