Cisco MDS 9500 Series Hardware Installation Guide
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Table Of Contents

Numerics - A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - L - M - N - O - P - R - S - T - W - X -

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Numerics

12-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel switching modules

description 1-35

figure 1-35

14/2-port Multiprotocol Services module. See MPS-14/2

16-Port Storage Services Module 1-41

16-port switching modules

description 1-38

figure 1-38

LEDs (table) 1-37, 1-40

24-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel switching modules

description 1-35

figure 1-35

24-port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel switching modules

description 1-33

figure 1-33

32-port Fibre Channel Advanced Services Module. See ASM

32-port Fibre Channel Storage Services Module. See SSM

32-port switching modules

description 1-37

figure 1-38

LEDs (table) 1-37, 1-40

4/44-port 8-Gbps Host-Optimized Fibre Channel switching modules

description 1-33

figure 1-33

48-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel switching modules

connectors 1-33, 1-34

description 1-34

figure 1-33, 1-34

LEDs (figure) 1-34

48-port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel switching modules

description 1-33

figure 1-33

4-port 10-Gbps Fibre Channel switching modules

description 1-36

figure 1-36

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Cisco MDS 16-Port Storage Services Node (SSN-16) 1-41

A

AC power

installing (MDS 9509 Director) E-57

providing (MDS 9506 Director) E-30, E-32

providing (MDS 9509 Director) E-30, E-32

providing (MDS 9513 Director) E-29

removing (MDS 9509 Director) E-56

removing (MDS 9513 Director) E-52

airflow specifications C-4

ASM

description 1-49

figure 1-49

LEDs (table) 1-50

audience

description ii-xvii

B

backplane

description 1-8

batteries on CSM E-50

binary images

downloading 1-49, 1-51

Bladeswitch 1-9

C

cabinet installation guidelines E-2

cabinets

perforated, requirements B-3

requirements B-1

See also racks

solid wall requirements B-4

space requirements B-2

cabling

COM1 port ii-3

console port ii-2

MGMT 10/100/1000 Ethernet port ii-4

MGMT 10/100 Ethernet port ii-6

requirements 2-2

SFP transceivers 2-14, 2-15

Caching Services Module. See CSM

chassis

grounding E-23

installing guidelines E-3

unpacking E-5

chassis (MDS 9506 Director)

description 1-7

features 1-7

figure 1-7

grounding (figure) E-27

installing in a rack (procedure) E-15

preinstallation E-2

serial number location D-3

chassis (MDS 9509 Director)

description 1-6

features 1-6

figure 1-6

grounding E-26

installing in a rack (procedure) E-11

power supplies E-11

preinstallation E-2

serial number location D-2

chassis (MDS 9513 Director)

