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Data-at-rest Encryption for the IBM Spectrum Accelerate Family

An IBM Redpaper publication

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Published on 05 April 2019

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ISBN-10: 0738457574
ISBN-13: 9780738457574
IBM Form #: REDP-5402-02


Authors: Bert Dufrasne, Roman Fridli and Andrew Greenfield

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    Abstract

    With the ever-growing landscape of national, state, and local regulations, industry requirements, and increased security threats, ensuring the protection of an organization’s information is a key part of operating a successful business.

    Encrypting data-at-rest is a key element when addressing these concerns. Most storage products offer encryption at an additional cost. The IBM® Spectrum Accelerate family, which includes IBM XIV® Storage System, IBM FlashSystem® A9000, IBM FlashSystem A9000R system(s), and IBM Spectrum™ Accelerate Software provides data-at-rest encryption at no charge. Clients can take advantage of encryption and still benefit from the lower total cost of ownership (TCO) that the IBM Spectrum Accelerate™ family offers.

    For IBM FlashSystem A9000 and A9000R, clients now have a choice between an external key manager-based implementation or a local key based encryption implementation. The local key solution offers a simplified deployment of data-at-rest encryption.

    This IBM Redpaper™ publication explains the architecture and design of the XIV and IBM FlashSystem A9000 and A9000R encryption solutions. Details are provided for configuring and implementing both solutions.

    Table of Contents

    Chapter 1. Encryption overview

    Chapter 2. Planning

    Chapter 3. Implementing encryption on XIV

    Chapter 4. Implementing encryption on IBM FlashSystem A9000 and A9000R

    Chapter 5. Maintaining

     

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