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Chapter 3 Configuring Fibre Channel Interfaces

Information About Fibre Channel Interfaces

The Cisco MDS 9500 Series switches, Cisco MDS 9222i, Cisco MDS 9216A, and Cisco MDS 9216i switches support the Generation 2 modules. Each module or switch can have one or more ports in port groups that share common resources such as bandwidth and buffer credits.

In addition to supporting Generation 2 modules, the Cisco MDS 9500 Series switches and the Cisco MDS 9222i switch support the Generation 3 modules. Similar to Generation 2, each Generation 3 or Generation 4 module can have one or more ports in port groups that share common resources such as bandwidth and buffer credits.

Generation 3 modules are supported on the Cisco MDS 9506 and 9509 switches with Supervisor-2 modules. The MDS 9513 Director supports 4/44-port Host-Optimized Fibre Channel switching module with either Fabric 1 or Fabric 2 modules, but requires Fabric 2 module for support of the 48-port and the 24-port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel switching modules. The MDS 9222i switch supports the 4/44-port Host-Optimized Fibre Channel switching module.

The Cisco 9500 Series switches support the following Generation 4 modules: the 48-port 8-Gbps Advanced Fibre Channel switching module (DS-X9248-256K9) and the 32-port 8-Gbps Advanced Fibre Channel module (DS-X9232-256K9). Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 5.2(1) or higher is required to support the Generation 4 modules.

Table 3-1identifies the Generation 2, Generation 3, and Generation 4 modules, as well as the Fabric switches.

Table 3-1 Fibre Channel Modules and Fabric Switches

Part Number	Product Name and Description
Generation 4 Modules
DS-X9248-256K9	48-port 8-Gbps Advanced Fibre Channel switching module.
DS-X9232-256K9	32-port 8-Gbps Advanced Fibre Channel switching module.
DS-X9530-SF2A-K9	Supervisor-2A module for Cisco MDS 9500 Series switches.
DS-13SLT-FAB3	Fabric 3 module that enables the 32-port and the 48-port 8-Gbps Advanced
	Fibre Channel switching module to use the full 96-Gbps or 256-Gbps
	backplane crossbar bandwidth.
Generation 3 Modules
DS-X9248-96K9	48-port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel switching module.
DS-X9224-96K9	24-port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel switching module.
DS-X9248-48K9	4/44-port 8-Gbps Host-Optimized Fibre Channel switching module
DS-13SLT-FAB2	Fabric 2 module that enables the 24-port and the 48-port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel
	switching module to use the full 96-Gbps backplane bandwidth with
	any-to-any connectivity.

Generation 3 Fabric Switch

DS-C9148-K9

Cisco MDS 9148 Fabric switch.

48-port 8-Gbps Fabric switch.

Generation 2 Modules

		DS-X9148	48-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel switching module.
		DS-X9124	24-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel switching module.
		DS-X9304-18K9	18-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel switching module with 4-Gigabit Ethernet
			ports.
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