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Intelligent storage networking for IBM System Storage IT simplification and business continuity solutions Cisco MDS 9509 for IBM System Storage Highlights ■ Provides Fibre Channel throughput of up .
Each Supervisor -2 Module pr ovides the necessary crossbar bandwidth to deliver full system performance in the Cisco MDS 9509 director with up to seven Fibre Channel switching mod- ules. Loss or removal of a single cr oss- bar module has no impact on system performance.
The 48-port 8 Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module delivers an ideal balance of performance and scalability . Its 48 autosensing 1, 2, 4 and 8 Gbps ports deliver up to 96 Gbps of full- duplex bandwidth to meet the perform- ance demands of enterprise-class or highly virtualized servers.
physical SAN fabric or switch. Each VSAN can be zoned as a typical SAN, maintaining its own fabric services for added scalability and resilience. VSANs allow the cost of SAN infrastructure to be shared among mor e users, while ensuring absolute segregation of traf fic and retaining independent contr ol of configuration on a VSAN-by-VSAN basis.
improve management with quality of service (QoS) and helps improve secu- rity with Inter -VSAN Routing for Fibre Channel, and enhanced network secu- rity capabilities including switch-switch and host authentication.
Cisco MDS 9509 for IBM System Storage at a glance 1 IBM product numbers 2054-E07—Cisco MDS 9509 for IBM System Storage includes dual Supervisor -2 cards, dual 3000W AC power supplies. All models include Cisco SAN-OS 3.2 firmware with Cisco Fabric Manager , VSAN and PortChannel capabilities.
Cisco MDS 9509 for IBM System Storage at a glance 1 Base warranty Supported systems 3 One year , 24x7, same day , on-site IBM warranty . IBM Power Systems™ servers, IBM System p® and selected IBM R.
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