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

Table 43 C-series Fibre Channel switch high-availability feature comparison (continued)
Protocol
support
Port module
support
Nondisruptive
code activation
Redundant
control
processor
Redundant/
hot-swappable
cooling
Redundant/
hot-swappable
powerModel
iSCSI
FC
YesYesYesYes/YesYes/Yes
MDS 9506/9509/9513
Director, SN8000C
FCIP
Supervisor 2A Fabric 2
Director Switches
iSCSI
HP SN8000C 13-Slot
Supervisor 2A Fabric 3
Director Switch
FCNoYesNoN/AN/A
MDS 8Gb fabric switch
for HP BladeSystem
c-Class
Usage
Table 44 (page 134) describes the use of C-series Fibre Channel switches as core switches.
Table 44 Using C-series Fibre Channel switches as core switches
225–512 total ports49–224 total ports1–48 total portsModel
Not recommended
Excellent
SN6000C Fabric
(48-port stackable solution)
Excellent
MDS 9124 Fabric
(24 port maximum)
Not recommended
ExcellentExcellent
MDS 9134 Fabric
(64-port stackable solution)(48-port stackable solution)
Not recommended
Excellent
MDS 9124e Fabric
(8 port maximum)
Excellent
MDS 9222i Multiservice
Fabric
ExcellentGood
HP SN8000C 6-Slot
Supervisor 2A Director
Switch
MDS 9506 Multilayer
Director
HP SN8000C 9-Slot
Supervisor 2A Director
Switch
MDS 9509 Multilayer
Director
HP SN8000C 13-Slot
Supervisor 2A Fabric 3
Director Switch
HP SN8000C 13-Slot
Supervisor 2A Fabric 2
Director Switch
MDS 9513 Multilayer
Director
134 C-series switches and fabric rules