HP0-J73 · Question #89
Scenario: Your customer is a medium-sized law firm, with approximately 500 employees. They are beginning an infrastructure and backup upgrade project and have provided you with the infrastructure of…
The correct answer is B. backup software managed (Data Protector). This question tests knowledge of encryption key management options for HP Data Protector in a backup environment. The backup software itself is the recommended key manager for integrated environments.
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Scenario:
Your customer is a medium-sized law firm, with approximately 500 employees. They are beginning an infrastructure and backup upgrade project and have provided you with the infrastructure of their environment.
- Approximately 65 Windows hosts comprising of physical and virtual
servers
- 2 Exchange servers - 2 TB total storage
- 4 SQL Servers - 1 TB total storage
- Document management system - 4 TB total storage
- Disk Storage : CLARiiON CX3-20c iSCSI storage with 40 TB useable
storage
- Backup Target Devices : 5 x 5Tb Exagrid EX5000s and an ADIC Scalar
i500 with 3 x LTO3
- Current backup Software: HP Data Protector
- Backup regime Monday - Thursday; Friday - Full backup of all systems
is performed totaling approximately 20 TB.
- Monthly backup size is a duplicate of Friday but will also duplicate
to tape. The Data on the tape must be encrypted for legal reasons.
- Full Exchange Servers
- Incrementals for file systems and document management - Management
System - 4.5TB The customer regularly tests their DR procedures at a remote off-site facility utilizing a number of stand- alone devices to recover the data. The customer has asked you to specify a replacement storage and tape solution allowing for data growth and expansion of approximately 20% per annum. The storage solutions must be optimized for database and email applications as well as virtualized servers while enabling the customer to scale both capacity and performance linearly without incurring downtime or performance bottlenecks. What method of encryption key management best suits the customer requirements?
Options
- AHP Secure Key Manager
- Bbackup software managed (Data Protector)
- CHP MSL Encryption Kit
- DHP 1/8 G2 Encryption Kit
How the community answered
(25 responses)- A8% (2)
- B48% (12)
- C16% (4)
- D28% (7)
Why each option
This question tests knowledge of encryption key management options for HP Data Protector in a backup environment. The backup software itself is the recommended key manager for integrated environments.
HP Secure Key Manager is a dedicated hardware key management appliance designed for enterprise-scale environments requiring centralized key governance across many systems, which is unnecessary overhead for a 500-person firm already using Data Protector.
HP Data Protector supports built-in encryption key management, allowing the backup software to generate, store, and manage encryption keys natively without additional hardware or software. This approach is ideal for the law firm because Data Protector is already the incumbent backup platform, minimizing complexity and cost. Using software-managed keys ensures seamless integration with existing backup policies and restore workflows.
The HP MSL Encryption Kit provides hardware-level encryption specifically for MSL tape libraries, but it is not the recommended approach when backup software already supports key management natively.
The HP 1/8 G2 Encryption Kit is a hardware encryption option tied to the 1/8 G2 Tape Autoloader product line, which is not the target device in this scenario and has insufficient capacity for 20 TB weekly backups.
Concept tested: Backup software encryption key management selection
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