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Cisco MDS 9513 Multilayer Director Hardware Release Notes • May 2009
Product Features
The Cisco MDS 9513 director is a chassis-based, high-performance, director-class
switch intended for large data center storage environments. The Cisco MDS 9513
director has the following key features:
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Provides a maximum of 528 oversubscribed Fibre Channel (FC) ports, 132 non-
oversubscribed ports, or various port card-dependent combinations.
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Can be populated with as many as 11 port modules, which may be a mix of older
generation MDS port modules, 4 Gbit/sec port modules, or newer 8 Gbit/sec port
modules. See
for more information.
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10 Gbit/sec capability which can be used for inter-switch links (ISLs). See
for more information.
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1 Gbit/sec Ethernet port capability, which is user configurable for iSCSI and/or
Fibre Channel IP (FCIP). See
for more
information.
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Integrated Cisco Storage Media Encryption (SME) with the Cisco MDS 9000
Family 18/4-Port Multiservice Module. For further information, see
Storage Media Encryption” on page 9
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Support for Cisco Data Mobility Manager (DMM) with the Cisco MDS 9000
Family 32-Port Storage Services Module or Cisco MDS 9000 Family 18/4-Port
Multiservice Module. For further information, see
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Powered by two 6000 watt redundant power supplies, either of which is capable
of powering the system in the event of a power supply failure.
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Front-to-side airflow.
Note –
When installing the Cisco MDS 9513 director, special care must be taken to
provide adequate cooling in consideration of front-to-side airflow.
