Enrolling into External Key Manager Mode

To enroll in external key manager mode, perform the following steps:

  1. Go to HPE StoreOnce CLI.

  2. Enter the command: Keymanager # mode external <username> <password> address <ip address of the EKM> type <ESKM brand> <ESKMCA>.

  3. Click on enter and a message will be displayed as “Enrollment into EKM Mode successful.”

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Enrollment into EKM Mode successful

  1. The KMIP account is now created in the ESKM.

  2. Go to ESKM and navigate to Device>Logs & Statistics>Log Viewer>Activity.

  3. Under the “Activity Log”, click on Display Log.

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Activity Log

  1. The user is now created.

  2. Now again, navigate to Device>Logs & Statistics>Log Viewer>KMIP.

  3. Under the “KMIP Log”, click on Display Log.

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KMIP Log

  1. To view the created group, navigate to Security>Users & Groups>Local Groups.

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Local Groups

  1. To view the created user, navigate to Security>Users & Groups>Local Users. It has “KMIP-Enabled” selected and “User Administration Permission” and “Change Password Permission” unselected.

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Local Users

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Selected local user

  1. Now it is safe to delete the “registration” user. Navigate to Security>Users & Groups>Local Users and select “registration” and click on delete.

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Delete Local User

  1. To confirm, navigate to Security>Certificates & CAs>LocalCAs and click on the “CA Name”.

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Local Certificate Authority List

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Local Signed Certs