Cisco Systems MDS 9216A manual Software Components, Optional, QuickSpecs, Product Highlights

QuickSpecs

Cisco MDS 9216A Multilayer Fabric Switch

Product Highlights

Cisco Fabric Manager Cisco Fabric Manager is a responsive, easy-to-use Java application that simplifies management across multiple switches and fabrics. Cisco Fabric Manager enables administrators to perform vital tasks such as topology discovery, fabric configuration and verification, LUN security, monitoring, and fault resolution. All functions are available through a secure interface, which enables remote management from any location. Cisco Fabric Manager may be used independently or in conjunction with third-party management applications. Cisco provides an extensive API for integration with third-party and user developed management tools.

Software Components, Optional

Cisco Fabric Manager The "Standard" Cisco Fabric Manager software that is included at no charge with the MDS family

Server Package switches provides basic switch configuration and troubleshooting capabilities. The Cisco Fabric Manager Server (FMS) Package extends Cisco Fabric Manager by providing historical performance data collection for network traffic hot-spot analysis, centralized management services and advanced application integration.

Cisco MDS 9200 FCIP Cisco MDS 9000 Family IP Storage Services Modules and the MDS 9000 Multiprotocol module support

Services License interconnection of remote SAN islands and extend SAN connectivity to IP-enabled servers using the FCIP services. This feature is licensed separately on a per module basis (except the MDS 9216i which includes a 2-port FCIP license for the 2 embedded 1GB Ethernet IP ports).

Cisco Enterprise Package Cisco MDS switches have a set of advanced traffic engineering and advanced security features that are recommended for all Enterprise SANs. These features are bundled together in a management application called the Cisco MDS 9000 Enterprise Package.

Cisco MDS 9000 Family Cisco MDS 9000 Family SME Package allows encryption of storage media (data at rest). Strong,

SME Packagestandard IEEE AES-256 encryption for heterogeneous tape devices and VTLs as well as tape data compression are provided as a distributed fabric service.

Cisco MDS 9000 Family The Cisco MDS 9000 Family Mainframe Package is a comprehensive collection of features required for

Mainframe Package using the Cisco MDS 9200 Series switches in mainframe storage networks, including FICON protocol

and CUP management, switch cascading, fabric binding, and intermixing.

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