Cisco MDS 9500 Series Multilayer Directors

Data Sheets and Product Information

Data Sheets

• Cisco MDS 9000 Family Pluggable Transceivers Data Sheet 01-May-2019
• Cisco MDS 9513 Multilayer Director Data Sheet 14-Mar-2017
• Cisco MDS 9506 Multilayer Director Data Sheet 14-Mar-2017
• Cisco MDS 9000 Family 8-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Modules Data Sheet 15-Jan-2016
• Cisco MDS 9000 18/4-Port Multiservice Module 13-Mar-2015
• Cisco MDS 9000 10-Gbps 8-Port FCoE Module 29-Mar-2011
• Cisco MDS 9000 16-Port Storage Services Node Data Sheet 30-Jun-2010
• Cisco MDS 9500 Series Supervisor-2A Module 08-Jun-2010
• Cisco MDS 9500 Series Supervisor-2 Module 07-Jun-2010

End-of-Life and End-of-Sale Notices

• English

  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco MDS 4 Gbps Fibre Channel-SW SFP 01-May-2017
  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco MDS 9500 Family Fiber Channel Switching Modules: 8-Gbps Advanced Switching Modules, SSN-16 Module, Supervisor-2A, Fabric 3 21-Feb-2017
  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco MDS 9506 Multilayer Director 30-Oct-2015
  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco MDS 9513 Multilayer Director 30-Oct-2015
  • EoS/EoL Cisco MDS 9500 Series Power Supplies 16-Dec-2005
  • EOS and EOL Announcement for the Cisco MDS 9500 Series 2500W AC Power Supply 29-Mar-2007
  • End-of-Life Announcement For Cisco iSCSI Drivers 17-Oct-2005
  • EOS & EOL for the Cisco MDS 9000 Port Analyzer Adapter, Base 08-Mar-2005
  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco MDS 9509 Multilayer Director 31-Oct-2013
  • End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco MDS 9509 Power Supply 23-Oct-2014

• French - Canadian

  • Annonce d’arrêt de commercialisation et de fin de vie de Cisco MDS 4 Gbps Fibre Channel-SW SFP 28-Apr-2017
  • Annonce d’arrêt de commercialisation et de fin de vie des modules de commutation Fiber Channel Cisco MDS de gamme 9500: modules de commutation avancés 8-Gbps, module SSN-16, superviseur-2A, trame 3 20-Feb-2017
  • Annonce d’arrêt de commercialisation et de fin de vie de Cisco MDS 9506 Multilayer Director 30-Oct-2015
  • Annonce d’arrêt de commercialisation et de fin de vie de Cisco MDS 9513 Multilayer Director 30-Oct-2015
• EOS/EOL for the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Advanced Services Module 13-Mar-2015

Security Notices

Field Notices

• Cisco MDS 9513 Multilayer Director

  • Field Notice: FN - 63132 - MDS9000 - Potential DIMM Memory issue in small number of DS-X9530-SF2-K9 supervisor cards manufactured between September 2007 and February 2008. - Replace on Failure 22-Jan-2019

• Cisco MDS 9509 Multilayer Director

  • Field Notice: FN - 63504 - IVR and FCR Applications May Not Work With Specific MDS Gen 3 Linecards/Modules, MDS9222i Switch, and MDS 18/4 Cards Running Older Software 01-Jan-2012
  • Field Notice: FN - 63133 - MDS9000 - Generation 1 Linecards May Reload Unexpectedly When They Fail the OHMS Bootflash Test - Issue is Only Applicable to MDS Generation 1 Linecards Running SAN OS Code Prior to 3.3(1c) 03-Jul-2008
  • Field Notice: FN - 63099 - MDS9000 - Generation 1 Modules May Reload During a Non-disruptive SAN-OS Upgrade Due to Compact Flash Being Unable to Partition for New Code - Issue Has Been Addressed for Upgrades from SAN-OS 3.3.1 or Higher Releases 14-Apr-2008
  • Field Notice: FN - 63051 - MDS9000 - The DPVM Process May Terminate Unexpectedly Under Certain Conditions - This Issue Has Been Fixed in SAN-OS 3.1.1 and Later Releases - Customer Can Either Upgrade or Follow the Provided Procedure to Resolve the Issue 17-Mar-2008
  • Field Notice: FN - 63018 - Performance and Scalability Issues Observed in MDS9000 Fabric Manager Due to Database Limitations - Upgrading to Cisco Fabric Manager Version 3.2 (2c) or Later Resolves the Issue 26-Feb-2008
  • Field Notice: FN - 63019 - Under Rare Conditions, a Non-disruptive Upgrade of a DS-C9506, DS-C9509 or DS-C9513 to SAN-OS 3.1(1) through 3.2 (2c) or a Subsequent Switchover May Cause the Switch to Reboot - Workaround Provided to Resolve the Issue 23-Jan-2008
  • Field Notice: FN - 63017 - Some DS-X9032-SSM Modules Were Mistakenly Shipped with Two Partitions on the Flash Memory Instead of Three, Which is Required for Running Advanced Applications in L3 Mode - Procedure Provided to Create the Third Partition on the Flash Memory 21-Dec-2007
  • Field Notice: FN - 63001 - Small Probability That Some Generation 2 Modules, DS-X9112, DS-X9124, DS-X9148 or DS-X9704 May Reload When Upgrading to SAN-OS 3.0(x), SAN-OS 3.1(x), or SAN-OS 3.2(1a) - Upgrade to SAN-OS 3.2 (2c) or a Later Release Resolves the Issue 04-Dec-2007
  • Field Notice: FN - 62858 - Creating Port Channel ID Greater Than 128 In a Mixed Generation 1 And Generation 2 Line Card Environment Powers Down Generation 1 Line Cards, After a Hitless Upgrade From SAN-OS Release 2.(X) to 3.0 or 3.1 28-Aug-2007

