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Product Overview
The Cisco MDS 9396V 64 Gbps 96 Port two rack unit (2 RU) Fibre Channel switch provides high-speed
Fibre Channel connectivity in the SAN. The switch is built around the Cisco 64 Gbps FC ASIC with integrated
analytics and telemetry capabilities. This Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe)-ready switch allows seamless
transition to Fibre Channel Non-Volatile Memory Express (FC-NVMe) workloads whenever available without
any hardware upgrade in the SAN. This high-density, highly reliable, scalable, enterprise-class semi-modular
switch is ideal for medium to large departmental SANs.
Read the Regulatory and Compliance Safety Information document before installing the Cisco MDS 9396V
Switch.
The Cisco MDS 9396V switch has the following major features:
• 96 x 64/32/16/8 Gbps line rate Enhanced Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP+) ports provide an aggregate
• Provides consistent 64 Gbps performance for every Fibre Channel port on the switch.
• Provides higher availability and reliability than the previous generations of Cisco MDS 9000 Series
• Provides minimum configuration option of 48 x 64/32/16/8 enabled Fibre Channel ports in the base
Product Overview, on page 3
Chassis Components, on page 4
Switch LEDs, on page 7
Fan Modules, on page 9
Power Supplies, on page 10
Cabinet and Rack Requirements, on page 12
bandwidth of 6 Tbps per switch for highly scalable designs in hyperscale environments that drive several
thousands of virtual machine instances within a rack. This switch provides four ports which can be
configured with up to 16000 Buffer-To-Buffer (B2B) credits that can be connected to remote data centers
as far as 512 km (318 miles) using native Fibre Channel connectivity at 64 Gbps speeds. These distances
become even greater at lower speeds.
Switches. Additionally, port channel link members can be used across the four 24-port port groups
providing additional high availability.
variant, which can be enabled in increments of 16 ports to up to complete 96 port capacity. This allows
four possible configurations of 48, 64, 80, and 96 ports.
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Cisco MDS 9396V Multilayer Fabric Switch Hardware Installation Guide
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