Compare models in the Cisco MDS 9500 Series. These storage area network directors deliver protocol-independent, high-performance connectivity for enterprise storage environments.
| MDS 9500 Series Multilayer Directors | 9506 | 9509 | 9513 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum Ports Per Chassis | 192 x 1/2/4/8-Gbps FC 16 x 10-Gbps FC 32 x 10-Gbps FCoE 64 x 1-Gbps Ethernet |
336 x 1/2/4/8-Gbps FC 28 x 10-Gbps FC 56 x 10-Gbps FCoE 112 x 1-Gbps Ethernet |
528 x 1/2/4/8-Gbps FC 263 x 10-Gbps FC 88 x 10-Gbps FCoE 176 x 1-Gbps Ethernet |
| Line Card Slots | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| Supervisor Slots | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Switching Fabric Slots | In Supervisor | In Supervisor | 2 |
| Switching Bandwidth | 96 Gbps per slot | 96 Gbps per slot | 256 Gbps per slot |
| Physical Dimensions (H x W x D) |
12.25 x 17.37 x 21.75 in. | 24.5 x 17.37 x 28.0 in. | 24.5 x 17.37 x 28.0 in. |
| Physical Dimensions (RU) | 7 RU | 14 | 14 |
| Weight | Chassis - 46 lbs | Chassis - 55 lbs | Chassis - 100 lbs Power supply - 32.5 lbs Fabric module - 5.75 lbs Supervisor 2, 2A - 7.2 lbs |
| MDS 9500 Series Supervisors | Supervisor-2A |
|---|---|
| Chassis | MDS 9506, 9509, 9513 |
| Supervisors Per Chassis | Must be installed in pairs |
| Switching Bandwidth | 1.4 Tbps (two supervisors) 2.2 Tbps (with two times MDS 9513 Crossbar modules) |
| Maximum Fibre Channel (FC) Ports | Up to 528 FC ports per chassis |
| FC Port Bandwidth | 1/2/4/8/10 Gbps |
| FICON Support | 1/2/4/8/10 Gbps |
| Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) | Yes |
| iSCSI | Yes |
| Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP) | Yes |
| 32 or 48-port Advanced 8 Gbps FC Modules |
8-port 10 Gbps FCoE Module | 16-port Storage Services Node | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ports | 32 or 48-port 1/2/4/8-Gbps FC or 24-port 10-Gbps FC |
8-port 10-Gbps FCoE | 16 fixed 1-Gbps Ethernet |
| Maximum Ports Per Chassis | 528 8-Gbps FC | 88 10-Gbps FCoE | One module per MDS 9500 or 9222i chassis |
| Oversubscription | 32-port, line rate; 48-port, 1.5:1, Line rate with arbitrated local switching enabled |
Line rate | - |
| Switching Bandwidth | 8.4 Tbps per chassis | 80 Gbps per line card | - |
| Multihop Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) | - | Compatible with Cisco Nexus 5000 and 7000 Series Switches |
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| FICON Support | 1/2/4/8/10-Gbps FICON | - | |
| Intelligent Fabric Services |
VSAN, IVR, 16 port channels, Cisco VMpath |
VSAN, IVR, 16 port channels |
VSAN, IVR, 16 port channels |
| Intelligent Fabric Applications |
- | - | Four service engines: Integrated FCIP, Advanced FCIP (FCIP compression, IPsec encryption, FCIP write acceleration), Cisco I/O Accelerator, Storage media encryption with a software license |