Cisco MDS 9250i Multiservice Fabric Switch Data Sheet

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Product overview

The Cisco® MDS 9250i Multiservice Fabric Switch (Figure 1), the next generation of the highly flexible, industry‑leading, proven Cisco MDS 9200 Series Multiservice Switches, 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, the Cisco MDS 9250i is an ideal solution for departmental and remote branch-office SANs as well as in large-scale SANs in conjunction with the Cisco MDS 9710 Multilayer Director.

The Cisco MDS 9250i offers up to forty 16-Gbps Fibre Channel ports, two 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet IP storage services ports, and eight 10 Gigabit Ethernet Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) ports in a fixed Two-Rack-Unit (2RU) form factor. The Cisco MDS 9250i connects to existing native Fibre Channel networks, protecting current investments in storage networks. The Cisco SAN Extension over IP application package license is enabled as standard on the two fixed 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet IP storage services ports, enabling features such as Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP) and compression on the switch without the need for additional licenses. Also, using the eight 10 Gigabit Ethernet FCoE ports, the Cisco MDS 9250i platform attaches to directly connected FCoE and Fibre Channel storage devices and supports multitiered unified network fabric connectivity directly over FCoE.

Cisco MDS 9250i Multiservice Fabric Switch

Figure 1.            

Cisco MDS 9250i Multiservice Fabric Switch

Main features and benefits

The Cisco MDS 9250i provides unique Multiservice and multiprotocol functions in a compact 2RU form factor:

      SAN consolidation with integrated multiprotocol support: The Cisco MDS 9250i is available in a base configuration of 20 ports of 16-Gbps Fibre Channel for high-performance SAN connectivity, 2 ports of 1/10-Gigabit Ethernet for FCIP and Small Computer System Interface over IP (iSCSI) storage services, and 8 ports of 10 Gigabit Ethernet for FCoE connectivity.

      High-density Fibre Channel switch with 16-Gbps connectivity: The Cisco MDS 9250i scales up to 40 ports of 16-Gbps Fibre Channel in a fixed configuration switch. The base configuration comes with 20 ports of 16‑Gbps Fibre Channel enabled for high-performance SAN connectivity, and it can be upgraded onsite to enable additional 20 ports of 16-Gbps Fibre Channel by adding the Cisco MDS 9250i On-Demand Port Activation license. Additionally, the Cisco MDS 9250i cost-effectively scales up for IBM Fibre Connection (FICON) mainframe environments[1].

      Intelligent application services engine: The Cisco MDS 9250i includes as standard a single application services engine that enables the included Cisco SAN Extension over IP software solution package to run on the two fixed 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet storage services ports. The Cisco SAN Extension over IP package provides an integrated, cost-effective, and reliable business-continuance solution that uses IP infrastructure by offering FCIP for remote SAN extension, along with a variety of advanced features to optimize the performance and manageability of FCIP links.

      Hardware-based virtual fabric isolation with Virtual SANs (VSANs) and Fibre Channel routing with Inter-VSAN Routing (IVR): VSANs and IVR enable deployment of large-scale multisite and heterogeneous SAN topologies. Integration into port-level hardware allows any port in a system or in a fabric to be partitioned into any VSAN. Included in the optional Cisco MDS 9000 Enterprise advanced software package, IVR provides line-rate routing between any of the ports in a system or in a fabric without the need for external routing appliances.

      Remote SAN extension with high-performance FCIP:

    Simplifies data protection and business continuance strategies by enabling backup, remote replication, and other disaster-recovery services over WAN distances using open-standards FCIP tunneling.

    Optimizes utilization of WAN resources for backup and replication by enabling hardware-based compression, hardware-based encryption, FCIP write acceleration, and FCIP tape read and write acceleration; up to 16 virtual Inter-Switch Link (ISL) connections are provided on the two 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet ports through tunneling.

    Preserves Cisco MDS 9000 Family enhanced capabilities, including VSANs, IVR, advanced traffic management, and network security across remote connections.

      Cost-effective iSCSI connectivity to Ethernet-attached servers:

    Extends the benefits of Fibre Channel SAN-based storage to Ethernet-attached servers at a lower cost than is possible using Fibre Channel interconnect alone.

    Increases storage utilization and availability through consolidation of IP and Fibre Channel block storage.

    Through transparent operation, preserves the capability of existing storage management applications.

      Advanced FICON services[2]: The Cisco MDS 9250i will support FICON environments, including cascaded FICON fabrics, VSAN-enabled intermix of mainframe and open systems environments, and N-Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) for mainframe Linux partitions. IBM Control Unit Port (CUP) support enables in-band management of Cisco MDS 9200 Series switches from the mainframe management console. FICON tape acceleration reduces latency effects for FICON channel extension over FCIP for FICON tape read and write operations to mainframe physical or virtual tape. This feature is sometimes referred to as tape pipelining. The Cisco MDS 9250i will also support the IBM Extended Remote Copy (XRC)[3] Acceleration feature that enables acceleration of dynamic updates for IBM z/OS Global Mirror, formerly known as XRC.

      Cisco Data Mobility Manager (DMM) as a distributed fabric service: Cisco DMM is a fabric-based data migration solution that transfers block data nondisruptively across heterogeneous storage volumes and across distances, whether the host is online or offline.

      Platform for intelligent fabric applications: The Cisco MDS 9250i provides an open platform that delivers the intelligence and advanced features required to make multilayer intelligent SANs a reality, including hardware-enabled innovations to host or accelerate applications for data migration, storage backup, and data replication. Hosting or accelerating these applications in the network can dramatically improve scalability, availability, security, and manageability of the storage environment, resulting in increased utility and lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).

      In Service Software Upgrade (ISSU) for Fibre Channel interfaces: Cisco MDS 9250i promotes high serviceability by allowing Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Software to be upgraded while the Fibre Channel ports are carrying traffic.

      Intelligent network services: Cisco MDS 9250i uses VSAN technology for hardware-enforced, isolated environments within a single physical fabric, Access Control Lists (ACLs) for hardware-based intelligent frame processing, and advanced traffic management features such as fabric wide Quality of Service (QoS) to facilitate migration from SAN islands to enterprise wide storage networks.

