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Data Sheet
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Item Specification
Advanced services ● NPIV
● VSANs
● PortChannels
● NPV mode
● FlexAttach
● F-port trunking and channeling
● IVR (currently no commitment for inclusion in a future Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Software release)
Diagnostics and troubleshooting
tools
● POST diagnostics
● Online diagnostics
● Internal loopbacks
● SPAN (remote SPAN not supported)
● Fibre Channel traceroute
● Fibre Channel ping
● Fibre Channel debug
● Cisco Fabric Analyzer
● Syslog
● Port-level statistics
Management ● Access methods
Out-of-band 10/100/1000 Ethernet port
EIA/TIA-232 serial console port
In-band management using IP over Fibre Channel
● Access protocols
CLI
SNMP
SMI-S
● Security
RBAC using RADIUS or TACACS+ authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) functions
VSAN-based roles
SSHv2
SNMPv3
Management applications ● Zero-Touch Installation deployment and provisioning with DHCP (delayed availability; scheduled for Cisco
MDS 9000 NX-OS Software Maintenance Release 5.2(2) or later)
● Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI
● Quick Configuration Wizard
● Cisco Device Manager
● Cisco DCNM for SAN Essentials Edition
● Cisco DCNM for SAN Advanced Edition (optional software package)
Availability ● Nondisruptive In-Service Software Upgrade (ISSU)
● Process monitoring and stateful process restart
● Per-VSAN fabric services
● Redundant, hot-swappable power supplies and redundant, hot-swappable power supply and fan trays
● Hot-swappable SFP and SFP+ optics
● PortChannels aggregating up to 16 ports with redundant load balancing
● F-port channeling and trunking
● Online diagnostics
Serviceability ● Configuration file management
● Call Home
● Port beaconing
● System LEDs
● SNMP traps for alerts
Environmental ● Physical dimensions (H x W x D) of 1RU: 1.72 x 17.16 x 18.89 in. (4.47 x 43.59 x 47.98 cm)
● Weight of switch with dual power supplies: 22.2 lb (10 kg)
● Ambient operating temperature: 32 to 104°F (0 to 4 0°C)
● Ambient nonoperating temperature: -40 to 158°F (-4 0 to 70°C)
● Humidity (RH), ambient (noncondensing) operating: 10 to 90%
● Humidity (RH), ambient (noncondensing) nonoperating and storage: 5 to 95%
● Operating altitude: -197 to 6500 ft (-60 to 2000m)










