HP StorageWorks 4000/6000/8000 - Enterprise Virtual Arrays, Reference Manual

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Switch type
Switching module
MDS 9513
nl
with Fabric-2
Modules
MDS 9513
nl
with Fabric-1
Modules
MDS 9509
nl
with
nl
Supervisor-2
Modules
MDS 9506
nl
with
nl
Supervisor-2
Modules MDS 9222i MDS 9216i
Yes No Yes Yes No No
48-port 8Gb Performance
Fibre Channel Switching
Module
nl
(2 Gb, 4 Gb, 8 Gb)
Yes No Yes Yes No No
24-port 8Gb Fibre Channel
Switching Module
nl
(2 Gb, 4 Gb, 8 Gb)
NOTE:
The MDS 9020, 9120, 9140, 9124, 9134, and 9124e switches have fixed configurations and do
not support additional switching modules.
NOTE:
The MDS 9513 requires Fabric-2 Modules to support the 48-port 8 Gb/s Performance Fibre Channel
Switching Module and the 24-port 8 Gb/s Fibre Channel Switching Module. Fabric modules are also
known as crossbar modules.
Features
Features of the C-series Fibre Channel switches include:
• Nonblocking architecture using VOQ
• VSAN deployment over the physical infrastructure
VSANs are separate instances of all fabric services, including address space.
• Advanced diagnostics and troubleshooting (FC Ping, FC Traceroute, SPAN, RSPAN, and Call
Home)
• Comprehensive security (SSH, SFTP, RADIUS, SNMPv3, and RBAC)
• Comprehensive fabric management (CLI, SNMP, and Java-based GUI)
• Traffic management (FCC and QoS)
• High-availability, fault-tolerant software
• PortChannel (ISL aggregation for highly resilient SAN architectures)
• Integrated Multiprotocol capability (MDS 95 nn and 92 nn ) for SAN extension (FCIP and iSCSI)
• NPV—The following C-series Fibre Channel switches are NPV compliant: MDS 9124, MDS 9134,
and MDS 9124e. NPV requires SAN-OS 3.2(1a) or later. See
“
SAN fabric connectivity and switch interoperability rules ” on page 167.
• FlexAttach virtual pWWN
The Cisco MDS 9124e Fabric Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem, MDS 9124 switch, and MDS
9134 switch support NPV with FlexAttach. FlexAttach provides automatic mapping of physical
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