• Cisco MDS 9513 Multilayer Director

  • Field Notice: FN - 63171 - Deferral of NX-OS 4.1.1a Due to Risk of Configuration Loss When Using Fabric Manager (FM) 15-Oct-2008

• Cisco MDS 9506 Multilayer Director

  • Field Notice: FN - 63171 - Deferral of NX-OS 4.1.1a Due to Risk of Configuration Loss When Using Fabric Manager (FM) 15-Oct-2008
• Field Notice: FN - 63157 - In Rare Situations Repeated show tech Commands May Cause an MDS Supervisor to Reboot When Running San OS 3.0(x) to 3.1(x) 09-Sep-2008

Install and Upgrade

Install and Upgrade Guides

• Cisco MDS 9513 Multilayer Director

  • Cisco MDS 9500 Series Hardware Installation Guide 08-Nov-2018

Configuration

Configuration Examples and TechNotes

• Cisco MDS 9513 Multilayer Director

  • Tech Note on FC Port Down due to "Error disabled - bit error rate too high" 11-Dec-2018
  • Tech Note on FC Port Down due to "Error disabled - bit error rate too high" 11-Dec-2018
• MDS 9000 Chassis Backup, Restoration, and Replacement Configuration Example 05-Nov-2015
• F-port-channel-trunk from MDS 9148 (NPV) to MDS 9509 (NPIV) Configuration Example 05-Sep-2014

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting TechNotes

• Cisco MDS 9513 Multilayer Director

  • MDS 9000 Series Fibre Channel Port Link Event "LR Rcvd B2B" Troubleshoot 27-Sep-2013

• Cisco MDS 9509 Multilayer Director

  • MDS 9000 Series Fibre Channel Port Link Event "LR Rcvd B2B" Troubleshoot 27-Sep-2013

• Cisco MDS 9506 Multilayer Director

  • MDS 9000 Series Fibre Channel Port Link Event "LR Rcvd B2B" Troubleshoot 27-Sep-2013
• Generation 4 (gen4) Linecard Slow Drain Counters and Commands Troubleshooting (MDS 9500 Series Multilayer Directors) 17-Jul-2013

Literature

Case Studies

• Education

  • University of North Carolina at Charlotte Improves Data Center Services Delivery 28-Feb-2014

• Financial

  • AmWINS Group Improves Scalability and Enhances Services 25-Feb-2014
  • Banco Azteca Spearheads Desktop Virtualizatoin With VCE Professional Services 28-Feb-2014
  • Seven Corners Meets Travelers Needs with Private Cloud (Case Study) 17-Apr-2012
  • Spanish Global Bank Manages Rapid Storage Growth with Cisco Services (Case Study) 11-Dec-2013

• Manufacturing

  • EDIF Reduces Data Center Costs by 75 Percent 29-Apr-2014

• Service Provider

  • HireRight Scales to Meet Real-Time Demand 03-Mar-2014
  • Irish Mobile Service Provider, Meteor, Builds Service Innovation and Business Expansion Around Next Generation Data Center Strategy 03-Mar-2014

• Technology

  • KORE Telematics Provider Virtualizes with Unified Data Center Solutions 24-Feb-2014
  • NTT DATA uses Cisco UCS to Achieve an Eco-friendly IT Platform 04-Mar-2014
  • NTT Data Virtualizes In-House IT System and Reduces TCO (Case Study) 03-Mar-2014

White Papers

• High-Availability Storage Networks with Cisco MDS 9500 Series Multilayer Directors 29-Jul-2020
• Cisco TrustSec Fibre Channel Link Encryption White Paper 12-Mar-2020
• Cisco MDS 9000 Family Switch Architecture 10-Jan-2019
• Intelligent Traffic Services with the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Modules 09-Jan-2019
• Cisco Unified Fabric: Enable the Data Center Network 12-Mar-2015
• Competitive SAN Local Switching Solution: Limiting Scalability, Not Improving It 09-Jan-2014
• Advanced SAN Design Using Cisco MDS 9500 Series Multilayer Directors 06-Jan-2014
• Cisco MDS 9000 10-Gbps 8-Port FCoE Module 20-May-2011 (PDF - 221 KB)
• Cisco MDS 9000 Family – The Enterprise-Class SAN Infrastructure for Unified I/O 14-Jul-2010
• VMware vSphere Data Protection and Security Compliance for Cisco/Emulex SANs 23-Mar-2010 (PDF - 5 MB)
• Cisco MDS 9000 Family Solution for Cloud Storage 23-Mar-2010
• Designing and Deploying a Cisco Unified Computing System SAN Using Cisco MDS 9000 Family Switches 01-Mar-2010
• Cisco MDS 9000 Family SANs Increase Cisco Unified Computing System Benefits 01-Mar-2010
• Cisco Virtual SAN Advantages and Use Cases 17-Aug-2009
• Accelerating IBM z/OS Global Mirror with the Cisco MDS 9000 Family 27-Jul-2009