Guarding an Efficient Storage Device on Linux

The following sections discuss how to guard an efficient storage device on Linux. If you want to guard an efficient storage Windows device, see the CTE Agent for Windows Advanced Configuration and Integration Guide.

In order to guard a Linux efficient storage device, you need to:

1. Make sure the devices you intend to guard meet the requirements for ES GuardPoints. For details, see Requirements for Efficient Storage GuardPoints on Linux.

2. Register the protected host with the CipherTrust Manager with CTE-Efficient Storage enabled.

3. Initialize the storage device to create a CTE Private Region for the Efficient Storage Device Header. For details, see Initialize Linux Efficient Storage Devices.

4. Log on to the CipherTrust Manager to apply the ES GuardPoint to the storage device. For details, see Guard the Linux Device with an ES GuardPoint.