HP Mainframe Connectivity Design Guide
• MDS 9222i switches have two slots:
One slot is a fixed configuration with an 18/4 Multiservice Module.◦
◦ The second slot can accommodate a 48-port 8 Gb/s Host-Optimized Fibre Channel
Switching Module; a 12-port, 24-port, or 48-port 4 Gb/s Fibre Channel Switching Module;
a 4-port 10 Gb/s Fibre Channel Switching Module; an IPS-8 or 18/4 Multiservice Module
for iSCSI and FCIP support; or a 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.
Table 16 (page 53) describes SAN-OS C-series switching module support.
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