Creating ha clusters – Brocade Fabric OS Encryption Administrator’s Guide Supporting RSA Data Protection Manager (DPM) Environments (Supporting Fabric OS v7.2.0) User Manual
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High availability clusters
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NOTE
In Fabric OS 6.3.0 and later, HA cluster creation is blocked when encryption engines belonging
to FS8-18 blades in the same DCX Backbone chassis are specified.
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Cluster links must be configured before creating an HA cluster. Refer to the section
on page 131 for instructions.
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It is recommended that the HA cluster configuration be completed before you configure
storage devices for encryption.
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It is mandatory that the two encryption engines in the HA cluster belong to two different nodes
for true redundancy. This is always true for Brocade Encryption Switches, but is not true if two
FS8-18 blades in the same DCX Backbone chassis are configured in the same HA cluster.
NOTE
An IP address is required for the management port for any cluster-related operations.
Creating HA clusters
For the initial encryption node, perform the following procedure.
1. Select Configure > Encryption from the menu task bar to display the Encryption Center
dialog box. (Refer to
2. Select an encryption group from the Encryption Center Devices table, then select Group >
HA Cluster from the menu task bar.
NOTE
If groups are not visible in the Encryption Center Devices table, select View > Groups from the
menu task bar.
The Encryption Group Properties dialog box displays, with the HA Clusters tab selected. (Refer
to
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3. Select an available encryption engine from the Non HA Encryption Engines table and a
destination HA cluster from the High Availability Clusters table. Select New HA Cluster if you are
creating a new cluster.
NOTE
If you are creating a new HA cluster, a dialog box displays requesting a name for the new HA
cluster. HA cluster names can have up to 31 characters. Letters, digits, and underscores are
allowed.
4. Click the right arrow to add the encryption engine to the selected HA cluster.