Cisco MDS 9513 with Supervisor 2 Director Switch

Cisco MDS 9513 with Supervisor 2 Director Switch ... today. With these innovations, companies can build highly scalable, always available storage network solutions with comprehensive security and unified management. The MDS 9000 has multiple layers of intelligence, including multi-protocol support (Fiber Channel, iSCSI, FCIP), Virtual SANs (VSANs), embedded diagnostics and role-based security.

The MDS 9513 delivers industry-leading scalability and performance (2.4 Terabits per second internal system bandwidth), high port density (up to 528-ports) and high availability, to lower TCO and enable integrated SAN infrastructures. HP delivers the Cisco MDS 9513 Multilayer Director with high availability features designed in. The base unit includes a 13 slot modular chassis with dual supervisor 2 modules, dual Fabric Modules and power supplies to help ensure smooth, continuous operation and non-disruptive upgrade capability. The dual fabric Modules are a new innovation, which make even the backplanes of the MDS 9513 both redundant and hot-swappable, thereby taking fabric availability to a higher plane. The eleven open 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 IP Storage Services Modules, a Multiprotocol Services Module (14+2, 14, 2Gb FC and 2, 1Gb IP ports), 4-port 10 Gb Fiber Channel module and 32-port Storage Services Module enabling integrated Fiber Channel, FCIP and iSCSI operation. All MDS 9000 modules are interchangeable across MDS 9500 Directors and 9200 Series Fabric Switches, providing a smooth migration path, common sparing and investment protection.