Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches Guide
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Cisco MDS 9700 Series 64-Gbps Directors
| Cisco Model |
Cisco MDS 9706 |
Cisco MDS 9710 |
Cisco MDS 9718 |
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| Configuration |
Chassis with 4-linecard capacity |
Chassis with 8-linecard capacity |
Chassis with 16-linecard capacity |
| Maximum 2/4/8/10/16/32-Gbps Fibre Channel ports per chassis |
192 |
384 |
768 |
| Maximum 10-Gbps Fibre Channel over Ethernet FCoE) ports per chassis |
192 |
384 |
768 |
| Maximum 40-Gbps FCoE ports per chassis |
96 |
192 |
384 |
| Chassis throughput |
12.3Tbps |
24.6Tbps |
49.2Tbps |
| Maximum Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP) ports per chassis |
32x1/10 GE 8x40 GE |
64x1/10 GE 16x40 GE |
128x1/10 GE 32x40 GE |
| Port speed |
2/4/8/10/16/32-Gbps Fibre Channel 1/10/40-Gbps FCoE 1/10/40-Gbps1 FCIP |
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| Port modules and Cisco part numbers |
48-port 4/8/16/32-Gbps Fibre Channel switching module |
DS-X9648-1536K9 |
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| 48-port 2/4/8/10/16-Gbps Fibre Channel switching module |
DS-X9448-768K92 |
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| 24-port 2/4/8/10/16-Gbps Fibre Channel, 8-port 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet for FCIP, and 2-port 40 Gigabit Ethernet1 for FCIP |
DS-X9334-K9 |
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| 24-port 40-Gbps FCoE module |
DS-X9824-960K9 |
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| 48-port 10-Gbps FCoE module |
DS-X9848-480K9 |
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| Supervisor Modules |
DS-X97-SF1-K9 / DS-X97-SF4-K9 |
DS-X97-SF1E-K9 |
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| Fabric Modules |
DS-X9706-FAB1 or DS-X9706-FAB3 |
DS-X9710-FAB1 or DS-X9710-FAB3 |
DS-X9718-FAB1 |
| Max/Min Fabric modules for 32G line rate performance |
Minimum 3x Fabric-3 or 6x Fabric-1 modules |
Minimum 3x Fabric-3 or 6x Fabric-1 modules |
Minimum 6x Fabric-1 modules |
| Maximum Power Supplies |
4 |
8 |
16 |
| Rack Units |
9 |
14 |
26 |
| Chassis per Rack |
3 |
2 |
1 |
| Power Supplies |
DS-CAC97-3KW= AC PSU, DS-CDC97-3KW= DC PSU, DS-CHV-3.5KW= HVDC PSU |
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| Licensing |
SAN Analytics license Enterprise package license DCNM Advanced license Mainframe Package license3 IOA License for 24/10 Module |
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| FICON certification |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Common Features |
64G Fiber Channel ready Integrated SAN analytics4 NVMe/FC ready Automation using Ansible, Restful API, Openstack Virtual Machine awareness Anti-counterfeit technology with secure boot Native on-switch RESTAPI and Python interpreter Multi-protocol support Simplified Management |
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Cisco MDS 9000 Series 64-Gbps Fabric Switches
| Cisco Model |
Cisco MDS 9148V 64G Multilayer Fabric Switch |
Cisco MDS 9124V 64G Multilayer Fabric Switch |
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| Configuration |
Fixed 1RU chassis; 48 ports pre-configured |
Fixed 1RU chassis; 24 ports pre-configured |
| Ports |
48x8/16/32/64-Gbps Fibre channel (line rate) fixed switch |
24x8/16/32/64-Gbps Fibre channel (line rate) fixed switch |
| Port speed |
8/16/32/64-Gbps Fibre Channel |
8/16/32/64-Gbps Fibre Channel |
| Licensing |
MDS Premier Software Subscription License bundle for a period of 1-,3,5-,7 year option* MDS Advantage Software Subscription License bundle for a period of 1-,3,5-,7 year option |
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| Features |
Modular high availability Autozone feature NVMe/FC ready Virtual Machine awareness Extended BB_Credits (Upto 16,000 per port / 24,000 per port group) Native on-switch REST API and PYTHON interpreter FC Trustsec Link encryption Power-On Auto Provisioning (POAP) and intelligent diagnostics Cisco In-Service Software Upgrade(ISSU) and downgrade (ISSD) Redundant hot-swappable power supplies and fan trays Anti-counterfeit technology with secure boot |
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Cisco MDS 9000 Series 32-Gbps Fabric Switches
| Cisco MDS 9132T 32G Multilayer Fabric Switch |
Cisco MDS 9148T 32G Multilayer Fabric Switch |
Cisco MDS 9396T 32G Multilayer Fabric Switch |
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| Configuratio006E |
Semi-modular 1RU chassis; configurable to 8, 16, 24 or 32 ports |
Fixed 1RU chassis; configurable to 24, 32, 40 or 48 ports |
Fixed 2RU chassis; configurable to 48, 64, 80 or 96 ports |
| Ports |
16x4/8/16/32-Gbps Fibre channel (line rate) base switch 16x4/8/16/32-Gbps Fibre channel (line rate) expansion module |
48x4/8/16/32-Gbps Fibre channel (line rate) fixed switch |
96x4/8/16/32-Gbps Fibre channel (line rate) fixed switch |
| Port speed |
4/8/16/32-Gbps Fibre Channel sp |
4/8/16/32-Gbps Fibre Channel sp |
4/8/16/32-Gbps Fibre Channel sp |
| Port activation license |
8/16-Port |
8-Port |
16-Port |
| Licensing |
SAN Analytics license Enterprise package license DCNM Advanced license Port Activation license |
