Cisco MDS 9000 Family Storage Media Encryption Configuration Guide - Release 4.x (OL-18091-01, February 2009)

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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Storage Media Encryption Configuration Guide
OL-18091-01, Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.x
Chapter 7 Using the Command Line Interface to Configure SME
Deleting the SME Interface
To configure the SME interface, follow these steps:
Configure the SME interface on the MSM-18/4 module slot and port 1.
After configuring the SME interface, a show int command will show that the SME interface is down
until the interface is added to a cluster.
After configuring the SME interface, a message similar to the following is displayed:
2007 Jun 6 21:34:14 switch %DAEMON-2-SYSTEM_MSG: <<%SME-2-LOG_WARN_SME_LICENSE_GRACE>>
No SME Licence. Feature will be shut down after a grace period of approximately 118 days.
Deleting the SME Interface
Before deleting the SME interface, you must remove the switch from the cluster.
Note Deleting an SME interface that is part of a cluster is not allowed. First remove the switch from the cluster
by entering the no sme cluster cluster name command, then delete the SME interface.
To delete the SME interface, follow these steps:
Creating the SME Cluster
To create an SME cluster, you identify the fabrics that you want to include in the cluster and you
configure the following:
• Automatic volume grouping
• Key Management Center (KMC)
• Target discovery
• Tape groups
• Key-on-tape mode
• Recovery
• Shared key mode
• Shutdown cluster for recovery
Command Purpose
Step 1
switch# config t
Enters configuration mode.
Step 2
switch(config)# interface sme x/y
Configures the SME interface on slot x, port y where x is
the MSM-18/4 module slot and port y is the default SME
port. Enters the interface submode.
Step 3
switch(config-if)# no shutdown
Enables the interface on slot x, port y.
Command Purpose
Step 1
switch# config t
Enters configuration mode.
Step 2
switch(config)# no interface sme x/y
Removes the SME interface from slot x, port y where x is
the MSM-18/4 module slot and y is the port number.