Cisco MDS 9700 Series Multilayer Directors
Scale, performance, and integrated analytics
MDS 9700 supports 16/32G, and is now 64G ready. The industry's highest port density SAN director addresses storage requirements for large virtualized data centers. You gain excellent availability, security, and scalability; simplified management; and the ability to flexibly integrate new technologies.
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Why choose Cisco MDS 9700 for your data center?
Investment protection
Cisco MDS 9700 is now 64G ready, and no forklift upgrades.
Visibility
Reduce troubleshooting cycles with practical operational telemetry.
Automation
Cisco MDS 9700 provides Ansible support for automated SAN provisioning and management.
Storage infrastructure innovations
How do you scale your bandwidth easily and simplify your operations? Do you have real-time visibility into your SAN? This 60-minute webcast moderated by analyst George Crump, StorageSwiss.com, addresses these questions.
Features and capabilities
Scale and performance
Supports up to 64G with high scale and performance with no major upgrade for NMVe/FC and all-flash storage arrays.
Integrated analytics
Real-time analytics for Fibre Channel (FC) and NVMe/FC for fast troubleshooting and problem resolution.
Automation
Support for DevOps tools, such as Ansible, for end-to-end provisioning and IT automation.
Reliability
Industry-leading reliability with fully redundant software and hardware modules.
End-to-end visibility across SAN fabrics
Gain comprehensive visibility one very flow at line rate, without performance degradation.