Date: 25-Nov-2009   URL: www.sun.com/storage/storage_networking/blades_modules/cisco_9500/specs.xml

Cisco MDS 9500 Series Supervisor-2 Module

Specifications

Designed to integrate multiprotocol switching and routing, intelligent SAN services and storage applications with highly scalable SAN switching platforms, the Cisco MDS 9500 Series Supervisor-2 Module enables intelligent, resilient, and secure high-performance multilayer SAN switching solutions.

Key Specifications

  • Up to 528 Fibre Channel ports per chassis
  • 1584 Fibre Channel ports per rack
  • Up to 2.2 Tb/sec internal system bandwidth (Cisco MDS 9513 chassis)
  • Integrates Fibre Channel, FICON, iSCSI, and FCIP

Details

Systems Architecture
Interfaces
  • (1) RS-232 RJ-45 console port
  • (1) 10/100/1000 Ethernet management port
  • (1) DB-9 COM port
  • (1) Compact Flash interface
  • (2) USB 2.0 port
Switching bandwidth
  • 700 Gb/sec per Cisco MDS 9500 Series Supervisor-2 Module (1.4 Tb/sec when both Supervisor-2 modules present)
  • 1.1 Tb/sec when combined with the Cisco MDS 9513 Crossbar Module (2.2 Tb/sec when both Crossbar modules present)
Cards/Ports/Slots
  • Two Cisco MDS 9500 Series Supervisor-2 modules required per system
Fabric services
  • Name server
  • Registered State Change Notification (RSCN)
  • Login services
  • Fabric Configuration Server (FCS)
  • Public loop
  • Broadcast
  • In-order delivery
FICON
  • FC-SB-3 compliant
  • Cascaded FICON fabrics
  • Intermix of FICON and Fibre Channel FCP traffic
  • CUP management interface
Advanced functionality
  • VSAN
  • Inter-VSAN Routing
  • PortChannel with Multipath Load Balancing
  • QoS-flow-based, zone-based
  • Fibre Channel Congestion Control
  • N_Port ID virtualization
Network security
  • VSANs
  • Access control lists
  • Per-VSAN role-based access control
  • Fibre Channel zoning
    • N_Port WWN
    • N_Port FC-ID
    • Fx_Port WWN
    • Fx_Port WWN and interface index
    • Fx_Port domain ID and interface index
    • Fx_Port domain ID and port number
    • LUN
    • Read-only
    • Broadcast
  • Fibre Channel Security Protocol (FC-SP)
    • DH-CHAP switch-switch authentication
    • DH-CHAP host-switch authentication
  • Port security and fabric binding
  • Management access
    • SSHv2 implementing AES
    • SNMPv3 implementing AES
    • SFTP
Management
Access methods Access methods through Cisco MDS 9500 Series Supervisor Module
  • Out-of-band 10/100 Ethernet port
  • RS-232 serial console port
  • In-band IP-over-Fibre Channel
  • DB-9 COM port
Access methods through Cisco MDS 9500 Series Fibre Channel Switching Module
  • In-band FICON-CUP over-Fibre Channel
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)
  • FICON CUP
Device alias
  • Distributed Device Alias service
Network security
  • Per-VSAN role-based access control using RADIUS-based and TACACS+-based authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) functions SFTP
  • SFTP
  • SSHv2 implementing AES
  • SNMPv3 implementing AES
Management applications
  • Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI
  • Cisco Fabric Manager
  • Cisco Device Manager
  • CiscoWorks Resource Manager Essentials (RME) and Device Fault Manager (DFM)
Programming interface
  • Scriptable CLI
  • Fabric manager GUI
  • Device manager GUI
Software
Software compatibility Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.0 (1) or later
Compatibility
Product compatibility
  • Cisco MDS 9500 Series directors
Cisco MDS 9000 family interoperability
  • Interoperable with all Cisco MDS 9500 Series chassis-must be installed in pairs
  • Interoperable with all Cisco MDS 9000 Family switching and intelligent services modules
Fibre Channel protocols Fibre Channel standards
  • FC-PH, Revision 4.3 (ANSI/INCITS 230-1994)
  • FC-PH, Amendment 1 (ANSI/INCITS 230-1994/AM1 1996)
  • FC-PH, Amendment 2 (ANSI/INCITS 230-1994/AM2-1999)
  • FC-PH-2, Revision 7.4 (ANSI/INCITS 297-1997)
  • FC-PH-3, Revision 9.4 (ANSI/INCITS 303-1998)
  • FC-PI, Revision 13 (ANSI/INCITS 352-2002)
  • 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-AL, Revision 4.5 (ANSI/INCITS 272-1996)
  • FC-AL-2, Revision 7.0 (ANSI/INCITS 332-1999)
  • FC-AL-2, Amendment 1 (ANSI/INCITS 332-1999/AM1-2003)
  • FC-AL-2, Amendment 2 (ANSI/INCITS 332-1999/AM2-2006)
  • 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-SP, Revision 1.6
  • FC-DA, Revision 3.1 (INCITS TR-36-2004)
  • FAIS, Revision 0.7
IP over Fibre Channel (RFC 2625)
IPv6, IPv4 and ARP over FC (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)
  • Fibre Channel Traceroute
  • Fibre Channel Ping
  • Fibre Channel Debug
  • Cisco Fabric Analyzer
  • Syslog
  • Online system health
  • Port-level statistics
  • Real Time Protocol Debug
Indicators
  • Status LED
  • System LED
  • Power management LED
  • Active/standby LED
RAS Features
Reliability and availability
  • Hot-swappable module
  • Active-active redundancy
  • Stateful process restart
  • Stateful, non-disruptive supervisor failover
  • Online, non-disruptive software upgrades
  • Virtual Routing Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) for management
  • Per-VSAN fabric services
  • Power management
  • Thermal management
  • Fabric-based multipathing
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 supervisor slot in a Cisco MDS 9500 Series chassis
Weight 7.25 lb (2.90 kg)
Regulations
Safety CE Marking
UL 60950
CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950
EN 60950
IEC 60950
TS 001
AS/NZS 3260
IEC60825
EN60825
21 CFR 1040
EMC FCC Part 15 (CFR 47) Class A
ICES-003 Class A
EN 55022 Class A
CISPR 22 Class A
AS/NZS 3548 Class A
VCCI Class A
EN 55024
EN 50082-1
EN 61000-6-1
EN 61000-3-2
EN 61000-3-3
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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