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Can you manage Software based Storage nodes using Key Management Server

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Applies to

  • StorageGRID physical Appliances
  • StorageGRID deployed on VMware
  • StorageGRID deployed on Baremetal

Answer

  • No can't use the configured KMS for software-based (non-appliance) nodes, including the following
  • Nodes deployed as virtual machines (VMs)
  • Nodes deployed within container engines on Linux hosts
  •  Any Software based nodes must be managed outside of StorageGRID at the datastore or disk level

Additional Information

Summary Table

Node Type StorageGRID KMS Support Recommended Encryption Approach
Physical Appliance Yes StorageGRID KMS (Node Encryption)
VMware/Software-based No VMware Layer (VM/Datastore/Disk)
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