      High-performance ISLs: Cisco MDS 9250i supports up to 16 Fibre Channel ISLs in a single PortChannel. Up to 253 buffer-to-buffer credits can be assigned to a single Fibre Channel port to extend storage networks over long distances.

      Comprehensive network security framework: The Cisco MDS 9250i supports RADIUS and TACACS+, Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP), Secure Shell (SSH) Protocol, Simple Network Management Protocol Version 3 (SNMPv3) implementing Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), VSANs, hardware-enforced zoning, ACLs, and per-VSAN Role-Based Access Control (RBAC). Additionally, the 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports offer IP Security (IPsec) authentication, data integrity, and hardware-assisted data encryption for FCIP and iSCSI.

      IP Version 6 (IPv6) capable: The Cisco MDS 9250i supports IPv6 as mandated by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), Japan, and China. IPv6 support is provided for FCIP, iSCSI, and management traffic routed inband and out of band.

      FIPS compliance: The Cisco MDS 9250i will be FIPS 140-2 compliant as mandated by the U.S. federal government.[4]

      Sophisticated diagnostics: The Cisco MDS 9250i provides intelligent diagnostics, protocol decoding, and network analysis tools as well as integrated Cisco Call Home capability for added reliability, faster problem resolution, and reduced service costs.

VSANs

VSANs are ideal for efficient, secure SAN consolidation, enabling more efficient storage network utilization by creating hardware-based isolated environments with a single physical SAN fabric or switch. Each VSAN can be zoned as a typical SAN and maintains its own fabric services for added scalability and resilience. VSANs allow the cost of SAN infrastructure to be shared among more users, while helping ensure complete segregation of traffic and retaining independent control of configuration on a VSAN-by-VSAN basis.

IVR

In another step toward deploying efficient, cost-effective, consolidated storage networks, the Cisco MDS 9250i supports IVR, the industry’s first routing function for Fibre Channel. IVR allows selective transfer of data between specific initiators and targets on different VSANs while maintaining isolation of control traffic within each VSAN. With IVR, data can transit VSAN boundaries while maintaining control plane isolation, thereby maintaining fabric stability and availability. IVR is one of the feature enhancements provided with the Cisco MDS 9000 Enterprise advanced software package and eliminates the need for external routing appliances, greatly increasing routing scalability while delivering line-rate routing performance, simplifying management, and eliminating the challenges associated with maintaining separate systems. Deploying IVR means lower total cost of SAN ownership.

FCIP for Remote SAN Extension

Data distribution, data protection, and business continuance services are significant components of today’s information-centric businesses. The capability to efficiently replicate critical data on a global scale not only helps ensure a higher level of data protection for valuable corporate information, but also increases utilization of backup resources and lowers total cost of storage ownership.

      Building on Cisco expertise and knowledge of IP networks, the Cisco MDS 9250i switch uses open-standards FCIP to break the distance barrier of current Fibre Channel solutions, enabling interconnection of SAN islands over extended distances.

      The Cisco MDS 9250i dramatically enhances hardware-based FCIP compression performance for both high-bandwidth and low-bandwidth links, providing immediate cost savings for expensive WAN infrastructure. The Cisco MDS 9250i achieves up to a 43:1 compression ratio, with typical ratios of 4:1 to 5:1 over a wide variety of data sources.

      The Cisco MDS 9250i supports hardware-based IPsec encryption for secure transmission of sensitive data over extended distances. Hardware enablement of IPsec helps ensure high throughput. Used together, hardware-based compression and hardware-based encryption provide high-performance, highly secure SAN extension capabilities.

I/O Accelerator Services

The Cisco MDS 9250i supports Cisco MDS 9000 I/O Acceleration (IOA) services, an advanced software package that can significantly improve application performance when storage traffic is extended across long distances. When Fibre Channel and FCIP write acceleration are enabled, WAN throughput is optimized through reduced latency for command acknowledgments. Similarly, the Cisco MDS 9250i supports Fibre Channel and FCIP tape write acceleration, which allows operation at nearly full throughput over WAN links for remote tape backup and restore operations.

Cisco MDS 9000 IOA can be deployed in conjunction with disk data replication solutions to extend the distance between data centers or reduce the effects of latency. Cisco MDS 9000 IOA can also be used to enable remote tape backup and restore operations without significant throughput degradation. The main features of Cisco MDS 9000 IOA include:

      Extension of acceleration service as a fabric service to any port in the fabric, regardless of where it is attached.

      Fibre Channel Write Acceleration (FC-WA) and Fibre Channel Tape Acceleration (FC-TA).

      FCIP Write Acceleration (FCIP-WA) and FCIP Tape Acceleration (FCIP-TA).

      FCIP compression.

      High availability using PortChannels with acceleration over Fibre Channel and FCIP.

      Unified solution for disk and tape I/O acceleration over Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs) and WANs.

      Speed-independent acceleration that accelerates 2/4/8/16-Gbps FC links and consolidates traffic over 8/16 - Gigabit ISLs.

Cisco DMM

Cisco DMM is an advanced software package comprising a fabric-based data migration solution that transfers block data non disruptively across heterogeneous storage volumes and across distances, whether the host is online or offline. This data center-class solution helps mitigate the challenges experienced in migrating data, such as downtime, the need to add data migration software to servers, and the potential for data loss and corruption. By simply enabling the Cisco DMM feature on a Cisco MDS 9250i located anywhere in the SAN, data migration can be configured without host agents, without rewiring, without affecting performance, and without downtime.

