Overview of CTE and systemd

You can use systemd to configure dependent applications to start up or shut down in the proper order when CTE starts up or shuts down on a live system. If applications start before CTE starts, those applications may not be guarded. This applies to cases when you manually start or stop the system, such as when you upgrade CTE.

systemd replaces init in Linux as a system and service manager. Linux inherited init from the UNIX System V init. systemd. The file is a collection of daemons, libraries, and utilities to provide central management and configuration for certain Linux distributions (see Linux Distributions that Support CTE and systemd). In addition to providing enhanced features and performance, systemd is backwards compatible with System V and Linux Standard Base init scripts.

Linux Distributions that Support CTE and systemd

The entries in the following table are Linux distributions that are compatible with CTE. The table shows which distributions implement systemd, and those that do not. See the Compatibility Matrix for CTE Agent with CipherTrust Manager or the Compatibility Matrix for CTE Agent with Data Security Manager for the Linux distributions and kernels supported with your CTE version and key manager.