Establishing an encryption-enabled environment

The steps for establishing an encryption-ready environment depend on the version of IBM Storage Scale and on the type and version of the Remote Key Manager (RKM) server.

Each of the following subtopics topics describes how to configure a basic setup with a single encrypted fileset. Two deployment scenarios are supported:

IBM Storage Scale 4.2 or later and the simplified setup method.
GPFS Advanced Edition 4.2 or later and the regular setup method.

Note: IBM Storage Scale supports IBM Guardium Key Lifecycle Manager (GKLM) 4.1.0.1 (IF01), 4.1.1, or later. The older versions of GKLM are referred to as IBM Security Lifecycle Manager or SKLM in the documentation. The configuration information is the same for both GKLM and SKLM.

For more information, see Preparation for encryption.