Provides Fibre Channel throughput of up to 4 Gbps per port and up to 64 Gbps with each PortChannel Inter-Switch Link connection
Offers scalability from 12 to 192 Fibre Channel ports
Offers 10 Gbps ISL ports for inter-Data Center links over metro optical networks
Offers Gigabit Ethernet IP, GbE 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 and Storage Services Enabler and Fabric Manager Server Packages provide added intelligence and value
High performance and manageability for SANs
The Cisco MDS 9506 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 geographically dispersed storage devices into a large enterprise SAN.
Improved internal bandwidth for higher scalability
The Cisco MDS 9506 for IBM System Storage utilizes two Supervisor-2 Modules designed for high availability and performance. The Supervisor-2 Module combines an intelligent control module and a high-performance crossbar switch fabric in a single unit. It uses Fabric Shortest Path First (FSPF) multipath routing, which provides intelligence to load balance across a maximum of 16 equal-cost paths and to dynamically reroute traffic if a switch fails.
Each Supervisor-2 Module provides the necessary crossbar bandwidth to deliver full system performance in the Cisco MDS 9506 director with up to four Fibre Channel switching modules. It is designed to eliminate the impact on system performance of the loss or removal of a single crossbar module.
Common features
Hardware summary
Virtual SAN (VSAN) capability for SAN consolidation
High-availability design with non-disruptive firmware upgrades
Fabric Shortest Path First (FSPF) multipath routing
Enterprise, SAN Extension over IP, Mainframe, Storage Services Enabler and Fabric Manager Server Packages provide added intelligence and value
12 to 192 Fibre Channel ports
1, 2 and 4 Gbps autosensing ports
Intelligent control module
High performance crossbar switch fabric
10 Gbps ISL ports for inter-data center links over metro optical networks
Offers Gigabit Ethernet IP, GbE ports for iSCSI or FCIP connectivity over global networks
