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Intelligent storage networking for IBM System Storage IT
simplification and business continuity solutions
The Cisco MDS 9506 for IBM System Storage offers 1, 2, 4, 8 and 10 Gbps link speeds with up to
192 Fibre Channel ports in a 7U enclosure
Cisco MDS 9506 for IBM System Storage
Highlights
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Provides Fibre Channel
throughput of up to 8 Gigabits
per Second (Gbps) per port and
up to 64 Gbps with each
PortChannel Inter-Switch Link
connection
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Offers scalability from 12 to
192 1, 2, 4 and 8 Gbps Fibre
Channel port
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Offers 10 Gbps ISL ports for
inter-Data Center links over
metro optical networks
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Offers Gigabit Ethernet IP, GbE
ports for iSCSI or FCIP connec-
tivity over global networks
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High-availability design with
support for non-disruptive
firmware upgrades
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Includes Virtual SAN (VSAN)
capability for SAN consolidation
into virtual SAN islands on a
single physical fabric
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Enterprise, SAN Extension over
IP, Mainframe and Storage
Services Enabler and Fabric
Manager Server Packages pro-
vide added intelligence and
value
High performance and manageability
for SANs
The Cisco MDS 9506 for
IBM System Storage™ supports
1, 2, 4, 8 and 10 Gbps Fibre Channel
switch connectivity and intelligent net-
work services to help improve the secu-
rity, performance and manageability
required to consolidate geographically
dispersed storage devices into a large
enterprise SAN.
Improved internal bandwidth for higher
scalability
The Cisco MDS 9506 for IBM System
Storage utilizes two Supervisor-2
Modules designed for high availability
and performance. The Supervisor-2
Module combines an intelligent control
module and a high-performance cross-
bar switch fabric in a single unit. It uses
Fabric Shortest Path First (FSPF) multi-
path routing, which provides intelligence
to load balance across a maximum of
16 equal-cost paths and to dynamically
reroute traffic if a switch fails.