The latest generation of the highly powerful, dense and reliable Cisco MDS Series switches. Combines high performance with outstanding flexibility and cost effectiveness in a two rack-unit (2RU) switch.
| Ports | 96 ports of 16-Gbps Fibre Channel |
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| Link speeds | 2, 4, 8 and 16 Gbps, with 16 Gbps of dedicated bandwidth for each port |
| Operating systems | For most current and complete information, refer to SSIC |
| Optional Features | MDS 9300 Enterprise Package (FC 7310), MDS 9300 Enterpise+DCNM Bundle License (FC 7320), MDS 9300 DCNM Advanced Edition (FC 7311) and MDS 9396S 12-port On-Demand activation (FC 7312) |
SAN96B-5 is a high-density, purpose-built, foundational building block for large and growing storage area network (SAN) infrastructures. It is designed to provide a highly resilient, scalable and simplified network infrastructure for storage. By delivering market-leading Gen 5 Fibre Channel technology and capabilities with 16 Gbps performance, SAN96B-5 meets the demands of growing, dynamic workloads and highly virtualized private and hybrid cloud storage environments.
| Ports | 48-, 72- and 96-port configurations (24-port increments through Ports on Demand licenses); universal (E, F, M, D, EX) ports |
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| Link speeds | Auto-sensing of 2, 4, 8 or 16 Gbps port speeds; 10 Gbps and optionally programmable to fixed port speed |
| Operating systems | Microsoft Windows 2008, Windows 2012 Red Hat Linux, Red Hat Linux Advanced Server SUSE Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server IBM AIX® Other select operating systems |
| Optional Features | Please refer to the SAN96B-5 Redbooks Product Guide to review most current optional features |
The IBM® Storage Networking SAN64B-6 switch is designed to meet the demands of hyper-scale virtualization, larger cloud infrastructures and growing flash-based storage environments by delivering market-leading b-type Gen 6 Fibre Channel technology and capabilities.
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| Link speeds | Autosensing of 4, 8, 16, and 32 Gbps port speeds; QSFP ports capable of supporting 128 Gbps speeds; programmable 10 Gbps fixed Fibre Channel port speed as an option |
| Operating systems | For the most current and complete information, refer to SSIC |
| Optional Features | Please refer to the IBM Storage Networking SAN64B-6 Redbooks Products Guide to review the most current optional features |
The IBM System Storage SAN48B-5 switch is designed to meet the demands of hyper-scale private or hybrid cloud storage environments by delivering Gen 5 Fibre Channel technology and capabilities with 16 Gbps performance that support highly virtualized environments.
| Ports | 24-, 36- and 48-port configurations through 12-port activation upgrades; universal (E, F, M, D, EX) ports |
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| Link speeds | Autosensing of 2, 4, 8 or 16 Gbps port speeds; 10 Gbps and optionally programmable to fixed port speed |
| Operating systems | Microsoft Windows 2008, Windows 2012 Red Hat Linux, Red Hat Linux Advanced Server SUSE Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) IBM AIX® Other select operating systems |
| Optional Features | Please refer to the SAN48B-5 Redbooks Product Guide to review most current optional features |
Next generation of the highly reliable, flexible and low-cost Cisco MDS 9100 Series switches. Combines high performance with exceptional flexibility and cost effectiveness in a one rack-unit (1RU) switch.
| Ports | 48 ports of 16 Gbps Fibre Channel connectivity |
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| Link speeds | 2, 4, 8 and 16 Gbps with 16 Gbps of dedicated bandwidth for each port |
| Operating systems | For most current and complete information, refer to SSIC |
| Optional features | MDS 9100 Enterprise Package (7210), MDS 9100 DCNM Advanced Edition (7211) and MDS 9148S 12-port On-Demand activation (7212) |
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