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1 Overview
Cisco MDS 9148 Switch
The Cisco MDS 9148 Multilayer Fabric Switch has 48 Fibre Channel ports with speeds of 8, 4, 2, and 1 Gbps. The Cisco MDS
9148 Switch is a top-of-rack (TOR) Fibre Channel switch based on System-on-a-Chip (SOC) technology, which is a Cisco
innovation. The Cisco MDS 9148 Multilayer Fabric Switch has these features:
• 16, 32, or 48 default licensed ports and an 8-port on-demand license.
• 8-,4-, 2-, 1-Gbps full line rates.
• 128 buffers available as a shared pool to each port group: 32 buffers per Fibre Channel (FC) port. A maximum of 125
buffers per port in a port group.
• Fair bandwidth arbiters.
• Device Manager Quick Config Wizard for the Cisco MDS 9148 Switch.
• Redundant power supplies and fans.
• Enterprise class features such as In-Service Software Upgrades (ISSU), Virtual SANs (VSANs), security features, and quality
of service (QoS).
• Consistency with NX-OS.
The front of the Cisco MDS 9148 Switch contains the LEDs, the console and management ports, and 48 8-Gbps Fibre Channel
Ports. See
Figure 1.
Figure 1 Front View of the Cisco MDS 9148 Switch
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MDS 9148 Multilayer Fabric Switch
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LEDs
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anagement
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32 on-demand
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The rear of the Cisco MDS 9148 Switch contains the redundant power supplies, the AC power receptacle, and the fans.
See Figure 2.
Figure 2 Rear View of the Cisco MDS 9148 Switch
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DS - C48 - 300AC
100 - 240VAC
4 - 2 A
50 - 60 Hz
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Fan
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DS - C48 - 300AC
100 - 240VAC
4 - 2 A
50 - 60 Hz
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Power
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Note The on-demand ports can be activated in 8-port increments through software licensing.