Cisco MDS 9506 Specification Sheet

Intelligent storage networking for IBM System Storage
infrastructure simplification and business continuity solutions
Cisco MDS 9506 for IBM System
Storage
The Cisco MDS 9506 for IBM System Storage offers dual Supervisor-2 Modules with up to 192 Fibre
Channel ports in a 7U enclosure
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Provides Fibre Channel
throughput of up to 4 Gbps per
port and up to 64 Gbps with
each PortChannel Inter-Switch
Link connection
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Offers scalability from 12 to
192 Fibre Channel ports
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Offers 10 Gbps ISL ports for
inter-Data Center links over
metro optical networks
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Offers Gigabit Ethernet IP, GbE
ports for iSCSI or FCIP connec-
tivity over global networks
Highlights
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High-availability design with
support for non-disruptive
firmware upgrades
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Includes Virtual SAN (VSAN)
capability for SAN consolidation
into virtual SAN islands on a
single physical fabric
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Enterprise, SAN Extension over
IP, Mainframe and Storage
Services Enabler and Fabric
Manager Server Packages pro-
vide added intelligence and
value
High performance and manageability
for SANs
The Cisco MDS 9506 for
IBM System Storage™ supports
1, 2 and 4 Gbps Fibre Channel switch
connectivity and intelligent network
services to help improve the security,
performance and manageability
required to consolidate geographically
dispersed storage devices into a large
enterprise SAN.
Improved internal bandwidth for higher
scalability
The Cisco MDS 9506 for IBM System
Storage utilizes two Supervisor-2
Modules designed for high availability
and performance. The Supervisor-2
Module combines an intelligent control
module and a high-performance cross-
bar switch fabric in a single unit. It uses
Fabric Shortest Path First (FSPF) multi-
path routing, which provides intelligence
to load balance across a maximum of
16 equal-cost paths and to dynamically
reroute traffic if a switch fails.