Chapter 7
Using the Command Line Interface to Configure SME
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
To configure the SME interface, follow these steps:
Command
Step 1
switch# config t
Step 2
switch(config)# interface sme x/y
Step 3
switch(config-if)# no shutdown
Configure the SME interface on the MSM-18/4 module slot and port 1.
After configuring the SME interface, a show int command will show that the SME interface is down
until the interface is added to a cluster.
After configuring the SME interface, a message similar to the following is displayed:
2007 Jun 6 21:34:14 switch %DAEMON-2-SYSTEM_MSG: <<%SME-2-LOG_WARN_SME_LICENSE_GRACE>>
No SME Licence. Feature will be shut down after a grace period of approximately 118 days.
Deleting the SME Interface
Before deleting the SME interface, you must remove the switch from the cluster.
Deleting an SME interface that is part of a cluster is not allowed. First remove the switch from the cluster
Note
by entering the no sme cluster cluster name command, then delete the SME interface.
To delete the SME interface, follow these steps:
Command
Step 1
switch# config t
Step 2
switch(config)# no interface sme x/y
Creating the SME Cluster
To create an SME cluster, you identify the fabrics that you want to include in the cluster and you
configure the following:
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OL-18091-01, Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.x
Automatic volume grouping
Key Management Center (KMC)
Target discovery
Tape groups
Key-on-tape mode
Recovery
Shared key mode
Shutdown cluster for recovery
Purpose
Enters configuration mode.
Configures the SME interface on slot x, port y where x is
the MSM-18/4 module slot and port y is the default SME
port. Enters the interface submode.
Enables the interface on slot x, port y.
Purpose
Enters configuration mode.
Removes the SME interface from slot x, port y where x is
the MSM-18/4 module slot and y is the port number.
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Deleting the SME Interface
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