Cisco MDS 9396S 16G Multilayer Fabric Switch

Versatile, Affordable, High Density Fabric Switch

The Cisco MDS 9396S 16G Multilayer Fabric Switch is the next generation of the highly reliable, flexible, and affordable Cisco MDS 9000 Family fabric switches. This powerful, compact, 2-rack-unit switch scales from 48 to 96 line-rate 16-Gbps Fibre Channel ports in 12 port increments. The Cisco MDS 9396S offers enterprise-class features at affordable price.

Accelerate Fibre Channel Workload

Demartek says better performance with Cisco and Emulex 16 Gb Fibre Channel.

See Results

Video Data Sheet

Learn the benefits of this high density, versatile, and affordable fabric switch. (3:09 min)

Read Data Sheet

Features and Capabilities

Benefits

Flexibility for growth
Single switch solution for small SAN deployments
Easy deployment and management
Affordable switch with enterprise-class features

Features

PowerOn Auto Provisioning and intelligent diagnostics
In-Service Software Upgrade and dual redundant hot-swappable power supplies for high availability
Role-based authentication, authorization, and accounting services to support regulatory requirements
High-performance interswitch links with multipath load balancing
Smart zoning and virtual output queuing
Hardware-based slow port detection and recovery

Specifications at a Glance

Performance and Port Configuration

Supports configurations of 48 60, 72, 84, or 96 active ports, with pay-as-you-grow, on-demand licensing
2/4/8/10/16-Gbps auto-sensing with 16 Gbps of dedicated bandwidth per port
Up to 4095 buffer credits per group of 4 ports (500 per port default, 4095 maximum for a single port in the group)