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Cisco MDS 9700 Series Multilayer Directors
Cisco MDS 9710 Multilayer Director
Specifications Overview
Series
Cisco MDS 9700 Series Multilayer Directors
Overview
Product Overview
Status
Orderable
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Release Date
23-APR-2013
Product ID
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01FT564
01FT565
01FT566
01FT568
01FT569
01FT570
01FT600
01FT601
01FT643
01FT644
01FT645
02JD635
02JD636
02JD753
02JD753X
C1F1PMDS9700K9
CAB-1900W-ISR
CAB-1900W-ISR=
CAB-9K16A-ARG
CAB-9K16A-ARG=
CAB-9K16A-AUS
CAB-9K16A-AUS=
CAB-9K16A-BRZ
CAB-9K16A-BRZ=
CAB-9K16A-CH
CAB-9K16A-CH=
CAB-9K16A-EU
CAB-9K16A-EU=
CAB-9K16A-INT
CAB-9K16A-INT=
CAB-9K16A-ISR
CAB-9K16A-ISR=
CAB-9K16A-SA
CAB-9K16A-SA=
CAB-9K16A-SW
CAB-9K16A-SW=
CAB-9K16A-US1
CAB-9K16A-US1=
CAB-9K16A-US2
CAB-9K16A-US2=
CAB-C19-CBN
CAB-C19-CBN=
DCNM-S-M97HK9=
DCNM-S-M97XEK9=
DCNM-S-M97XK9
DCNM-S-M97XK9=
DCNM-SAN-M97-K9
DCNM-SAN-M97-K9=
DCNM-SAN-M97EK9=
DS-9710-KIT-CCO
DS-9710-KIT-CCO=
DS-C9700-LC-BL2
DS-C9700-LC-BL2=
DS-C9700-SUP-BL
DS-C9700-SUP-BL=
DS-C9706-BSK-RF
DS-C9706-CBTOP-RF
DS-C9706-CMK
DS-C9706-CMK=
DS-C9706-FAN
DS-C9706-FAN-D
DS-C9706-FAN-RF
DS-C9706H-1K9
DS-C9710
DS-C9710-1EK9
DS-C9710-1EK9-RF
DS-C9710-1K9
DS-C9710-1K9-RF
DS-C9710-1K9-WS
DS-C9710-4B8K9
DS-C9710-4BSK9
DS-C9710-AFLT
DS-C9710-AFLT=
DS-C9710-BSK=
DS-C9710-CBTOP=
DS-C9710-FAN
DS-C9710-FAN-RF
DS-C9710-FAN=
DS-C9710-FD-MB
DS-C9710-FD-MB=
DS-C9710-FDAFLT
DS-C9710-FDAFLT=
DS-C9710-RF
DS-C9710-RMK=
DS-C9710-SHPPKG=
DS-C9710-V2K9
DS-C9710-V3K9
DS-C9710-WS
DS-C9710=
DS-C9710H-1K9
DS-C9718-AFLT
DS-C9718-AFLT=
DS-C9718-FDAFLT=
DS-CAC-3000W
DS-CAC-3000W-RF
DS-CAC-3000W=
DS-CDC97-3KW
DS-CDC97-3KW-RF
DS-SC-HK9
DS-SC-HK9=
DS-SFP-10GE-LR
DS-SFP-10GE-LR=
DS-SFP-10GE-SR
DS-SFP-10GE-SR-RF
DS-SFP-10GE-SR=
DS-SFP-FC10G-LW
DS-SFP-FC10G-LW-RF
DS-SFP-FC10G-LW=
DS-SFP-FC10G-SW
DS-SFP-FC10G-SW-RF
DS-SFP-FC10G-SW=
DS-SFP-FC16G-LW
DS-SFP-FC16G-LW-RF
DS-SFP-FC16G-LW=
DS-SFP-FC16G-SW
DS-SFP-FC16G-SW-RF
DS-SFP-FC16G-SW-WS
DS-SFP-FC16G-SW=
DS-SFP-FC16GELW
DS-SFP-FC16GELW-RF
DS-SFP-FC16GELW=
DS-SFP-FC32G-LW
DS-SFP-FC32G-LW=
DS-SFP-FC32G-SW
DS-SFP-FC32G-SW=
DS-SHELF=
DS-X9648-1536K9
DS-X9648-1536K9-RF
DS-X9648-1536K9-WS
DS-X9648-1536K9=
DS-X9710-FAB1
DS-X9710-FAB1++=
DS-X9710-FAB1-RF
DS-X9710-FAB1=
DS-X9710-FAB1B=
DS-X9710-FAB3
DS-X9710-FAB3=
DS-X9710H-FAB1=
DS-X9824960BDC10=
DS-X9824960BDK9=
DS-X9824960SRC10=
DS-X9824960SRK9=
DS-X9KSL0TCVR
L-D-M97S-AXK9
L-D-M97S-AXK9=
L-DCNM-S-M97-K9
L-DCNM-S-M97-K9=
L-DCNM-S-M97XK9
L-DCNM-S-M97XK9=
L-M97ENTK9=
L-M97FIC1K9=
L-M97S-AXK9
L-M97S-AXK9=
M97ENTHPK9=
M97ENTK9
M97ENTK9=
M97ENTK9E=
M97FIC1K9
M97FIC1K9=
M97FIC1K9E=
M97FIC1K9H=
M97IOA24102XE=
M97S3K9-6.2.19
M97S3K9-7.3.1DY
M97S3K9-8.1.1
M97S3K9-NPE-6.2.19
M97S3K9-NPE-7.31DY
M97S3K9-NPE-8.1.1
SAN192C-6
SAN32C-6
SAN384C-6
SAN50C-R
SAN768C-6
Compatibility
Compatible Interfaces and Modules
