Supported Hardware

Cisco Storage Media Encryption

Cisco MDS 9000 Family Storage Media Encryption (SME) encrypts data at rest on heterogeneous tape devices and virtual tape libraries. SME is completely integrated with the Cisco MDS 9000 family of switches and Cisco Fabric Manager, enabling highly available encryption services to be deployed and managed without rewiring or reconfiguring SANs, or installing additional software.

A Cisco MDS 9000 SME license is required to enable SME on an MDS 9222i switch or MSM-18/4 module. The SME license is self-contained in that no other licenses are needed to run SME on an MDS 9222i switch or MSM-18/4 module. SME requires a Fabric Manager server for configuration, but does not require a Fabric Manager server license.

There are three types of SME licenses:

■A license for enabling SME on an MSM-18/4 module contained within an MDS 95xx chassis

■A license for enabling SME on an MSM-18/4 module contained within an MDS 92xx chassis

■A license for enabling SME on an MDS 9222i switch.

See “SAN-OS Firmware Requirements” on page 2 for SME firmware requirements and other firmware requirements for your configuration.

The MDS 9222i switch and MSM-18/4 module are compatible with the following storage platforms, HBAs, and host server platforms. The list applies only to the MDS 9222i switch and MSM-18/4 module hardware. It does not apply to the Cisco SME software specifically.

This section contains the following topics:

■“Supported Storage Platforms” on page 5

■“Supported Host Bus Adapters” on page 6

■“Supported Server Platforms” on page 6

Supported Storage Platforms

The MDS 9222i switch and MSM-18/4 module are compatible with the following storage platforms:

Cisco MDS 9222i Switch and 18/4-Port Module Hardware Release Notes