Mainframe Support

The Cisco MDS 9250i is mainframe ready and will support IBM zSeries FICON and Linux environments provided with the Cisco MDS 9000 Mainframe advanced software package. To be qualified by IBM for attachment to all FICON-enabled devices in an IBM zSeries operating environment, Cisco MDS 9250i switches will support transport of the FICON protocol in both cascaded and noncascaded fabrics, as well as an intermix of FICON and open systems Fibre Channel Protocol traffic on the same switch. VSANs simplify intermixing of SAN resources among IBM z/OS, mainframe Linux, and open systems environments, enabling increased SAN utilization and simplified SAN management. VSAN-based intermix mode eliminates the uncertainty and instability often associated with zoning-based intermix techniques. VSANs also eliminate the possibility that a misconfiguration or component failure in one VSAN will affect operation in other VSANs. VSAN-based management access controls simplify partitioning of SAN management responsibilities between mainframe and open systems environments, enhancing security. FICON VSANs can be managed using the standard Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager (DCNM), the Cisco Command-Line Interface (CLI), or IBM CUP-enabled management tools, including SA/390, Resource Measurement Facility (RMF), and Dynamic Channel Path Management (DCM).

The Cisco MDS 9000 Mainframe package is required for all Cisco MDS 9250i integrated FICON channel extension features. In combination with SAN extension capabilities, it enables FICON tape read and write acceleration. In combination with SAN extension and the Cisco MDS 9000 XRC Acceleration package, it enables acceleration of IBM z/OS Global Mirror (XRC) dynamic updates.

Advanced traffic management

The following advanced traffic-management capabilities are integrated as standard on the Cisco MDS 9250i:

      Virtual Output Queue (VOQ): Helps ensure line-rate performance on each port, independent of traffic pattern, by eliminating head-of-line blocking.

      PortChannels: Allow users to aggregate up to 16 physical ISLs into a single logical bundle, providing optimized bandwidth utilization across all links; the bundle can consist of any speed-matched ports from any module in the chassis, helping ensure that the bundle can remain active even in the event of a module failure.

      Fabric Shortest Path First (FSPF)-based multipathing: Provides the intelligence to load-balance across up to 16 equal-cost paths and, in the event of a switch failure, dynamically reroute traffic.

      Up to 253 buffer-to-buffer credits: Can be assigned to an individual port for optimal bandwidth utilization across long distances.

The following additional advanced traffic-management capabilities are available on the Cisco MDS 9250i with the optional Cisco MDS 9000 Enterprise advanced software package to simplify deployment and optimization of large-scale fabrics:

      QoS: Can be used to manage bandwidth and control latency, to prioritize critical traffic for specific applications.

      IVR: Eliminates the need for external routing appliances, greatly increasing routing scalability while delivering line-rate routing performance, simplifying management, and eliminating the challenges associated with maintaining separate systems.

      SCSI flow statistics: Collects Logical Unit Number (LUN)-level SCSI flow statistics, including read, write, and error statistics, for any combination of initiators and targets.

Comprehensive solution for Robust Network Security

To address the need for failure-proof security in storage networks, the Cisco MDS 9250i includes as standard an extensive security framework to protect highly sensitive data crossing today’s enterprise networks:

      Smart Zoning: When the Smart Zoning feature is enabled, Cisco MDS 9000 Family fabrics provision the hardware access control entries specified by the zone set more efficiently, avoiding the superfluous entries that would allow servers (initiators) to talk to other servers, or allow storage devices (targets) to talk to other storage devices. This feature makes larger zones with multiple initiators and multiple targets feasible without excessive consumption of hardware resources. Thus, smart zones can correspond to applications, application clusters, hypervisor clusters, or other data center entities, saving the time that administrators previously spent creating many small zones, and enabling the automation of zoning tasks.

      Intelligent packet inspection is provided at the port level, including the application of ACLs for hardware enforcement of zones, VSANs, and advanced port-security features.

      Extended zoning capabilities are provided to help ensure that LUNs can be accessed only by specific hosts (LUN zoning), to limit SCSI read commands for a certain zone (read-only zoning), and to restrict broadcasts to only selected zones (broadcast zones).

The following additional advanced security-management capabilities are available on the Cisco MDS 9250i with the Cisco MDS 9000 Enterprise advanced software package to further help ensure the security of large-scale fabrics:

      Switch-to-switch and host-to-switch authentication helps eliminate disruptions that may occur because of unauthorized devices connecting to a large enterprise fabric.

      Port security locks down the mapping of an entity to a switch port to help ensure that SAN security is not compromised by connection of unauthorized devices to a switch port.

      VSAN-based access control allows customers to define roles in which the scope of the roles is limited to certain VSANs.

      FC-SP provides switch-switch and host-switch Diffie-Hellman Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (DH-CHAP) authentication supporting RADIUS and TACACS+ to help ensure that only authorized devices access protected storage networks.

      Comprehensive IPsec protocol suite delivers secure authentication, data integrity, and hardware-based encryption for both FCIP and iSCSI deployments.

      Digital certificates are issued by a trusted third party and are used as electronic passports to prove the identity of certificate owners.

      Fabric binding for open systems helps ensure that the ISLs are enabled between only switches that have been authorized in the fabric binding configuration.

Advanced Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Tools

Management of large-scale storage networks requires proactive diagnostics, tools to verify connectivity and route latency, and mechanisms for capturing and analyzing traffic. The Cisco MDS 9000 Family integrates the industry’s most advanced analysis and diagnostic tools, which are included as standard on the Cisco MDS 9250i. The Power-On Self-Test (POST) and Cisco Generic Online Diagnostics (GOLD) provide proactive health monitoring. The Cisco MDS 9250i implements diagnostic capabilities such as Fibre Channel traceroute to identify the exact path and timing of flows, and Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN) to intelligently capture network traffic. After traffic has been captured, it can be analyzed with Cisco Fabric Analyzer, an embedded Fibre Channel analyzer. Comprehensive port-based and flow-based statistics facilitate sophisticated performance analysis and Service-Level Agreement (SLA) accounting. With the Cisco MDS 9000 Family, Cisco delivers a comprehensive tool set for troubleshooting and analysis of storage networks.

Ease of management

To meet the needs of all users, the Cisco MDS 9250i provides three principal modes of management: the Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI, Cisco Prime DCNM, and integration with third-party storage management tools.

