nShield Solo v12.80 Install Guide
Introduction
The Entrust nShield Solo and Solo XC are Hardware Security Modules (HSM) for servers and appliances.
About this guide
This guide includes:
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Installing the nShield Solo and nShield Solo XC. See Installing the module.
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Installing the Security World Software. See Installing the software.
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Steps to check the installation. See Checking the installation.
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A description of the module status indicators. See Status indicators.
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Instructions about removing existing software. See Uninstalling existing software.
See the User Guide for more about, for example:
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Creating and managing a Security World
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Creating and using keys
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Card sets
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The advanced features of an nShield Solo and nShield Solo XC.
For information on integrating Entrust nShield products with third-party enterprise applications, see https://www.entrust.com/digital-security/hsm.
Model numbers
The table below shows the different versions of the module. The letter x represents any single-digit integer. Model number
Model number | Used for |
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xC3xxxE-xxx xC4xxxE-xxx |
nShield Solo PCIe |
xC30x5E-xxx xC40x5E-xxx |
nShield Solo XC PCIe |
Additional documentation
You can find additional documentation in the documentation
directory of the installation media for your product.
For information about using the software and enabling additional features (such as client licenses), see the nShield Solo, nShield Solo XC and nShield Edge - User Guide.
Entrust strongly recommends that you read the release notes at https://nshieldsupport.entrust.com.
These notes contain the latest information about your product.