Description of the illustration okm_040.png

A networking diagram showing a configuration with three sites: Main Site Key Group 1, Remote Site Key Group 2, and Remote Site Key Group 3. There are two KMAs at each site. A WAN Key Management Network connects all KMAs and each site has an OKM Manager workstation tied into the network. The KMAs at the Remote Sites connect to tape drives via an ethernet switch.

The KMAs at the Main Site connect to a service network which has a Service Delivery Platform tied in. The Service Network then connects to Ethernet Switches each connected to a tape drives in a partition of an SL8500 library. There are two partitions total: Partition 1 with Key Group 1 and Partition 2 with Key Groups 1,2, and 3.