.SAN design reference guide Vol. 1-5 785350-001

• MDS 9216i switches have 2 slots:
One slot is a fixed configuration with a 14/2 Multiprotocol Services Module.◦
◦ The second slot can accommodate a 16-port or 32-port 2 Gb/s Fibre Channel Switching
Module; 12, 24, or 48-port 4 Gb/s Fibre Channel Switching Module; 4-port 10 Gb/s
Fibre Channel Switching Module; IPS-4, IPS-8, 14/2 Multiprotocol Services Module, or
18/4 Multiservice Module for iSCSI and FCIP support; and the 32-port 2 Gb/s SSM.
• MDS 9222i switches have 2 slots:
One slot is a fixed configuration with a 18/4 Multiservice Module.◦
◦ The second slot can accommodate a 48-port 8 Gb/s Host-Optimized Fibre Channel
Switching Module; 12, 24, or 48-port 4 Gb/s Fibre Channel Switching Module; 4-port
10 Gb/s Fibre Channel Switching Module; IPS-8 or 18/4 Multiservice Module for iSCSI
and FCIP support; and the 32-port 2 Gb/s SSM.
• MDS 9134 switches have a base 34-port chassis to accommodate up to 32 4 Gb/s and 2
10 Gb/s ports. Four configurations are available:
◦ 24 4 Gb/s active ports with optional 8-port 4 Gb/s and 2-port 10 Gb/s software
expansion licenses
◦ 32 4 Gb/s active ports with an optional 2-port 10 Gb/s software expansion license
◦ 24 4 Gb/s and 2 10 Gb/s active ports
A 48-port stackable solution is available with the purchase of two MDS 9134 switches.
◦ 32 4 Gb/s and 2 10 Gb/s active ports
A 64-port stackable solution is available with the purchase of two MDS 9134 switches.
• MDS 9124 switches have fixed configurations with 8, 16, and 24 full-rate 4 Gb/s Fibre
Channel ports. The 8 and 16-port switches can be upgraded in 8-port increments with a
software expansion license.
• MDS 9124e 12-port Fabric switch and the MDS 9124e 24-port Fabric switch for the c-Class
BladeSystem have fixed configurations with 8 internal/4 external or 16 internal/8 external
full-rate 4 Gb/s Fibre Channel ports. The 12-port switch can be upgraded to a 24-port switch
with a software expansion license.
• MDS 8Gb 12-port fabric switch and the MDS 8Gb 24-port fabric switch for HP BladeSystem
c-Class have fixed configurations with 8 internal/4 external or 16 internal/8 external full-rate
8 Gb/s Fibre Channel ports. The 12-port switch can be upgraded to a 24-port switch with a
software expansion license.
• SN6000C Fabric Switches have fixed configurations with 16 and 32 full-rate 8 Gb/s Fibre
Channel ports. The 16 and 32-port switches can be upgraded in 8-port increments with a
software expansion license.
The C-series Fibre Channel switches offer:
• High availability
• Scalability
• Cost efficiency
Model naming
The C-series Fibre Channel switches are named MDS 9xnn, SN8000C, and SN8500C. The 95nn,
SN8000C, and SN8500C switches (Multilayer Directors) are director or core switches. The nn
value indicates the number of slots available for supervisors and port modules. The 92nn switches
C-series Fibre Channel switches 125