Port Index Availability
S e n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m .
Table 1-9
Supervisor
Supervisor-1
Supervisor-2
Table 1-10
table lists a mixture of Generation 1 and Generation 2 modules on a Cisco MDS 9509 Director.
Table 1-10
Slot No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Table 1-11
Generation 1 storage IPS modules and Generation 2 modules on a Cisco MDS 9509 Director. In this
example, one of the modules installed will not boot up because the number of port indexes needed has
been exceeded.
Cisco MDS 9500 Series Hardware Installation Guide
1-30
Port Index Requirements
shows a valid sample configuration for maximum capacity within the port index limits. The
Sample Chassis Configuration on a Cisco MDS 9509 Director (Valid)
Modules in Cisco MDS 9509 Director
12-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel switching module
48-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel switching module
48-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel switching module
48-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel switching module
Supervisor-1
Supervisor-1
48-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel switching module
48-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel switching module
Totals
shows a sample configuration that exceeds the port index limit. The table lists a mixture of
Module
Port Index Requirements
Generation 1
Indexes must be:
•
Contiguous
•
In the range assigned to the given slot
Start with the lowest value assigned to
•
that slot
Maximum 252 assignable port indexes
available,
Generation 2
Indexes can be any available number in the
range 0–252.
Generation 1
Indexes must be contiguous, but can be any
available contiguous block in the range
0–252.
Generation 2
Indexes can be any available number in the
range 0–1020 if all modules are Generation
2 modules. Otherwise, indexes can be any
available number in the range 0–252.
Generation
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Chapter 1
Product Overview
Physical
Port
Ports
Indexes
12
12
48
48
48
48
48
48
48
48
48
48
252
252
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