Chapter 1 Product Overview

Supervisor Module

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Supervisor Module

The supervisor module provides the control and management functions for the Cisco MDS 9216 Switch, and includes an integrated 16-port switching module. The supervisor module provides multiple communication and control paths to avoid a single point of failure.

Note For a description of the integrated 16-port switching module and its capabilities, see the “16-Port1 Gbps / 2 Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module” section on page 1-10.

Figure 1-3shows a Cisco MDS 9216 supervisor module.

The main components of the supervisor module are as follows:

Processor, page 1-7

Supervisor Module LEDs, page 1-7

Figure 1-3 Cisco MDS 9216 Fixed Supervisor Module with Integrated 16-Port Switching Module

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Cisco Systems 9216 manual Processor, Supervisor Module LEDs