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Systems Architecture
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Port speed
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4, 2, and 1 Gb/sec autosensing, optionally configurable
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Buffer credits
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16 per port (shared-mode ports), up to 250 per port (dedicated-mode ports), and up to 4095 on an individual port (dedicated-mode ports with optional Cisco MDS 9000 Family Enterprise Package license activated)
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Ports per chassis
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18 to 66 Fibre Channel ports and up to 12 1 Gb/sec Ethernet ports
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Ports per rack
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Up to 980
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PortChannel
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Up to 16 physical links
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FCIP tunnels
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Up to 3 per port
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Cards, Ports, and Slots
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Base: 18 fixed autosensing 1/2/4-Gbps Fibre Channel ports and 4 fixed 1 Gb/sec Ethernet ports
Expansion: 1 empty expansion slot with support for the following:
Cisco 12-, 24-, and 48-port 4 Gb/sec Fibre Channel Switching Modules
Cisco MDS 9000 Family 4-port 10 Gb/sec Fibre Channel Switching Module
Cisco MDS 9000 Family 18/4-port Multiservice Module
Cisco MDS 9000 Family 18/4-port Multiservice FIPS Module with FIPS 140-2 Level 3 validation
Cisco MDS 9000 Family 32-Port SSM
Cisco MDS 9000 Family 8-Port IP Storage Services Module
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Fabric services
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Name server
Internet Storage Name Server (iSNS)
Registered state change notification (RSCN)
Login services
Fabric Configuration Server (FCS)
Public loop
Broadcast
In-order delivery
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FICON
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FC-SB-3 compliant
Cascaded FICON fabrics
Intermix of FICON and Fibre Channel Protocol traffic
CUP management interface
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Advanced services
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VSAN
IVR
PortChannel with multipath load balancing
Flow-based and zone-based QoS
Fibre Channel Congestion Control
FCIP Tape Read and Write Acceleration
Cisco MDS SME
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Network security
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VSANs
ACLs
Per-VSAN RBAC
Fibre Channel zoning
N_Port World Wide Name (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
iSCSI zoning
iSCSI name
IP address
FC-SP
DH-CHAP switch-to-switch authentication
DH-CHAP host-to-switch authentication
Port security and fabric binding
IPsec for FCIP and iSCSI
IKEv1 and IKEv2
Management access
SSHv2 implementing AES
SNMPv3 implementing AES
SFTP
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Management
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Access methods
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Out-of-band 10/100 Ethernet port
RS-232 serial console port
In-band IP over Fibre Channel
DB-9 COM port
In-band FICON CUP over Fibre Channel
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Access protocols
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CLI using the console and Ethernet ports
SNMPv3 using the Ethernet port and in-band IP over Fibre Channel access
Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S)
FICON CUP
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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 RBAC using RADIUS and TACACS+-based authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) functions
SFTP
SSHv2 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 Resource Manager Essentials (RME) and Device Fault Manager (DFM)
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Programming interface
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Scriptable CLI
Cisco Fabric Manager GUI
Cisco Device Manager GUI
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Software
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Minimum software requirement
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Cisco MDS 9000 SAN-OS Release 3.2(1) or later
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Compatibility
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Fibre Channel protocols
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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)
10GFC, Revision 4.0 (ANSI INCITS 364-2003)
10GFC, Amendment 1 (ANSI INCITS 364-2003/AM1-2007)
FC-FS, Revision 1.9 (ANSI INCITS 373-2003)
FC-FS-2, Revision 1.01 (ANSI INCITS 424-2007)
FC-FS-2, Amendment 1 (ANSI INCITS 424-2007/AM1-2007)
FC-LS, Revision 1.62 (ANSI INCITS 433-2007)
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 8.51 (ANSI INCITS 427-2007)
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-SB-3, Amendment 1 (ANSI INCITS 374-2003/AM1-2007)
FC-VI, Revision 1.84 (ANSI INCITS 357-2002)
FC-SP, Revision 1.8 (ANSI INCITS 426-2007)
FAIS, Revision 1.03 (ANSI INCITS 432-2007)
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)
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
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
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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
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 (RTP) Debug
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RAS
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Reliability and Availability
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ISSU
Hot-swappable, 1+1 redundant power supplies
Hot-swappable fan tray with integrated temperature and power management
Hot-swappable Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) optics
Hot-swappable switching module
Passive backplane
Stateful process restart
Any module and any port configuration for PortChannels
Fabric-based multipathing
Per-VSAN fabric services
Port tracking
VRRP for management and FCIP or iSCSI connections
Online diagnostics
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Serviceability
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Configuration file management
ISSU for Fibre Channel interfaces
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
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-40 to 158°F (-40 to 70°C)
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Relative humidity, ambient (noncondensing) operating
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10 to 90%
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Relative humidity, ambient (noncondensing) nonoperating 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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(H x W x D)
5.25 x 17.32 x 22.66 in. (13.34 x 43.99 x 57.56 cm), 3RUs (all units rack mountable in standard 19-inch Electronic Industries Alliance [EIA] rack)
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Weight
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Fully configured chassis with optional switching module: 62 lb (28.2 kg)
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Power and Cooling
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Power supply
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845W AC
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AC Input
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100 to 240V AC nominal (10% range)
50 to 60 Hz (nominal)
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Airflow
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200 linear feet per minute (LFM) through system fan assembly
Cisco recommends maintaining a minimum air space of 2.5 in. (6.4 cm) between walls and chassis air vents and a minimum horizontal separation of 6 in. (15.2 cm) between two chassis to prevent overheating
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Regulations
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Safety
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CE Marking
UL 60950 -1
CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950
EN 60950
IEC 60950
TS 001
AS/NZS 3260
IEC 60825
EN 60825
21 CFR 1040
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EMC
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FCC Part 15 (CFR 47) Class A
ICES-003 Class A
EN55022 Class A
CISPR22 Class A
AS/NZS 3548 Class A
VCCI Class A
EN55024
EN50082-1
EN61000-6-1
EN61000-3-2
EN61000-3-3
FIPS
140-2 Level 3 (for Multiservice FIPS Module -- DS-X9304-18FK9)
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Warranty
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Duration
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1 year
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HW coverage hours
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8 x 8
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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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8 x 8
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