The first time you start ICSF, you must:

• Create a cryptographic key data set (CKDS)
• Create a PKA key data set (PKDS)
• The PKDS is required but can not be used for asymmetric key management
• Initialize the CKDS

You only have to initialize a CKDS the first time you start ICSF on a system. When you initialize a CKDS, you can copy the disk copy of the CKDS to create other CKDSs for use on the system. You can also use a CKDS from another ICSF system.

At any time, you can read a different disk copy into storage. For information about how to read a disk copy into storage, see Refreshing the CKDS at Any Time.