The Cisco MDS9250i presents a consistent, logical CLI. Adhering to the syntax of the widely known Cisco IOS® Software CLI, the Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI is easy to learn and delivers broad management capabilities. The Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI is an extremely efficient and direct interface designed to provide optimal capabilities to administrators in enterprise environments.

Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) is the network’s industry’s first converged SAN and LAN management solution[5]. Cisco Prime DCNM can is able to manage all NX-OS based devices, including the Cisco MDS 9000 Family and Cisco Nexus® Family products. The intuitive graphical user interface simplifies day-to-day operations of Cisco unified fabrics in today’s highly virtualized data center environments.

The main functions supported by Cisco Prime DCNM include:

      Monitoring of events and performance historically and at scale.

      Wizard- and template-based provisioning of technologies and services based on Cisco NX-OS.

      Dynamic topology views with extended visibility into virtual infrastructure.

      Resource management through trend analysis of inventory and performance.

      Rule-based event notification and filtering.

      Role Based Access Control, providing separation between the network and storage teams.

The solution is designed to scale to large enterprise deployments through scale-out server architecture with automated failover capability. These capabilities provide a resilient management system that centralizes infrastructure and path monitoring across geographically dispersed data centers. Cisco Prime DCNM base management functions are available at no charge; advanced features are unlocked with the license. The Cisco Prime DCNM application can be installed on Linux and Microsoft Windows operating systems and supports both PostgreSQL and Oracle databases.

Advanced Software Packages

The Cisco MDS 9250i can be further enhanced through additional optional licensed software packages that offer advanced intelligence and functions (summarized in Tables 1 and 2). Currently available software packages include the following:

      Cisco MDS 9000 Enterprise package: This package includes a set of traffic engineering and advanced security features, such as, IVR, QoS, switch-to-switch and host-to-switch authentication, LUN zoning, and read-only zones, that are recommended for enterprise SANs.

      Cisco Prime DCNM License: This is the licensed version of Cisco Prime DCNM that provides server federation, historical performance monitoring for network traffic hot-spot analysis, centralized management services, and advanced application integration.

      Cisco MDS 9000 DMM package: This package on the Cisco MDS 9250i enables Cisco DMM to perform fabric-based data migration that transfers block data nondisruptively across heterogeneous storage volumes and across distances, regardless of whether the host is online or offline.

      Cisco MDS 9000 IOA Services package: The Cisco MDS 9250i supports IOA services, an advanced software package that can significantly improve application performance when storage traffic is extended across long distances. When Fibre Channel and FCIP write acceleration is enabled, WAN throughput is optimized through reduced latency for command acknowledgments.

      Cisco MDS 9000 Mainframe package: This package is a comprehensive collection of features required for using the Cisco MDS 9500 Series and MDS 9200 Series switches in mainframe storage networks, including FICON protocol, FICON tape acceleration (read and write), CUP management, switch cascading, fabric binding, and intermixing.[6]

      Cisco MDS 9000 XRC Acceleration package: In conjunction with the SAN Extension over IP and Mainframe packages, this package provides acceleration (channel extension) over IP for the IBM z/OS Global Mirror replication solution, reducing the effects of latency at distances of up to 20,000 km.[7]

Table 1.        Advanced Software Packages Not Requiring Application Services Engine

Advanced Software Packages Not Requiring Application Services Engine

Included or Optional

Cisco Prime DCNM base version

Included

Cisco Prime DCNM licensed version

Optional

Cisco MDS 9000 Enterprise

Optional

Cisco MDS 9000 Mainframe

Optional

Cisco MDS 9000 XRC Acceleration

Optional1

Table 2.        Advanced Software Packages Requiring Application Services Engine

Advanced Software Packages Requiring Application Services Engine

Included or Optional

Cisco MDS 9000 SAN Extension over IP

Included

Cisco MDS 9000 IOA Services

Optional

Cisco DMM

Optional

Notes:

1 XRC requires a Mainframe license. FICON and XRC will be supported on the Cisco MDS 9250i in a post-FCS release.

Product specifications

Table 3 lists the product specifications for the Cisco MDS 9250i.

Table 3.        Product specifications

Feature

Description

Product compatibility

Cisco MDS 9000 Family

Software compatibility

  Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Release 6.2(2) or later
  Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Release 6.2(2) or later for Cisco Prime DCNM support

Protocols

  Fibre Channel standards

    FC-PH, Revision 4.3 (ANSI INCITS 230-1994)

    FC-PH, Amendment 1 (ANSI INCITS 230-1994/AM1-1996)

    FC-PH, Amendment 2 (ANSI INCITS 230-1994/AM2-1999)

    FC-PH-2, Revision 7.4 (ANSI INCITS 297-1997)

    FC-PH-3, Revision 9.4 (ANSI INCITS 303-1998)

    FC-PI, Revision 13 (ANSI INCITS 352-2002)

    FC-PI-2, Revision 10 (ANSI INCITS 404-2006)

    FC-PI-3, Revision 4 (ANSI INCITS 460-2011)

    FC-PI-4, Revision 8 (ANSI INCITS 450-2008)

    FC-PI-5, Revision 6 (ANSI INCITS 479-2011)

    FC-FS, Revision 1.9 (ANSI INCITS 373-2003)

    FC-FS-2, Revision 1.01 (ANSI INCITS 424-2007)

    FC-FS-2, Amendment 1 (ANSI INCITS 424-2007/AM1-2007)

    FC-FS-3, Revision 1.11 (ANSI INCITS 470-2011)

    FC-LS, Revision 1.62 (ANSI INCITS 433-2007)

    FC-LS-2, Revision 2.21 (ANSI INCITS 477-2011)

    FC-SW-2, Revision 5.3 (ANSI INCITS 355-2001)

    FC-SW-3, Revision 6.6 (ANSI INCITS 384-2004)

    FC-SW-4, Revision 7.5 (ANSI INCITS 418-2006)

    FC-SW-5, Revision 8.5 (ANSI INCITS 461-2010)

    FC-GS-3, Revision 7.01 (ANSI INCITS 348-2001)

