Onboarding and security enablement
Onboarding and security enablement requires the DPU to be in a powered-on state on the Smart Switches. By default, the DPU is in a powered-off state. When the DPU is in a powered-off state, the switch works in a network-only mode. When the DPU is in a powered-on state, the switch works in both network and DPU security modes.
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Enabling the DPU security services requires registering the Smart Switch with the Hypershield Controller. Because of this you should configure the Hypershield Controller first and then onboard the Smart Switch with the Hypershield Controller. |
The Smart Switch, when used in DPU security mode, provides a distributed, stateful Layer-4 segmentation and DPU security enforcement directly within the switch using embedded Data Processing Units (DPUs).
For more information about licenses, refer to the Cisco NX-OS Licensing Options Guide. For more information about Smart Licensing Using Policy (SLP) and setup, refer to the specific articles that help you learn, deploy, and troubleshoot SLP Cisco NX-OS Licensing collection page.
For troubleshooting information, refer to Cisco N9300 Series Smart Switch Troubleshooting Guide for DPU Security Mode.
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