Luna Appliance Software 7.3.0

Luna Appliance Software 7.3.0 was released in September 2018.

>Download Luna Appliance Software 7.3.0 (includes Luna HSM Firmware 7.3.0 update)

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New Features and Enhancements

Luna Appliance Software 7.3.0 includes the following new features and enhancements:

Appliance Re-Image

Luna Appliance Software 7.3.0 allows you to re-image the appliance to a pre-installed baseline version. This procedure formats the Luna Network HSM 7 file system, zeroizes the HSM, erases the appliance configuration, and resets the appliance software to Luna Appliance Software 7.2.0 and the HSM firmware to Luna HSM Firmware 7.0.3. This capability is useful if you are re-purposing an HSM for a project that has standardized on an earlier software/firmware configuration, or if you need to format the appliance completely and remove all trace of its prior configuration (requires minimum Luna HSM Firmware 7.3.0). See Re-Imaging the Appliance to Baseline Software/Firmware Versions.

This feature also requires Luna HSM Firmware 7.3.0.

Partition Utilization Metrics

Luna Appliance Software 7.3.0 allows the HSM SO to access utilization records for all partitions on the HSM. This information is restricted to operation counts, and shows which partitions are using the HSM's resources. Information about which keys are being used for which operation is still restricted to the Auditor. See Partition Utilization Metrics.

This feature also requires Luna HSM Firmware 7.3.0.

Valid Update Paths

You can update the Luna Appliance Software to version 7.3.0 from the following previous versions:

>7.2.0, 7.2.2

Advisory Notes

This section highlights important issues you should be aware of before deploying appliance software 7.3.0.

Re-apply the Luna Network HSM 7 Reboot Patch to Older Luna Appliance Software Versions

The Luna Network HSM 7 Reboot Patch is recommended for all Luna Network HSM 7s. Appliances currently shipped from the factory have this patch already installed, but if you use Luna Appliance Software 7.4.0 or older in your production environment, you must re-apply the patch after performing one or both of the following actions:

>Re-imaging the appliance to Luna Appliance Software 7.2.0 and Luna HSM Firmware 7.0.3

>Updating to Luna Appliance Software 7.4.0 or older

Luna Appliance Software 7.3.x Does Not Support 10G Optical Ethernet

The Luna Network HSM 7 with 10G optical ethernet capability is not supported by Luna Appliance Software 7.3.x. If you have a 10G-ready appliance, update appliance software to Luna Appliance Software 7.4.0 or newer only.

NTP Server May Take Slightly Longer to Connect/Disconnect After Updating to Luna Appliance Software 7.3.x or newer

If you are using NTP, then after you update to Luna Appliance Software 7.3.x you might find that the Luna Network HSM 7 appliance takes longer to synchronize with the NTP server.

To reduce the synchronization time, specify the -iburst option when adding an NTP server:

lunash:> sysconf ntp addserver <hostname/IP> -iburst

This causes the server to more rapidly synchronize when first connecting/reconnecting.