Cisco MDS 9300 Series Multilayer Fabric Switches

Data Sheets and Product Information

At-a-Glance

• Cisco MDS 16G Multilayer Fabric Switch–AAG 10-Mar-2016 (PDF - 792 KB)

Data Sheets

• Cisco MDS 9396V 64-Gbps 96-Port Fibre Channel Switch Data Sheet 30-Aug-2023
• Cisco MDS 9396T 32-Gbps 96-Port Fibre Channel Switch Data Sheet 16-Jun-2023
• Cisco MDS 9396S 16G Multilayer Fabric Switch Data Sheet 08-Jun-2023
• Cisco MDS Smart Licensing Using Policy Data Sheet 27-May-2023

Security Notices

Field Notices

• Applicable to Multiple Models

  • Field Notice: FN72237 - Cisco MDS Fabric Switch – Some Hosts Might Lose Connectivity After a Switch Software Update - Software Upgrade Recommended 06-Oct-2023
  • Field Notice: FN - 72115 - Nexus Product Line: QuoVadis Root CA 2 Decommission Might Affect Smart Licensing and Smart Call Home Functionality - Software Upgrade Recommended 02-Aug-2022

• Cisco MDS 9396S 16G Multilayer Fabric Switch

  • Field Notice: FN74128 - MDS 9396S Fabric Switches Might Disruptively Reload or MDS 9700 32 Gbps FC Modules Might Log EOBC Failure - Software Upgrade Recommended 27-Mar-2024
  • Field Notice: FN72223 - MDS 9148S, MDS 9396S and MDS 9250i Switches That Run on NX-OS Releases 8.4(2), 8.4(2a), 8.4(2b), 9.2(1) or 9.2(2) Might Spontaneously Reload - Software Upgrade Recommended 06-Oct-2023
  • Field Notice: FN - 64211 - MDS9K - Traffic Interruption Due To Fibre Channel Interface Link Up/Down Events - Software Upgrade Recommended 11-Oct-2017

• Cisco MDS 9396T 32-Gbps 96-Port Fibre Channel Switch

  • Field Notice: FN - 72162 - MDS 9396T and MDS 9148T Might Reload During or Not Pass Traffic After a Nondisruptive Software Update - Software Upgrade Recommended 10-Jun-2021

Reference

Documentation Roadmaps

• Cisco MDS 9000 - Release 9.x Documentation Suite 18-Aug-2023
• Cisco MDS 9000 - Release 8.x Documentation Suite 14-Feb-2020
• Cisco MDS 9000 - Release 7.x Documentation Suite 09-Mar-2018
• Cisco MDS 9000 - Release 6.x Documentation Suite 09-Mar-2018

Install and Upgrade

Install and Upgrade Guides

• Cisco MDS 9396V Multilayer Fabric Switch Hardware Installation Guide 18-Aug-2023
• Cisco MDS 9396T Multilayer Fabric Switch Hardware Installation Guide 02-May-2020
• Cisco MDS 9396S Multilayer Fabric Switch Hardware Installation Guide 06-Feb-2019

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting TechNotes

• Tech Note on Priority Transmit B2B Credits in MDS Switches 06-Dec-2017

Literature

Brochures

• Make Your Storage Networks Self-Provisioning Brochure 21-Feb-2021