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Systems Architecture
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Port speeds
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Performance
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- IP storage services ports per chassis: 4 to 48 ports per chassis
- IP storage services ports per rack: Up to 144 ports per 42U rack
- FCIP tunnels: up to 3 per ports
- EtherChannel: Up to 2 1 Gb/sec ports
- Supported Optics, Media, and Transmission Distances
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Supported optics, media, and transmission distances
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Optics
Media
Distance
1 Gb/sec Optics Modules:
1 Gb/sec SX, LC SFP
50/125 micron multimode
550 m
1 Gb/sec SX, LC SFP
62.5/125 micron multimode
275 m
1 Gb/sec LX/LH, LC SFP
9/125 or 10/125 micron single-mode
10 km
1 Gb/sec CWDM, LC SFP
9/125 micron single-mode
Up to 100 km
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Ports
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- Four or eight fixed 1 Gb/sec Ethernet ports
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FICON
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- FC-SB-3 compliant
- Cascaded FICON fabrics
- Intermix of FICON and Fibre Channel FCP traffic
- CUP management interface
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IP Storage Services
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- FCIP
- iSCSI
- Internet Storage Name Server (iSNS)
- iSCSI Network Boot Protocol (iNBP)
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Advanced functionality
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- VSAN
- Inter-VSAN Routing
- EtherChannel with Multipath Load Balancing
- FCIP compression
- FCIP Write Acceleration
- FCIP Tape Acceleration
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Network security
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- VSANs
- Access control lists
- Per-VSAN role-based access control
- iSCSI zoning
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Management
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Access methods
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Access methods through Cisco MDS 9500 Series Supervisor module
- Out-of-band 10/100 Ethernet port
- In-band IP-over-Fibre Channel
- DB-9 COM port
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Access protocols
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- CLI-via console and Ethernet ports
- SNMPv3-via Ethernet port and in-band IP-over-Fibre Channel access
- Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S)
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Device alias
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- Distributed Device Alias service
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Network security
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- Per-VSAN role-based access control using RADIUS and TACACS+ based authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) functions
- SFTP
- SSH v2 implementing AES
- SNMPv3 implementing AES
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Management applications
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- Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI
- Cisco Fabric Manager
- Cisco Device Manager
- CiscoWorks 2000 Resource Manager Essentials
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Programming interface
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- Scriptable CLI
- Fabric manager GUI
- Device manager GUI
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Software
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Software compatibility
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8-port IP Storage Services Module: Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 1.1(1) or later
4-port IP Storage Services Module: Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 1.3(4) or later
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Compatibility
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Product compatibility
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Fibre Channel protocols
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Fibre Channel standards
- 10GFC, Revision 4.0 (ANSI/INCITS 364:2003)
- FC-PI-2, Revision 10 (ANSI/INCITS 404-2006)
- FC-FS, Revision 1.9 (ANSI/INCITS 373-2003)
- FC-FS-2, Revision 0.91
- FC-LS, Revision 1.2
- FC-SW-2, Revision 5.3 (ANSI/INCITS 355-2001)
- FC-SW-3, Revision 6.6 (ANSI/INCITS 384-2004)
- FC-SW-4, Revision 7.5 (ANSI/INCITS 418-2006)
- FC-GS-3, Revision 7.01 (ANSI/INCITS 348-2001)
- FC-GS-4, Revision 7.91 (ANSI/INCITS 387-2004)
- FC-GS-5, Revision 8.2
- FC-BB, Revision 4.7 (ANSI/INCITS 342-2001)
- FC-BB-2, Revision 6.0 (ANSI/INCITS 372-2003)
- FC-BB-3, Revision 6.8 (ANSI/INCITS 414-2006)
- FCP, Revision 12 (ANSI/INCITS 269-1996)
- FCP-2, Revision 8 (ANSI/INCITS 350-2003)
- FCP-3, Revision 4 (ANSI/INCITS 416-2006)
- FC-SB-2, Revision 2.1 (ANSI/INCITS 349-2001)
- FC-SB-3, Revision 1.6 (ANSI/INCITS 374-2003)
- FC-VI, Revision 1.84 (ANSI/INCITS 357-2002)
- FC-FLA, Revision 2.7 (INCITS TR-20-1998)
- FC-PLDA, Revision 2.1 (INCITS TR-19-1998)
- FC-Tape, Revision 1.17 (INCITS TR-24-1999)
- FC-MI, Revision 1.92 (INCITS TR-30-2002)
- FC-MI-2, Revision 2.6 (INCITS TR-39-2005)
- FC-DA, Revision 3.1 (INCITS TR-36-2004)
- FC-SP, Revision 1.74
- FAIS, Revision 0.7
IP over Fibre Channel (RFC 2625)
IPv6, IPv4 and ARP over Fibre Channel (RFC 4338)
Extensive IETF-standards based TCP/IP, SNMPv3, and remote monitoring (RMON) MIBs
Class of Service: Class 2, Class 3, Class F
Fibre Channel standard port types: E, F, FL, B
Fibre Channel enhanced port types: SD, ST, TE
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Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Tools
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Tools
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- Power-on-self-test (POST) diagnostics
- Online diagnostics
- Internal port loopbacks
- Switch Port Analyzer (SPAN) and Remote SPAN (RSPAN)
- Cisco Fabric Analyzer
- Syslog
- Online system health
- Port-level statistics
- Real Time Protocol Debug
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Features
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Reliability and availability
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- Hot-swappable module
- Hot-swappable SFP optics
- Online diagnostics
- Stateful Process Restart
- Non-disruptive Supervisor Failover
- Fabric-based multipathing
- Per-VSAN fabric services
- Virtual Routing Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) for management and FCIP or iSCSI connections
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Serviceability
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- Configuration file management
- Call Home
- Power-management LEDs
- Port beaconing
- System LED
- SNMP traps for alerts
- Network boot
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Environmental
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Ambient operating temperature
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-32 to 104°F (0 to 40°C)
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Ambient non-operating temperature and storage
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-40 to 167°F (-40 to 75°C)
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Relative humidity, ambient (non-condensing) operating
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10 to 90%
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Relative humidity, ambient (non-condensing) non-operating and storage
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10 to 95%
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Altitude, operating
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-197 to 6500 ft (-60 to 2000 m)
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Physical dimensions
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Dimensions (H x W x D):
1.75 x 14.4 x 16 in (3.0 x 35.6 x 40.6 cm)
Occupies one slot in a Cisco MDS 9200 Series or MDS 9500 Series chassis
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Weight (IP Storage Services Module only)
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Regulations
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Safety
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CE Marking
CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950
IEC 60950
AS/NZS 3260
EN60825
UL 60950
EN 60950
TS 001
IEC60825
21 CFR 1040
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EMC
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FCC Part 15 (CFR 47) Class A
EN 55022 Class A
AS/NZS 3548 Class A
EN 55024
EN 61000-6-1
EN 61000-3-3
ICES-003 Class A
CISPR 22 Class A
VCCI Class A
EN 50082-1
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Warranty
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Duration
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2 years
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HW coverage hours
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24 x 7
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HW response times
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4 hours*
*average response times, response times may vary by country
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Delivery method
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On-site
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HW phone coverage
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24 x 7
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