
QuickSpecs
Cisco MDS 9216A Multilayer Fabric Switch
Technical Specifications 
Buffer credits:
Up to 255 per port
Ports per chassis:
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  | 16 to 64,   | |
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  | Ports per rack:  | 
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  | Up to 896  | 
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  | PortChannel:  | 
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  | Up to sixteen ports  | |
Cards, ports, slots | Base:  | 16 fixed   | |
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  | Expansion:  | 1 empty expansion slot  | 
Network Management | Access methods  | 
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  | Access protocols  | 
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  | Distributed Device Alias service  | |
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  | Network security  | 
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  | authorization, and accounting (AAA) functions  | |
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  | SFTP | 
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  | SSH v2 implementing AES  | |
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  | SNMPv3 implementing AES  | |
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  | Management applications  | |
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  | Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI  | |
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  | Cisco Fabric Manager  | |
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  | Cisco Device Manager  | |
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  | CiscoWorks 2000 Resource Manager Essentials  | |
Reliability and Availability  | |||
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  | Stateful process restart  | |
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  | Any module, any port configuration for PortChannels  | |
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  | Passive backplane  | 
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  | Online diagnostics  | 
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Programming Interfaces  | Scriptable CLI  | 
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  | Fabric Manager GUI  | 
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  | Device Manager GUI  | |
Approvals and | Safety compliance  | 
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Compliance | CE Marking  | 
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  | UL 60950  | 
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  | EN 60950  | 
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  | IEC 60950  | 
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  | TS 001  | 
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  | AS/NZS 3260  | 
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