Intelligent storage networking for IBM System Storage IT
simplification and business continuity solutions
Cisco MDS 9506 for IBM System Storage
High performance and manageability
for SANs
The Cisco MDS 9506 for
IBM System Storage™ supports
1, 2 and 4 Gbps Fibre Channel switch
connectivity and intelligent network
services to help improve the security,
performance and manageability
required to consolidate geographically
dispersed storage devices into a large
enterprise SAN.
The Cisco MDS 9506 for IBM System Storage offers dual Supervisor-2 Modules with up to 192 Fibre
Channel ports in a 7U enclosure
Improved internal bandwidth for higher
scalability
Highlights
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The Cisco MDS 9506 for IBM System
Storage utilizes two Supervisor-2
Modules designed for high availability
and performance. The Supervisor-2
Module combines an intelligent control
module and a high-performance cross-
bar switch fabric in a single unit. It uses
Fabric Shortest Path First (FSPF) multi-
path routing, which provides intelligence
to load balance across a maximum of
16 equal-cost paths and to dynamically
reroute traffic if a switch fails.
Provides Fibre Channel
High-availability design with
support for non-disruptive
firmware upgrades
throughput of up to 4 Gbps per
port and up to 64 Gbps with
each PortChannel Inter-Switch
Link connection
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Includes Virtual SAN (VSAN)
capability for SAN consolidation
into virtual SAN islands on a
single physical fabric
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Offers scalability from 12 to
192 Fibre Channel ports
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Offers 10 Gbps ISL ports for
inter-Data Center links over
metro optical networks
Enterprise, SAN Extension over
IP, Mainframe and Storage
Services Enabler and Fabric
Manager Server Packages pro-
vide added intelligence and
value
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Offers Gigabit Ethernet IP, GbE
ports for iSCSI or FCIP connec-
tivity over global networks
storage subsystems to the high-
performance crossbar switch fabric
without requiring ISLs.
the active and standby Supervisor
Modules to help support stateful failover
without disruption to traffic.
ports. The SAN Extension over IP
Package for IP Services Modules and
Multiservice Module features add Fibre
Channel over IP support. SAN
Extension over IP Package helps
improve performance with FCIP
Compression, Write Acceleration and
Tape Acceleration and helps improve
security with Inter-VSAN Routing
for FCIP.
4-port switching module: Configuring the
switch for metro business continuity
The 4-port 10 Gbps Fibre Channel
switching module is designed to
deliver high bandwidth links for metro
business continuity solutions. The mod-
ule uses hot-swappable X2 form-factor
pluggable, SC type transceivers. The
module is well suited for ISL links
between data centers across metro
optical networks.
Simplified storage network management
The Cisco MDS 9506 supports three
principal modes of management: the
Cisco MDS 9000 Family command-line
interface (CLI), Cisco Fabric Manager
and integration with third-party storage
management tools. The Cisco MDS
9506 presents the user with a consis-
tent, logical CLI. Adhering to the syntax
of the widely known Cisco IOS® CLI,
the Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI has
broad functionality.
Security for large enterprise SANs
Because storage networks require
security, the Cisco MDS 9506 for
IBM System Storage is designed to
provide extensive security measures at
possible points of attack to help pre-
vent unauthorized management access
and snooping.
A switch designed for high availability
The Cisco MDS 9506 for IBM System
Storage combines support for non-
disruptive software upgrades, stateful
process restart/failover and redundancy
of active hardware components to sup-
port director-class availability. The
Multiservice support and traffic
management features
IP and Multiservice 18/4 Module fea-
tures offer Gigabit Ethernet ports for
iSCSI or FCIP connectivity, software
configurable on a port-by-port basis.
The IP Storage Services Module fea-
ture provides eight iSCSI ports.
Multiservice 18/4 Module feature
offers four Gigabit Ethernet iSCSI ports
and eighteen 4 Gbps Fibre Channel
Additionally, data plane traffic is secured
through VSANs, which are designed to
segregate traffic between multiple vir-
tual fabrics within the single physical
fabric infrastructure, and through
hardware-enforced zoning, which fur-
ther segregates traffic within each
VSAN.
Supervisor-2 Module has the ability to
automatically restart failed processes
and complete synchronization between
Advanced security and management
The Enterprise Package feature is
designed to provide advanced security
and management capabilities. The
package helps improve management
with Quality of Service (QoS) and helps
improve security with Inter-VSAN
Routing for Fibre Channel, and
enhanced network security capabilities
including Switch-Switch and Host
Authentication.
The Mainframe Package feature is
designed to enable mainframe storage
network applications including
Capabilities to help reduce TCO
VSAN capability is designed to allow
more efficient SAN utilization by creat-
ing multiple isolated environments
within a single SAN fabric. Each VSAN
maintains its own fabric services for
added scalability and resilience. VSANs
allow the cost of the SAN infrastructure
to be shared among more users, while
helping to provide segregation and
security of traffic and retaining inde-
pendent control of configurations on a
VSAN-by-VSAN basis.
