Specifications

Certified FCIP Vendor Products
59Continuous Access and Data Replication Manager SAN Extensions Reference Guide
Note: Ensure that Src_ID, Dest_ID, and 0x_ID are turned off (they are turned on by
default).
Power supply N/A (part of MDS 9000 family)
Input voltage, current N/A (part of MDS 9000 family)
Power dissipation N/A (part of MDS 9000 family)
Hot-swap power supply N/A
Hot-swap fans N/A
Field replaceable units Yes
Out-of-band management
ports
Yes
This is done via the10/100 Ethernet port, RS-232 serial console port,
or DB-9 COM port on the MDS 9000 family switches.
SNMP support, version Yes
SNMPv3 - via Ethernet port and in-band IP-over-FC access on the
MDS 9000 family switches
Form factor Blade module that slides into MDS 9200 and 9500 switches
Feature Specification
Other features
FCIP requires license, iSCSI is in base product
Vendor statement of competitive advantages
FCIP for remote SAN extension:
■ Simplifies data protection and business continuance strategies by enabling backup, remote
replication, and other disaster recovery services over WAN distances using open-standard FCIP
tunneling.
■ Optimizes utilization of WAN resources for backup and replication by tunneling up to three
virtual ISLs on a single Gigabit Ethernet port, and enabling hardware-based compression, FCIP
Write Acceleration, and FCIP Tape Acceleration.
■ Preserves Cisco MDS 9000 Family enhanced capabilities including VSANs, advanced traffic
management, and security across remote connections.
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