IBM MDS 9509 - Manual

Intelligent storage networking for IBM System Storage IT
simplification and business continuity solutions
Cisco MDS 9509 for IBM System Storage
Highlights
■ Provides Fibre Channel
throughput of up to 8 gigabits
per second (Gbps) per port and
up to 64 Gbps with each
PortChannel Inter-Switch Link
connection
■ Offers scalability from 12 to
336 1, 2, 4 and 8 Gbps Fibre
Channel ports
■ Offers 10-Gbps ISL ports for
inter-data center links over
metro optical networks
■ Offers Gigabit Ethernet IP (GbE)
ports for iSCSI or FCIP connec-
tivity over global networks
■ High-availability design with
support for non-disruptive
firmware upgrades
■ Includes Virtual SAN (VSAN)
capability for SAN consolidation
into virtual SAN islands on a
single physical fabric
■ Enterprise, SAN Extension over
IP, Mainframe and Storage
Services Enabler and Fabric
Manager Server packages pro-
vide added function and value
The Cisco MDS 9509 for IBM System Storage offers 1, 2, 4, 8 and 10 Gbps link speeds with up to
336 Fibre Channel ports in a 14U enclosure
High performance and manageability
for SANs
The Cisco MDS 9509 for IBM®
System Storage™ provides 1, 2, 4,
8 and 10 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 9509 for IBM System
Storage utilizes two Supervisor-2
modules to support 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)
multipath routing, which supports load
balancing across a maximum of
16 equal-cost paths that dynamically
reroute traffic if a switch fails.