Cisco Kmc Practices; Fabric Management Practices - Cisco AJ732A - MDS 9134 Fabric Switch Configuration Manual

Overview of Best Practices
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Cisco KMC Practices

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For more information, refer to the
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Fabric Management Practices

Use Fabric Manager and Device Manager to proactively manage your fabric and detect possible
problems before they become critical.
For details on SME sizing and topology guidelines and case studies, refer to the
Note
Encryption Design Guide.
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Storage Media Encryption Configuration Guide
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Refer to the Cisco Storage Media Encryption Design Guide
of Cisco SME interfaces.
As your data storage grows, the number of tape keys will also grow over time. This is especially the
case when you select the unique key mode. It is a good practice to store only active keys in the
Cisco KMC database.
To ensure redundancy and availability, it is important to back up your Cisco KMC database
regularly.
The Cisco KMC listens for key updates and retrieves requests from switches on a TCP port. The
default port is 8800; however, the port number can be modified in the smeserver.properties file.
Storage Media Encryption Key Management White
Chapter 8 Cisco SME Best Practices
for guidelines on sizing and placements
Paper.
Cisco Storage Media
OL-18091-01, Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.x