IBM XIV Gen3 Model 214 With Software V11.4

IBM XIV Storage System Gen3 Model 214 with software version 11.4.0 for machine types 2810 and 2812 is designed to help secure data with industry-standard encryption for data at rest while avoiding performance impact.

With version 11.4, XIV Gen3 supports encryption for all capacity points:

• XIV systems are available with SED HDDs and software-based, encryption-ready flash cache
• XIV data-at-rest encryption is implemented with AES 256-bit keys
• Nondisruptively hot-encrypt SED-based XIV Gen3 systems in minutes
• KMIP version 1.0 support
• Manage keys with IBM Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager which offers production-ready key management, including: centralized and simplified key management; separation of key storage from storage

Note: Tivoli Key Lifecycle Manager will be renamed on October 29, 2013, becoming IBM Security Lifecycle Manager.

Key prerequisites
XIV Storage System Gen3 Model 214 with XIV Storage System software version 11.4.0, or later, installed.

Planned availability date
November 15, 2013