QuickSpecs

Cisco MDS 9216 Multilayer Fabric Switch

Product Highlights

Interoperability

Offers compatibility with a broad range of HP servers and operating systems, as well as disk and

 

tape storage devices

 

Shares common architectural platform across all Cisco MDS 9500 Series Directors and Cisco

 

MDS 9216 Multilayer Fabric Switch

 

Interchangeable modules across Directors and Fabric Switches

 

 

Product Family Models

Cisco MDS 9506 Multilayer Director

 

Intelligent, multi-protocol 6-slot Director with up to 128 Auto-Sensing 2/1 Gb Fibre

 

Channel ports

 

Cisco MDS 9509 Multilayer Director

 

Intelligent, multi-protocol 9-slot Director with up to 224 Auto-Sensing 2/1 Gb Fibre

 

Channel ports

 

Cisco MDS 9216 Multilayer Fabric Switch

 

Intelligent, multi-protocol modular Fabric Switch with up to 48 Auto-Sensing 2/1 GbFibre

 

Channel ports

 

Cisco MDS 9120 Multilayer Fabric Switch

 

Intelligent, Fibre Channel Fabric Switch with 20 Auto-Sensing 2/1 Gb Fibre Channel ports

 

Cisco MDS 9140 Multilayer Fabric Switch

 

Intelligent, Fibre Channel Fabric Switch with 40 Auto-Sensing 2/1 Gb Fibre Channel

 

ports<

 

 

Software Components, Standard

SAN-OS

Cisco MDS 9000 SAN-OS delivers numerous advanced storage networking capabilities for the Cisco

 

MDS 9000 Family of Multilayer Intelligent Directors and Fabric Switches.

 

 

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.

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Compaq MDS 9216 manual Interoperability, Product Family Models