Pre-requisites for Integration

  • Requires minimum VMWare ESXi version 6.5, or later.

  • Requires minimum vCenter version 6.5, or later.

  • Enterprise Secure Key Manager v5.2, or later.

For more information about VMware’s documentation, refer to www.vmware.com/support/pubs.

Configure ESKM for Integration

The steps below illustrate the configurations using a VMware vSphere Web Client.

  1. Open a web browser and enter the vSphere Web Client URL.

  2. Go to Configure > Key Management Servers.

The screenshots used in the following sections, are captured from vSphere version 6.7.

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Configure

  1. Click on ADD.

  2. Enter the following details to add a new Key Management Server (ESKM).

Filed Name

Details

KMS cluster

Select the <Create new cluster> from the drop down.

Cluster name

Enter the key server cluster name.

Server alias

Enter the key server name.

Server address

Enter the IP address of the configured ESKM.

Server port

KMIP port number 5696.

Proxy address

Do not enter anything.

Proxy port

User name

Password

New ESKM

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Add KMS

  1. Review the input information and click ADD.