Saving Cisco Sme Cluster Configurations; Cisco Sme Configuration Restrictions; Ficon Restriction; Iscsi Restriction - Cisco AJ732A - MDS 9134 Fabric Switch Configuration Manual

Chapter 2 Getting Started
S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m
Cisco SME configuration tasks listed below provide an overview of the basic Cisco SME configuration
process. Complete the Cisco SME configuration tasks on the switch with an installed MSM-18/4 module
or on a Cisco MDS 9222i switch.
Cisco SME basic configuration tasks include the following:
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For details about configuration procedures using the CLI, see
Interface to Configure SME."

Saving Cisco SME Cluster Configurations

Configuration changes must be saved on all switches in the cluster for correct cluster operation. This
Caution
must be done after the initial cluster creation and after all subsequent changes are made to the cluster
configuration.
You must save configuration changes whenever switches or interfaces are added or deleted from a
cluster.

Cisco SME Configuration Restrictions

This section includes information on Cisco SME configuration limitations and restrictions. It contains
the following:
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FICON Restriction

Cisco SME is not supported on FICON devices and Cisco SME cluster devices cannot be part of a
FICON VSAN.

iSCSI Restriction

You cannot configure Cisco SME and iSCSI on the same Cisco MDS MSM-18/4 module as SME uses
the iSCSI port indices.
OL-18091-01, Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.x
Create the Cisco SME interface
Create a cluster for Cisco SME
Add the interfaces to the cluster
Create a tape group (including selecting the backup server and discovering backup libraries)
(Chapter 5, "Cisco SME Tape
FICON Restriction, page 2-19
iSCSI Restriction, page 2-19
FC-Redirect Restrictions, page 2-20
Cisco SME Configuration Limits, page 2-20
(Chapter 3, "Cisco SME Interface
(Chapter 4, "Cisco SME Cluster
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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Storage Media Encryption Configuration Guide
Cisco SME Configuration Restrictions
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Chapter 7, "Using the Command Line
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