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Cisco MDS Multilayer Directors

Adopt intelligent features of a high-performance, multi-protocol switch fabric. Address requirements of large data center environments.
- Cisco MDS 9700 Series Multilayer Directors
  - Ready-to-adapt to accommodate future physical, virtual, and cloud environments
  - Up to 384 line rate 2/4/8/16-Gbps Fibre Channel ports
  - Fully redundant components and fault-tolerant design
  - Multi-protocol innovations for architectural flexibility
- Cisco MDS 9500 Series Multilayer Directors
  - Platform for smart storage services
  - Designed for large virtualized data center environments
  - Up to 528 1/2/4/8-Gbps Fibre Channel ports
Cisco MDS Fabric Switches

Integrate compact, cost-effective SAN connectivity for applications ranging from small fabrics to large data centers and intelligent SANs.
- Cisco MDS 9200 Series Multiservice Switches
  - State-of-the-art multiprotocol and multiservice convergence
  - High-performance SAN extension
  - Intelligent storage services
  - Compact form factor
- Cisco MDS 9100 Series Multilayer Fabric Switches
  - Enterprise-level capabilities, such as virtualization and security
  - Highly reliable and available performance
  - Reduced total cost of operation (TCO)
  - Optimized virtual server environments and simple configuration and management
Cisco MDS Software and Storage Services

Deploy a single operating system across the data center, including the storage network. Integrate intelligent storage services.
- Cisco NX-OS Software for MDS 9000
  - Enterprise-class operating software
  - Unified operating environments for SAN and LAN
  - VM-aware SANs supported
  - Support for advanced storage services within the fabric
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- Services Oriented SANs
  - Transparent extension of any SAN service to any device
  - Reduced deployment times with improved performance
  - Automatic load balancing to help ensure high availability
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- Cisco I/O Accelerator
  - Speed reading and writing available over metro area networks (MANs) and WANs
  - Acceleration, compression, and encryption support for backup and replication
  - Clustered service nodes for high availability
  - Support for transparent and non-disruptive insertion
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- Cisco Data Mobility Manager
  - Logical unit numbers (LUNs) migration while in use
  - Support for array replacements and moving to a larger LUN
  - Reduced array licensing costs and elimination of host software maintenance
  - Up to nine times faster migration than Robocopy
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- Cisco XRC Acceleration
  - Performance improvement of IBM z/OS Global Mirror over WAN links
  - Support for multiple system data movers (SDM)
  - Encryption and data compression of underlying MDS switch
  - Reduced overhead and operating costs
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Data Center Network Management

Use one management platform across the data center, including the storage network.
- Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager
  - Multi-protocol management of storage and Ethernet networks
  - Troubleshooting of health and performance of Cisco Nexus and MDS switches
  - Simplified wizard and template-based configuration and provisioning
  - Dashboard and report-based resource management
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