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
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Using the Command Line Interface to Configure
SME
This chapter contains information about Cisco Storage Media Encryption basic configuration using the
command line interface (CLI). It contains the following sections:
• SME Configuration Tasks, page 7-1
• Enabling and Disabling SME Clustering, page 7-2
• Enabling and Disabling the Cisco SME Service, page 7-2
• Creating the SME Interface, page 7-2
• Deleting the SME Interface, page 7-3
• Creating the SME Cluster, page 7-3
• Setting the SME Cluster Security Level, page 7-4
• Setting Up the Cisco SME Administrator and Recovery Officer Roles, page 7-5
• Adding an SME Interface from a Local or Remote Switch, page 7-5
• Configuring Unique or Shared Key Mode, page 7-6
• Enabling and Disabling Automatic Volume Groups, page 7-6
• Enabling and Disabling Tape Compression, page 7-7
• Enabling and Disabling Key-on-Tape, page 7-7
• Configuring a Tape Volume Group, page 7-8
• Viewing Cisco SME Cluster, Internal, and Transport Information, page 7-8
Caution Before a reboot or before making any changes to the Cisco SME configuration, including adding or
deleting SME interfaces, you must enter the copy running-config startup-config CLI command.
SME Configuration Tasks
The process of configuring SME on an MDS-18/4 module or Cisco MDS 9222i involves a number of
configuration tasks that should be followed in chronological order.
The configuration tasks included in this process are the following:
1. Enable clustering on the MDS-18/4 module switch.