IBM FICON® protocol; FICON Control
Unit Port (CUP); FICON and FCP inter-
mixing; FICON Switch Cascading and
Fabric Binding. This feature helps pro-
vide secure mainframe and open sys-
tem SAN infrastructure consolidation.
Storage Network Applications
The Storage Services Module, based
upon the 32-port 2 Gbps Switching
Module, is a highly specialized feature
which provides intelligent storage serv-
ices in addition to 1 and 2 Gbps Fibre
Channel switching. When combined
with the Storage Services Enabler
Package, the module is designed to
enable independent software vendors
(ISVs) to develop intelligent fabric appli-
cations. IBM support for these ISV
applications is limited to IBM System
Storage Proven™ Solutions. For the
most current IBM System Storage
Proven application information, visit:
ibm.com/storage/proven
The Fabric Manager Server Package
feature is designed to extend Cisco
Fabric Manager by providing historical
performance data collection, centralized
management services and support for
advanced application integration. This
feature helps simplify management of
large enterprise SAN infrastructures.
The package provides Fibre Channel
statistics monitoring, performance
thresholds, reporting, graphing and per-
formance database capabilities which
can helps simplify management of large
enterprise, metro and global SAN
infrastructures.
The second generation 4 Gbps Fibre
Channel Modules, with twenty-four and
forty-eight ports, compared to the prior
generation 2 Gbps sixteen and thirty
port features, offer up to 33 percent
reduced power and cooling per port.
The second generation Multiservices
Module, with twenty-two ports com-
pared to the prior generation feature
with sixteen ports, offers up to
27 percent reduced power and cooling
per port.
Cisco MDS 9506 for IBM System Storage at a glance
IBM product numbers
2054-E04—Cisco MDS 9506 for IBM System Storage includes dual Supervisor-2 cards,
dual 1900 W AC power supplies
All models include SAN-OS 3.2 firmware with Fabric Manager, VSAN and PortChannel
capabilities
Features:
8 Port IP Services Module (no optics)
SAN Extension over IP for 8 Port IP Services Module
Storage Services Module
4-port 10 Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module (no optics)
12-port 4 Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module (no optics)
24-port 4 Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module (no optics)
48-port 4 Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module (no optics)
Multiservice 18/4 Module (includes two 4 Gbps shortwave SFPs)
SAN Extension over IP for Multiservice 18/4 Module
Fibre Channel 10 Gbps longwave X2 transceivers
Tri-Rate SPF Transceivers (1 and 2 Gbps FC and Gig Ethernet)
Fibre Channel 2 Gbps SFP transceivers
Ethernet Copper GbE SFP Transceiver
Fibre Channel 4 Gbps SFP transceivers, 4 pack
Flash Memory Card
MDS 9500 Enterprise Package
MDS 9500 Fabric Manager Server Package
MDS 9500 Mainframe Package
MDS 9500 Storage Services Enabler Package
Fibre optic cables:
Base warranty
Multimode, 50u fibre optical cables with SC and/or LC connectors are available
One year, 24x7, same day, on-site IBM warranty.
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Supported systems
IBM System p™ and selected IBM RS/6000® servers; IBM System x™ and selected
IBM Netfinity® servers; other Intel® processor-based servers running the Linux®,
Microsoft® Windows NT® or Microsoft Windows® 2000 operating systems; selected Sun
and HP servers; IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Storage Server® (ESS); IBM System Storage
DS8000 Disk Systems; IBM System Storage DS6000™ Disk Systems; IBM System Storage
DS4000™ Disk Systems; IBM TotalStorage 3590 and 3592 Tape Drives; IBM TotalStorage
3494 Tape Library; IBM 3532, 3583 and 3584 Tape Libraries; and other selected storage
systems
Cisco MDS 9506 for IBM System Storage at a glance
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Physical characteristics
Dimensions
31.11 cm H x 44.12 cm W x 55.25 cm D
(12.25 in x 17.37 in x 21.75 in)
7U
Rack height
© Copyright IBM Corporation 2007
Depth including cable guide
Weight (fully configured
chassis)
67.9 cm (26.75 in)
56 kg (124 lb)
IBM Systems and Technology Group
Route 100
Somers, New York 10589
Director is rack mountable in a standard 19-inch EIA rack, meeting Cisco requirements
Produced in the United States
October 2007
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100 to 240 V AC
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1050 W at 100 to 100 V AC
1900 W at 200 VAC
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Because this switch is designed with side-
to-side airflow, Cisco recommends a minimum
air space of 16 cm (6 in) between walls and the
chassis air vents, and a minimum separation of
30.5 cm (12 in) between two chassis to prevent
overheating. IBM 2109-C36 SAN Cabinet meets
these requirements.
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