Cisco MDS 9509 Datasheet

Intelligent storage networking for IBM System Storage IT
simplification and business continuity solutions
Cisco MDS 9509 for IBM System Storage
The Cisco MDS 9509 for IBM System Storage offers 1, 2, 4, 8 and 10 Gbps link speeds with up to
336 Fibre Channel ports in a 14U enclosure
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Provides Fibre Channel
throughput of up to 8 gigabits
per second (Gbps) per port and
up to 64 Gbps with each
PortChannel Inter-Switch Link
connection
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Offers scalability from 12 to
336 1, 2, 4 and 8 Gbps Fibre
Channel ports
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Offers 10-Gbps ISL ports for
inter-data center links over
metro optical networks
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Offers Gigabit Ethernet IP (GbE)
ports for iSCSI or FCIP connec-
tivity over global networks
Highlights
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High-availability design with
support for non-disruptive
firmware upgrades
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Includes Virtual SAN (VSAN)
capability for SAN consolidation
into virtual SAN islands on a
single physical fabric
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Enterprise, SAN Extension over
IP, Mainframe and Storage
Services Enabler and Fabric
Manager Server packages pro-
vide added function and value
High performance and manageability
for SANs
The Cisco MDS 9509 for IBM®
System Storage™ provides 1, 2, 4,
8 and 10 Gbps Fibre Channel switch
connectivity and intelligent network
services to help improve the security,
performance and manageability
required to consolidate geographically
dispersed storage devices into a large
enterprise SAN.
Improved internal bandwidth for higher
scalability
The Cisco MDS 9509 for IBM System
Storage utilizes two Supervisor-2
modules to support high availability
and performance. The Supervisor-2
Module combines an intelligent control
module and a high-performance cross-
bar switch fabric in a single unit. It uses
Fabric Shortest Path First (FSPF)
multipath routing, which supports load
balancing across a maximum of
16 equal-cost paths that dynamically
reroute traffic if a switch fails.