C H A P T E R 15 Configuring Generation 2 And Generation 3 Switching Modules - Cisco AP776A - Nexus Converged Network Switch 5020 Configuration Manual

About Generations of Modules and Switches
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 15-1
9216A and Cisco MDS 9216i switches, as well as the Fabric switches.
Table 15-1
Part Number
Generation 3 Modules
DS-X9248-96K9
DS-X9224-96K9
DS-X9248-48K9
DS-13SLT-FAB2
Generation 2 Modules
DS-X9148
DS-X9124
DS-X9304-18K9
DS-X9112
DS-X9704
DS-X9530-SF2-K9
Generation 2 Fabric Switches
DS-C9134-K9
DS-C9124
DS-C9222i-K9
Generation 2 Fibre Channel switching modules are not supported on the Cisco MDS 9216 switch;
Note
however, they are supported by both the Supervisor-1 module and the Supervisor-2 module.
For detailed information about the installation and specifications for these modules and switches, refer
to the hardware installation guide for your switch.
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide
15-2
identifies the modules supported by the Cisco MDS 9500 Series switches and Cisco MDS
Fibre Channel Modules and Fabric Switches
Product Name/Description
48-port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel switching module
24-port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel switching module
4/44-port 8-Gbps Host-Optimized Fibre Channel switching module
Fabric 2 module that enables the 48-port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel switching
module to use the full 96-Gbps backplane bandwidth with any-to-any
connectivity without reducing bandwidth utilization when one fabric card goes
down on the MDS 9513 Director.
48-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel switching module
24-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel switching module
18-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel switching module with 4-Gigabit Ethernet ports
12-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel switching module
4-port 10-Gbps Fibre Channel switching module
Supervisor-2 module for Cisco MDS 9500 Series switches.
Cisco MDS 9134 Fabric switch
32-port 4-Gbps Fabric switch with 2 additional 10-Gbps ports
Cisco MDS 9124 Fabric switch
24-port 4-Gbps Fabric switch
Cisco MDS 9222i Multiservice Modular switch
18-port 4-Gbps switch with 4-Gigabit Ethernet IP storage services ports, and a
modular expansion slot to host Cisco MDS 9000 Family Switching and
Services Modules
Chapter 15 Configuring Generation 2 and Generation 3 Switching Modules
OL-18084-01, Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.x