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
CONTENTS
New and Changed Information ix
Preface xiii
Audience xiii
Organization xiii
Document Conventions xiv
Related Documentation xv
Release Notes xv
Compatibility Information xv
Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information xv
Hardware Installation xv
Cisco Fabric Manager xv
Command-Line Interface xvi
Intelligent Storage Networking Services Configuration Guides xvi
Troubleshooting and Reference xvi
Installation and Configuration Note xvi
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request xvi
CHAPTER
1 Product Overview 1-1
About Cisco Storage Media Encryption 1-1
Cisco Storage Media Encryption Features 1-2
Transparent Fabric Service 1-3
Encryption 1-3
Cisco SME Roles 1-3
Key Management 1-4
Clustering 1-5
FC-Redirect 1-6
Server-Based Discovery for Provisioning Tapes 1-6
Target-Based Load Balancing 1-6
SME Scalability 1-6
Cisco SME Terminology 1-7
Supported Topologies 1-8
Single-Fabric Topology 1-8
In-Service Software Upgrade in Cisco SME 1-9
Software and Hardware Requirements 1-10