10 Gigabit Modules
1000BASE-LX/LH SFP
10GBASE-ER XENPAK Module
10GBASE-LR X2 Module
10GBASE-LR XENPAK Module
10GBASE-SR X2 Module
10GBASE-SR XENPAK Module
40 Gigabit Modules
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27-Aug-2019
Annonce d’arrêt de commercialisation et de fin de vie de Cisco 8 Gbps Fibre Channel Extended Reach SFP+, LC
27-Aug-2019
End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco MDS 9700 48-Port 16-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module
01-Apr-2019
Annonce d’arrêt de commercialisation et de fin de vie de Cisco MDS 9700 48-Port 16-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module
01-Apr-2019
Security Notices
Field Notices
Cisco MDS 9710 Multilayer Director
Field Notice: FN - 72015 - Specific Releases of Data Center Network Manager Release 7.X Affected by Adobe Flash End-of-Life - Software Upgrade Recommended
19-Jan-2021
Field Notice: FN - 70169 - Invalid IPv6 Address Created by NX-OS on Cisco MDS 9706 and 9710 Leads to Bootflash and ISSU/D Issues - Workaround Provided
20-Jun-2018
Field Notice: FN - 70025 - MDS9K - DS-SFP-FC16G-LW - High Power Warnings - Workaround Provided
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Configuration
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06-Dec-2017
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Cisco MDS 9700 Series Brochure
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Make Your Storage Networks Self-Provisioning Brochure
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Make Your Storage Networks Self-Provisioning Brochure
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19-Jan-2016
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NetApp Engineering Shared Infrastructure Services (ESIS) Becomes Compatible with Future Systems
22-Apr-2013
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Service Provider Builds SAN for Growth and Future Service Delivery
20-Aug-2014
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University of Siegen Empowering Education and Advanced Research
05-Feb-2013
(PDF - 216 KB)
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Cisco MDS 9700 SAN Directors: Brief overview
30-Mar-2020
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Cisco MDS 9700 SAN Directors: Quick technical overview
30-Mar-2020
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Solution Overviews
Cisco SAN Analytics and SAN Telemetry Streaming Solution Overview
09-Sep-2019
White Papers
Cisco Storage Infographic
27-Jun-2014
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Design a Reliable and Highly Available Fibre Channel SAN White Paper
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Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)
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Next Generation Cisco MDS
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