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Cisco MDS 9500 Series Multilayer Directors0 pages
IBM Systems and Technology
Data Sheet
IBM System Storage
Cisco MDS 9500 Series
Multilayer Directors for
IBM System Storage
Intelligent storage networking for IBM System Storage
IT simplication and business continuity solutions
Highlights
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Offers scalability to 192, 336 and 528
maximum Fibre Channel port count at 1,
2, 4, 8 and 10 Gbps Fibre Channel speed
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Multilayer architecture transparently
integrates Fibre Channel, Fibre Channel
over Ethernet (FCoE), IBM FICON,
Internet Small Computer System
Interface (iSCSI), and Fibre Channel over
IP (FCIP) in one system
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32- and 48-port 8 Gbps Advanced Fibre
Channel switching modules designed to
allow a port to be congured as either 1,
2, 4, 8 or 10 Gbps, consolidating all ports
into the same Fibre Channel switching
module
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High-performance Inter-Switch Links
(ISLs) that provide additional availability
at the fabric level; PortChannel capability
allows users to aggregate up to 16 physical links into one logical bundle
The Cisco MDS 9500 Series Multilayer Directors for IBM® System
Storage® are director-class storage area networking (SAN) switches
designed for deployment in scalable enterprise and service provider
clouds to enable exibility, resiliency and reliability. Layering a comprehensive set of intelligent features onto a high-performance, protocolindependent switch fabric, the MDS 9500 Series Multilayer Directors
address the critical requirements of large virtualized data center storage
environments such as high availability, security, scalability, ease-ofmanagement and simple integration of new technologies for extremely
exible data center SAN solutions.
Sharing the same operating system and management interface with other
Cisco data center switches, the MDS 9500 Directors can help enable
smooth deployment of unied fabrics with high-performance Fibre
Channel and FCoE connectivity for low total cost of ownership (TCO).
Compatible with all generations of Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fibre
Channel Switching Modules, the MDS 9500 Series Multilayer Directors
can help provide outstanding investment protection.