description 1-3

features 1-3

figure 1-4, 1-5

installing in a rack (procedure) E-7

power supplies 1-10, E-7, E-28

preinstallation E-2

serial number location D-2

Cisco MDS 9500 Series Multilayer Directors

description 1-1

Cisco MDS Fabric Switch 1-9

clock modules

description 1-8, E-76

installing (MDS 9506 Director) E-86

installing (MDS 9509 Director) E-83

installing (MDS 9513 Director) E-79

installing in MDS 9506 Director (procedure) E-86

installing in MDS 9509 Director (procedure) E-79, E-83

removing (MDS 9506 Director) E-84

removing (MDS 9509 Director) E-80

removing (MDS 9513 Director) E-76, E-77

removing from MDS 9506 Director (procedure) E-83

removing from MDS 9509 Director (procedure) E-77, E-80

COM1 port

cabling ii-3

connecting 2-4

pinouts (table) ii-3

support 2-4

support (note) 2-4

CompactFlash cards

installing E-76

LED on supervisor module 1-23

removing E-75

Supervisor-1 modules 1-22

Supervisor-2 modules 1-19

Supervisor-2 modules, LEDs 1-19

connecting

COM1 port 2-4

console port 2-2

Fibre Channel ports 2-9

MGMT 10/100/1000 2-6

MGMT 10/100 Ethernet port 2-7

console port

cabling ii-2

connecting 2-2

pinouts ii-2

contact and site information D-6

crossbar fan modules

description 1-16

crossbar modules

Cisco MDS 9513 support 1-25

description 1-25

installing E-48

location 1-25

removing A-5, E-47

supervisor association 1-25

crossbar switching fabric

description 1-22

dual fabric configurations 1-17, 1-22

mesh design 1-17

Supervisor-2 modules 1-17

CSM

batteries E-50

description 1-53

installing E-45

internal (figure) 1-54

LEDs (table) 1-55

maintaining E-50

powering off E-44

removing E-44

requirement (note) E-44

CUP 1-43

customer service, contacting D-1

CWDM transceivers

description 1-57

SFP transceiver specifications C-30

D

DC power

installing (MDS 9509 Director) E-62

providing (MDS 9506 Director) E-34

providing (MDS 9509 Director) E-33

removing (MDS 9509 Director) E-61

downloading software images

ASM-SFN image 1-49

SSM image 1-51

DWDM transceivers

description 1-58, C-35

E

electrostatic discharge (ESD) E-19

environmental specifications C-1

Ethernet port

MGMT 10/100 2-7

MGMT 10/100/1000 2-6

F

fan modules

crossbar fan modules, description 1-16

description 1-16

failure (caution) 1-16

LEDs 1-16

removing and installing E-68

Fiber Connectivity 1-43

fiber optic cables, maintaining 2-16

Fibre Channel/Gigabit Ethernet SFP transceivers 1-57

Fibre Channel ports

connecting 2-9

connecting with LC-type cables (figure) 2-15

G

Genaration 3 Modules

Installing the MDS 9000 4/44-Port 8-Gbps Host-Optimized Module A-3

Generation 1 modules

services modules 1-41

switching modules 1-32

Generation 2 modules

switching modules 1-32

Generation 3 modules

switching modules 1-32

Gigabit Ethernet/Fibre Channel SFP transceiver specifications C-28

grounding

attaching the ESD wrist strap E-19

best practices E-17

chasis E-23

establishing the system ground E-22

required tools and equipment E-22

H

hardware compatibility matrix (table) 1-27

heat dissipation

Cisco MDS 9506 Director C-16

Cisco MDS 9509 Director C-7, C-11

high availability

features 1-1

I

IBM BladeCenter 1-9

installing

chassis (MDS 9506 Director) E-2

chassis (MDS 9509 Director) E-2

chassis (MDS 9513 Director) E-2

CompactFlash cards E-76

crossbar modules E-48

EIA shelf brackets B-6

equipment required E-5

guidelines E-3

power supplies (Cisco MDS 9513 Director E-54

power supplies (MDS 9509 Director) E-57, E-62

rack mount brackets B-11

rack-mounting guidelines B-7

services modules E-38

SFP transceiver cables 2-15

SFP transceivers (note) 2-13

shelf brackets B-12

supervisor modules E-38, E-40

switching modules E-38

Telco shelf brackets B-6

X2 transceivers 2-11

installing SFP transceivers 2-14

IPS modules

IPS-4 modules (figure) 1-48

