A compact, high-performance, easy-to-install Fibre Channel (FC) SAN switch that enables multiple servers to connect to external disk and tape systems. The SAN80B-4 supports most common operating systems and connects to most common servers and external storage devices. Supports server virtualization with virtual data paths across a single FC link. Can connect to other SAN switches, routers and directors to form a multi-switch fabric for increased connectivity.
Ports
48, 64 and 80 ports with “Ports on Demand” scalability
Link Speeds
8, 4, 2 and 1 Gbps auto-sensing
Operating systems
Microsoft® Windows®, AIX®, Unix®, Linux®, NetWare and z/OS®
A compact, high-performance, easy-to-install Fibre Channel (FC) SAN switch which enables multiple servers to connect to external disk and tape systems. The SAN40B-4 supports most common operating systems and connects to most common servers and external storage devices. Supports server virtualization with virtual data paths across a single FC link. Can connect to other SAN switches, routers and directors to form a multi-switch fabric for increased connectivity.
Ports
24, 32 and 40 ports with “Ports on Demand” scalability
Link speeds
8, 4, 2 and 1 Gbps auto-sensing
Operating Systems
Microsoft® Windows®, AIX®, UNIX®, Linux®, NetWare and z/OS®
The Cisco MDS 9134 for IBM System Storage™ is designed to address the needs of medium-sized businesses and large enterprises with a wide range of Storage Area Network (SAN) capabilities. It can be used as part of a high performance simple SAN with single-switch or stacked switch configurations for business-class customers in support of IT simplification and business continuity solutions. It can also be used as an edge switch for device aggregation with 10 Gbps core director configurations for large enterprise customers.
Ports
Single switch: 24, 32; Stacked switches: 48, 56, 64 fabric
Link Speeds
4, 2 and 1 Gbps auto-sensing; 10 Gbps ISL
Operating Systems
Microsoft® Windows®, UNIX®, Linux®, NetWare®, IBM OS/400® and z/OS®
Optional Features
On-Demand ports; optical and copper transceivers and fibre cables; MDS 9100 Enterprise, Mainframe, Fabric Manager Server Packages
