## Snapshot Support

There are two types of snapshot supported:

• Nonsignature mode—In the nonsignature mode, when a snapshot is first discovered, SME does not detect it as a snapshot of a crypto LUN. The administrator must use the key of the source LUN and enable encryption without data preparation on the new LUN.

• Signature mode—In the signature mode, the SME disk detects snapshots during discovery. The SME disk discovers the signature of the media and moves these disks to a failed state with the explanation that they may be possible crypto snapshots. To enable encryption on crypto snapshots, you can use the recover-from-metadata option.