To verify that the encryption has been overwritten:
1 Login to the RMU GUI for the TL2000/4000.
2 Navigate to Monitor Library, and then to Inventory.
3 Click the drop down menu for the appropriate magazine.
4 Verify that the Comment section shows Not Encrypted.
Only after all desired media is un-encrypted can EKM be removed or
uninstalled. It is recommended that a backup critical files be performed in
the EKM GUI and the files backed up to an external source like a USB key.
This allows EKM to be restored if additional tapes must be un-encrypted.
To restore the EKM, follow step 4 to step 9 of "How do I create a redundant
EKM based on a primary EKM server?" on page 11.
How do I recover from a forgotten EKM GUI login password?
1 Go to the Windows Task Manager and locate the javaw.exe.
2 End the javaw.exe process.
3 Uninstall the IBM Java application.
4 Navigate to the C:\EKM\gui\backup files (this is the default directory).
5 Make a copy of the last backup file set (this step can be skipped if you
do not want to preserve the keys).
6 Delete the full ekm directory (C:\ekm is the default directory).
7 Reinstall the application and use the redundant EKM installation.
instructions if the user needs to preserve the previously created keys.
8 If applicable, restore the backed up files as follows:
Stop the EKM service or stop the server through the EKM Server GUI.
a
Copy the backup files to their respective file directory without the
b
date and time stamp prefix. Table 1-2 details the respective file names
and directory paths for restoration:
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