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Cisco MDS 9200 Series Hardware Installation Guide
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Chapter 1 Product Overview
Integrated Supervisor Modules
Cisco MDS 9216A Integrated Supervisor Module
The nonremovable Cisco MDS 9216A integrated supervisor module provides the control and
management functions for the Cisco MDS 9216A Switch, and it includes an integrated 16-port switching
module. The Cisco MDS 9216A integrated supervisor module provides multiple communication and
control paths to avoid a single point of failure.
Note
For a description of the integrated 16-port switching module and its capabilities, see the
“16-Port 2-Gbps
Fibre Channel Switching Module” section on page 1-17
.
Figure 1-6
shows the Cisco MDS 9216A supervisor module with an integrated 16-port Switching
module.
Figure 1-6
Cisco MDS 9216A Supervisor Module with Integrated 16-Port Switching Module
The Cisco MDS 9216A integrated supervisor module has a Pentium III class processor, 1 GB of DRAM,
and an internal CompactFlash card that provides 256 MB of storage for software images.
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Status LED
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Link LEDs (under ports, on left) and Speed
LEDs (under ports, on right)
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1-Gbps/2-Gbps Fibre Channel ports
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Asset tag
91670
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