Data storage
Pure Storage FlashArray

Enable RDL on the FlashArray

4min

After you enable RDL, disabling it destroys all data stored in the array.

Perform the following tasks to enable and test RDL:

1 | Enable RDL by using KMIP

The following purearray enable security-token command enables RDL by using the KMIP server.

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You can list the new security-token with the following command:

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2 | Test the security-token

The following purearray test security-token command tests the security-token with RDL enabled:

Allow up to 30 minutes for the purearray test command to accurately reflect the configuration.

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The Status column reports success or failure:

  • OK: A TLS connection was established with the KMIP server, and a basic KMIP Locate request succeeded.
  • Fail: One of the following failures likely occurred:
    • Cannot connect and authenticate with the server. For example, the KMIP server URI is not reachable, or the certificate is not in the correct format, is not a complete certificate, or is not a certificate file.
    • Server is not ready for KMIP operations. For example, the KMIP server cannot authenticate the certificate, or the KMIP server cannot successfully respond to the Locate request.