Overview

Use this document to create a backup file of your data security manager.

Before you upgrade to Generation 4, Armor recommends that you create a backup file. 

At a high level, this process includes five major steps: 

• Create a new system administrator
• Create an asymmetric wrapper key
• Export the wrapper key
• Download the encrypted DSM configuration file 
• Restore the DSM with the configuration file 

Step 1: Create the 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 DMS.  
3. (Optional) In Description, enter an easily identifiable description.  
4. You can leave the RSA User ID field blank.
5.  In Password and ConfirmPassword, 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. 
   
   

Step 2: Create a wrapper key

1. In the top menu bar, select System.
   
   
2. In the drop down menu, select Wrapper Keys. 
3. In Operation drop-down menu, select Create. 
4. Click Apply. 
   
   

Step 3: Export Wrapper Key

1. In the Operation drop-down menu, select Export. 
2. In the window that appears, for Minimum Custodians Needed, enter 1. 
3. For Total number of Custodians, enter 1. 
4. In the table, mark the newly created Wrapper Key Custodian.
5. Click Apply. The Wrapper Key has now been exported to the Wrapper Key Custodian. 
6. Log out the DSM as the administrator. 
7. Log into the DSM as the Wrapper Key Custodian. 
   • When you log into the DSM as the Wrapper Key Custodian, you will be asked to create a permanent password. 
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Step 3: Download the encrypted DSM configuration file

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. 
   
   
   

Step 4: Restore the wrapper key and configuration file

1. Log into the DMS as the Wrapper Key Custodian. 
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. 
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. 

Step 5: Restore (upload) the DSM configuration file. 

1. Log in the DSM as the system administrator (admin). 
2. In the top menu, click Systems.
   1. 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 into the DSM as the security administrator (admin), and then verify the DSM configuration has been restored correctly.