| Technical specifications |
| Ideal For |
Ideal for traditional Fibre Channel Switching plus iSCSI connection to FC Arrays, SAN extension over IP or metro networks or encryption |
| Performance |
4 Gbps |
| Ports |
22-70 Range, depending on model |
| Aggregate Switch Bandwidth |
536 Gbps |
| Encryption Capability |
Data at rest encryption |
| Protocol Support |
1/2/4/8 Gb Fibre Channel, 1 Gb Ethernet, iSCSI, FCIP, 10 Gb Fibre Channel |
| Blade Type Supported |
Not applicable |
| High Availability Features |
in-service software upgrade, stateful processes restart, and redundant hot-swappable power supplies and fans, Hot swappable SFP’s, and hot-swappable option modules |
| Media Types |
SFP, 2x transceivers, copper transceivers |
| 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 |
Standard 22 ports; Max port configuration is 70; 66, 4Gb FC ports and 4, 1Gb Ethernet IP ports |
| Models Available |
Base |
| Optional Software |
Storage Media Encryption Package, Enterprise License Package, Mainframe Package, Fabric Manager Server (FMS), FCIP Services LTUs for IP expansion modules and Storage Services Module Application Enabler LTU |
| Required Software |
n/a |
| Form Factor |
3U |
Warranty
(parts-labor-onsite) |
2/2/2 |
Warranty
(abbreviated description) |
2 Year, 24x7, 4hr response |
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