More Scalability, Availability, and Security

The Cisco MDS 9513 Multilayer Director delivers industry-leading scalability, availability, security, and ease of management that you can use to:

• Deploy highly scalable, high-performance SANs
• Maintain low total cost of ownership
• Meet the stringent requirements of large data center storage environments

Intermix Switching Modules

The MDS 9513 Multilayer Director supports a mix of 2-, 4-, and 8-Gbps Fibre Channel switching modules in the same chassis to provide investment protection and advanced capabilities. You can use any of the Cisco MDS 9000 switching modules in this highly scalable system.