Compare Fibre Channel SAN Directors - Cisco MDS 9710 Multilayer Director and Cisco MDS 9513 Multilayer Director. MDS 9710 supports 16-Gigabit Fibre Channel and 10-Gigabit FCoE connectivity with superior performance, reliability, and flexibility.
| MDS 9710 | MDS 9513 | |
|---|---|---|
| Maximum Ports Per Chassis | 384 x 2/4/8/10/16-Gbps FC 384 x 10-Gbps FCoE1 |
528 x 1/2/4/8/10-Gbps FC 88 x 10-Gbps FCoE 176 x 1-Gbps Ethernet |
| Line Card Slots | 8 | 11 |
| Supervisor Slots | 2 | 2 |
| Switching Fabric Slots | 62 | 2 |
| Switching Fabric | 256 Gbps FC per fabric | 128 Gbps FC per fabric |
| FC Switching Bandwidth | 24-Tbps | 8.4-Tbps |
| Physical Dimensions (H x W x D) |
24.5 x 17.37 x 34.0 in. | 24.5 x 17.37 x 28.0 in. |
| Physical Dimensions (RU) | 14 | 14 |
| Weight | Chassis - 185 lbs Power supply - 6 lbs Fabric module - 11 lbs Supervisor-1 - 7 lbs |
Chassis - 100 lbs Power supply - 32.5 lbs Fabric module - 5.75 lbs Supervisor-2/2A - 7.2 lbs |
| Airflow | Front to back | Side to side |
| Fan Tray | Three fan trays at back | Front and back fan tray |
1To be supported in a future release
2Minimum three fabrics needed to support fully populated chassis; four fabrics to provide N+1 protection.
| 9700 Series Supervisor-1 | 9500 Series Supervisor-2A | |
|---|---|---|
| Chassis | MDS 9710 | MDS 9506, 9509, 9513 |
| Supervisors Per Chassis | Must be installed in pairs | Must be installed in pairs |
| Max Fibre Channel (FC) Ports | Up to 384 FC ports per chassis | Up to 528 FC ports per chassis |
| Fibre Channel Port Bandwidth | 2/4/8/10/16-Gbps | 1/2/4/8/10 Gbps |
| FICON Support | (future release) | 1/2/4/8/10 Gbps |
| Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) | (future release) | Yes |
| iSCSI | - | Yes |
| Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP) | - | Yes |
| Memory | 8 G | 2 G |
| Number of Cores | 4 | 1 |
| Clock Speed | 2.1 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
| 48-port 16 G Fibre Channel (FC) Module | |
|---|---|
| Ports | 48 x 2/4/8/10/16-Gbps FC |
| Maximum Ports Per Chassis | 384 x 16-Gbps FC |
| Oversubscription | Line rate |
| FC Switching Bandwidth | 24-Tbps |
| Multihop Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) | - |
| FICON Support | (future release) |
| Intelligent Fabric Services |
VSAN, IVR, up to 16 port channels |