Black Box ET1000A manual Editing ETKMSs, Deleting ETKMSs, Etkms entries, To edit an existing Etkms

Editing ETKMSs

4Click Save when complete.

Table 40 ETKMS entries

Field	Description
Appliance Name	Enter a unique name to identify this particular ETKMS in the Appliance
	Name edit box.
	With external ETKMSs, this name must match the short hostname that
	was set when the ETKMS was installed and configured. For example, if
	the hostname was etkms1.mycompany.com, the short hostname is
	etkms1. Names can be 1 - 40 characters in length. Alphanumeric
	characters and spaces are valid. The special characters <, >, &, “ *, ?, /, \,
	: and cannot be used in the ETKMS name. Names are case sensitive.
Management Port	Enter the IP address of the ETKMS. You can use either an IPv4 or an
IP Address	IPv6 IP address.
	• For external ETKMSs, use the same IP address that was assigned to
	the ETKMS management port when the ETKMS was installed and
	configured.
	• For local ETKMSs, enter the appropriate IP address. In many cases,
	this will be the IP address of the management workstation on which
	the EncrypTight software is installed.
	For more information on installing and configuring a ETKMS, see
	“Configuring ETKMSs” on page 43.
Management Port	Enter the IP address of the backup ETKMS. The IP address was assigned
Backup IP Address	to the ETKMS management port when the ETKMS was installed and
	configured.
	Backup ETKMSs must use the same type of address as the primary
	ETKMS. For example, if the primary uses an IPv6 address, the backup
	must use an IPv6 address.
	This entry is only required when a backup ETKMS is used.

Editing ETKMSs

If you change the name or the IP address of a local ETKMS, stop the local ETKMS software and restart it for the changes to take effect (see “Launching and Stopping a Local ETKMS” on page 45). For external ETKMSs, stop and restart the ETKMS service (see “Starting and Stopping the ETKMS Service” on page 53).

To edit an existing ETKMS:

1From the ETEMS Appliances view, select the ETKMS.

2On the Edit menu, click Configuration.

3Change the entries of the desired fields in the editor. Table 40 describes the entries in the ETKMS editor.

4Click Save when all entries are modified as desired.

Deleting ETKMSs

Occasionally, you might need to delete a ETKMS. For example, if the structure of a network changes, you might want to delete a ETKMS, and then relocate and reconfigure it.

EncrypTight User Guide 157