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
New and Changed Information
This document provides release-specific information for each new and changed feature in Cisco Storage
Media Encryption.
The Cisco MDS 9000 Family Storage Media Encryption Configuration Guide applies to Cisco NX-OS
Release 4.1(3), but includes all features in Cisco SAN-OS releases. If you are running Cisco SAN-OS
3.x or lower software on an MDS switch, refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Storage Media Encryption
Configuration Guide for the release train that applies to the release on your switch.
Note As of NX-OS Release 4.1(1c), SAN-OS has been changed to NX-OS. References to SAN-OS releases
before 4.1(1c) still apply.
To check for additional information about this release, refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release
Notes available at the following Cisco Systems website:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5989/prod_release_notes_list.html
Table 1 summarizes the new and changed features as described in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Storage
Media Encryption Configuration Guide, each supported Cisco MDS SAN-OS release and NX-OS
release for the Cisco MDS 9500 Series, with the latest release first. The table includes a brief description
of each new feature and the release in which the change occurred.
Ta b l e 1 New and Changed Features for Cisco Storage Media Encryption
Feature GUI Change Description
Changed
in
Release
Where Documented
SME scalability Enhancements in the infrastructure
to ensure better scalability.
4.1(3) Chapter 1, “Product
Overview”
High Availability
KMC server
HA settings available on
the Key Manager
Settings page.
Primary and secondary
servers can be chosen
during cluster creation.
Primary and secondary
server settings can be
modified in the Cluster
detail page.
High availability KMC can be
configured by using a primary and
secondary servers.
4.1(3) Chapter 1, “Product
Overview”
Chapter 4, “Cisco SME
Cluster Management”
Chapter 6, “Cisco SME
Key Management”