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If you did not wait for provisioning to complete when running the Configuration Tool, you will not be able be able to encrypt the device from the Web Console, but you can still configure the device.
For any data storage device with the status of "Available" you are able to specify or change the device name, description, and mount point.
This section describes how to do the following:
Specify device information
View instance details
Specify the machine image to which to mount
View policy information associated with the device
Create a data storage device within the cloud provider (see Creating a Data Storage Device in the Cloud).
Register the data storage device with SecureCloud. The Configuration Tool encrypts the data storage device and then registers it with SecureCloud (see Chapter 8, about_provisioning_service). Once registered, the encrypted data storage device is available in SecureCloud.
Location: Web Console main menu | Inventory > Devices > Devices page
Click the link of the desired device with a "Not Configured" status.
From the "Device Information" area of the "Edit > Device" page, specify any desired information.
Access the appropriate fields to specify the device name and description. Your cloud service provider automatically generated the device identity and device name.
Information is any further information about the devices which has been sent from the Configuration Tool and depends on the cloud server provider plugin.
The Platform/file system is the operating system the device will be used by. The file name portion is the file system type by which you wish to format the device. SecureCloud supports the following file systems: Windows: FAT32 and NTFS; Linux: EXT3 and XFS.
The mount point is the drive letter you map to the data storage device.
The following are the possible device statuses:
Not configured — Not currently in use and not yet encrypted. Essential configuration information such as operating system, file system, and mount point have not yet been specified.
Configured — Attached to an instance but the encryption key has not yet been given to an application in order to access the encrypted data. Essential configuration information such as operating system, file system, and mount point have been specified.
Encryption pending — Configured and attached to a virtual machine instance. SecureCloud is about to pass an application the device encryption key pending the validation of the application against the policy rules.
Encrypting — Configured and attached to a virtual machine instance and SecureCloud is in the process of encrypting the requested data storage device.
Encrypted — Configured, attached, encrypted and now ready to be accessed by the requesting instance of the machine image.
In-use — Configured, attached, encrypted and being accessed by the requesting instance of the machine image.
Encryption error — Configured and attached to a virtual machine instance and SecureCloud has encountered a problem while encrypting the data storage device.
Undetected — No available to the machine image instance and therefore no longer a part of the inventory in SecureCloud.
From the "Instance(s)" area, click the link of any desired instance to see complete instance details.
From the "Image" area, specify the machine image to which to mount the device.
This step only applies to Amazon and Eucalyptus. These cloud server provides does not assign a default machine image to a device.
For vCloud and vSphere, the device is attached to a virtual machine and therefore has a default assignment which cannot be changed.
Choose the desired machine image from the drop-down list in the "Image Identity" column.
A device must have the "Encrypted" status in order to be re-mapped to a different machine image (see Changing a Data Storage Device Assignment).
A device with a "Not Configured" status must be configured in order to be Encrypted.
The actions available (encrypt, export, and delete) are only available for valid selections. For example, the Encrypt button will not be available for a "Not Configured" device.
From the "Policy" area, you can view information about the policy associated with the device.
Location: Web Console main menu | Inventory > Devices > Devices page | desired device link > Devices - Edit device page
From the "Device Information" area, click Copy Configuration from Another Device.
From the "Copying Device Configuration" page, select the desired device and then click Copy.
The "Devices - Edit device" page is populated with information from the selected device.
Click Save to save changes and return to the "Devices" page.
Click Apply to apply changes and continue working in the "Edit Device" page.