Key Features and Benefits
Key Features and Benefits
Key Features and Benefits
Key Features and Benefits
Reduced Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for SAN Infrastructure
Enables storage consolidation, simplified management of SAN environment
Integrates Fibre Channel, iSCSI, and FCIP in one system
High Port Density
16 to 64 Fibre Channel ports (auto-sensing 4/2/1 Gb) in single chassis
Up to 8 1 Gb Ethernet ports in a single switch (configurable for iSCSI or FCIP)
Up to 4, 10Gb Fibre Channel ports for ISL connections between switches
Scalable
Supports throughput up to 16 ports in a single PortChannel ISL
1 extension slot for MDS 9000 Storage Networking Modules
Highly Available
Redundant power supplies and fans for high availability - Hot-swappable SFP optical interface modules, fan modules,
and power modules
Hardware Assisted Encryption Security:
On-board crypto processing engine supports secure IEEE standard Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) 256-bit
algorithms to encrypt data transported over IP networks or to be stored on tape.
IPsec for Encrypted Data in Transit over IP networks
Storage Media Encryption of Data at Rest on tape - FIPS 140-2, level 2 certifications.
Intelligent network services:
Uses virtual SAN (VSAN) technology for hardware-enforced, isolated environments within a single physical fabric.
Access control lists (ACLs) for hardware-based intelligent frame processing.
Advanced traffic-management features such as Fibre Channel Congestion Control (FCC) and fabric-wide quality of
service (QoS) to facilitate migration from SAN islands to enterprise-wide storage networks.
Sophisticated diagnostics:
Provides intelligent diagnostics, protocol decoding, and network-analysis tools as well as integrated Call Home
capability for added reliability, faster problem resolution, and reduced service costs.
Interoperable
Broad range of HP servers and operating systems
Disk and tape storage devices
Open platform for hosting 3rd party storage applications, such as virtualization
Integrated Management
Embedded Fabric Manager
Optional Fabric Manager Server
Integration with CiscoWorks Resource Manager Essentials (RME)
QuickSpecs
Cisco MDS 9216A Multilayer Fabric Switch
Cisco MDS 9216A Multilayer Fabric Switch
Cisco MDS 9216A Multilayer Fabric Switch
Cisco MDS 9216A Multilayer Fabric Switch
Overview
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