HP 1606 Fabric OS Encryption Administrator's Guide v6.4.0 (53-1001864-01, June - Page 118
Steps for connecting to an SKM appliance, Configuring a Brocade group, Setting up the local
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3 Steps for connecting to an SKM appliance Steps for connecting to an SKM appliance The following configuration steps are performed from the SKM management web console, which can be accessed from any web browser with Internet access to the SKM appliance. The URL for the appliance is as follows: https://: Where: - is the hostname or IP address when installing the SKM appliance. - is 9443 by default. If a different port number was specified when installing the SKM appliance, use that port number. Configuring a Brocade group A Brocade group is configured on SKM for all keys created by Brocade encryption switches and blades. This needs to be done only once for each key vault. 1. Login to the SKM management web console using the admin password. 2. Select the Security tab. 3. Select Local Users & Groups under Users and Groups. The User & Group Configuration page displays. 4. Select Add under Local Users. 5. Create a Brocade user name and password. 6. Select the User Administration Permission and Change Password Permission check boxes. 7. Select Save to save this user data. 8. Select Add under Local Groups. 9. Add a Brocade group under Group. The group name must be brocade, with a lower case "b" 10. Select Save. 11. Select the new Brocade group name, and then select Properties. Local Group Properties and a User List are displayed. 12. In the User List section, select or type the Brocade user name under Username. 13. Select Save. The Brocade user name and password are now configured on SKM. NOTE Fabric OS version 6.2.0 uses brcduser1 as a standard user name when creating a Brocade group on SKM. If you downgrade to version 6.2.0, the user name is overwritten to brcduser1, and the Brocade group user name must be changed to brcduser1. Setting up the local Certificate Authority (CA) To create and install a local CA, perform the following steps: 100 Fabric OS Encryption Administrator's Guide 53-1001864-01