    FC-GS-4, Revision 7.91 (ANSI INCITS 387-2004)

    FC-GS-5, Revision 8.51 (ANSI INCITS 427-2007)

    FC-GS-6, Revision 9.4 (ANSI INCITS 463-2010)

    FCP, Revision 12 (ANSI INCITS 269-1996)

    FCP-2, Revision 8 (ANSI INCITS 350-2003)

    FCP-3, Revision 4 (ANSI INCITS 416-2006)

    FCP-4, Revision 2b (ANSI INCITS 481-2011)

    FC-SB-2, Revision 2.1 (ANSI INCITS 349-2001)

    FC-SB-3, Revision 1.6 (ANSI INCITS 374-2003)

    FC-SB-3, Amendment 1 (ANSI INCITS 374-2003/AM1-2007)

    FC-SB-4, Revision 3.0 (ANSI INCITS 466-2011)

    FC-BB-2, Revision 6.0 (ANSI INCITS 372-2003)

    FC-BB-3, Revision 6.8 (ANSI INCITS 414-2006)

    FC-BB-4, Revision 2.7 (ANSI INCITS 419-2008)

    FC-BB-5, Revision 2.0 (ANSI INCITS 462-2010)

    FC-VI, Revision 1.84 (ANSI INCITS 357-2002)

    FC-SP, Revision 1.8 (ANSI INCITS 426-2007)

    FC-SP-2, Revision 2.71 (ANSI INCITS 496-2012)

    FAIS, Revision 1.03 (ANSI INCITS 432-2007)

    FAIS-2, Revision 2.23 (ANSI INCITS 449-2008)

    FC-IFR, Revision 1.06 (ANSI INCITS 475-2011)

    FC-FLA, Revision 2.7 (INCITS TR-20-1998)

    FC-PLDA, Revision 2.1 (INCITS TR-19-1998)

    FC-Tape, Revision 1.17 (INCITS TR-24-1999)

    FC-MI, Revision 1.92 (INCITS TR-30-2002)

    FC-MI-2, Revision 2.6 (INCITS TR-39-2005)

    FC-MI-3, Revision 1.03 (INCITS TR-48-2012)

    FC-DA, Revision 3.1 (INCITS TR-36-2004)

    FC-DA-2, Revision 1.06 (INCITS TR-49-2012)

    FC-MSQS, Revision 3.2 (INCITS TR-46-2011)

    FC-AL, Revision 4.5 (ANSI/INCITS 272-1996)#

    FC-AL-2, Revision 7.0 (ANSI/INCITS 332-1999)#

    FC-AL-2, Amendment 1 (ANSI/INCITS 332-1999/AM1-2003)#

    FC-AL-2, Amendment 2 (ANSI/INCITS 332-1999/AM2-2006)#

  Fibre Channel classes of service: Class 2, Class 3, and Class F
  Fibre Channel standard port types: E, F, FL, and B
  Fibre Channel enhanced port types: SD, ST, and TE
  IP over Fibre Channel (RFC 2625)

Protocols (continued)

  IPv6, IPv4, and Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) over Fibre Channel (RFC 4338)
  Extensive IETF-standards based TCP/IP, SNMPv3, and remote monitoring (RMON) MIBs
  IP standards

    RFC 791 IPv4

    RFC 793 and 1323 TCP

    RFC 894 IP/Ethernet

    RFC 1041 IP/802

    RFC 792, 950, and 1256 ICMP

    RFC 1323 TCP performance enhancements

    RFC 2338 VRRP

    RFC 2460 and 4291 IPv6

    RFC 2463 and 4443 ICMPv6

    RFC 2461 and 2462 IPv6 neighbor discovery and stateless autoconfiguration

    RFC 2464 IPv6/Ethernet

    RFC 3270 and 3980 iSCSI

    RFC 3643 and 3821 FCIP

  Ethernet standards

    IEEE Std 802.3-2005 Ethernet

    IEEE Std 802.1Q-2005 VLAN

    IPsec

    RFC 2401 and 4301 security architecture for IP

    RFC 2403 and 2404 HMAC

    RFC 2405, 2406, 2451, and 4303 IP ESP

    RFC 2407 and 2408 ISAKMP

    RFC 2412 OAKLEY Key Determination Protocol

    RFC 3566, 3602, and 3686 AES

  Internet Key Exchange (IKE)

    RFC 2409 IKEv1

    RFC 4306 IKEv2

Cards, ports, and slots

  Fixed configuration with 40 ports of 16-Gbps Fibre Channel and 10 ports of 10-Gigabit Ethernet

Features and Functions

Fabric services

  Name server
  Internet Storage Name Server (iSNS)
  Registered State Change Notification (RSCN)
  Login services
  Fabric Configuration Server (FCS)
  Public loop
  Broadcast
  In-order delivery

Advanced functions

  VSAN
  IVR
  PortChannel with multipath load balancing
  Flow-based and zone-based QoS
  FCIP tape read and write acceleration
  FICON over FCIP tape read and write acceleration (pipelining)
  FICON XRC (z/OS Global Mirror) acceleration

Diagnostics and troubleshooting tools

  POST diagnostics
  Cisco Generic Online Diagnostics (GOLD)
  Internal port loopbacks
  SPAN and Remote SPAN (RSPAN)
  Fibre Channel traceroute
  Fibre Channel ping
  Fibre Channel debug
  Cisco Fabric Analyzer
  Syslog
  Online system health
  Port-level statistics
  Real-Time Protocol (RTP) debug

Network security

  VSANs
  ACLs
  Per-VSAN RBAC
  Fibre Channel zoning
  N-port Worldwide Name (WWN)
  N-port FC-ID
  Fx-port WWN
  Fx-port WWN and interface index
  Fx-port domain ID and interface index
  Fx-port domain ID and port number
  iSCSI zoning
  iSCSI name
  IP address
  FC-SP
  DH-CHAP switch-to-switch authentication
  DH-CHAP host-to-switch authentication
  Port security and fabric binding
  IPsec for FCIP and iSCSI
  IKEv1 and IKEv2
  Management access
  SSHv2 implementing AES
  SNMPv3 implementing AES
  SFTP

