All Storage Networking Products
Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches have met and often exceeded the demanding requirements for storage area networks for more than a decade. They offer a combination of performance, non-stop operations, and multi-protocol flexibility.
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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.
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
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.
State-of-the-art multiprotocol and multiservice convergence
High-performance SAN extension
Intelligent storage services
Compact form factor
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.
Enterprise-class operating software
Unified operating environments for SAN and LAN
VM-aware SANs supported
Support for advanced storage services within the fabric
Transparent extension of any SAN service to any device
Reduced deployment times with improved performance
Automatic load balancing to help ensure high availability
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
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
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
Data Center Network Management
Use one management platform across the data center, including the storage network.
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
Cisco MDS 9000 Multilayer Directors and Fabric Switches
