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 2 Getting Started
Before You Begin
• Creating and Assigning Cisco SME Roles and Cisco SME Users, page 2-9
• Installing Fabric Manager, Fabric Manager Client, and Enabling HTTPS, page 2-12
• Adding a Fabric and Changing the Fabric Name, page 2-13
• Choosing a Key Manager, page 2-16
• Using FC-Redirect with CFS Regions, page 2-17
• Installing Smart Card Drivers, page 2-17
• Obtaining and Installing Licenses, page 2-18
• Cisco SME Configuration Overview, page 2-18
Before configuring Cisco SME, you must explicitly enable clustering, Cisco SME, SSH, and DNS on
the MDS switch with an installed MSM-18/4 module or on the MDS 9222i switch. By default, these are
disabled. The configuration and verification operations for Cisco SME are only available when these are
enabled on a switch.
Enabling Clustering
You can enable clustering on the Cisco MDS 9000 switch with an installed MSM-18/4 module using
Fabric Manager and Device Manager 3.2(2c) or later, or Cisco NX-OS 4.x.
Note Be sure to enable clustering first, then enable Cisco SME.
This section includes the following topics:
• Enabling Clustering Using Fabric Manager, page 2-3
• Enabling Clustering Using Device Manager, page 2-5
Enabling Clustering Using Fabric Manager
To enable clustering using Fabric Manager, follow these steps: