Cisco DS-C9216I-K9 Configuration Manual page 44

Hardware Overview
Cisco MDS 9216 Fabric Switch
Cisco MDS 9216 fabric switches share a consistent software architecture with the Cisco MDS 9500
Series in a semi-modular chassis. They consist of the following major hardware components:
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Refer to the Cisco MDS 9200 Series Hardware Installation Guide for more information.
Cisco MDS 9500 Modular Directors
The Cisco MDS 9500 Series includes two multilayer, modular directors:
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Cisco MDS 9000 Fabric Manager Switch Configuration Guide
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The chassis has two slots, one of which is reserved for the supervisor module. The supervisor
module provides supervisor functions and has 16 standard, Fibre Channel ports.
The backplane has direct plug-in connectivity to one switching module (any type).
Two redundant, hot-swappable power supplies have AC connections, each of which can supply
power to a fully loaded chassis.
The hot-swappable fan module has four fans managing the airflow and cooling for the entire switch.
The 1-Gbps or 2-Gbps autosensing Fibre Channel ports support Inter-Switch Links (E ports),
extended Inter-Switch Links (TE ports), loop (FL and TL ports), and fabric (F ports) connectivity.
Besides Telnet access, a 10/100BASE-T Ethernet port provides switch access and a RS-232
(EIA/TIA-232) serial port allows switch configuration.
Hot-swappable, small form-factor pluggable (SFP) ports can be configured with either short or long
wavelength SFPs for connectivity up to 500m and 10km, respectively.
The Cisco MDS 9216 supports the IP Storage Services (IPS) module. All IPS modules are
configurable for both FCIP and iSCSI operation on a port-by-port basis. Ports configured for FCIP
operation can be further configured to support up to three virtual ISL connections.
The Cisco MDS 9509 Director addresses the stringent requirements of large data center storage
environments and consists of the following major hardware components:
The chassis has nine slots, two of which are reserved for the supervisor modules.
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Up to seven hot-pluggable switching or services modules that provide Fibre Channel or Gigabit
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Ethernet services.
The backplane has direct plug-in connectivity to seven switching modules, two integrated
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supervisor modules, two clock modules, and two power supplies.
The hot-swappable fan module has nine fans managing the airflow and cooling for the entire
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switch.
The Cisco MDS 9506 Director addresses the stringent requirements of data center storage
environments and consists of the following major hardware components:
The chassis has six slots, two of which are reserved for the supervisor modules.
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Up to four hot-pluggable switching or services modules that provide Fibre Channel or Gigabit
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Ethernet services.
The backplane has direct plug-in connectivity to four switching modules, two integrated
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supervisor modules, two clock modules, and two power supplies.
The hot-swappable fan module has six fans managing the airflow and cooling for the entire
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switch.
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