## Installing DCNM-SAN and DCNM-SAN Client

To be able to manage SME, you need to install DCNM-SAN Enterprise edition as a server. For information on installing Cisco DCNM-SAN, refer to the Cisco DCNM Installation and Licensing Guide.

Caution If the is part of DCNM-SAN, then the switches and DCNM-SAN must not be upgraded at the same time.

Note To configure SME, the DCNM-SAN user credentials must be the same as the switch user.
To configure SME in a dual-fabric environment, all the switches in the cluster should have the same credentials for SME user.