Cisco MDS 9396S 16G Multilayer Fabric Switch Offered by IBM
Two rack-unit switch scales from 48 to 96 line-rate 16Gb FC ports.
This is a Press Release edited by StorageNewsletter.com on October 30, 2015 at 2:45 pm
The Cisco MDS 9396S 16G Multilayer Fabric Switch for IBM System Storage is the next generation of MDS Series Fabric switches, combiningigh performance with flexibility and cost effectiveness.
This powerful, compact, two rack-unit (2RU) switch scales from 48 to 96 line-rate 16 Gbps FC ports.
MDS 9396S is for:
- A standalone SAN in large departmental storage environments
- A middle-of-row or top-of-rack switch in medium-sized redundant fabrics
- An edge switch in enterprise data center core-edge topologies
The Cisco MDS 9396S is powered by Cisco NX-OS Software and Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) software. It delivers advanced storage networking features and functions with ease of management and compatibility with the entire Cisco MDS 9000 Family portfolio for reliable end-to-end connectivity.
The MDS 9396S has been designed to deliver:
- High performance and flexibility at a low cost
- A HA platform for mission-critical deployments
- Simplified storage management with sophisticated diagnostics
- Intelligent network services and advanced traffic management
- Comprehensive network security framework
- Key prerequisites
It supports FC connectivity. The 9711-S96 model supports all features and functions listed, and requires Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Software Release 6.2.13a, or later.
Planned availability date: November 13, 2015
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