Cisco Mds 9100 Series Multilayer Fabric Switches - Cisco MDS9120 - MDS 9120 Multilayer Fabric Switch Installation Manual

Cisco MDS 9100 Series Multilayer Fabric Switches

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The airflow in the Cisco MDS 9148 Multilayer Fabric Switch flows from back to front; which is the
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opposite airflow direction from the other Cisco MDS 91xx Switches.
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The Cisco MDS 9148 Multilayer Fabric Switch, Cisco MDS 9134 Multilayer Fabric Switch, and the
Cisco MDS 9124 Multilayer Fabric Switch also provide the following features:
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This chapter describes hardware information about the Cisco MDS 9100 Series and its components, and
it includes the following sections:
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Cisco MDS 9100 Series Multilayer Fabric Switches
This section describes the four Cisco MDS 9100 Series configurations:
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Cisco MDS 9100 Series Hardware Installation Guide
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Front to back airflow.
Cisco MDS NX-OS multilayer intelligent software.
Full compatibility with the Cisco MDS 9000 Family.
On-Demand Port activation licensing that provides 8-, 16-, and 24-port configurations in the
Cisco MDS 9124 Switch to optimize price and scalability. By default, the first 8 ports on the
Cisco MDS 9124 Switch are licensed.
On-Demand Port activation licensing provides 24 licensed ports by default in the Cisco MDS 9134
Switch. Port capacity can be increased on-site to 32 ports with an additional license. The 10 Gbps
ports are also available through an additional license.
On-Demand Port activation licensing provides 16, 32, or 48 licensed ports by default in the Cisco
MDS 9148 Switch. Port capacity of 16 and 32 port models can be increased on-site to 48 ports with
an additional license in 8 -port increments.
Expansion of Cisco MDS 9134 Switches up to 64 ports or more is possible by using copper X2 CX4
transceivers or optical media.
Quick configuration wizard that provides an easy-to-use interface allowing you to quickly enable
server access to storage devices.
Cisco MDS 9100 Series Multilayer Fabric Switches, page 1-2
Cisco MDS Fibre Channel Blade Switch for IBM BladeCenter, page 1-6
Power Supplies, page 1-7
Fan Modules, page 1-8
Cisco MDS 9100 Series Ports, page 1-9
Switch LEDs, page 1-13
Supported SFP and SFP+ Transceivers, page 1-16
Cisco MDS 9148 Switch, page 1-3
Cisco MDS 9134 Switch, page 1-3
Cisco MDS 9124 Switch, page 1-5
Cisco MDS 9140 Switch, page 1-5
Cisco MDS 9120 Switch, page 1-6
Chapter 1 Product Overview
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