New and Changed Information
S e 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 c k - d o c @ c i s c o . c o m .
Table 1
Feature
Supervisor-2
module
48-port 4-Gbps
Fibre Channel
switching
module
24-port 4-Gbps
Fibre Channel
switching
module
12-port 4-Gbps
Fibre Channel
switching
module
4-port 10-Gbps
Fibre Channel
switching
module
Crossbar
modules
X2 transceiver
Fibre Channel
SFP transceiver
OL-17467-02
Documented Features for the Cisco MDS 9500 Series (continued)
Description
Added Supervisor-2 module.
Supervisor-2 modules can be used in
the Cisco MDS 9509 and 9506 Director
in slots 5 and 6. Dual Supervisor-2
modules must be used in slots 7 and 8
of the Cisco MDS 9513 Director.
Added 48-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel
switching module. The 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 9216i and 9216A Switches.
Added 24-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel
switching module. The switching
module offers 24 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 9216i and 9216A Switches.
Added 12-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel
switching module. The switching
module can be used in any of the Cisco
MDS 9500 Series chassis and in the
Cisco MDS 9216i and 9216A Switches.
Added 4-port 10-Gbps Fibre Channel
switching module. The switching
module offers four dedicated
bandwidth Fibre Channel ports running
at 10 Gbps with no oversubscription.
Added crossbar modules. The Cisco
MDS 9513 Director supports two
crossbar modules located at the rear of
the chassis. Each Supervisor-2 module
has an associated crossbar module.
Added the X2 transceiver information.
The X2 transceiver is a small
form-factor pluggable optimized for
10-Gbps applications.
Added 4-Gbps Fibre Channel SFP trans-
ceiver.
Changed in
Release
Where Documented
3.0(1)
The
section on page
3.0(1)
The
Channel Switching Module"
section on page 1-34
"Technical Specifications"
section on page
3.0(1)
The
Channel Switching Module"
section on page 1-35
"Technical Specifications"
section on page
3.0(1)
The
Channel Switching Module"
section on page 1-35
"Technical Specifications"
section on page
3.0(1)
The
Channel Switching Module"
section on page 1-36
"Technical Specifications"
section on page
3.0(1)
The
section on page 1-25
"Removing and Installing a
Crossbar Module" section on
page
3.0(1)
The
on page 1-55
Transceiver Specifications"
section on page
3.0(1)
The
Transceivers" section on
page 1-56
SFP+ Transceiver
Specifications" section on
page
Cisco MDS 9500 Series Hardware Installation Guide
"Supervisor-2 Modules"
1-17.
"48-Port 4-Gbps Fibre
and the
D-1.
"24-port 4-Gbps Fibre
and the
D-1.
"12-port 4-Gbps Fibre
and the
D-1.
"4-port 10-Gbps Fibre
and
D-1.
"Crossbar Modules"
and
2-47.
"X2 Transceivers" section
and the
"X2
19.
"Fibre Channel SFP
and the
"SFP and
D-22.
xi