Date: 26-Nov-2009   URL: www.sun.com/storage/storage_networking/switches_directors/cisco_9513/specs.xml

Cisco MDS 9513 Multilayer Director

Specifications

The Cisco MDS 9513 Multilayer Director combines a rich set of intelligent features with a high-performance, protocol-independent switch fabric to deliver the availability, security, scalability, and ease of management required for large datacenter storage environments.

Key Specifications

  • Supports up to 528 Fibre Channel ports in a single chassis
  • Up to 2.2 Tb/sec of system bandwidth
  • 1, 2, 4 Gb/sec and 10 Gb/sec Fibre Channel switching
  • Up to 10 Gb/sec link speeds
  • Up to 96 Gb/sec of front-panel bandwidth per slot

Details

Systems Architecture
Port speeds Supported Fibre Channel port speeds
  • 1, 2 Gb/sec auto-sensing, optionally configurable
  • 1, 2, 4 Gb/sec auto-sensing, optionally configurable
  • 10 Gb/sec fixed rate
Supported Ethernet port speeds
  • 1 Gb/sec fixed rate
Buffer credits Buffer credits: 16-port and 32-port modules
  • Up to 255 per port
Buffer credits: multiprotocol services module
  • Up to 255 per Fibre Channel port standard
  • Up to 3500 on an individual port with optional enterprise license activation
Buffer credits: 12-port, 24-port, and 48-port modules
  • Up to 250 per port standard
  • Up to 4095 on an individual port with optional enterprise license activation
Ports per chassis
  • 12 to 528 1, 2, 4 Gb/sec Fibre Channel ports
  • 4 to 44 10 Gb/sec Fibre Channel ports
  • 4 to 60 1 Gb/sec Ethernet ports
Ports per rack
  • Up to 1584 1, 2, 4 Gb/sec Fibre Channel ports
  • Up to 132 10 Gb/sec Fibre Channel ports
  • Up to 180 1 Gb/sec Ethernet ports
PortChannel Up to 16 ports (the channel can span any speed-matched port on any module in the chassis)
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
  • IVR
  • PortChannel with multipath load balancing
  • QoS-flow-based, zone-based
  • Fibre Channel congestion control
  • N_Port ID virtualization
Network security
  • VSANs
  • ACLs
  • 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
  • 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-2 Module
  • Out-of-band 10/100/1000 Ethernet port
  • RS-232 serial console port
  • In-band IP over Fibre Channel
  • DB-9 COM port
Access methods through Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fibre Channel switching module
  • In-band FICON CUP over Fibre Channel
Access protocols
  • CLI-using console and Ethernet ports
  • SNMPv3-using 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
  • 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 9000 SAN-OS Software Release 3.0(1) or later
Compatibility
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
Chassis slot configuration
  • Line-card slots: 11
  • Supervisor slots: 2
  • Crossbar switching fabric slots: 2
  • Fan trays: front fan tray, rear fan tray
  • Power supply bays: 2
  • Clock module slots: 2
Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Tools
Tools
  • POST diagnostics
  • Online diagnostics
  • Internal port loopbacks
  • SPAN and RSPAN
  • Fibre Channel Traceroute
  • Fibre Channel Ping
  • Fibre Channel Debug
  • Cisco Fabric Analyzer
  • Syslog
  • Online system health
  • Port-level statistics
  • Real-Time Protocol Debug
RAS Features
Reliability and availability
  • Online, non-disruptive software upgrades
  • Stateful non-disruptive supervisor module failover
  • Hot-swappable redundant supervisor modules
  • Hot-swappable redundant crossbar modules
  • Hot-swappable redundant clock modules
  • Hot-swappable 1+1 redundant power
  • Hot-swappable fan trays with integrated temperature and power management
  • Hot-swappable Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) optics (1, 2, 4 Gb/sec)
  • Hot-swappable small pluggable (X2) optics (10 Gb/sec)
  • Hot-swappable switching modules
  • Stateful process restart
  • Any module, any port configuration for PortChannels
  • Fabric-based multipathing
  • Per-VSAN fabric services
  • Online diagnostics
  • Port tracking
  • Virtual Routing Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) for management
Serviceability
  • Configuration file management
  • Non-disruptive software upgrades for Fibre Channel interfaces
  • 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 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):
24.5 x 17.37 x 28.0 in. (62.3 x 44.1 x 71.1 cm) -14 RU
Weight
  • Chassis (includes fans and clock modules): 100.0 pounds (45.4 Kg)
  • Power supply (6000W AC): 32.5 pounds (14.7 Kg)
  • Fabric module: 5.75 pounds (2.6 Kg)
  • Supervisor-2 module: 7.2 pounds (3.3 Kg)
Power and Cooling
Power supplies
  • Input: 100-240V AC nominal (±10% for full range); 16A maximum; 50-60 Hz nominal (±3 Hz for full range)
  • Output: 2900W (100V AC at 16A); 6000W (200V AC at 16A)
Airflow
  • 300 linear feet per minute (lfm) through system fan assembly
It is recommended that you maintain a minimum air space of 2.5 inches (6.4 cm) between walls and chassis air vents and a minimum horizontal separation of 6 inches (15.2 cm) between two chassis to prevent overheating.
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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