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After completing the base configuration, you can also perform any of the following optional configuration tasks:
You can synchronize a SafeNet Network HSM appliance with a network time protocol (NTP) server. NTP provides a reliable, consistent, and accurate timing mechanism for the appliance using Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), and is the recommended option for providing an accurate date and time for the appliance. SafeNet Network HSM also provides secure NTP. See Timestamping – NTP and Clock Drift in the SafeNet Network HSM Appliance Administration Guide.
High Availability (HA) mode allows you to automatically replicate the data on a HSM/partition over two or more physical HSMs to provide redundancy and load balancing. Applications using an HA HSM/partition do not access it directly. Instead, the HA software creates a virtual slot for the partition and manages which physical HSM is actually used when responding to an application request. See High-Availability (HA) Configuration and Operation in the Administration Guide.
You can use the SafeNet SNMP MIB to monitor the performance of your HSMs. See SNMP Monitoring in the Administration Guide.
If you are configuring a PED-authenticated HSM, you can configure it to use a remote PED, which allows you to authenticate to the HSM from a remote location. See Remote PED in the Administration Guide.