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Cisco MDS 9500 Series Multilayer Directors

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Highlights

  • Offers scalability to 192, 336 and 528 maximum Fibre Channel port count at 1, 2, 4, 8 and 10 Gbps Fibre Channel speed
  • Multilayer architecture transparently integrates Fibre Channel, Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), IBM FICON, Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI), and Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP) in one system
  • 32- and 48-port 8 Gbps Advanced Fibre Channel switching modules designed to allow a port to be configured as either 1, 2, 4, 8 or 10 Gbps, consolidating all ports into the same Fibre Channel switching module
  • High-performance Inter-Switch Links (ISLs) that provide additional availability at the fabric level; PortChannel capability allows users to aggregate up to 16 physical links into one logical bundle
  • Supports all generations of Cisco MDS 9000 Family switching modules, providing outstanding investment protection
  • Delivers comprehensive security and unified SAN management
  • Includes Virtual SAN (VSAN) capability for SAN consolidation into virtual SAN islands on a single physical fabric

The Cisco MDS 9500 Series Multilayer Directors for IBM® System Storage® are director-class storage area networking (SAN) switches designed for deployment in scalable enterprise and service provider clouds to enable flexibility, resiliency and reliability. Layering a comprehensive set of intelligent features onto a high-performance, protocol-independent switch fabric, the MDS 9500 Series Multilayer Directors address the critical requirements of large virtualized data center storage environments such as high availability, security, scalability, ease-of- management and simple integration of new technologies for extremely flexible data center SAN solutions.

Sharing the same operating system and management interface with other Cisco data center switches, the MDS 9500 Directors can help enable smooth deployment of unified fabrics with high-performance Fibre Channel and FCoE connectivity for low total cost of ownership (TCO). Compatible with all generations of Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fibre Channel Switching Modules, the MDS 9500 Series Multilayer Directors can help provide outstanding investment protection.

Feature Benefits
Advanced switching technology
  • Scalability to 192, 336 and 528 maximum Fibre Channel port count at 1, 2, 4, 8 and 10 Gbps speed
  • Virtual SAN (VSAN) capability for SAN consolidation into virtual SAN islands on a single physical fabric
  • Comprehensive security and unified SAN management
  • Multilayer architecture protocol integration
32- and 48-port 8-Gbps Advanced Fibre Channel switching modules
  • Designed to enable a port to be configured as either 1/2/4/8 Gbps or 10 Gbps consolidating all ports into the same Fibre Channel switching module
  • Designed to enable the 32- and 48-port switching modules to deliver 256 Gbps in the MDS 9513
Fabric3 Switching Modules
  • Designed to enable the 32- and 48-port switching modules to deliver 256 Gbps in the MDS 9513
MDS 9500 Series Supervisor-2A Module
  • Designed to enables intelligent, resilient, scalable, and secure high-performance multilayer SAN switching solutions.
  • Supports deployment of Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) in the Cisco MDS 9500 Multilayer Director chassis
Multilayer architecture
  • Transparently integrates Fibre Channel, FCoE, IBM FICON, Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) and Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP) in one system
High-performance Inter-Switch Links (ISLs)
  • Provide additional availability at the fabric level. PortChannel capability allows users to aggregate up to 16 physical links into one logical bundle
Data Center Network Manager
  • Easy-to-use application that simplifies management across multiple switches and converged fabrics
Storage Media Encryption
  • Protects data at rest on heterogeneous tape drives, virtual tape libraries (VTLs), and disk arrays in a SAN environment

Product characteristics
Product numbers
  • MDS 9513 for System Storage (2054-E11)
  • MDS 9509 for System Storage (2054-E07)
  • MDS 9506 for System Storage (2054-E04)
Base machine Base chassis includes the following components:

One Director chassis, fans, shelf bracket kit, cable management kit, manuals and accessory kit from Cisco

2054-E11—MDS 9513 for System Storage includes two Supervisor-2A cards, two Fabric3 cards, and two AC power supplies

2054-E07—MDS 9509 for System Storage includes two Supervisor-2A cards and two AC power supplies

2054-E04—MDS 9506 for System Storage includes two Supervisor-2A cards and two AC power supplies

Base Functionality:

DCNM, VSAN, ACLs, fabric zoning and trunking. All models include NX-OS Software Release 5.2 or later firmware with DCNM, VSAN and Port Channel capabilities and one-year IBM warranty
Transceivers
  • 4 Gbps Fibre Channel-Shortwave (SW) and Longwave (LW) 10 km, SFP transceivers
  • 8 Gbps Fibre Channel-SW and LW, SFP+ transceivers
  • 10 Gbps Fibre Channel SW and LW, SFP+ transceivers
  • Tri-rate Fibre Channel-SW and LW, SFP transceivers
  • Copper GbE SFP transceivers
  • 10 Gbps Fibre Channel Shortreach (SR), LW and ER X2 transceivers
  • 10 Gbps Ethernet-SR X2 transceivers
  • 10GBASE-SR and LR SFP+
Note: Some SFPs are available in 4-pack
Hot-swap components Supervisor modules, crossbar modules, power supplies, fan modules, SFPs, SFP X2, switching modules
Rack support Directors are rack-mountable in a standard 19-inch EIA rack, meeting Cisco requirements defined in the recommended installation procedures. IBM TotalStorage SAN Cabinet Model C36 (2109-C36) meets these requirements.
Management software MDS 9000 Family Command Line Interface

