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Numerics
12-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel switching modules
description 1-35
figure 1-35
14/2-port Multiprotocol Services module. See MPS-14/2
16-port switching modules
description 1-38
figure 1-38
24-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel switching modules
description 1-35
figure 1-35
24-port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel switching modules
description 1-33
figure 1-33
32-port Fibre Channel Advanced Services Module. See ASM
32-port Fibre Channel Storage Services Module. See SSM
32-port switching modules
description 1-37
figure 1-38
4/44-port 8-Gbps Host-Optimized Fibre Channel switching modules
description 1-33
figure 1-33
48-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel switching modules
description 1-34
LEDs (figure) 1-34
48-port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel switching modules
description 1-33
figure 1-33
4-port 10-Gbps Fibre Channel switching modules
description 1-36
figure 1-36
A
AC power
installing (MDS 9509 Director) 2-57
providing (MDS 9506 Director) 2-30, 2-32
providing (MDS 9509 Director) 2-30, 2-32
providing (MDS 9513 Director) 2-29
removing (MDS 9509 Director) 2-56
removing (MDS 9513 Director) 2-52
airflow specifications D-4
ASM
description 1-48
figure 1-48
LEDs (table) 1-49
audience
description 1-xv
B
backplane
description 1-8
batteries on CSM 2-50
binary images
Bladeswitch 1-9
C
cabinet installation guidelines 2-2
cabinets
perforated, requirements C-3
requirements C-1
solid wall requirements C-4
space requirements C-2
cabling
COM1 port E-3
console port E-2
MGMT 10/100/1000 Ethernet port E-4
MGMT 10/100 Ethernet port E-6
requirements B-2
Caching Services Module. See CSM
chassis
grounding 2-23
installing guidelines 2-3
unpacking 2-5
chassis (MDS 9506 Director)
description 1-7
features 1-7
figure 1-7
grounding (figure) 2-27
installing in a rack (procedure) 2-15
preinstallation 2-2
serial number location F-3
chassis (MDS 9509 Director)
description 1-6
features 1-6
figure 1-6
grounding 2-26
installing in a rack (procedure) 2-11
power supplies 2-11
preinstallation 2-2
serial number location F-2
chassis (MDS 9513 Director)
description 1-3
features 1-3
installing in a rack (procedure) 2-7
power supplies 1-10, 2-7, 2-28
preinstallation 2-2
serial number location F-2
Cisco MDS 9500 Series Multilayer Directors
description 1-1
Cisco MDS Fabric Switch 1-9
clock modules
installing (MDS 9506 Director) 2-86
installing (MDS 9509 Director) 2-83
installing (MDS 9513 Director) 2-79
installing in MDS 9506 Director (procedure) 2-86
installing in MDS 9509 Director (procedure) 2-79, 2-83
removing (MDS 9506 Director) 2-84
removing (MDS 9509 Director) 2-80
removing (MDS 9513 Director) 2-76, 2-77
removing from MDS 9506 Director (procedure) 2-83
removing from MDS 9509 Director (procedure) 2-77, 2-80
COM1 port
cabling E-3
connecting B-4
pinouts (table) E-3
support B-4
support (note) B-4
CompactFlash cards
installing 2-76
LED on supervisor module 1-23
removing 2-75
Supervisor-1 modules 1-23
Supervisor-2 modules 1-19
Supervisor-2 modules, LEDs 1-19
connecting
COM1 port B-4
console port B-2
Fibre Channel ports B-9
MGMT 10/100/1000 B-6
MGMT 10/100 Ethernet port B-7
console port
cabling E-2
connecting B-2
pinouts E-2
contact and site information F-6
crossbar fan modules
description 1-16
crossbar modules
Cisco MDS 9513 support 1-25
description 1-25
installing 2-48
location 1-25
supervisor association 1-25
crossbar switching fabric
description 1-22
dual fabric configurations 1-17, 1-22
mesh design 1-17
Supervisor-2 modules 1-17
CSM
batteries 2-50
description 1-52
installing 2-45
internal (figure) 1-53
LEDs (table) 1-54
maintaining 2-50
powering off 2-44
removing 2-44
requirement (note) 2-44
CUP 1-41
customer service, contacting F-1
CWDM transceivers
description 1-56
SFP transceiver specifications D-30
D
DC power
installing (MDS 9509 Director) 2-62
providing (MDS 9506 Director) 2-34
providing (MDS 9509 Director) 2-33
removing (MDS 9509 Director) 2-61
documentation
additional publications 1-xviii
downloading software images
ASM-SFN image 1-48
SSM image 1-50
DWDM transceivers
E
electrostatic discharge (ESD) 2-19
environmental specifications D-1
Ethernet port
MGMT 10/100 B-7
MGMT 10/100/1000 B-6
F
fan modules
crossbar fan modules, description 1-16
description 1-16
