Overview
Responding to customer's needs against unintentional disclosure of sensitive data on real and virtual tape, LXI is adding encryption and compression to its omni product line. Fully integrated with today's design, data centers will be able to incorporate this solution in any environment, including mixed systems. The new product is based on United States government standards. Features include:
FEATURES AT A GLANCE
- Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) using 256-bit key
- User-generated 256-bit key(s), Sun’s Java Desktop suggested
- LZRW3 compression optimized for tape traffic
- Independent FC and SCSI server and target connections, any mix
- Write compression and/or encryption as specified
- Read Decryption and/or decompression as required
- Key(s) stored for life of data tapes
- Multiple sites/DR sites anticipated in design
- Independent of virtual or physical tape
Because the encryption/compression module resides within the Omni, the functionality now available will remain available. Functionalities include virtual tape and virtual library, library partitioning, mapping-zoning-routing, multiplexing and emulation.
Product Availability
The LXI tape data encryption is scheduled for release mid-2006.