FICON

  FC-SB-3 compliant
  Cascaded FICON fabrics
  Intermix of FICON and Fibre Channel Protocol traffic
  CUP management interface

Serviceability

  Configuration file management
  ISSU for Fibre Channel interfaces
  Cisco Call Home
  Power-management LEDs
  Port beaconing
  System LED
  SNMP traps for alerts
  Network boot

Performance

  Port speed: 2/4/8/16-Gbps autosensing, optionally configurable
  Buffer credits: 64 per port (shared-mode ports) and up to 253 on an individual port (dedicated-mode ports)
  Ports per chassis: 40 ports of 16-Gbps Fibre Channel, 8 ports of 10-Gigabit Ethernet FCoE and 2 ports of 1/10-Gigabit Ethernet
  Ports per rack: Up to 1050
  PortChannel: Up to 16 physical links
  FCIP tunnels: Up to 6 per port

Speed

Media

Distance

Supported Cisco optics, media, and transmission distances

  8-Gbps SW, LC Enhanced Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP+)
  8-Gbps SW, LC SFP+
  8-Gbps SW, LC SFP+
  8-Gbps LW, LC SFP+
  16-Gbps SW, LC SFP+
  16-Gbps SW, LC SFP+
  16-Gbps SW, LC SFP+
  16-Gbps SW, LC SFP+
  16-Gbps LW, LC SFP+
  50-micron multimode (OM3)
  50-micron multimode (OM2)
  62.5-micron multimode
  9-micron single mode
  50-micron multimode (OM4)
  50-micron multimode (OM3)
  50-micron multimode (OM2)
  62.5-micron multimode (OM1)
  9-micron single mode
  150m
  50m
  21m
  10 km
  125m
  100m
  35m
  15m
  10 km

Supported Cisco optics, media, and transmission distances (Ethernet transceivers for Gigabit Ethernet ports)

  1-Gbps SX, LC SFP
  1-Gbps SX, LC SFP
  1-Gbps LX/LH, LC SFP
  50/125-micron multimode
  62.5/125 micron multimode
  9/125 or 10/125 micron single mode
  550m
  275m
  10km

Reliability and availability

  ISSU
  Hot-swappable, 2+1 redundant power supplies
  Hot-swappable fan tray with integrated temperature and power management
  Hot-swappable SFP+ optics
  Passive backplane
  Stateful process restart
  Any port configuration for PortChannels
  Fabric-based multipathing
  Per-VSAN fabric services
  Port tracking
  VRRP for management and FCIP or iSCSI connections
  Online diagnostics

Network management

  Access methods

    Out-of-band 10/100 Gigabit Ethernet port

    RS-232 serial console port

    In-band IP over Fibre Channel

    In-band FICON CUP over Fibre Channel

    USB (Software support to be enabled in a future release)

  Access protocols

    CLI using the console and Ethernet ports

    SNMPv3 using the Ethernet port and in-band IP over Fibre Channel access

    Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S)

    FICON CUP

  Distributed device alias service
  Network security

    Per-VSAN RBAC using RADIUS and TACACS+-based authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) functions

    SFTP

    SSHv2 implementing AES

    SNMPv3 implementing AES

  Management applications

    Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI

    Cisco Prime DCNM

    Cisco Device Manager

Programming interfaces

  Scriptable CLI
  Cisco Prime DCNM web services API
  Cisco Device Manager GUI

Environmental

  Temperature, ambient operating: 32 to 104°F (0 to 40°C)
  Temperature, ambient nonoperating and storage: 40 to 158°F (-40 to 70°C)
  Relative humidity, ambient (noncondensing) operating: 10 to 90%
  Relative humidity, ambient (noncondensing) nonoperating and storage: 10 to 95%
  Altitude, operating: -197 to 6500 ft (-60 to 2000m)

Physical dimensions

  Dimensions (H x W x D): 3.84 x 17.22 x 21.4 in. (9.75 x 43.74 x 54.36 cm), 2RUs; all units rack mountable in standard 19-inch Electronic Industries Alliance [EIA] rack)
  Weight of fully configured chassis: 22.4 lb (10.2 kg)

Power and cooling

  Power supply: 300W AC
  Power cord: Notched C15 socket connector connecting to C16 plug on power supply
  AC input characteristics
  100 to 240V AC (10% range)
  50 to 60 Hz (nominal)
  Airflow (front to back)
  200 linear feet per minute (LFM) through system fan assembly

Approvals and compliance

  Safety compliance
  CE Marking
  UL 60950
  CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950
  EN 60950
  IEC 60950
  TS 001
  AS/NZS 3260
  IEC60825
  EN60825
  21 CFR 1040
  EMC compliance
  FCC Part 15 (CFR 47) Class A
  ICES-003 Class A
  EN 55022 Class A
  CISPR 22 Class A
  AS/NZS 3548 Class A
  VCCI Class A
  EN 55024
  EN 50082-1
  EN 61000-6-1
  EN 61000-3-2
  EN 61000-3-3
#Supported only at 8G FC speed

Ordering information

Table 4 lists ordering information for the Cisco MDS 9250i.

