You can use one or more KMIP servers to secure the keys the cluster uses to access encrypted data. You can connect up to four KMIP servers to a node. A minimum of two servers is recommended for redundancy and disaster recovery.
Before you begin
- The KMIP SSL client and server certificates must have been installed.
- You must be a cluster administrator to perform this task.
Procedure
- Configure key manager connectivity for the cluster: security key-manager external enable -vserver admin_SVM -key-servers host_name|IP_address:port,...
-client-cert client_certificate
-server-ca-cert server_CA_certificates
Note: The security key-manager external enable command replaces the security key-manager setup command. You can run the security key-manager external modify command to change the external key management configuration. For complete command syntax, see the man pages.
The following command enables external key management for cluster1 with three external key servers. The first key server is specified using its hostname and port, the second is specified using an IP address and the default port, and the third is specified using an IPv6 address and port:
clusterl::> security key-manager external enable -key-servers ks1.local:15696,10.0.0.10,[fd20:8b1e:b255:814e:32bd:f35c:832c:5a09]:1234 -client-cert AdminVserverClientCert -server-ca-certs AdminVserverServerCaCert
- Verify that all configured KMIP servers are connected: security key-manager external show-status -node node_name -vserver SVM -key-server host_name|IP_address:port -key-server-status available|not-responding|unknown
Note: The security key-manager external show-status command replaces the security key-manager show -status command. For complete command syntax, see the man page.
cluster1::> security key-manager external show-status
Node Vserver Key Server Status
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node1
cluster1
10.0.0.10:5696 available
fd20:8b1e:b255:814e:32bd:f35c:832c:5a09:1234 available
ks1.local:15696 available
node2
cluster1
10.0.0.10:5696 available
fd20:8b1e:b255:814e:32bd:f35c:832c:5a09:1234 available
ks1.local:15696 available
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