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The
Cisco
MDS
9216A
Multilayer
Fabric
Switch
shares
a
consistent
architecture
with
the
Cisco
MDS
9500
Series
Directors.
The
Cisco
MDS
9216A
combines
multilayer
intelligence
with
a
modular
chassis,
making
it
the
industry’s
most
intelligent
and
flexible
fabric
switch.
Starting
with
sixteen
2-Gbps
Fibre
Channel
ports,
the
expansion
slot
on
the
Cisco
MDS
9216A
allows
for
the
addition
of
any
current
or
future
Cisco
MDS
9000
Storage
Networking
Modules
for
up
to
48
total
fibre
channel
ports
or
FCIP
and
iSCSI
ports.
As
the
storage
network
expands
further,
Cisco
MDS
9000
Storage
Networking
Modules
can
be
removed
from
Cisco
MDS
9216A
and
migrated
into
Cisco
MDS
9500
Series
Multilayer
Directors,
providing
smooth
migration,
common
sparing,
and
outstanding
investment
protection. |
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Versatile Expansion
- The modular design
of the Cisco MDS
9216A gives it the
ability to support
current and future
Cisco MDS 9000
Family switching or
services module.
Currently available
modules include the
following: 16-port
and 32-port 2-Gbps
Fibre Channel
switching modules;
The IP Services
Modules supporting
iSCSI and FCIP over
both four and eight
ports of Gigabit
Ethernet; The
Multiprotocol
Services Module
supporting fourteen
ports of 2-Gbps
Fibre Channel and
two ports of Gigabit
Ethernet which
provide iSCSI and
FCIP storage
services.
Industry's
highest-performance
Inter-Switch Links (ISLs):
Supports up to
sixteen 2-Gbps Fibre
Channel links in a
single PortChannel.
Links may span any
port on any module
within a chassis for
added scalability
and resilience. Up
to 3500
buffer-to-buffer
credits can be
assigned to a single
Fibre Channel port
to extend storage
networks over
unprecedented
distances.
Intelligent network
services: Uses
virtual SAN (VSAN)
technology for
hardware-enforced,
isolated
environments within
a single physical
fabric; access
control lists (ACLs)
for hardware-based
intelligent frame
processing; and
advanced
traffic-management
features such as
Fibre Channel
Congestion Control
(FCC) and
fabric-wide quality
of service (QoS) to
facilitate migration
from SAN islands to
enterprise-wide
storage networks.
Comprehensive
network security
framework: Supports
RADIUS and TACACS+,
Fibre Channel
Security Protocol
(FC-SP), Secure File
Transfer Protocol (SFTP),
Secure Shell (SSH),
and Simple Network
Management Protocol
Version 3 (SNMPv3)
implementing
Advanced Encryption
Standard (AES),
VSANs,
hardware-enforced
zoning, ACLs, and
per-VSAN role-based
access control.
Additionally, the
Gigabit Ethernet
ports offer IP
security (IPsec)
authentication, data
integrity, and
hardware-assisted
data encryption for
FCIP and iSCSI.
Sophisticated
diagnostics:
Provides intelligent
diagnostics,
protocol decoding,
and network-analysis
tools for added
reliability, faster
problem resolution,
and reduced service
costs |
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System features |
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Management features description |
Out-of-band 10/100 Ethernet port |
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I/O port description |
16 to 48 GB FC ports, up to eight 1 GB Ethernet ports; Port speed: 1/2 GB auto-sensing, optionally configurable |
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Fibre channel protocols description |
FC-PH, Revision 4.3 (ANSI/INCITS 230-1994); FC-PH, Amendment 1 (ANSI/INCITS 230-1994/AM1-1996); FC-PH, Amendment 2 (ANSI/INCITS 230-1994/AM2-1999); FC-PH-2, Revision 7.4 (ANSI/INCITS 297-1997); FC-PH-3, Revision 9.4 (ANSI/INCITS 303-1998); FC-PI, Revision 13 (ANSI/INCITS 352-2002); FC-FS, Revision 1.9 (ANSI/INCITS 373-2003) [the final revision is 1.9, not 1.7]; FC-AL, Revision 4.5 (ANSI/INCITS 272-1996); FC-AL-2, Revision 7.0 (ANSI/INCITS 332-1999); FC-AL-2, Amendment 1 (ANSI/INCITS 332-1999/AM1-2003); FC-SW-2, Revision 5.3 (ANSI/INCITS 355-2001); FC-SW-3, Rev. 6.6 (ANSI/INCITS 384-2004); FC-GS-3, Revision 7.01 (ANSI/INCITS 348-2001); FC-GS-4, Rev. 7.91 (ANSI/INCITS 387-2004); FC-BB, Revision 4.7 (ANSI/INCITS 342-2001); FC-BB-2, Rev. 6.0 (ANSI/INCITS 372-2003); FCP, Revision 12 (ANSI/INCITS 269-1996); FCP-2, Revision 8 (ANSI/INCITS 350-2003); FC-SB-2, Revision 2.1 (ANSI/INCITS 349-2001); FC-SB-3, Revision 1.6 (ANSI/INCITS 374-2003); FC-VI, Revision 1.84 (ANSI/INCITS 357-2002); FC-FLA, Revision 2.7 (INCITS TR-20-1998); FC-PLDA, Revision 2.1 (INCITS TR-19-1998); FC-Tape, Revision 1.17 (INCITS TR-24-1999); FC-MI, Revision 1.92 (INCITS TR-30-2002); FC-SP, Revision 1.6; FC-DA, Revision 3.1; IP over Fibre Channel (RFC 2625); Extensive IETF-standards based TCP/IP, SNMPv3, and Remote Monitoring (RMON) MIBs; Class of Service: Class 2, Class 3, Class F; Fibre Channel standard port types: E, F, FL, B; Fibre Channel enhanced port types: SD, ST, TE, TL |
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Maximum port bandwidth description |
Port speed: 2/1-Gbps auto-sensing, optionally configurable; Buffer credits: Up to 255 per port; Ports per chassis: 16 to 48 2/1-Gbps Fibre Channel ports, up to eight 1-Gbps Ethernet ports; Ports per rack: Up to 672; PortChannel: Up to sixteen 2-Gbps ports |
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Airflow description |
200 linear feet per minute (lfm) through system fan assembly. Cisco recommends that you maintain a minimum air space of 6 inches (16 cm) between walls and the chassis air vents and a minimum separation of 12 inches (30.5 cm) between two chassis to prevent overheating |
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Compatible operating systems description |
MDS SAN-OS Release 1.3(2) or later |
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Power requirements description |
100 to 240 VAC; 50 to 60 Hz |
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High availability description |
Hot-swappable, 1+1 redundant power supplies; hot-swappable fan tray with integrated temperature and power management; hot-swappable SFP optics; hot-swappable switching module; stateful process restart; any module, any port configuration for PortChannels; fabric-based multi-pathing; per VSAN fabric services; passive backplane; online diagnostics |
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Diagnostics description |
Power-On-Self-Test (POST) diagnostics; online diagnostics; internal loopbacks; SPAN; FC trace route; FC ping; FC debug; Cisco Fabric Analyzer; Syslog; online system health; port-level statistics |
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Intelligent, multi-protocol
Fabric Switch delivers
performance, manageability, and
security to reduce TCO and
enable SAN consolidation. |
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