1. Installation and Administration Guide
  2. About Oracle Key Manager
  3. Key Management Appliance

Key Management Appliance

A Key Management Appliance (KMA) is a server node within an OKM cluster. OKM has been released on numerous hardware platforms. Only specific versions of OKM are supported on certain hardware platforms.

The KMA delivers policy-based lifecycle key management, authentication, access control, and key provisioning services. The KMA ensures that all storage devices are registered and authenticated, and that all encryption key creation, provisioning, and deletion is in accordance with prescribed policies.

Table 1-6 OKM Support for Each Server Platform

Hardware Platform Supported OKM Version

SPARC T8-1

OKM 3.3.2

SPARC T7-1

OKM 3.1 - 3.3.2

Netra SPARC T4-1

OKM 3.0 - 3.3.2

Sun Fire X4170 M2

OKM 2.3 - 2.5.3, OKM 3.0.2 - 3.3.2

Sun Fire X2200 M2

OKM 2.1 - 2.5.3, OKM 3.0.2

Sun Fire X2100 M2

OKM 2.1 - 2.5.3, OKM 3.0.2

For installation and configuration of the Sun Fire KMAs, refer to the OKM 2.5 documentation.

SPARC T8-1 Server

OKM 3.3.2 introduced the SPARC T8-1 server as the OKM hardware platform.

The OKM hardware configuration of this server includes:

  • 4.13 GHz 32-core SPARC M7 Processor
  • 128 GB of DRAM
  • 1.2 TB disk drive with Solaris and OKM pre-installed
  • Four 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports
  • Redundant power supplies
  • Six PCIe Gen 3 adapter slots (8 lanes each)

For other server specifications, including environment and power requirements, see: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E79179_01/

SPARC T7-1 Server

OKM 3.1 introduced the SPARC T7-1 server as the OKM hardware platform.

The OKM hardware configuration of this server includes:

  • 4.13 GHz 32-core SPARC M7 Processor
  • 128 GB of DRAM
  • 600 GB disk drive (if manufactured before October 2018) or 1.2 TB disk drive (if manufactured after October 2018) with Solaris and OKM pre-installed.
  • Four 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports
  • Redundant power supplies
  • Six PCIe Gen 3 adapter slots (8 lanes each)

For other server specifications, including environment and power requirements, see: http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E54976_01/index.html

Netra SPARC T4-1

OKM 3.0 introduced the Netra SPARC T4-1 server as the OKM hardware platform.

The OKM hardware configuration of this server includes:

  • 2.85 GHz four-core SPARC T4 Processor
  • 32 GB of DRAM (four 8 GB DIMMs)
  • 600 GB SAS 10K RPM 2.5-inch disk drive with Solaris and OKM pre-installed
  • Four Gigabit Ethernet ports
  • Redundant power supplies
  • Five PCIe Gen 2 adapter slots (8 lanes each)
  • DVD drive (disabled — not used with OKM)

For other server specifications, including environment and power requirements, see: http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E23203_01/index.html