failure (caution) 1-16
LEDs 1-16
removing and installing 2-68
Fiber Connectivity 1-41
fiber optic cables, maintaining B-16
Fibre Channel/Gigabit Ethernet SFP transceivers 1-56
Fibre Channel ports
connecting B-9
connecting with LC-type cables (figure) B-15
G
Genaration 3 Modules
Installing the MDS 9000 4/44-Port 8-Gbps Host-Optimized Module A-3
Generation 1 modules
services modules 1-41
switching modules 1-32
Generation 2 modules
switching modules 1-32
Generation 3 modules
switching modules 1-32
Gigabit Ethernet/Fibre Channel SFP transceiver specifications D-28
grounding
attaching the ESD wrist strap 2-19
best practices 2-17
chasis 2-23
establishing the system ground 2-22
required tools and equipment 2-22
H
hardware compatibility matrix (table) 1-27
heat dissipation
Cisco MDS 9506 Director D-16
Cisco MDS 9509 Director D-7, D-11
high availability
features 1-1
I
IBM BladeCenter 1-9
installing
chassis (MDS 9506 Director) 2-2
chassis (MDS 9509 Director) 2-2
chassis (MDS 9513 Director) 2-2
CompactFlash cards 2-76
crossbar modules 2-48
EIA shelf brackets C-6
equipment required 2-5
guidelines 2-3
power supplies (Cisco MDS 9513 Director 2-54
power supplies (MDS 9509 Director) 2-57, 2-62
rack mount brackets C-11
rack-mounting guidelines C-7
services modules 2-38
SFP transceiver cables B-15
SFP transceivers (note) B-13
shelf brackets C-12
switching modules 2-38
Telco shelf brackets C-6
X2 transceivers B-11
installing SFP transceivers B-14
IPS modules
IPS-4 modules (figure) 1-47
IPS-4 modules, description 1-46
IPS-8 modules, description 1-46
IPS-8 modules, figure 1-46
LEDs (table) 1-47
IP Storage Services module. See IPS modules
IPv6 1-41
L
LC-type cables
connecting to Fibre Channel ports B-15
figure B-15
LEDs
ASM (table) 1-49
CSM (table) 1-54
fan modules 1-16
IPS modules (table) 1-47
MDS 9513 Director power supplies (table) 1-11
Supervisor-2 modules (table) 1-20
switching modules (table) 1-37, 1-40
M
maintaining
CSM 2-50
CSM disk drives 2-51
fiber optic cables B-16
SFP transceivers B-16
maintenance records F-1
MDS 9506 Director
description 1-7
grounding location (figure) 2-27
heat dissipation D-16
installing clock modules (procedure) 2-86
installing in a rack(procedure) 2-15
power supply LEDs (table) 1-8, 1-15
removing clock modules (procedure) 2-83
MDS 9509 Director
description 1-6
figure 1-6
grounding location (figure) 2-26
installing clock modules (procedure) 2-79, 2-83
installing in a rack (procedure) 2-11
power supply LEDs (table) 1-8, 1-15
removing clock modules (procedure) 2-77, 2-80
MDS 9513 Director
installing in a rack (procedure) 2-7
MGMT 10/100/1000 Ethernet port
cabling E-4
pinouts E-4
MGMT 10/100/1000 port
connecting B-6
MGMT 10/100 Ethernet port
cabling E-6
connecting B-7
pinouts E-6
Migration Procedures
Generation 3 modules A-3
Installing MDS 9513 Fabric 2 Modules and Installing MDS 9000 24-port or 48-port 8-Gbps Modules A-9
Installing MDS 9513 Fabric 2 Modules and Running Cisco SAN-OS 3.x A-5
Installing the MDS 9000 4/44-Port 8-Gbps Host-Optimized Module A-3
Installing the MDS 9513 Fabric 2 Modules and Activating Higher Bandwidth by Reloading the Switch A-10
Migration Procedure for the MDS 9509 Director and MDS 9506 Director A-12
modules
chassis compatibility 1-27
specifications D-4
weight D-5
MPS-14/2
software release requirements 1-44, 1-48
N
NEBS 2-19
network connections, preparing B-2
new and changed information (table) 1-ix
O
open racks, standard (requirements) C-5
organization
description 1-xv
P
PEMs
installing 2-64
removing 2-64
physical specifications (table) D-2
pinouts
COM 1 port E-3
console port E-2
MGMT 10/100/1000 Ethernet port E-4
MGMT 10/100 Ethernet port E-6
plugs supported for power supplies E-7
port
MGMT 10/100/1000 B-6
on supervisor module 1-22
port indexes
availability 1-28
description 1-28
Generation 1 limitations 1-28
Generation 2 maximum 1-31
Generation combination (example) 1-30
Generation combination limitations 1-30
port interfaces
Supervisor-2 modules 1-18
power cord, jumper E-11
power cords, length E-7
powering up the switch 2-36
power supplies
chassis (MDS 9509 Director) 2-11
chassis (MDS 9513 Director) 2-7, 2-28
circuits 2-4
description 1-9
installing (Cisco MDS 9506 Director) 2-67
installing (Cisco MDS 9513 Director) 2-54
installing (MDS 9509 Director) 2-57, 2-62
LEDs 1-11
LEDs (table) 1-11
MDS 9506 Director LEDs (table) 1-8, 1-15
MDS 9509 Director LEDs (table) 1-8, 1-15
