Cisco MDS 9513

The Cisco MDS 9513 for IBM System Storage provides 12 to 528 Fibre Channel ports, with 4 and 8 Gbps support and a high-availability design. It offers 4 to 44 10 Gbps ports for ISL connectivity across metro optical networks. It includes Virtual SAN (VSAN) capability for SAN consolidation into virtual SAN "islands" on a single physical fabric. The Cisco MDS 9513 provides network security features for large-enterprise SANs deployment. The director also offers intelligent networking services to help simplify mainframe FICON and Fibre Channel SAN management and reduce total cost of ownership (TCO).

Highlights

• Provides Fibre Channel throughput of up to 8 gigabits per second (Gbps) per port and up to 64 Gbps with each PortChannel Inter-Switch Link connection
• Offers scalability from 12 to 528 1, 2, 4 and 8 Gbps Fibre Channel ports
• Offers 10-Gbps ISL ports for inter-data center links over metro optical networks
• Offers Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) IP ports for iSCSI or FCIP connectivity over global networks
• Features high-availability design with support for non-disruptive firmware upgrades
• Includes Virtual SAN (VSAN) capability for SAN consolidation into virtual SAN "islands" on a single physical fabric
• Provides added function and value through Enterprise, SAN Extension over IP, Mainframe, Storage Services Enabler and Fabric Manager Server packages

High performance and manageability for SANs

The Cisco MDS 9513 for IBM® System Storage™ supports 1, 2, 4, 8 and 10 Gbps Fibre Channel switch connectivity and intelligent network services to help improve the security, performance and manageability required to consolidate dispersed SAN islands into a large-enterprise SAN.

Improved internal bandwidth for higher scalability

The Cisco MDS 9513 for IBM System Storage utilizes two Supervisor-2 modules to support high availability. The Supervisor-2 Module provides industry-leading scalability, intelligent SAN services, non-disruptive software upgrades, stateful process restart, and failover and redundant operation. Dual crossbar switching fabric modules provide a total internal switching bandwidth of 2.4 terabytes per second (Tbps) for interconnection of up to 11 Fibre Channel switching modules.

Connectivity, compatibility and traffic management

Fibre Channel switching modules improve performance, flexibility and density. The Cisco MDS 9513 for IBM System Storage requires a minimum of one Fibre Channel switching module and allows a maximum of 11. These modules are available in 12-, 24- or 48-port 4 and 8 Gbps configurations, enabling the Cisco MDS 9513 to support 12 to 528 Fibre Channel ports per chassis. Optionally, a 4-port 10-Gbps Fibre Channel module is available for high-performance Inter-Switch Link (ISL) connections over metro optical networks.