32-Port 8-Gbps Advanced Fibre Channel Switching Module

Cisco® MDS 9000 Family 8-Gbps Advanced Fibre Channel Switching Modules deliver high performance and innovative features to enable convergence, scalability, and intelligence in large, virtualized data centers. With up to 528 line-rate 8-Gbps Fibre Channel ports per chassis, industry-first technologies such as Cisco FlexSpeed and Arbitrated Local Switching, intelligent fabric services such as integrated VSANs, Inter-VSAN Routing (IVR), and PortChannels, Cisco MDS 9000 Family 8-Gbps Advanced Fibre Channel Switching Modules enable deployment of large, scalable, and virtualized data centers.

Cisco MDS 9000 Family 8-Gbps Advanced Fibre Channel Switching Modules are available in two configurations:

  • The 32-Port 8-Gbps Advanced Fibre Channel Switching Module delivers line-rate performance across all ports and is ideal for high-end storage subsystems and for Inter-Switch Link (ISL) connectivity.
  • The 48-Port 8-Gbps Advanced Fibre Channel Switching Module provides higher port density and is ideal for connection of high-performance virtualized servers. With Arbitrated Local Switching enabled, this module supports 48-ports of line-rate 8-Gbps and is perfect for deploying dense virtual machine clusters with locally mapped storage. For traffic switched across the backplane, this module supports 1.5:1 oversubscription at 8-Gbps Fibre Channel (FC) rate across all ports.

The 8-Gbps Advanced Fibre Channel Switching Modules are compatible with all Cisco MDS 9500 Series Multilayer Directors, providing investment protection and outstanding low total cost of ownership (TCO).

Product Overview

Cisco MDS 9000 32-Port 8-Gbps Advanced Fibre Channel Switching Module

For the most demanding storage networking environments, the 32-port 8-Gbps Advanced Fibre Channel switching module delivers uncompromising performance. The 32-port 8-Gbps Advanced switching module delivers full-duplex aggregate performance of 512 Gbps, making this module well suited for attachment of high-performance 8-Gbps storage subsystems or either 8- or 10-Gbps Inter-Switch Links (ISLs).

Cisco MDS 9000 48-Port 8-Gbps Advanced Fibre Channel Switching Module

For large-scale storage networking environments, the 48-port 8-Gbps Advanced Fibre Channel switching module delivers full-duplex aggregate backplane switching performance of 512 Gbps, making this module ideal for high-performance and virtualized servers. With Arbitrated Local Switching, the 48-port 8-Gbps Advanced module delivers full-duplex aggregate performance of 768 Gbps across locally switched ports on the module. Arbitrated Local Switching on the 48-port 8-Gbps Advanced Fibre Channel module is well suited for deployment of dense virtual machine clusters with locally mapped storage.

Manufacturer Part Number
DS-X9232-256K9=
EAN/UPC
0882658303869,882658303869
Full Product Specifications

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Product compatibility: Cisco MDS 9500 Series Multilayer Directors

Software compatibility: Cisco MDS NX-OS Software Release 5.2 or later

Protocols:

  • FC-PH, Revision 4.3 (ANSI INCITS 230-1994)
  • FC-PH, Amendment 1 (ANSI INCITS 230-1994/AM1-1996)
  • FC-PH, Amendment 2 (ANSI INCITS 230-1994/AM2-1999)
  • FC-PH-2, Revision 7.4 (ANSI INCITS 297-1997)
  • FC-PH-3, Revision 9.4 (ANSI INCITS 303-1998)
  • FC-PI, Revision 13 (ANSI INCITS 352-2002)
  • FC-PI-2, Revision 10 (ANSI INCITS 404-2006)
  • FC-PI-3, Revision 4 (ANSI INCITS 460-2011)
  • FC-PI-4, Revision 8 (ANSI INCITS 450-2008)
  • FC-PI-5, Revision 6 (ANSI INCITS 479-2011)
  • FC-FS, Revision 1.9 (ANSI INCITS 373-2003)
  • FC-FS-2, Revision 1.01 (ANSI INCITS 424-2007)
  • FC-FS-2, Amendment 1 (ANSI INCITS 424-2007/AM1-2007)
  • FC-FS-3, Revision 1.11 (ANSI INCITS 470-2011)
  • FC-LS, Revision 1.62 (ANSI INCITS 433-2007)
  • FC-LS-2, Revision 2.21 (ANSI INCITS 477-2011)
  • FC-SW-2, Revision 5.3 (ANSI INCITS 355-2001)
  • FC-SW-3, Revision 6.6 (ANSI INCITS 384-2004)
  • FC-SW-4, Revision 7.5 (ANSI INCITS 418-2006)
  • FC-SW-5, Revision 8.5 (ANSI INCITS 461-2010)
  • FC-GS-3, Revision 7.01 (ANSI INCITS 348-2001)
  • FC-GS-4, Revision 7.91 (ANSI INCITS 387-2004)
  • FC-GS-5, Revision 8.51 (ANSI INCITS 427-2007)
  • FC-GS-6, Revision 9.4 (ANSI INCITS 463-2010)
  • FCP, Revision 12 (ANSI INCITS 269-1996)
  • FCP-2, Revision 8 (ANSI INCITS 350-2003)
  • FCP-3, Revision 4 (ANSI INCITS 416-2006)
  • FCP-4, Revision 2
  • FC-SB-2, Revision 2.1 (ANSI INCITS 349-2001)
  • FC-SB-3, Revision 1.6 (ANSI INCITS 374-2003)
  • FC-SB-3, Amendment 1 (ANSI INCITS 374-2003/AM1-2007)
  • FC-SB-4, Revision 3.0 (ANSI INCITS 466-2011)
  • FC-BB-2, Revision 6.0 (ANSI INCITS 372-2003)
  • FC-BB-3, Revision 6.8 (ANSI INCITS 414-2006)
  • FC-BB-4, Revision 2.7 (ANSI INCITS 419-2008)
  • FC-BB-5, Revision 2.0 (ANSI INCITS 462-2010)
  • FC-VI, Revision 1.84 (ANSI INCITS 357-2002)
  • FC-SP, Revision 1.8 (ANSI INCITS 426-2007)
  • FAIS, Revision 1.03 (ANSI INCITS 432-2007)
  • FAIS-2, Revision 2.23 (ANSI INCITS 449-2008)
  • FC-IFR, Revision 1.06 (ANSI INCITS 475-2011)
  • FC-FLA, Revision 2.7 (INCITS TR-20-1998)
  • FC-PLDA, Revision 2.1 (INCITS TR-19-1998)
  • FC-Tape, Revision 1.17 (INCITS TR-24-1999)
  • FC-MI, Revision 1.92 (INCITS TR-30-2002)
  • FC-MI-2, Revision 2.6 (INCITS TR-39-2005)
  • FC-DA, Revision 3.1 (INCITS TR-36-2004)

MIBs

  • Class of service (CoS): Classes 2, 3, and F
  • Fibre Channel standard port types: E, F, and FL
  • Fibre Channel enhanced port types: SD, and TE
Cards, ports, and slots:
  • 32 or 48 autosensing 1/2/4/8-Gbps Fibre Channel ports
  • 24 10-Gbps Fibre Channel ports
Features and Functions

Fabric services:

  • Name server
  • Registered State Change Notification (RSCN)
  • Login services
  • Fabric Configuration Server (FCS)
  • Public loop
  • Broadcast
  • In-order delivery
Advanced functions:
  • VSAN
  • IVR
  • PortChannel with Multipath Load Balancing
  • Flow-based and zone-based QoS
  • NPIV
  • Local switching with centralized arbitration
Diagnostics and troubleshooting tools:
  • POST diagnostics
  • Online diagnostics
  • Internal port loopbacks
  • SPAN and RSPAN
  • Fibre Channel Traceroute
  • Fibre Channel Ping
  • Fibre Channel Debug
  • Cisco Fabric Analyzer
  • Syslog
  • Online system health
  • Port-level statistics
  • Real-Time Protocol Debug
Network security:
  • VSANs
  • ACLs
  • Per-VSAN RBAC
  • Fibre Channel zoning
  • N-port Worldwide Name (WWN)
  • N-port Fibre Channel ID (FC-ID)
  • Fx-port WWN
  • Fx-port WWN and interface index
  • Fx-port domain ID and interface index
  • Fx-port domain ID and port number
  • Logical unit number (LUN)
  • Fibre Channel Security Protocol (FC-SP)
  • Diffie-Hellman Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (DH-CHAP) switch-to-switch authentication
  • DH-CHAP host-to-switch authentication
  • Port Security and Fabric Binding
  • Management access
  • SSHv2 implementing AES
  • SNMPv3 implementing AES
  • SFTP
  • Cisco TrustSec Fibre Channel Link Level Encryption
  • SSHv2 implementing AES