IPS-4 modules, description 1-47

IPS-8 modules, description 1-47

IPS-8 modules, figure 1-47

LEDs (table) 1-48

IP Storage Services module. See IPS modules

IPv6 1-43

L

LC-type cables

connecting to Fibre Channel ports 2-15

figure 2-15

LEDs

ASM (table) 1-50

clock modules 1-8, 1-16

CSM (table) 1-55

fan modules 1-16

IPS modules (table) 1-48

MDS 9513 Director power supplies (table) 1-11

MPS-14/2 (table) 1-44, 1-46

Supervisor-2 modules (table) 1-20

switching modules (table) 1-37, 1-40

M

maintaining

CSM E-50

CSM disk drives E-51

fiber optic cables 2-16

SFP transceivers 2-16

maintenance records D-1

MDS 9506 Director

description 1-7

grounding location (figure) E-27

heat dissipation C-16

installing clock modules (procedure) E-86

installing in a rack(procedure) E-15

power supply LEDs (table) 1-8, 1-15

removing clock modules (procedure) E-83

MDS 9509 Director

description 1-6

figure 1-6

grounding location (figure) E-26

heat dissipation C-7, C-11

installing clock modules (procedure) E-79, E-83

installing in a rack (procedure) E-11

power supply LEDs (table) 1-8, 1-15

removing clock modules (procedure) E-77, E-80

MDS 9513 Director

installing in a rack (procedure) E-7

MGMT 10/100/1000 Ethernet port

cabling ii-4

pinouts ii-4

MGMT 10/100/1000 port

connecting 2-6

MGMT 10/100 Ethernet port

cabling ii-6

connecting 2-7

pinouts ii-6

Migration Procedures

Generation 3 modules A-3

Installing MDS 9513 Fabric 2 Modules and Installing MDS 9000 24-port or 48-port 8-Gbps Modules A-9

Installing MDS 9513 Fabric 2 Modules and Running Cisco SAN-OS 3.x A-5

Installing the MDS 9000 4/44-Port 8-Gbps Host-Optimized Module A-3

Installing the MDS 9513 Fabric 2 Modules and Activating Higher Bandwidth by Reloading the Switch A-10

Migration Procedure for the MDS 9509 Director and MDS 9506 Director A-12

modules

chassis compatibility 1-27

specifications C-4

weight C-5

MPS-14/2

description

LEDs (table) 1-44, 1-46

software release requirements 1-45, 1-49

N

NEBS E-19

network connections, preparing 2-2

new and changed information (table) ii-xi

O

open racks, standard (requirements) B-5

organization

description ii-xvii

P

PEMs

installing E-64

removing E-64

physical specifications (table) C-2

pinouts

COM 1 port ii-3

console port ii-2

MGMT 10/100/1000 Ethernet port ii-4

MGMT 10/100 Ethernet port ii-6

plugs supported for power supplies ii-7

port

MGMT 10/100/1000 2-6

on supervisor module 1-22

port indexes

availability 1-28

description 1-28

Generation 1 limitations 1-28

Generation 2 maximum 1-31

Generation combination (example) 1-30

Generation combination limitations 1-30

port interfaces

Supervisor-2 modules 1-18

power cord, jumper ii-11

power cords, length ii-7

powering up the switch E-36

power supplies

chassis (MDS 9509 Director) E-11

chassis (MDS 9513 Director) E-7, E-28

circuits E-4

description 1-9

installing (Cisco MDS 9506 Director) E-67

installing (Cisco MDS 9513 Director) E-54

installing (MDS 9509 Director) E-57, E-62

LEDs 1-11

LEDs (table) 1-11

MDS 9506 Director LEDs (table) 1-8, 1-15

MDS 9509 Director LEDs (table) 1-8, 1-15

MDS 9513 Director 1-10

MDS 9513 Director (figure) 1-10

removing (Cisco MDS 9506 Director) E-67

removing (MDS 9509 Director) E-56, E-61

removing (MDS 9513 Director) E-52

starting up the switch E-28

supported plugs ii-7

power supplies (Cisco MDS 9506 Director)

removing and installing PEMs E-64

specifications C-14

power supplies (Cisco MDS 9509 Director)

specifications C-6, C-9

power supplies (MDS 9506 Director)

description 1-15

power supplies (MDS 9509 Director)

description 1-12

pre-installation

guidelines E-2

rack mount brackets B-7

R

rack-mount installation options E-2

racks

EIA installing B-10

open, requirements B-5

required equipment B-8

requirements B-1

See also cabinets.

