## Migrating From Cisco KMC to RKM

You can use RKM at the time of SME installation, or you can choose to deploy SME with the integrated Cisco KMC later. If RKM is deployed after Cisco KMC has been used alone, you need to perform an explicit key migration procedure before using RKM with SME.

This section describes the procedure for migrating encryption keys, wrap keys, and encryption policy information from Cisco KMC to RKM.

Note The migration procedure will differ when Cisco KMC uses the PostgresSQL database or the Oracle Express database for the key catalog. These differences are documented wherever applicable.

Note In Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Software Release 4.1(1c) and later, the keys are restored in the same state (active or deactivated) as before the migration.