Cisco Systems MDS 9500 Series manual Port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module

Chapter 1 Product Overview

Switching Modules

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48-port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module

The 48-Port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel switching module offers 48 autosensing 1-, 2-, 4- and 8-Gbps Fibre Channel ports and can be used in the Cisco MDS 9500 Series Switches. The 48-port switching module can be configured in one of two operational modes: shared bandwidth mode (default) and dedicated bandwidth mode.

Figure 1-17shows a 48-port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel switching module. The front panel connectors support standard modular SFP and SFP+ transceivers and the speed detection is autosensing.

Figure 1-17 48-Port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module

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24-port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module

The 24-Port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel switching module offers 24 autosensing 1-, 2-, 4- and 8-Gbps Fibre Channel ports and can be used in the Cisco MDS 9500 Series Switches. The 24-port switching module can be configured in one of two operational modes: shared bandwidth mode (default) and dedicated bandwidth mode.

Figure 1-18shows a 24-port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel switching module. The front panel connectors support standard modular SFP and SFP+ transceivers and the speed detection is autosensing.

Figure 1-18 24-Port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module

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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 48-port switching module can be configured in one of two operational modes: shared bandwidth mode (default) and dedicated bandwidth mode.

Figure 1-19shows 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.

Cisco MDS 9500 Series Hardware Installation Guide

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