Improve Scalability, Availability, and Security

The flagship of the Cisco MDS 9500 Series, the Cisco MDS 9513 Multilayer Director elevates the standard for director-class switches. The industry-leading scalability, availability, security, and ease of management offered by the Cisco MDS 9513 allow you to:

• Deploy highly scalable, high-performance SANs
• Maintain low total cost of ownership
• Meet the stringent requirements of large data center storage environments

Intermix Switching Modules

The MDS 9513 Multilayer Director supports an intermix of 2-, 4-, and 8-Gbps Fibre Channel switching modules in the same chassis to provide unparalleled investment protection and advanced capabilities, letting you use any of the Cisco MDS 9000 Family switching modules in this highly scalable system.