The following list includes the requirements, limitations, and restrictions for PowerMax end-to-end efficient encryption.
- End-to-end efficient encryption is available only through a request for product qualification (RPQ).
- D@RE using only an internal key server is required.
- Installing one back-end I/O module in a front-end slot (2, 3, 8, 9) for each director is required.
- You must set the encryption capable setting upon device creation. This configuration cannot be set or removed from existing devices.
- Devices to be guarded must be in a storage group with compression enabled.
- Encryption-capable devices cannot be used with local or remote replication (SnapVX or SRDF).
- VMware vSphere Virtual Volumes vVols are not supported.
- VPLEX devices are not supported.
- Mixed CKD and FBA arrays are not supported.
- Thales rekey is not supported.