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Cisco MDS 9500 Series Hardware Installation Guide
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New and Changed Information
Supervisor-2
module
Added Supervisor-2 module.
Supervisor-2 modules can be used in
the Cisco MDS 9509 and 9506 Director
in slots 5 and 6. Dual Supervisor-2
modules must be used in slots 7 and 8
of the Cisco MDS 9513 Director.
3.0(1)
The
“Supervisor-2 Modules”
section on page 1-17
.
48-port 4-Gbps
Fibre Channel
switching
module
Added
48-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel
switching module. The switching
module offers 48 autosensing 1-, 2-,
and 4-Gbps Fibre Channel ports and
can be used in any of the Cisco MDS
9500 Series chassis and in the Cisco
MDS 9216i and 9216A Switches.
3.0(1)
The
“48-Port 4-Gbps Fibre
Channel Switching Module”
section on page 1-34
and the
“Technical Specifications”
section on page D-1
.
24-port 4-Gbps
Fibre Channel
switching
module
Added
24-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel
switching module. The switching
module offers 24 autosensing 1-, 2-,
and 4-Gbps Fibre Channel ports and
can be used in any of the Cisco MDS
9500 Series chassis and in the Cisco
MDS 9216i and 9216A Switches.
3.0(1)
The
“24-port 4-Gbps Fibre
Channel Switching Module”
section on page 1-35
and the
“Technical Specifications”
section on page D-1
.
12-port 4-Gbps
Fibre Channel
switching
module
Added 12-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel
switching module. The switching
module can be used in any of the Cisco
MDS 9500 Series chassis and in the
Cisco MDS 9216i and 9216A Switches.
3.0(1)
The
“12-port 4-Gbps Fibre
Channel Switching Module”
section on page 1-35
and the
“Technical Specifications”
section on page D-1
.
4-port 10-Gbps
Fibre Channel
switching
module
Added
4-port 10-Gbps Fibre Channel
switching module. The switching
module offers four dedicated
bandwidth Fibre Channel ports running
at 10 Gbps with no oversubscription.
3.0(1)
The
“4-port 10-Gbps Fibre
Channel Switching Module”
section on page 1-36
and
“Technical Specifications”
section on page D-1
.
Crossbar
modules
Added crossbar modules. The Cisco
MDS 9513 Director supports two
crossbar modules located at the rear of
the chassis. Each Supervisor-2 module
has an associated crossbar module.
3.0(1)
The
“Crossbar Modules”
section on page 1-25
and
“Removing and Installing a
Crossbar Module” section on
page 2-47
.
X2 transceiver
Added the X2 transceiver information.
The X2 transceiver is a small
form-factor pluggable optimized for
10-Gbps applications.
3.0(1)
The
“X2 Transceivers” section
on page 1-55
and the
“X2
Transceiver Specifications”
section on page 19
.
Fibre Channel
SFP transceiver
Added 4-Gbps Fibre Channel SFP trans-
ceiver.
3.0(1)
The
“Fibre Channel SFP
Transceivers” section on
page 1-56
and the
“SFP and
SFP+ Transceiver
Specifications” section on
page D-22
.
Table 1
Documented Features for the Cisco MDS 9500 Series (continued)
Feature
Description
Changed in
Release
Where Documented