- New and Changed Information
- Product Overview
- Preparing the Site
- Installing the Cisco MDS 9700 Series Switches
- Connecting the Cisco MDS 9700 Series
- Installing, Removing, and Verifying Field Replaceable Units
- Technical Specifications
- Cable and Port Specifications
- Site Planning and Maintenance Records
- Cisco MDS 9700 Series Accessory Kit Contents
Cisco MDS 9700 Series Hardware Installation Guide
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Chapter: New and Changed Information
New and Changed Information
Table 1 lists the new and changed features available with each supported Cisco MDS NX-OS release for the Cisco MDS 9700 Series, with the latest release first.
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The Cisco MDS 48-Port 64-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module (DS-X9748-3072K9) was added for Cisco MDS 9700 Series Multilayer Directors. |
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Support for Cisco MDS 9700 Crossbar Fabric-3 Switching Module |
Support for Cisco MDS 9700 Crossbar Fabric-3 Switching Module (DS-X9718-FAB3) was added for Cisco MDS 9718 Director. |
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Support for Cisco MDS 9700 Supervisor-4 Module (DS-X97-SF4-K9) was added for Cisco MDS 9718 Director. |
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Nondisruptive Migration from a Supervisor-1E Module to a Supervisor-4 Module |
Support for nondisruptive migration from a Supervisor-1E Module to Supervisor-4 Module was added for Cisco MDS 9718 Director. |
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Nondisruptive Migration from Crossbar Fabric-1 Switching Modules to Crossbar Fabric-3 Switching Modules |
Support for nondisruptive migration from Crossbar Fabric-1 Switching Modules to Crossbar Fabric-3 Switching Modules was added for Cisco MDS 9718 Director. |
“Nondisruptive Migration from Crossbar Fabric-1 Switching Modules to Crossbar Fabric-3 Switching Modules” section |
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Support for Cisco MDS 9700 Crossbar Fabric-3 Switching Module |
Support for Cisco MDS 9700 Crossbar Fabric-3 Switching Module (DS-X9710-FAB3) was added for Cisco MDS 9710 Director. Support for Cisco MDS 9700 Crossbar Fabric-3 Switching Module (DS-X9706-FAB3) was added for Cisco MDS 9706 Director. |
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Support for Cisco MDS 9700 Supervisor-4 Module (DS-X97-SF4-K9) was added for Cisco MDS 9710 and 9706 Directors. |
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Nondisruptive Migration from a Supervisor-1 Module to a Supervisor-4 Module |
Support for nondisruptive migration from a Supervisor-1 Module to Supervisor-4 Module was added for Cisco MDS 9710 and 9706 Directors. |
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Nondisruptive Migration from Crossbar Fabric-1 Switching Modules to Crossbar Fabric-3 Switching Modules |
Support for nondisruptive migration from Crossbar Fabric-1 Switching Modules to Crossbar Fabric-3 Switching Modules was added for Cisco MDS 9710 and 9706 Directors. |
“Nondisruptive Migration from Crossbar Fabric-1 Switching Modules to Crossbar Fabric-3 Switching Modules” section |
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Support for Cisco MDS 9700 HVDC PSU (DS-CHV-3.5KW) was added. |
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The Cisco MDS 48-Port 32-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module is supported on Cisco MDS 9700 Series Multilayer Directors. |
Chapter 1, “Cisco MDS 48-Port 32-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module” |
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A 3500W High-Voltage DC (HVDC) Power Supply Unit (DS-CHV-3.5KW) is supported on Cisco MDS 9706 and Cisco MDS 9710 Directors. |
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The Cisco MDS 24/10 port SAN Extension Module is supported on Cisco MDS 9700 Series Multilayer Directors. With 24 line rate 2, 4, 8, 10, and 16-Gbps Fibre Channel ports and eight 1 and 10GE or two 40GE Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP) ports, this module enables large and scalable deployment of SAN extension solutions. |
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The Cisco MDS 9718 chassis has 18 slots for one or two supervisor modules and up to 16 I/O modules. The chassis also holds up to six fabric modules, up to 16 AC or DC 3-kW power supplies, and three fan trays. |
Chapter 1, “Cisco MDS 9718 Director” and Chapter 6, “Cisco MDS 9718 Director Specification” |
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Cisco MDS-24 port 40-Gbps Fibre Channel over Ethernet Module |
The Cisco MDS 9700 24-Port 40-Gbps Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) Module provides Cisco Unified fabric connectivity to the SAN core. |
Chapter 1, “Cisco MDS 24-Port 40-Gbps Fibre Channel over Ethernet Module” |
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Added the Cisco MDS 9706 Multilayer Director (DS-C9706). The chassis consists of 6 horizontal slots, where slots 1, 2, 5, and 6 are reserved for switching, services, and slots 3 and 4 for supervisor modules only. |
Chapter 1, “Cisco MDS 9706 Director” and Chapter 6, “Cisco MDS 9706 Director Specification” |
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Cisco MDS 48-Port 10-Gigabit Fibre Channel over Ethernet Module |
Added the Cisco MDS 48-Port 10-Gigabit Fibre Channel over Ethernet module (DS-X9848-480K9). |
Chapter 1, “Cisco MDS 48-Port 10-Gbps Fibre Channel over Ethernet Module” |
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