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Intelligent storage networking for IBM System Storage IT

simpliﬁcation and business continuity solutions

Cisco MDS 9506 for IBM System Storage

The Cisco MDS 9506 for IBM System Storage offers dual Supervisor-2 Modules with up to 192 Fibre

Channel ports in a 7U enclosure

Highlights

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Provides Fibre Channel

throughput of up to 4 Gbps per

port and up to 64 Gbps with

each PortChannel Inter-Switch

Link connection

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Offers scalability from 12 to

192 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

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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

, Mainframe and Storage

Services Enabler and Fabric

Manager Server Packages pro-

vide added intelligence and

value

High performance and manageability

for SANs

The Cisco MDS 9506 for

IBM System Storage™ supports

1, 2 and 4 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 9506 for IBM System

Storage utilizes two Supervisor-2

Modules designed for 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) multi-

path routing, which provides intelligence

to load balance across a maximum of

16 equal-cost paths and to dynamically

reroute traffic if a switch fails.

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Page 1 - Highlights

Intelligent storage networking for IBM System Storage IT simpliﬁcation and business continuity solutions Cisco MDS 9506 for IBM System Storage The Cis

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Each Supervisor-2 Module provides the necessary crossbar bandwidth to deliver full system performance in the Cisco MDS 9506 director with up to four F

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storage subsystems to the high-performance crossbar switch fabric without requiring ISLs. 4-port switching module: Conﬁguring the switch for metro bus

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Advanced security and management The Enterprise Package feature is designed to provide advanced security and management capabilities. The package help

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Cisco MDS 9506 for IBM System Storage at a glance IBM product numbers 2054-E04—Cisco MDS 9506 for IBM System Storage includes dual Supervisor-2 cards

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Cisco MDS 9506 for IBM System Storage at a glance Physical characteristics2 imensions D31.11 cm H x 44.12 cm W x 55.25 cm D (12.25 in x 17.37 in x 21.

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