FICON:

  • FC-SB-3 compliant
  • Cascaded FICON fabrics
  • Intermix of FICON and Fibre Channel FCP traffic
  • FICON CUP management interface
Serviceability:
  • Configuration file management
  • Nondisruptive software upgrades for Fibre Channel interfaces
  • Call Home
  • Power-management LEDs
  • Port beaconing
  • System LED
  • SNMP traps for alerts
  • Network boot
Performance:
  • Port speed: 1/2/4/8-Gbps autosensing, optionally configurable for 10-Gbps Fibre Channel
  • Buffer credits: Up to 500 per port and up to 4095 on an individual port (with optional Enterprise Package license activated)
  • PortChannel: Up to 16 ports
Reliability and availability:
  • Hot-swappable module
  • Hot-swappable SFP/SFP+ transceivers
  • Online diagnostics
  • Stateful Process Restart
  • Nondisruptive Supervisor Failover
  • Any module, any port configuration for PortChannels
  • Fabric-based multipathing
  • Per-VSAN fabric services
  • Port Tracking
  • Virtual Routing Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) for management
Network management:
  • Access methods through Cisco MDS 9500 Series Supervisor module
  • Out-of-band 10/100 Ethernet port (Supervisor-1)
  • Out-of-band 10/100/1000 Ethernet port (Supervisor-2 and Supervisor-2A)
  • RS-232 serial console port
  • In-band IP over Fibre Channel
  • DB-9 COM port
  • Access methods through Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fibre Channel Switching Module
  • In-band FICON CUP over Fibre Channel
  • Access protocols
  • CLI through console and Ethernet ports
  • SNMPv3 through Ethernet port and in-band IP over Fibre Channel access
  • Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S)
  • FICON CUP
  • Distributed Device Alias service
  • Network security
  • Per-VSAN RBAC using RADIUS- and TACACS+-based authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) functions
  • SFTP
  • SSHv2 implementing AES
  • SNMPv3 implementing AES
  • Management applications
  • Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI
  • Cisco Fabric Manager
  • Cisco Device Manager
  • CiscoWorks Resource Manager Essentials (RME) and Device Fault Manager (DFM)
Programming interfaces:
  • Scriptable CLI
  • Cisco DCNM-SAN Essentials
  • Cisco DCNM-SAN Advanced
Environmental:
  • Temperature, ambient operating: 32 to 104°F (0 to 40°C)
  • Temperature, ambient nonoperating and storage: -40 to 167°F (-40 to 75°C)
  • Relative humidity, ambient (noncondensing) operating: 10 to 90%
  • Relative humidity, ambient (noncondensing) nonoperating and storage: 10 to 95%
  • Altitude, operating: -197 to 6500 ft (-60 to 2000m)

Physical dimensions:

  • Dimensions (H x W x D): 1.75 x 14.4 x 16 in. (3.0 x 35.6 x 40.6 cm)
  • Weight
    • 32-port Advanced FC module: 10.5 lb (4.76 kg)
    • 48-port Advanced FC module: 10.5 lb (4.76 kg)
Approvals and compliance:
  • Regulatory compliance
  • CE Markings per directives 2004/108/EC and 2006/95/EC
  • Safety compliance
  • UL 60950-1 Second Edition
  • CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-1 Second Edition
  • EN 60950-1 Second Edition
  • IEC 60950-1 Second Edition
  • AS/NZS 60950-1
  • GB4943 2001
  • EMC compliance
  • 47CFR Part 15 (CFR 47) Class A
  • AS/NZS CISPR22 Class A
  • CISPR22 Class A
  • EN55022 Class A
  • ICES003 Class A
  • VCCI Class A
  • EN61000-3-2
  • EN61000-3-3
  • KN22 Class A
  • CNS13438 Class A
  • EN55024
  • CISPR24
  • EN300386
  • KN24

Published Date: February 23, 2017
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