Enabling or Disabling Disk Key Replication

Detailed Steps

To enable disk key replication, follow these steps:

1. Select the disks for which you need to enable the relationship. Click Enable/Disable.

2. Select Enable Relationship option from the drop-down list box.

3. You are prompted with a dialog box asking if you are sure and want to do this. Click OK to continue.

The disk replication enable successful message is displayed at the top of the screen. The enabled disk’s Replication Status is displayed as Active.

4. Perform disk encryption on the replicated disk.

Note The source and destination disk can either be in the same cluster or be in a different cluster; however, they should be using the same KMC.
A source disk can be a source disk for multiple relationships. However, the destination disk can be the destination disk for only one relationship.
A source disk must be discovered and configured in the source cluster before an DKR relationship is established.

Note If the source disk or the destination disk is not in either CLEAR, CRYPTO, or FAILED states, DCNM-SAN displays an error and does not process the entry. The state of the source disk or the destination disk must be obtained from the switch.

To disable disk key replications, follow these steps:

1. Select the disks for which you need to disable the relationship. Click Enable/Disable.

2. Select Disable Relationship.

3. The prompt appears asking you are sure you want to do this. Click OK to continue.

The disk replication disable successful message is displayed at the top of the screen. The disabled disk’s Replication Status is displayed as Disabled.