Cisco MDS 9222i

A wide range of IBM System Storage™ medium-size and enterprise storage area network (SAN) IT simplification and business continuity solutions can be created with the Cisco MDS 9222i for IBM System Storage multiservice modular switch. Infrastructure simplification solutions for the IBM Power Systems™, System i®, System p®, System x™ and System z® families of servers include storage consolidation and high-availability server clustering with IBM System Storage disk storage arrays. Business continuity solutions include data protection with IBM System Storage tape libraries and devices and IBM Tivoli® Storage Manager data protection software; and disaster protection with IBM System Storage disk metro and global mirroring disaster recovery solutions.

Highlights

• Multiservice design for high performance business continuity solutions with Windows®, UNIX®, Linux®, NetWare®, IBM OS/400® and IBM z/OS® servers
• Cost-effective “green” switch design requires up to 27 percent less power per port
• Modular design provides scalability and configuration flexibility
• Excellent availability with redundant, hot swappable components and non-disruptive firmware upgrades
• Includes Virtual SAN (VSAN) capability for SAN consolidation into virtual SAN islands on a single physical fabric
• Enterprise, Mainframe and Fabric Manager Server Packages provide added intelligence and value

Cisco MDS 9222i for medium-sized businesses and large enterprises

The Cisco MDS 9222i for IBM System Storage™ is designed to address the needs of medium-sized businesses and large enterprises with a wide range of Storage Area Network (SAN) capabilities. It can be used as a cost-effective high performance SAN extension over IP router switch for midrange SMB customers in support of IT simplification and business continuity solutions. It can also provide remote site device aggregation and SAN extension connectivity to large customer data center directors.