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  2. NetBackup™ Security and Encryption Guide
  3. Section III. Encryption of data at rest
  4. NetBackup key management service
  5. Configuring KMS
  6. Configuring NetBackup to work with KMS
  7. Example of setting up NetBackup to use tape encryption
NetBackup™ Security and Encryption Guide

Example of setting up NetBackup to use tape encryption

The following example sets up two NetBackup volume pools created for encryption (with the ENCR_ prefix).

The following figure shows the NetBackup Administration Console with two volume pools with the correct naming convention to use KMS.

Figure: NetBackup Administration Console with two volume pools set up to use KMS

NetBackup Administration Console with two volume pools set up to use KMS

Figure: NetBackup Change Policy dialog box with KMS volume pool shows a NetBackup Policy that is configured to use the volume pool ENCR_testpool, which is the same name as the key group that you configured earlier.

Figure: NetBackup Change Policy dialog box with KMS volume pool

NetBackup Change Policy dialog box with KMS volume pool

When a NetBackup image has been encrypted, the key tag is recorded and associated with the image. You can see this information through the NetBackup Administration Console reports, or in the output of the bpimmedia and bpimagelist commands.

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