Cisco Data Center Network Manager

Cisco Device Manager
Servers supported ***
  • IBM Power Systems™ servers, IBM System p® and selected IBM RS/6000® servers
  • IBM System z®
  • IBM System i®
  • IBM System x® and selected IBM Netfinity® servers
  • Other Intel processor-based servers running the Linux, Microsoft Windows NT or Microsoft Windows 2000 operating systems
  • Selected Sun and HP servers
Operating systems supported Microsoft Windows, UNIX, Linux, NetWare, IBM OS/400®, IBM z/OS®
Storage products supported2
  • IBM XIV® Storage System
  • System Storage DS8000® storage servers
  • IBM System Storage N3000, N6000 and N7000 series
  • IBM System Storage N series Gateway
  • System Storage DS6800®
  • System Storage DS5000, DS4000®
  • System Storage DS3400
  • IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Storage Server® systems
  • TotalStorage 3590 and 3592 tape drives
  • TotalStorage 3494, 3582, 3583 and 3584 tape libraries
  • TotalStorage 3581 Tape Autoloader
  • System Storage TS1120 tape drives
  • System Storage TS3100, TS3200, TS3310 and TS3500 tape libraries
  • System Storage SAN Volume Controller (SVC)
  • Other selected storage systems
Fibre optic cables Singlemode and multimode (9u/50u respectively) fiber optical cables with LC connectors are available
Power cords Jumper cables are included for installation; country-specific power cords must be ordered for desktop/stand-alone installation
Warranty 1 year; 24×7 same-day maintenance service options are available
Optional features
  • 4-port 10 Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module
  • 18/4 Multiservice Module (includes two 4 Gbps shortwave SFPs)
  • 16-port GbE Storage Services Node-16 (SSN-16) Module
  • 32-port 8 Gbps Advanced Fibre Channel Switching Module
  • 48-port 8 Gbps Advanced Fibre Channel Switching Module
  • 24-port 8 Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module
  • 48-port 8 Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module
  • 4/44-port 8 Gbps Host Optimized Fibre Channel Switching Module
  • 8-port 10Gbps FCoE Module
  • Cisco MDS 9500 Series Supervisor-2 and Supervisor-2A Module
  • 9513 Fabric2/Fabric3 Switching Modules
  • Flash memory card
  • IBM FICON Package
  • MDS 9500 Enterprise and Mainframe Packages
  • MDS 9500 Fabric Manager Server Package
  • Storage Media Encryption (SME) package for one MSM 18/4-port for MDS 9500
  • SME License (1 engine) for one SSN-16 on MDS 9500
  • MDS 9500 DCNM for SAN Advanced Edition
  • MDS 9500 I/O Acceleration for 18/4 Module
  • MDS 9500 FCIP Activation for SSN-16
  • MDS 9500 FCIP Activation for MSM
  • MDS 9500 I/O Acceleration for SSN-16
  • MDS 9500 SAN Extension Over IP package for one 18/4-Port Multiservice Module
  • MDS 9500 SAN Extension License (1 engine) for the SSN-16 module
Note: Switching modules do not include optics unless specified otherwise
Physical characteristics
Dimensions (height × width × depth)
  • MDS 9513:
    • Dimensions: 62.3 cm × 44.1 cm × 71.1 cm (24.5 in. × 17.37 in. × 28.0 in.) in 14 Rack Units (RU)
    • Weight:
      • Chassis (includes fans and clock modules): 45.4 kgs (100.0 lbs)
      • Power supply: 14.7 kgs (32.5 lbs)
      • Fabric module: 2.6 kgs (75 lbs)
      • MDS 9500 Series Supervisor-2 and Supervisor-2A Module: 3.3 kgs (7.2 lbs)
  • MDS 9509:
    • Dimensions: 62.3 cm × 44.1 cm × 46.8 cm (24.5 in. × 17.37 in. × 18.4 in.) in 14 RU
    • Depth including cable guide: 67.9 cm (26.75 in)
    • Weight:
      • Chassis only: 25 kgs (55 lbs)
      • Chassis fully configured with two supervisor/fabric modules, seven switching modules, and two power supplies: 78 kgs (170 lbs)
  • MDS 9506:
    • Dimensions: 31.1 cm × 44.1 cm × 55.2 cm (12.25 in. × 17.37 in. × 21.75 in.) in 7 RU
    • Depth including cable guide: 67.9 cm (26.75 in)
    • Weight:
      • Chassis (includes fan tray): 20.9 kgs (46 lbs)
      • Chassis fully configured with two supervisor/fabric modules, four switching modules, and two power supplies: 56 kgs (124 lbs)
Operating environment (ambient)
Temperature 0 to 40°C (32 to 104°F)
Relative humidity (noncondensing) 10 to 90 percent
Altitude Up to 2000m (6500 ft)
Airflow Because these directors are designed with side-to-side airflow, Cisco recommends a minimum air space of 16 cm (6 in) between walls and the chassis air vents, and a minimum separation of 30 cm (12 in.) between two chassis to prevent overheating.
Electrical requirements
Power and cooling
  • Cisco MDS 9513: Power supplies (6000 W ac)
    • Input: 100 - 240 V ac , 50 - 60 Hz nominal
    • Output: 6000W (200 V ac at 16 A)
  • Cisco MDS 9509: Power supplies (3000 W ac)
    • Input: 100 - 240 V ac , 50 - 60 Hz nominal
    • Output: 3000W (200 V ac at 16 A)
  • Cisco MDS 9506: Power supplies (1900 W ac)
    • Input: 100 - 240 V ac, 50 - 60 Hz nominal
    • Output: 1900W (200 V ac at 12 A)

1 For complete and current Cisco specifications, visit http://www.cisco.com/go/ibm/storage (link resides outside of ibm.com)

2 For the most current list of supported servers and storage, visit ibm.com/systems/storage/san/ctype

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