Date: 26-Nov-2009   URL: www.sun.com/storage/storage_networking/blades_modules/cisco_9000_8ssm/specs.xml

Cisco MDS 9000 Family 8-port IP Storage Services Module

Specifications

You get the best of both worlds with the Cisco MDS 9000 IP Storage Services Modules. Whether you choose the four- or eight-port configuration, the dual FCIP and iSCSI functionality makes it easy to interconnect remote SAN islands and to extend SAN connectivity to Ethernet-attached servers.

Key Specifications

  • 4- and 8-port configurations
  • 4 or 8 fixed 1 Gb/sec Ethernet ports
  • Dual FCIP and iSCSI protocols
  • 4-48 ports per chassis
  • Up to 144 ports per 42U rack

Details

Systems Architecture
Port speeds
  • 1 Gb/sec Ethernet
Performance
  • 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
Supported optics, media, and transmission distances 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
Ports
  • Four or eight fixed 1 Gb/sec Ethernet ports
FICON
  • FC-SB-3 compliant
  • Cascaded FICON fabrics
  • Intermix of FICON and Fibre Channel FCP traffic
  • CUP management interface
IP Storage Services
  • FCIP
  • iSCSI
  • Internet Storage Name Server (iSNS)
  • iSCSI Network Boot Protocol (iNBP)
Advanced functionality
  • VSAN
  • Inter-VSAN Routing
  • EtherChannel with Multipath Load Balancing
  • FCIP compression
  • FCIP Write Acceleration
  • FCIP Tape Acceleration
Network security
  • VSANs
  • Access control lists
  • Per-VSAN role-based access control
  • iSCSI zoning
    • iSCSI name
    • IP address
Management
Access methods 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
Access protocols
  • 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)
Device alias
  • Distributed Device Alias service
Network security
  • 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
Management applications
  • Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI
  • Cisco Fabric Manager
  • Cisco Device Manager
  • CiscoWorks 2000 Resource Manager Essentials
Programming interface
  • Scriptable CLI
  • Fabric manager GUI
  • Device manager GUI
Software
Software compatibility 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
Compatibility
Product compatibility
  • Cisco MDS 9000 Family
Fibre Channel protocols 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
Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Tools
Tools
  • 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
Features
Reliability and availability
  • 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
Serviceability
  • Configuration file management
  • Call Home
  • Power-management LEDs
  • Port beaconing
  • System LED
  • SNMP traps for alerts
  • Network boot
Environmental
Ambient operating temperature -32 to 104°F (0 to 40°C)
Ambient non-operating temperature and storage -40 to 167°F (-40 to 75°C)
Relative humidity, ambient (non-condensing) operating 10 to 90%
Relative humidity, ambient (non-condensing) non-operating and storage 10 to 95%
Altitude, operating -197 to 6500 ft (-60 to 2000 m)
Physical dimensions 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
Weight (IP Storage Services Module only)
  • 10 pound (4.5 kilogram)
Regulations
Safety CE Marking
CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950
IEC 60950
AS/NZS 3260
EN60825
UL 60950
EN 60950
TS 001
IEC60825
21 CFR 1040
EMC 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
Warranty
Duration 2 years
HW coverage hours 24 x 7
HW response times 4 hours*

*average response times, response times may vary by country
Delivery method On-site
HW phone coverage 24 x 7
 
 
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