Cisco MDS 9124e Fabric Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem 11
1 OverviewThe Cisco MDS 9124e Fabric Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem (referred to hereafter as the Cisco
MDS 9124e Fabric Switch) is a Fibre Channel (FC) switch that supports link speeds of up to 4 Gb.
The Cisco MDS 9124e Fabric Switch can operate in a fabric containing multiple switches or as the
only switch in a fabric.
This chapter provides the following information:
•Switch features
• Component identification
• PortChannel
• Optional hardware kits
Switch featu res
The Cisco MDS 9124e Fabric Switch provides the following features:
•Fully integrated, embedded FC SAN design that connects directly to the HP c-Class BladeSystem
enclosure midplane
•On-Demand Port Activation Licensing enables you to additional 12-port license
•Easy to manage HP Storage Essentials and HP Systems Insight Manager support
•Full compatibility with HP C-Series switches
•Sixteen internal 1/2/4 Gbps auto-sensing FC interconnect technology with the following
characteristics:
• Independent automatic negotiation to the highest common speed for each server FC port
connected to the switch
• Universal self-configuring ports, which are capable of becoming F_Ports (fabric enabled)
•Eight external 1/2/4 Gbps FC Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP) ports, with the following
characteristics:
• Automatic negotiation to the highest common speed of all devices connected to the port
• Port interface-compatible SFP transceivers, including short wavelength (SWL), medium
wavelength (MWL) and long wavelength (LWL)
• Universal self-configuring ports, which are capable of becoming F_Ports (fabric enabled),
FL_Ports (fabric loop enabled), E_Ports (expansion ports), TE_Ports (trunking expansion
ports), FX_Ports, or SD_Ports