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| Features |
Integrated SAN Analytics Modular high availability Autozone feature NVMe/FC ready Virtual Machine awareness Extended BB_Credits (Upto 8270 per port / 8300 per port group) Native on-switch REST API and PYTHON interpreter FC Trustsec Link encryption Power-On Auto Provisioning (POAP) and intelligent diagnostics Cisco In-Service Software Upgrade(ISSU) and downgrade (ISSD) Redundant hot-swappable power supplies and fan trays Anti-counterfeit technology with secure boot |
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Cisco MDS 9000 Series 16-Gbps Fabric Switches
| Cisco Model |
Cisco MDS 9148S 16G Multilayer Fabric Switch |
Cisco MDS 9250i 16G Multiservice Fabric Switch |
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| Configuration |
Fixed 1RU chassis; configurable to 12, 24, 36, or 48 ports enabled |
Fixed 2RU chassis; configurable to 20 or 40 Fibre Channel ports enabled |
| Ports |
48 x 2/4/8/16- Gbps Fibre Channel (line rate) |
20 x 2/4/8/16-Gbps Fibre Channel (line rate) with option to expand to 40 8x10 Gigabit Ethernet for FCoE 2 x 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet for FCIP and iSCSI (Internet Small Computer Systems Interface) gateway |
| Port speed |
2/4/8/16-Gbps Fibre Channel |
2/4/8/16-Gbps Fibre Channel, 10-GEF CoE, and 1/10-GE FCIP and iSCSI (Internet Small Computer Systems Interface gateway) |
| Port activation license |
12-Port |
20 x FC Ports only |
| License keys |
Enterprise package license DCNM Advanced license Port Activation license I/O Accelerator Services package5 Data Mobility Manager package5 Mainframe PackageError! Bookmark not defined. XRC Acceleration Package for IBM series z5 |
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| Features |
Power-On Auto Provisioning (POAP) and intelligent diagnostics High-performance Inter- Switch Links (ISLs) with multipath load balancing Role-based AAA services to support regulatory requirements Smart zoning and Virtual Output Queuing (VOQ) Hardware-based slow-port detection and recovery Native on-switch RESTAPI Multi-protocol support FICON certification5 Remote SAN extension using FCIP5 Intelligent fabric services: Cisco I/O Accelerator (IOA) 05 |
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Cisco MDS 9000 Series Software License Packages
| Licensed package |
Features |
| SAN Analytics |
This package includes features that enable On-board SAN Telemetry, SAN Insights DCNM visualization and SAN Telemetry Streaming to 3rd Party tools for Visualization. SAN Insights is included in DCNM advanced license when switches have SAN Analytics license installed. |
| Enterprise license |
This package includes advanced traffic engineering and advanced security features for enterprise SANs like:
● Advanced traffic management
● Inter-VSAN Routing (IVR)
● Quality of Service (QoS)
● Extended buffer-to-buffer credits
● Security
● Switch-to-switch and host-to-switch authentication
● Port security
● VSAN-based access control
● IP Security (IPsec) for Internet Small Computer Systems Interface and FCIP
● Internet Key Exchange (IKE) digital certificates
● Fabric binding for Fibre Channel
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| Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) license |
Data Center Network Manager is designed to help customers efficiently implement and manage next-generation virtualized data centers. It provides timely management support for data center hardware platforms and Cisco NX-OS Software innovations. |
| Cisco I/O Accelerator (IOA) license |
IOA provides a fabric-based service to accelerate SCSI disk write and tape read and write I/O operations across Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) and WAN links. This license is applicable to MDS 9250i and 24/10 SAN Extension module only. |
| Mainframe license |
This package includes features required in mainframe environments. FICON is an architecture for high- speed connectivity between mainframe and I/O devices
● VSAN for FICON and Fibre Channel Protocol (FCP) intermode channel-to-channel operations
● FICON Control Unit Protocol (CUP)
● Fabric binding
● Switch cascading
● IBM Total Storage virtual tape server
● IBM Total Storage Extended Remote Copy (XRC)
● FICON native mode and native mixing operation
● Persistent FICON FCID assignment
● Port swapping for host channel cable connectors
● FICON tape acceleration
(This license is applicable to MDS 9706, MDS 9710 and MDS 9250i only.) |
Cisco MDS 9000 Series Software Subscription License Bundles
| License Bundle |
Details |
| MDS Advantage Software Subscription License bundle |
● Includes Enterprise license and Cisco Nexus
®Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC; formerly DCNM) license
● 1-, 3-, 5- and 7-year subscription options
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| MDS Premier Software Subscription License bundle |
● Includes Enterprise license and Cisco Nexus
®Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC; formerly DCNM) license and SAN Analytics license
● 1-, 3-, 5- and 7-year subscription options
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