MDS 9513 Director 1-10
MDS 9513 Director (figure) 1-10
removing (Cisco MDS 9506 Director) 2-67
removing (MDS 9509 Director) 2-56, 2-61
removing (MDS 9513 Director) 2-52
starting up the switch 2-28
supported plugs E-7
power supplies (Cisco MDS 9506 Director)
removing and installing PEMs 2-64
specifications D-14
power supplies (Cisco MDS 9509 Director)
power supplies (MDS 9506 Director)
description 1-15
power supplies (MDS 9509 Director)
description 1-12
pre-installation
guidelines 2-2
rack mount brackets C-7
R
rack-mount installation options 2-2
racks
EIA installing C-10
open, requirements C-5
required equipment C-8
space requirements C-2
Telco installing C-9
Telco requirements C-6
records
chassis and module information F-7
contact and site information F-6
site planning and maintenance F-1
removing
CompactFlash cards 2-75
CSM 2-44
power supplies (MDS 9509 Director) 2-56, 2-61
power supplies (MDS 9513 Director) 2-52
services modules 2-45
SFP transceiver cables B-14
SFP transceivers B-12
shelf brackets C-12
supervisor modules 2-39
switching modules 2-45
X2 transceivers B-11
S
SAN extension 1-41
serial number
location (MDS 9506 Director) F-3
location (MDS 9509 Director) F-2
location (MDS 9513 Director) figure F-2
services modules
ASM 1-48
CSM 1-52
description 1-41
Generation 1 modules 1-41
IPS modules 1-46
MPS-14/2 module 1-44
MSFM-18/4 module 1-42
MSM-18/4 module 1-41
removing 2-45
specifications D-4
SSM 1-50
SFP and SFP+ transceivers
specifications D-22
SFP transceivers
Fibre Channel 1-56
Fibre Channel/Gigabit Ethernet 1-56
Fibre Channel/Gigabit Ethernet supported D-28
Fibre Channel specifications D-23
Fibre Channel supported D-23
Gigabit Ethernet 1-56
installing B-14
latches supported B-12
removing B-12
shelf bracket
Cisco MDS 9500, installation C-13
installing Telco/EIA C-6
shelf brackets
description C-13
site planning preparation checklist F-4
specifications
airflow D-4
cables E-1
environmental D-1
heat dissipation for Cisco MDS 9506 Director D-16
heat dissipation for Cisco MDS 9509 Director D-7, D-11
MDS 9513 Director D-6
modules D-4
physical (MDS 9506 Director) D-3
pinouts E-1
power, MDS 9506 Director D-14
power, MDS 9509 Director D-6, D-9
SFP and SFP+ transceivers D-22
SSM
alarm LEDs 1-50
description 1-50
figure 1-50
LEDs (table) 1-51
power-on LEDs 1-50
ready LEDs 1-50
self-test passed LEDs 1-50
self-test running LEDs 1-50
Supervisor-1 modules
CompactFlash cards 1-23
control and management 1-21
Ethernet port B-7
features 1-21
figure 1-21
LEDs 1-23
LEDs (figure) 1-23
LEDs (table) 1-23
memory options 1-22
nondisruptive restart 1-21
processor 1-22
redundant central arbiter 1-21
support (note) 1-21
warm switchover 1-22
Supervisor-2
Ethernet port B-6
Supervisor-2 modules
CompactFlash cards 1-19
CompactFlash cards LEDs 1-19
control and management 1-18
description 1-17
features 1-17
figure 1-17
integrated crossbar switching fabric 1-17
LEDs 1-19
LEDs (figure) 1-19
LEDs (table) 1-20
LEDs description 1-19
memory options 1-18
nondisruptive restart 1-18
port interfaces 1-18
processor 1-18
redundant central arbiter 1-18
warm switchover 1-18
supervisor module
port interfaces 1-22
supervisor modules
description 1-16
removing 2-39
specifications D-4
switching modules
12-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel switching modules 1-35
16-port 2-Gbps Fibre Channel (figure) 1-38
24-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel switching modules 1-35
24-port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel switching modules 1-33
32-port 2-Gbps Fibre Channel (figure) 1-37
4/44-port 4-Gbps Host-Optimized Fibre Channel switching modules 1-33
48-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel switching modules 1-34
48-port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel switching modules 1-33
4-port 10-Gbps Fibre Channel switching modules 1-36
description 1-32
downloading binary image 1-48, 1-50
features 1-39
Generation 1 modules 1-32
Generation 2 modules 1-32
Generation 3 modules 1-32
removing 2-45
specifications D-4
system grounding 2-17
T
Telco racks (requirements) C-6
transceivers
description 1-55
supported SFP transceivers 1-55
supported X2 transceiver 1-55
troubleshooting
contacting customer service F-1
W
weight of modules D-5
X
X2 transceivers
installing B-11
removing B-11
supported (table) D-20
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