Table 4.        Ordering information

Part Number

Description

OSM-Specific Information

DS-C9250I-K9

MDS 9250i 50 port switch base config (20xFC, 8xFCoE, 2xFCIP)

DS-C9250I-K9=

MDS 9250i 50 port switch base config (20xFC, 8xFCoE, 2xFCIP), spare

M9250IP20-16G=

MDS 9250i 20-port Fibre Channel Upgrade License, spare

 M9250IP20-16G-SL=

MDS 9250i 20-port FC Upgrade Smart License, Spare

L-M9250IP20-16G=

MDS 9250i 20-port Fibre Channel Upgrade License, spare, eDelivery

DS-9250I-KITCCO

MDS 9200 Accessory Kit for Cisco

DS-925 0I-KITCCO=

MDS 9200 Accessory Kit for Cisco, spare

DS-9250I-KITEMC

MDS 9200 Accessory Kit for EMC

DS-9250I-KITHDS

MDS 9200 Accessory Kit for HDS

DS-9250I-KITHP

MDS 9200 Accessory Kit for HP

DS-9250I-KITIBM

MDS 9200 Accessory Kit for IBM

Cisco Direct Information

DS-C9250ID16GSFPK9

MDS 9250i 50 port switch base config bundle with 20 16G FC SFPs

DS-C9250ID8GSFPK9

MDS 9250i 50 port switch base config bundle with 20 8G FC SFPs

M9250IPD20-16GSFP=

MDS 9250i 20-port FC Upgrade License bundle with 20 16G FC SFPs

M9250IPD20-8GSFP=

MDS 9250i 20-port FC Upgrade License bundle with 20 8G FC SFPs

DS-9250I-KITCCO

MDS 9200 Accessory Kit for Cisco

DS-9250I-KITCCO=

MDS 9200 Accessory Kit for Cisco, spare

Optional Components: Configure-to-Order (See Notes 1, 2, and 3)

SFP-10G-SR

10 Gigabit Ethernet Short-range SFP (Supported only with 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports)

SFP-10G-LR

10 Gigabit Ethernet Long-range SFP (Supported only with 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports)

SFP-10G-ER

10 Gigabit Ethernet ER SFP (Supported only with 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports)

DS-SFP-GET

Gigabit Ethernet Copper SFP, RJ45 (Supported only with IP Services ports)

DS-SFP-FC8G-SW

Cisco MDS 9000 Family 2/4/8-Gbps Fibre Channel-Shortwave, SFP, LC, spare (Supported only on FC ports)

DS-SFP-FC8G-LW

Cisco MDS 9000 Family 2/4/8-Gbps Fibre Channel-Longwave, SFP, LC (10-km reach), spare (Supported only on FC ports)

DS-SFP-FC8G-ER

Cisco MDS 9000 Family 2/4/8-Gbps Fibre Channel ER SFP, LC (10-km reach), spare (Supported only on FC ports)

DS-SFP-FC16G-SW

Cisco MDS 9000 Family 4/8/16-Gbps Fibre Channel-Shortwave, SFP+, LC, Spare (Supported only on FC ports)

DS-SFP-FC16G-LW

Cisco MDS 9000 Family 4/8/16-Gbps Fibre Channel-Longwave, SFP+, LC (10-km reach), Spare (Supported only on FC ports)

CAB-9K10A-AR

Power Cord, 250VAC 10A IRAM 2073 Plug, Argentina

CAB-9K10A-AU

Power Cord, 250VAC 10A 3112 Plug, Australia

CAB-9K10A-CH

Power Cord, 250VAC 10A GB1002 Plug, China

CAB-9K10A-EU

Power Cord, 250VAC 10A CEE 7/7 Plug, EU

CAB-9K10A-ISR

Power Cord, 250VAC 10A SI16S3 Plug, Israel

CAB-9K10A-IT

Power Cord, 250VAC 10A CEI 23-16/VII Plug, Italy

CAB-9K10A-KOR

Power Cord, 125VAC 13A KSC8305 Plug, Korea

CAB-9K10A-SA

Power Cord, 250VAC 10A SABS 164/1 Plug, South Africa

CAB-9K10A-SW

Power Cord, 250VAC 10A, Straight C15, MP232 Plug, SWITZ

CAB-9K10A-TWN

Power Cord, 125VAC 15A CNS10917-2, Taiwan

CAB-9K10A-UK

Power Cord, 250VAC 13A BS1363 Plug (13 A fuse), UK

CAB-9K12A-NA

Power Cord, 125VAC 15A NEMA 5-15 Plug, North America

CAB-C15-CBN

Cabinet Jumper Power Cord, 250 VAC 16A, C14-C15 Connectors

Optional Advanced Software Packages: Configure-to-Order

M9200ENT1K9

Cisco MDS 9200 Series Enterprise Package

DCNM-SAN-M92-K9

Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager

M9250IIOA

Cisco MDS 9250i I/O Accelerator Services package

M9250IDMMK9

Cisco MDS 9250i Data Mobility Manager package

M9250IDMMT6M

Cisco MDS 9250i DMM License - 6 month period

M9200FIC1K9

Cisco MDS 9200 Series Mainframe Package

M9200XRC

Cisco MDS 9200 XRC Acceleration Package for IBM series z, spare

Spare Components (See Notes 1, 2, and 3)

DS-C50I-FAN=

Cisco MDS 9200 Fan Module, spare

DS-C50I-300AC=

Cisco MDS 9250i AC power supply 300W, spare

DS-SFP-FC16G-SW=

Cisco MDS 9000 Family 4/8/16-Gbps Fibre Channel-Shortwave, SFP+, LC, Spare (Supported only on FC ports)

DS-SFP-FC16G-LW=

Cisco MDS 9000 Family 4/8/16-Gbps Fibre Channel-Longwave, SFP+, LC (10-km reach), Spare (Supported only on FC ports)

DS-SFP-FC8G-SW=

Cisco MDS 9000 Family 2/4/8-Gbps Fibre Channel-Shortwave, SFP, LC, spare (Supported only on FC ports)

DS-SFP-FC8G-LW=

Cisco MDS 9000 Family 2/4/8-Gbps Fibre Channel-Longwave, SFP, LC (10-km reach), spare (Supported only on FC ports)

DS-SFP-FC8G-ER=

Cisco MDS 9000 Family 2/4/8-Gbps Fibre Channel ER SFP, LC (10-km reach), spare (Supported only on FC ports)

DS-SFP-10GE-SR=

SFP-10G-SR=

10 Gigabit Ethernet Short-range SFP, spare (Supported only with 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports)

DS-SFP-10GE-LR=

SFP-10G-LR=

10 Gigabit Ethernet Long-range SFP, spare (Supported only with 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports)

