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  • Create a new wrapper key custodian
  • Create and export the wrapper key
  • Download the encrypted DSM configuration file 
  • Restore the wrapper key and configuration file
    • In this step, you will access the DSM under the Generation 4 platform.  
  • Upload the DSM configuration file
    • In this step, you will access the DSM under the Generation 4 platform.  

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Step 1: Create a new wrapper key custodian  

  1. Log into the DSM console as the system administrator (admin). 

    1. Click the Administrators tab. (You can ignore the drop-down menu that appears.) 
    2. Click Add to create a new administrator. 
  2. In Login, enter a user name that you will use to log into the DMSDSM.  
  3. (Optional) In Description, enter an easily identifiable description.  
  4. You can leave the RSA User ID field blank.
  5.  In Password and Confirm Password, enter a password. 
    • Armor recommends that you enter a temporary password because after you log into the DSM as the system administrator,  you will be asked to change your password. 
  6. In User Type, select System Administrator
  7. Make sure the Read-Only User box is unmarked.
  8. Click Ok

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  1. Log out of the DSM as the Wrapper Key Custodian, and then log into the DSM as the admin. 
  2. In the top menu bar, click Systems
  3. Click Backup and Restore, and then select Manual Backup and Restore. 
  4. Click Ok. The backup configuration file will download to your local machine. 


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Step 4: Restore the wrapper key and configuration file

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in the Generation 4 DSM

Note

In this step, you will access the DSM under the Generation 4 platform.  

  1. Access and log into the DSM for Generation 4 as the system administrator (admin).  
    • You must connect via the Cisco AnyConnect VPN client for Generation 4.  
  2. In the top bar, click Systems, and then select Wrapper Keys
  3. Next to Operation, in the drop-down menu, select Import
  4. Click Add
  5. In the window that appears, in Key Share, enter the Wrapper Key Share you copied from Step 2.8. 
  6. Click Ok
  7. In the window that appears, the wrapper key share will populate the field. For this wrapper key share, mark the Selected column. 
  8. Click Apply
  9. Log out of the DSM. 

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Step 5: Upload the DSM configuration file

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Note

In this step, you will continue to use the DSM

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under the Generation 4 platform.  

  1. In the top menu, click Systems.
  2. Select Backup and Restore, and then select Manual Backup and Restore
  3. Click Restore
  4. Click Browse to locate and select the DSM configuration file. 
  5. Click OK.  
    1. After you click OK, you will be logged out of the DSM. 
  6. Log back The DSM will restart, which will automatically log out. 
  7. Log into the DSM as the security administrator (admin), and then verify the DSM configuration has been restored correctly. 

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