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Chapter1 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-Port 1 Gbps / 2 Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module” section on
page 1-10.
Figure 1-3 shows a CiscoMDS 9216 supervisor module.
The main components of the supervisor module are as follows:
•Processor, page 1-7
•Supervisor Module LEDs, page 1-7
Figure1-3 CiscoMDS 9216 Fixed Supervisor Module with Integrated 16-Port Switching Module
1Status LED 3Link LEDs (under ports, on left)
and Speed LEDs (under ports, on
right)
21 Gbps/2 Gbps Fibre Channel ports 4Asset tag
91670
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LINK- -SPEED LINK- -SPEED LINK- -SPEED LINK- -SPEED
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
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