Cisco MDS 9506 with Supervisor 2 Director Switch

Cisco MDS 9506 with Supervisor 2 Director Switch ... Virtual SANs (VSANs), embedded diagnostics and role-based security. With these innovations, companies can build highly scalable, available storage networks with comprehensive security and unified management.

The MDS 9509 with Supervisor 2 delivers industry-leading performance (1.44 Terabits internal system throughput) and increases total port density from 128-ports maximum to a new maximum of 192 when the new 48-port 4/2/1 Gb Fiber Channel modules are used. The MDS 9506 also features high availability, to lower TCO and enable integrated SAN infrastructures. HP delivers the Cisco MDS 9506 Multilayer Director with high availability features designed in. The base unit includes a 6 slot modular chassis with dual supervisor modules and dual power supplies to help ensure smooth, continuous operation and non-disruptive upgrade capability. Four remaining expansion slots can be filled by optional MDS 9000 Family Modules, which include 16 and 32 port 2Gb Fiber Channel port Modules, 12, 24 and 48-port, 4Gb Fiber channel and a 4-port 10Gb Fiber Channel Modules as well as 4-port and 8-port 1Gb IP Storage Services Modules and a Multiprotocol Services Module (14+2, 14, 2Gb FC and 2, 1Gb IP ports) These modules provide integrated Fiber Channel, FCIP and iSCSI operation for SAN extension over IP networks for business continuance and disaster recovery solutions, iSCSI host access to Fiber Channel connected arrays and Enterprise-wide Data Archiving solutions. The MDS 9000 Storage Services Module enables fabric-based applications to access fabric-wide services for a wide range of solutions for business continuance, storage virtualization, data migration, network assisted backup solutions and information life cycle management. All modules are interchangeable across MDS 9500 Directors and 9200 series Fabric Switches, providing a smooth migration path, common sparing and investment protection.

Layered, intelligent features also include integration with HP OpenView, HP Storage Essentials and CiscoWorks RME, delivering ease of administration, improved customer productivity, and infrastructure management through a single pane-of-glass. This common software platform also ensures that the user's SAN environment will scale seamlessly as business grows and technology evolves.