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Cisco MDS 9513 Director Switch

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These switches deliver industry leading scalability, selection, performance, high availability, manageability, and security for SAN consolidation and significantly increase ROI and lower TCO for IT.
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Ideal For Enterprises that need the ability to expand and/or consolidate their storage network infrastructure and easily deploy new resources and technology
Performance 8 Gbps
Ports 12-528 Range, depending on model
Aggregate Switch Bandwidth 2.4 Tbps for MDS 9513, 1.4 Tbps for MDS 9506 and MDS 9509
Encryption Capability Data at rest encryption
Protocol Support 1/2/4/8 Gb Fibre Channel, 1 Gb FCIP, 1 Gb iSCSI, 10 Gb Fibre Channel
BladeSystem Supported Not applicable
Availability Hot-swappable, Supervisor 2 modules, Redundant Power Supplies, MDS 9513 fabric 2 modules and fans, hot-swappable SFP optical interface modules; Hot code load and non-disruptive software upgrades
Media Types Short Wavelength 500m SFPs, Intermediate Wavelength 4km SFPs, Long Wavelength 10km SFP, Very Long Wavelength 120km SFPs, short distance 1 Gb copper SFPs, 10 Gb copper SFPs, 10 Gb 2X transceivers for distances up to 40km
Management Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Line Interface (CLI), Cisco Fabric Manager, optional Cisco Fabric Manager Server, Integration with CiscoWorks Resource Manager Essentials (RME)
Upgradeability Base units include zero port modules. Ports can be added in 4, 8,12,16, 24, 32 or 48 port increments, depending on protocol and line speeds required.
Models Available MDS 9506, MDS 9509 and MDS 9513
Optional Software Enterprise Package, Fabric Manager Server, Storage Services Enabler LTU, FCIP 4-port LTU, Storage Media Encryption LTU
Required Software NX-OS 4.1(1) or higher
Form Factor 7U or 14U
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2/2/2
Warranty
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2-year parts; 2-year on-site (24x7 4hr remote response) and 2-year labor
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