Nutanix Virtual Computing Platform
Nutanix Virtual Computing Platform (VCP) is a converged infrastructure solution that consolidates the Compute (server) tier and the Storage tier into a single, integrated appliance.
Nutanix VCP enables its users to secure their data when it is at rest using software-only encryption and key-based access management (cluster's native or external Key Management Server (KMS) for software-only encryption). Nutanix VCP supports Key Management Interoperability Protocol (KMIP) for interoperability and strong security.
CipherTrust Manager can be integrated with Nutanix VCP to act as an external KMS, as shown in the following diagram.
Supported Product Versions
The integration is performed and certified on LTS release versions of CipherTrust Manager only. Feature releases support the integration and are covered under technical support but will not be explicitly certified. To know more about CipherTrust Manager release versions, click here.
CipherTrust Manager
- CipherTrust Manager 1.10 and higher
Nutanix VCP
- AOS version 5.15.x LTS
Prerequisites
Ensure that the CipherTrust Manager is installed and configured. For more details, refer to the CipherTrust Manager documentation.
Nutanix VCP communicates with the CipherTrust Manager using the KMIP interface. Ensure that the KMIP interface is configured on CipherTrust Manager. Refer to CipherTrust Manager Administration Guide for details.
IP address of the CipherTrust Manager and port of the KMIP interface must be accessible from the Nutanix VCP cluster.
CipherTrust Manager recognizes only registered KMIP clients. Ensure that each node of Nutanix cluster is registered as a KMIP client on the CipherTrust Manager. Refer to KMIP Client Registration for more details.