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.

8.4(1)

Chapter 1, “Product Overview”

Support for Cisco MDS 9700 Supervisor-4 Module

Support for Cisco MDS 9700 Supervisor-4 Module (DS-X97-SF4-K9) was added for Cisco MDS 9710 and 9706 Directors.

8.4(1)

Chapter 1, “Product Overview”

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.

8.4(1)

“Nondisruptive Migration from a Supervisor-1 Module (DS-X97-SF1-K9) to a Supervisor-4 Module (DS-X97-SF4-K9)” section

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.

8.4(1)

“Nondisruptive Migration from Crossbar Fabric-1 Switching Modules to Crossbar Fabric-3 Switching Modules” section

Support for Cisco MDS 9700 HVDC PSU (DS-CHV-3.5KW)

Support for Cisco MDS 9700 HVDC PSU (DS-CHV-3.5KW) was added.

8.1(1b)

Chapter 1, “Product Overview”

Cisco MDS 48-Port 32-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module

The Cisco MDS 48-Port 32-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module is supported on Cisco MDS 9700 Series Multilayer Directors.

8.1(1)

High-Voltage DC PSU

A 3500W High-Voltage DC (HVDC) Power Supply Unit (DS-CHV-3.5KW) is supported on Cisco MDS 9706 and Cisco MDS 9710 Directors.

6.2(19)

Cisco MDS 24/10 port SAN Extension Module

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.

7.3(0)DY(1)

Chapter 1, “Cisco MDS 24/10 port SAN Extension Module”

Cisco MDS 9718 Multilayer Director

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.

7.3(0)D1(1)

Chapter 1, “Cisco MDS 9718 Director” and Chapter 5, “Cisco MDS 9718 Director Specification”

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.

7.3(0)

Chapter 1, “Cisco MDS 24-Port 40-Gbps Fibre Channel over Ethernet Module”

Cisco MDS 9706 Multilayer Director

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.

6.2(9)

Chapter 1, “Cisco MDS 9706 Director” and Chapter 5, “Cisco MDS 9706 Director Specification”

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).

6.2(7)

Chapter 1, “Cisco MDS 48-Port 10-Gbps Fibre Channel over Ethernet Module”

Supported SFP+ Transceiver

Added Supported 10-Gbps SFP+

Transceiver.

6.2(7)

Chapter 5, “Technical Specifications”