Cisco Systems MDS 9200 Series 4/44-Port 8-Gbps Host-Optimized Fibre Channel Switching Module

Chapter 1 Product Overview

Switching Modules

Se n d d o c u m e n t a t i o n c o m m e n t s t o m d s f e e d b a ck - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m

–32-Port2-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module

–16-Port2-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module

The Cisco MDS 9200 Series supports one hot-swappable switching or services module in addition to the integrated module that is part of the supervisor module.

The Fibre Channel switching modules provide system-wide power management and autonegotiation, which allows ports to negotiate for speed at the other end of the link. Each module has temperature sensors and an EEPROM that stores serial number and model number information.

The Fibre Channel port interfaces support hot-swappable Fibre Channel SFP and SFP+ transceivers, which can be short wavelength (SWL) or long wavelength (LWL). The port interfaces also support coarse wavelength-division multiplexing (CWDM) and dense wavelength-division multiplexing (DWDM) SFP transceivers, which can be used for extended long wavelength (ELWL) transmission or for coarse wavelength-division multiplexing (CWDM) and dense wavelength-division multiplexing (DWDM). See the “Supported Transceivers” section on page 1-36.

Note The internal bootflash installed on the modules are not field-replaceable units. Do not remove or replace internal bootflash on the modules. Modifying the factory-installed bootflash is not supported.

4/44-Port 8-Gbps Host-Optimized Fibre Channel Switching Module

The 4/44-port 8-Gbps Host-Optimized Fibre Channel switching module offers 48 autosensing 1-, 2-,

4-and 8-Gbps Fibre Channel ports and can be used in any of the Cisco MDS 9500 Series chassis and in the Cisco MDS 9222i Switches. The 4/44-port switching module can be configured in one of two operational modes: shared bandwidth mode (default) and dedicated bandwidth mode.

Figure 1-8shows a 4/44-port 8-Gbps Host-Optimized Fibre Channel switching module. The front panel connectors support standard modular SFP and SFP+ transceivers and the speed detection is autosensing.

Figure 1-8 4/44-port 8-Gbps Host-Optimized Fibre Channel Switching Module

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48-Port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module

The 48-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel switching module offers 48 autosensing 1-, 2-, and 4-Gbps Fibre Channel ports and can be used in any of the Cisco MDS 9500 Series chassis and in the Cisco MDS 9222i, 9216i, and 9216A Switches. The 48-port switching module can be configured in one of two operational modes: shared bandwidth mode (default) and dedicated bandwidth mode.

Figure 1-9shows a 48-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel switching module. The front panel connectors are standard modular SFP and the speed detection is autosensing.

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