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IBM Systems
Data Sheet

Cisco MDS 9250i
Multiservice Fabric
Switch for IBM
An optimized solution for departmental and
branch-office SANs as well as large-scale SANs

Highlights
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Provide 16 Gbps connectivity in a
high-density Fibre Channel switch
Enable storage area network (SAN) consolidation with integrated multiprotocol
support

Deliver high-performance Fibre Channel
over IP (FCIP) and fast disaster recovery

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Support hardware-based virtual fabric
isolation with virtual SANs (VSANs) and
Fibre Channel routing with Inter-VSAN
routing (IVR)

Enable cost-effective, high-performing
Fibre Channel and FCIP connectivity for
open systems and mainframe
environments

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Cisco Data Mobility Manager (DMM) as a
distributed fabric service

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Cisco MDS 9250i Multiservice Fabric Switch for IBM® System
Storage® is an optimized platform for deploying high-performance
SAN extension solutions, distributed intelligent fabric services and
cost-effective multiprotocol connectivity for both open systems and
mainframe environments. With a compact form factor and advanced
capabilities normally available only on director-class switches,
MDS 9250i is an ideal solution for departmental and remote branchoffice SANs as well as large-scale SANs in conjunction with the
Cisco MDS 9710 Multilayer Director.
MDS 9250i offers up to 40 16 Gbps Fibre Channel ports, two
10 Gigabit Ethernet IP storage services ports and eight 10 Gigabit
Ethernet Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) ports in a fixed, tworack-unit (2RU) form factor. MDS 9250i connects to existing native Fibre
Channel networks, protecting current investments in storage networks.

Main features and benefits
MDS 9250i provides unique multiservice and multiprotocol functions in
a compact 2RU form factor. Some of its features and benefits are:1
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SAN consolidation with integrated multiprotocol support: MDS 9250i
is available in a base configuration of 20 ports of 16 Gbps Fibre
Channel for high-performance SAN connectivity, two ports of
10 Gigabit Ethernet for FCIP and iSCSI over IP storage services,
and eight ports of 10 Gigabit Ethernet for FCoE connectivity.