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Buffer credits:
Up to 255 per port
Ports per chassis:
16 to 64, 10/4/2/1-Gbps Fibre Channel ports, up to eight 1-Gbps Ethernet ports
Ports per rack:
Up to 896
PortChannel:
Up to sixteen ports
Cards, ports, slots
Cards, ports, slotsCards, ports, slots
Cards, ports, slots
Base:
16 fixed auto-sensing 2/1-Gbps Fibre Channel ports
Expansion:
1 empty expansion slot
Network Management
Network ManagementNetwork Management
Network Management
Access methods
Out-of-band 10/100 Ethernet port
RS-232 serial console 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
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
Reliability and Availability
Reliability and AvailabilityReliability and Availability
Reliability and Availability
Hot-swappable, 1+1 redundant power supplies
Hot-swappable fan tray with integrated temperature and power management
Hot-swappable SFP optics
Hot-swappable switching module
Stateful process restart
Any module, any port configuration for PortChannels
Fabric-based multipathing
Per-VSAN fabric services
Passive backplane
Online diagnostics
Programming Interfaces
Programming InterfacesProgramming Interfaces
Programming Interfaces
Scriptable CLI
Fabric Manager GUI
Device Manager GUI
Approvals and
Approvals andApprovals and
Approvals and
Compliance
ComplianceCompliance
Compliance
Safety compliance
CE Marking
UL 60950
CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950
EN 60950
IEC 60950
TS 001
AS/NZS 3260
QuickSpecs
Cisco MDS 9216A Multilayer Fabric Switch
Cisco MDS 9216A Multilayer Fabric SwitchCisco MDS 9216A Multilayer Fabric Switch
Cisco MDS 9216A Multilayer Fabric Switch
Technical Specifications
DA - 12122 Canada — Version 8 — February 22, 2008
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