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2 Cisco MDS 9000 Family 8-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Modules Hardware Release Notes • November 2008
Features
The Cisco MDS 9000 Family 8-Gbps Fibre Channel switching modules deliver up to
528, 8-Gbps ports and twice the bandwidth of previous generation Cisco MDS Fibre
Channel switching modules. All module configurations have the following features:
■ Auto-sensing 1- 2- 4- and 8-Gbps capability (1-Gbps port speed is not available
with 8-Gbps small form-factor pluggable (SFP) transceivers)
■ High-performance inter-switch link (ISL) capability
■ Support for virtual storage area networks (VSANs), access control lists (ACLs),
and quality of service (QoS)
■ Advanced Fiber Connectivity (FICON) services
Note – Cisco MDS 9000 Family 8-Gbps Fibre Channel switching modules are not
usable as stand-alone switches.
Port Configurations
Cisco MDS 9000 Family 8-Gbps Fibre Channel switching modules are available in
three port configurations. They are installed into an existing Cisco MDS 9500 Series
Multilayer Director or Cisco MDS 9222i Multiservice Modular Switch chassis,
depending on the chosen module configuration.
The following sections describe each available configuration:
■ “Cisco MDS 9000 Family 24-Port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module” on
page 3
■ “Cisco MDS 9000 Family 48-Port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module” on
page 3
■ “Cisco MDS 9000 Family 4/44-Port 8-Gbps Host-Optimized Fibre Channel
Switching Module” on page 4