SFP-10G-ER=

10 Gigabit Ethernet ER SFP, spare (Supported only with 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports)

DS-SFP-GE-T=

Gigabit Ethernet Copper SFP, RJ-45 (Supported only with IP Services ports)

DS-CWDM8G1470=

1470 nm CWDM 2/4/8-Gbps Fibre Channel SFP+

DS-CWDM8G1490=

1490 nm CWDM 2/4/8-Gbps Fibre Channel SFP+

DS-CWDM8G1510=

1510 nm CWDM 2/4/8-Gbps Fibre Channel SFP+

DS-CWDM8G1530=

1530 nm CWDM 2/4/8-Gbps Fibre Channel SFP+

DS-CWDM8G1550=

1550 nm CWDM 2/4/8-Gbps Fibre Channel SFP+

DS-CWDM8G1570=

1570 nm CWDM 2/4/8-Gbps Fibre Channel SFP+

DS-CWDM8G1590=

1590 nm CWDM 2/4/8-Gbps Fibre Channel SFP+

DS-CWDM8G1610=

1610 nm CWDM 2/4/8-Gbps Fibre Channel SFP+

DWDM-SFP10G-xx.xx=

Cisco 10GBASE DWDM SFP+ Modules[8]

SFP-H10GB-ACU7M=

Active Twinax cable assembly, 7m

SFP-H10GB-ACU10M=

Active Twinax cable assembly, 10m

SFP-H10GB-CU1M=

10GBASE-CU SFP+ Cable 1 Meter (V02 and above)

SFP-H10GB-CU1-5M=

10GBASE-CU SFP+ Cable 1.5 Meter (V02 and above)

SFP-H10GB-CU2M=

10GBASE-CU SFP+ Cable 2 Meter (V02 and above)

SFP-H10GB-CU2-5M=

10GBASE-CU SFP+ Cable 2.5 Meter (V02 and above)

SFP-H10GB-CU3M=

10GBASE-CU SFP+ Cable 3 Meter (V02 and above)

SFP-H10GB-CU5M=

10GBASE-CU SFP+ Cable 5 Meter (V02 and above)

CAB-9K10A-AR=

Power Cord, 250VAC 10A IRAM 2073 Plug, Argentina, spare

CAB-9K10A-AU=

Power Cord, 250VAC 10A 3112 Plug, Australia, spare

CAB-9K10A-CH=

Power Cord, 250VAC 10A GB1002 Plug, China, spare

CAB-9K10A-EU=

Power Cord, 250VAC 10A CEE 7/7 Plug, EU, spare

CAB-9K10A-ISR=

Power Cord, 250VAC 10A SI16S3 Plug, Israel

CAB-9K10A-IT=

Power Cord, 250VAC 10A CEI 23-16/VII Plug, Italy, spare

CAB-9K10A-KOR=

Power Cord, 125VAC 13A KSC8305 Plug, Korea, spare

CAB-9K10A-SA=

Power Cord, 250VAC 10A SABS 164/1 Plug, South Africa, spare

CAB-9K10A-SW=

AC Power Cord, 250VAC 10A, Straight C15, MP232 Plug, SWITZ, spare

CAB-9K10A-TWN=

Power Cord, 125VAC 15A CNS10917-2, Taiwan, spare

CAB-9K10A-UK=

Power Cord, 250VAC 13A BS1363 Plug (13 A fuse), UK, spare

CAB-9K12A-NA=

Power Cord, 125VAC 15A NEMA 5-15 Plug, North America, spare

CAB-C15-CBN=

Cabinet Jumper Power Cord, 250 VAC 16A, C14-C15 Connectors, spare

M9200ENT1K9=

Cisco MDS 9200 Series Enterprise Package, spare

DCNM-SAN-M92-K9=

Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager, spare

L-DCNM-S-M92-K9=

Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager, spare, E-delivery

M9250IIOA=

Cisco MDS 9250i I/O Accelerator Services package, spare

L-M9250IIOA=

Cisco MDS 9250i I/O Accelerator Services package, spare, E-delivery

M9250iDMMK9=

Cisco MDS 9250i Data Mobility Manager package, spare

L-M9250iDMMK9=

Cisco MDS 9250i Data Mobility Manager package, spare, E-delivery

M9250IDMMT6M=

Cisco MDS 9250i DMM License - 6 month period, spare

L-M9250IDMMT6M=

Cisco MDS 9250i DMM License - 6 month period, spare, E-delivery

M9200FIC1K9=

Cisco MDS 9200 Series Mainframe Package, spare

M9200XRC=

Cisco MDS 9200 XRC Acceleration Package for IBM series z, spare

Notes

1.     For detailed information about all supported transceivers, see the Cisco MDS 9000 Family pluggable transceivers data sheet.

2.     For detailed information about the optional Cisco MDS 9000 Family Enterprise Package Software and the Cisco Prime DCNM software, see https://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/ps4159/ps6409/ps6029/product_data_sheet09186a00801ca6ac.html and https://www.cisco.com/go/dcnm, respectively.

3.     Bundled and configure-to-order optical transceivers are shipped in the box with the product unit, but are not installed in the port cages on the unit. Spares ship separately.

4.     License documentation ships with the switch unit in the accessory kit for customer installation on the switch.

5.     License documentation ships with the switch unit in the accessory kit for customer installation on the management server.

6.     V02 = the version ID. It is clearly marked on the product label for V02 and above for cables.

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[1] FICON will be supported on the Cisco MDS 9250i in a release after the first customer shipment (FCS).
[2] FICON will be supported on the Cisco MDS 9250i in a post-FCS release.
[3] XRC will be supported on the Cisco MDS 9250i in a post-FCS release.
[4] FIPS compliance will be supported in a post-FCS release.
[5] The earlier version of Cisco Prime DCNM was the Cisco Fabric Manager
[6] FICON will be supported on the Cisco MDS 9250i in a post-FCS release
[7] XRC will be supported on the Cisco MDS 9250i in a post-FCS release.
[8] Supported only for FCoE ports prior to NxOS 6.2.15

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