| Marketing Description |
| The Cisco MDS 9700 24-port Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) module provides Cisco Unified Fabric connectivity to the SAN core. It empowers midsize and large enterprises, that are rapidly deploying cloud-scale applications with Inter-Switch Link (ISL) consolidation and exceptional investment protection for their SANs. The data center fabric is already using 40-Gbps connectivity in the core for more efficient convergence, higher performance, and lower total cost of ownership (TCO). This capability can now be extended to the SAN core. You can extend the benefits of FCoE beyond the access layer to the data center core with a full line-rate FCoE module. |
| Product Features |
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High performance
MDS 9700 series architecture, based on central arbitration and crossbar fabric, provides fast line-rate, non-blocking, predictable performance across all traffic conditions for every FCoE port in the chassis.
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CAPEX reduction
The FCoE capable ports support transceivers, that allow users to deploy them on existing cable plants without having to rip and replace existing cabling in their data center, thus greatly reducing capital expenditure.
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Higher bandwidth
FCoE takes advantage of full bandwidth utilization on an Ethernet link to provide higher bandwidth. Therefore, you need fewer links to achieve the same bandwidth.
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High availability
MDS 9700 series directors provide outstanding availability and reliability. These are the director-class switches, that offer redundancy on all major components. They provide grid redundancy on the power supply and 1+1 redundant supervisors. Users can also add fabric cards to enable N+1 fabric redundancy.
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Resilient high-performance ISLs
FCoE ISLs can be grouped into port channels with physical links, creating massive logical links. When you connect to switches, populated with Gigabit Ethernet modules, you can easily scale the number of director-class FCoE ports to meet the needs of the demanding data center environments.
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Intelligent network services
VSAN technology, access control lists (ACLs) for hardware-based intelligent frame processing, and fabric-wide quality of service (QoS) enable migration from SAN islands to enterprise-wide storage networks.
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Sophisticated diagnostics
The MDS 9700 FCoE module provides intelligent diagnostics, protocol decoding, network analysis tools, and integrated Cisco Call Home capability for greater reliability, faster problem resolution, and reduced service costs.
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Programmable fabric
The MDS 9700 series provides powerful representational state transfer (REST) and Cisco NX-API capabilities to enable flexible and rapid programming of utilities for the SAN.
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| General |
| Device Type |
Switch - 48 ports - Managed |
| Enclosure Type |
Plug-in module |
| Subtype |
Fibre Channel |
| Ports |
48 x 32Gb Fibre Channel |
| Fibre Channel |
FC-DA, FC-FS, FC-GS-3, FC-GS-4, FC-MI, FC-PH, FC-PH-2, FC-PH-3, FC-PI, FC-PLDA, FC-SB-2, FC-SB-3, FC-SW, FC-SW-2, FC-SW-3, FC-Tape, FC-VI, FC-SP, FCP-4, FC-BB-2, FCP, FCP-2, FC-PI-2, FC-BB-5, FC-BB-3, FC-FS-2, FC-GS-5, FC-SW-4, FCP-3, FC-LS, FC-MI-2, FC-PI-4, FC-FS-3, FC-GS-6, FC-PI-3, FC-SW-5, FC-BB-4, FC-IFR, FAIS, FAIS-2, FC-PI-5, FC-LS-2, FC-SP-2, FC-SB-4 |
| Remote Management Protocol |
SNMP 3, SSH-2, CLI, SFTP |
| Encryption Algorithm |
128-bit AES |
| Authentication Method |
Secure Shell (SSH), RADIUS, TACACS |
| Features |
Syslog support, VRRP support, ACL support, QoS, RSPAN, RSCN support |
| Status Indicators |
Status |
| Expansion / Connectivity |
| Interfaces |
48 x
1 x serial (RS-232) |
| Miscellaneous |
| Compliant Standards |
CISPR 22 Class A, BSMI CNS 13438 Class A, CISPR 24, EN 61000-3-2, EN 61000-3-3, EN55024, EN55022 Class A, AS/NZS 60950-1, EMC, ICES-003 Class A, UL 60950-1 Second Edition, GB 4943, CSA C22.2 No. 60950-1 Second Edition, EN 60950-1 Second Edition, IEC 60950-1 Second Edition, VCCI Class A, EN 300 386 |
| Dimensions & Weight |
| Width |
40.39 cm |
| Depth |
55.37 cm |
| Height |
4.4 cm |
| Weight |
7.94 kg |
| Manufacturer Warranty |
| Service & Support |
Limited warranty - 1 year |
| Environmental Parameters |
| Min Operating Temperature |
0 °C |
| Max Operating Temperature |
40 °C |
| Humidity Range Operating |
10 - 90% (non-condensing) |
| Min Storage Temperature |
-40 °C |
| Max Storage Temperature |
70 °C |
| Humidity Range Storage |
10 - 95% (non-condensing) |