space requirements B-2

Telco installing B-9

Telco requirements B-6

records

chassis and module information D-7

contact and site information D-6

site planning and maintenance D-1

removing

CompactFlash cards E-75

crossbar modules A-5, E-47

CSM E-44

power supplies (MDS 9509 Director) E-56, E-61

power supplies (MDS 9513 Director) E-52

services modules E-45

SFP transceiver cables 2-14

SFP transceivers 2-12

shelf brackets B-12

supervisor modules E-39

switching modules E-45

X2 transceivers 2-11

S

SAN extension 1-43

serial number

location (MDS 9506 Director) D-3

location (MDS 9509 Director) D-2

location (MDS 9513 Director) figure D-2

services modules

ASM 1-49

CSM 1-53

description 1-41

Generation 1 modules 1-41

installing E-38, E-45

IPS modules 1-47

MPS-14/2 module 1-45

MSM-18/4 module 1-43

removing E-45

specifications C-4

SSM 1-51

SFP and SFP+ transceivers

specifications C-22

SFP transceivers

cabling 2-14, 2-15

CWDM 1-57, C-30

description 1-57, 2-12, C-22

DWDM 1-58, C-35

Fibre Channel 1-57

Fibre Channel/Gigabit Ethernet 1-57

Fibre Channel/Gigabit Ethernet supported C-28

Fibre Channel specifications C-23

Fibre Channel supported C-23

Gigabit Ethernet 1-57

installing 2-14

latches supported 2-12

removing 2-12

shelf bracket

Cisco MDS 9500, installation B-13

installing Telco/EIA B-6

shelf brackets

description B-13

site planning preparation checklist D-4

specifications

airflow C-4

cables ii-1

environmental C-1

heat dissipation for Cisco MDS 9506 Director C-16

heat dissipation for Cisco MDS 9509 Director C-7, C-11

MDS 9513 Director C-6

modules C-4

physical (MDS 9506 Director) C-3

pinouts ii-1

power, MDS 9506 Director C-14

power, MDS 9509 Director C-6, C-9

SFP and SFP+ transceivers C-22

SSM

alarm LEDs 1-51

description 1-51

figure 1-51

LEDs (table) 1-52

power-on LEDs 1-51

ready LEDs 1-51

self-test passed LEDs 1-51

self-test running LEDs 1-51

SSN-16 1-41

Supervisor-1 modules

CompactFlash cards 1-22

control and management 1-21

Ethernet port 2-7

features 1-21

figure 1-21

LEDs 1-23

LEDs (figure) 1-23

LEDs (table) 1-23

memory options 1-22

nondisruptive restart 1-21

processor 1-22

redundant central arbiter 1-21

support (note) 1-21

warm switchover 1-22

Supervisor-2

Ethernet port 2-6

Supervisor-2 modules

CompactFlash cards 1-19

CompactFlash cards LEDs 1-19

control and management 1-18

description 1-17

features 1-17

figure 1-17

integrated crossbar switching fabric 1-17

LEDs 1-19

LEDs (figure) 1-19

LEDs (table) 1-20

LEDs description 1-19

memory options 1-18

nondisruptive restart 1-18

port interfaces 1-18

processor 1-18

redundant central arbiter 1-18

warm switchover 1-18

supervisor module

port interfaces 1-22

supervisor modules

description 1-16

installing E-38, E-40

removing E-39

specifications C-4

switching modules

12-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel switching modules 1-35

16-port 2-Gbps Fibre Channel (figure) 1-38

24-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel switching modules 1-35

24-port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel switching modules 1-33

32-port 2-Gbps Fibre Channel (figure) 1-37

4/44-port 4-Gbps Host-Optimized Fibre Channel switching modules 1-33

48-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel switching modules 1-34

48-port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel switching modules 1-33

4-port 10-Gbps Fibre Channel switching modules 1-36

description 1-32

downloading binary image 1-49, 1-51

features 1-39

Generation 1 modules 1-32

Generation 2 modules 1-32

Generation 3 modules 1-32

installing E-38, E-45

LEDs (table) 1-37, 1-40

removing E-45

specifications C-4

system grounding E-17

T

Telco racks (requirements) B-6

transceivers

description 1-56

supported SFP transceivers 1-56

supported X2 transceiver 1-56

troubleshooting

contacting customer service D-1

W

weight of modules C-5

X

X2 transceivers

description 1-56, C-19

installing 2-11

removing 2-11

supported (table) C-20