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Software and Hardware Requirements

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Software and Hardware Requirements
This section includes the following topics:
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Software Requirements

All MDS switches in the Cisco SME cluster must be running the current release of Fabric Manager and
Cisco SAN-OS Release 3.2(2c) or later, or Cisco NX-OS 4.x software. This includes the following:
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Hardware Requirements

Cisco SME requires at least one encryption service engine in each cluster. The Cisco SME engines on
the required modules provide the transparent encryption and compression services to the hosts and
storage devices. To take full advantage of the standard and advanced security levels, a smart card reader
is required.
For detailed information on required hardware and installing required hardware, refer to the specific
installation guides. For information about ordering hardware, refer to
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/ordering/index.shtml.
This section includes information about the following required hardware:
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Cisco MDS 9000 Family 18/4-Port Multiservice Module (MSM-18/4)

The Cisco MDS 9000 Family 18/4-port Multiservice module (MSM-18/4) provides 18 autosensing
1-, 2-, and 4-Gbps Fibre Channel ports and four Gigabit Ethernet IP services ports. The MSM-18/4
module provides multiprotocol capabilities such as Fibre Channel, Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP), Small
Computer System Interface over IP (iSCSI), IBM Fiber Connectivity (FICON), and FICON Control Unit
Port (CUP) management.
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Storage Media Encryption Configuration Guide
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Software Requirements, page 1-10
Hardware Requirements, page 1-10
The Fabric Manager server must be running Cisco SAN-OS Release 3.2(2c) or later, or Cisco
NX-OS 4.x.
The Cisco MDS switches attached to tape devices must be running Cisco SAN-OS Release 3.2(2c)
or later, or Cisco NX-OS 4.x.
All switches that include MSM-18/4 modules must be running Cisco SAN-OS Release 3.2(2c) or
later, or Cisco NX-OS 4.x software.
Cisco MDS 9000 Family 18/4-Port Multiservice Module (MSM-18/4), page 1-10
Cisco MDS 9222i Multiservice Modular Switch, page 1-11
FC-Redirect-Capable Switches, page 1-11
Smart Card Readers, page 1-12
Chapter 1 Product Overview
OL-18091-01, Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.x