Cisco MDS 9513 for IBM System Storage

The Cisco MDS 9513 for IBM System Storage provides 12 to 528 Fibre Channel ports, with 4 Gbps support and a high-availability design. It offers 4 to 44 10 Gbps ports for ISL connectivity across metro optical networks. It includes Virtual SAN (VSAN) capability for SAN consolidation into virtual SAN “islands” on a single physical fabric. The Cisco MDS 9513 is designed to provide network security features for large enterprise SANs deployment. The director also offers intelligent networking services to help simplify mainframe FICON and Fibre Channel SAN management and reduce total cost of ownership (TCO).

Highlights

• Provides Fibre Channel throughput of up to 4 gigabit per second (Gbps) per port and up to 64 Gbps with each PortChannel Inter-Switch Link connection
• Offers scalability from 12 to 528 4 Gbps Fibre Channel ports
• Offers 10 Gbps ISL ports for inter-Data Center links over metro optical networks
• Offers Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) IP ports for iSCSI or FCIP connectivity over global networks
• High-availability design with support for non-disruptive firmware upgrades
• Includes Virtual SAN (VSAN) capability for SAN consolidation into virtual SAN “islands” on a single physical fabric
• Enterprise, SAN Extension over IP, Mainframe, Storage Services Enabler and Fabric Manager Server Packages provide added intelligence and value
  

High performance and manageability for SANs

The Cisco MDS 9513 for IBM System Storage™ supports 1, 2 and 4 Gbps Fibre Channel switch connectivity and intelligent network services to help improve the security, performance and manageability required to consolidate dispersed SAN islands into a large enterprise SAN.

Improved internal bandwidth for higher scalability

The Cisco MDS 9513 for IBM System Storage utilises two Supervisor-2 Modules, designed to support high availability. The Supervisor-2 Module is designed to provide industry leading scalability, intelligent SAN services, non-disruptive software upgrades, stateful process restart and failover and redundant operation. Dual crossbar switching fabric modules provide a total internal switching bandwidth of 2.4 Tbps for inter-connection of up to eleven Fibre Channel switching modules.

Connectivity, compatibility and traffic management

Fibre Channel switching modules are designed to improve performance, flexibility and density. The Cisco MDS 9513 for IBM System Storage requires a minimum of one, and allows a maximum of eleven, Fibre Channel switching modules. These modules are available in 12-, 24- or 48-port 4 Gbps configurations, allowing the Cisco MDS 9513 to support 12 to 528 Fibre Channel ports per chassis. Optionally, a 4-port 10 Gbps Fibre Channel module is available for high performance inter-switch link (ISL) connections over metro optical networks.