On Nov 11, 2009, at 11:30 PM, Gold, Evan wrote:

> Hello All,
> 
> I currently run LTO2 , Legato 7.5.1 on windows and want to upgrade to LTO4.
> With LTO4 I would stop using legato software encryption (which is slow and 
> cannot encrypt NDMP), and start using LTO4 hardware encryption.
> I need to encrypt NDMP backups.
> 
> I am trying to find out the best way to manage LTO4 encryption keys using 
> legato 7.5.1.
> 
> I want the ability to restore my LTO4 encrypted tapes at a remote site using 
> only legato and a stand alone LTO4 tape drive.
> Does anyone know if that is possible?
> 
> I have spoken to library vendors and each of those claims I must have their 
> jukebox to perform restores.
> I do not want to buy a second library just for disaster recovery offsite.
> 
> What are other people doing for this?
> 
> Will Legato be able to handle the key management in a future release?
> 
> I heard Netbackup can handle the key management now, but legato cannot. 

NetWorker has no provision to handle encryption keys for LTO-4 devices now. 
Contact EMC to see if they anticipate that feature coming to NetWorker within 
your desired time frame. 

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