The Cisco MDS 9718 Director supports the following features:

• Up to 6(DS-X9718-FAB3) x 512 x 16 slots = 49.152-Tbps per chassis Fiber Channel switching, full duplex-bandwidth

• Up to 6(DS-X9718-FAB1) x 256 x 16 slots = 24.576-Tbps per chassis Fiber Channel switching, full duplex-bandwidth

• Up to 6(DS-X9718-FAB3) x 440 x 16 slots = 42.240-Tbps per chassis FCoE switching bandwidth

• Up to 6(DS-X9718-FAB1) x 220 x 16 slots = 21.120-Tbps per chassis FCoE switching bandwidth

• Comprehensive security features

• Intelligent network services, including VSAN technology, IVR, and smart zoning

• SAN management tools including Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (Formerly Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM)) and the command-line interface (CLI)

• Online diagnostics (GOLD, Call Home, and so on)

• Multiprotocol architecture, including Fiber Channel, Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), Fiber Channel over IP (FCIP), and NVMe over fabrics

• High availability with full redundant components, including fabric cards, supervisors, and power supplies

• Industry-leading scalability

The Cisco MDS 9710 Director supports the following features:

• Up to 6(DS-X9710-FAB3) x 512 x 8 slots = 24.576-Tbps per chassis Fiber Channel switching, full-duplex bandwidth

• Up to 6(DS-X9710-FAB1) x 256 x 8 slots = 12.288-Tbps per chassis Fiber Channel switching, half-duplex bandwidth

• Up to 6(DS-X9710-FAB3) x 440 x 8 slots = 21.120-Tbps per chassis FCoE switching bandwidth

• Up to 6(DS-X9710-FAB1) x 220 x 8 slots = 10.560-Tbps per chassis FCoE switching bandwidth

• Comprehensive security features

• Intelligent network services, including VSAN technology, IVR, and smart zoning

• SAN management tools including Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC) and the command-line interface (CLI)

• Online diagnostics (GOLD, Call Home, and so on)

• Multiprotocol architecture, including Fiber Channel, Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), Fiber Channel over IP (FCIP), and NVMe over fabrics

• High availability with full redundant components, including fabric cards, supervisors, and power supplies

• Industry-leading scalability

The Cisco MDS 9706 Director supports the following features:

• Up to 6(DS-X9706-FAB3) x 512 x 4 slots = 12.288-Tbps per chassis Fiber Channel switching, full-duplex bandwidth

• Up to 6(DS-X9706-FAB1) x 256 x 4 slots = 6.144-Tbps per chassis Fiber Channel switching, full-duplex bandwidth

• Up to 6(DS-X9706-FAB3) x 440 x 4 slots = 10.560-Tbps per chassis FCoE switching bandwidth

• Up to 6(DS-X9706-FAB1) x 220 x 4 slots = 5.280-Tbps per chassis FCoE switching bandwidth

• Comprehensive security features

• Intelligent network services, including VSAN technology, IVR, and smart zoning

• SAN management tools including Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (Formerly Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM)) and the command-line interface (CLI)

• Online diagnostics (GOLD, Call Home, and so on)

• Multiprotocol architecture, including Fiber Channel, Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), Fiber Channel over IP (FCIP), and NVMe over fabrics

• High availability with full redundant components, including fabric cards, supervisors, and power supplies

• Industry-leading scalability

The Cisco MDS 9718 Director (DS-C9718) is an 18-slot chassis with up to two supervisor modules and up to 16 I/O modules. The chassis holds up to six crossbar fabric switching modules, up to 16 AC or DC 3-kW power supplies, and three fan modules. Airflow is front-to-back (port-side intake) in the Cisco MDS 9718 chassis.

Note	The base configuration of the Cisco MDS 9718 (DS-C9718) Director ships with two supervisor modules (DS-X97-SF4-K9), six crossbar fabric switching modules (DS-X9718-FAB3), and 12 power supplies.

To group the networking cables for each I/O module on this chassis, you can install cable management frames on the chassis. You can also install an optional locking front door, an optional set of air filters on the front door, and cable management frames.

The following figure shows the standard hardware features seen from the front of the chassis.

The following figure shows the standard hardware features seen from the rear of the chassis.

The Cisco MDS 9710 Director (DS-C9710) is a 10-slot chassis with up to two supervisor modules and up to 8 I/O modules. The chassis holds up to six crossbar fabric switching modules, up to 8 AC or DC 3-kW power supplies, and three fan modules. Airflow is front-to-back (port-side intake) in the Cisco MDS 9710 chassis.

Note	The base configuration of the Cisco MDS 9710 (DS-C9710) Director ships with two supervisor modules (DS-X97-SF4-K9), three crossbar fabric switching modules (DS-X9718-FAB3), and six power supplies.

The following figure shows the front view of the Cisco MDS 9710 chassis.

The following figure shows the rear view of the Cisco MDS 9710 chassis.

The Cisco MDS 9710 chassis can be mounted on a standard 19-inch EIA equipment rack by using the standard rack-mount hardware, or mounted on a standard two-post Telco rack, with mounting rails.

The Cisco MDS 9706 Director (DS-C9706) is a six-slot chassis with one or two supervisor modules, and up to four I/O modules. The chassis holds up to six crossbar fabric switching modules, up to four AC or DC 3-kW power supplies and three fan modules. Airflow is front-to-back (port-side intake) in the Cisco MDS 9706 chassis.

Note	The base configuration of MDS 9706 (DS-C9706) ships with two supervisor modules (DS-X97-SF4-K9), three crossbar fabric switching modules (DS-X9718-FAB3), and four power supplies.

The following figure shows the front view of the Cisco MDS 9706 chassis.

The following figure shows the rear view of the Cisco MDS 9706 chassis.

The Cisco MDS 9700 Series Supervisor-4 Module (DS-X97-SF4-K9) provides control and management functions for the Cisco MDS Director switches and enables intelligent, resilient, scalable, and high-performance multilayer SAN switching.

The Cisco MDS 9700 Series Supervisor-4 Module (DS-X97-SF4-K9) is supported on the Cisco MDS 9706 and 9710 Multilayer Directors from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.4(1) or later. It is supported on the Cisco MDS 9718 Multilayer Director from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.4(2a) or later.

The Cisco MDS 9700 Series Supervisor-4 Module supports the following features:

• Supports up to 768 2/4/8/10/16/32/64-Gbps Fiber Channel ports, or 1/10-Gbps FCoE ports in a single Cisco MDS 9718 Multilayer Director chassis

• Supports up to 384 2/4/8/10/16/32/64-Gbps Fiber Channel ports, or 1/10-Gbps FCoE ports in a single Cisco MDS 9710 Multilayer Director chassis

• Supports up to 192 2/4/8/10/16/32/64-Gbps Fiber Channel ports, or 1/10-Gbps FCoE ports in a single Cisco MDS 9706 Multilayer Director chassis

• Supports up to 384 40-Gbps FCoE ports in a single Cisco MDS 9718 Multilayer Director chassis

• Supports up to 192 40-Gbps FCoE ports in a single Cisco MDS 9710 Multilayer Director chassis

• Supports up to 96 40-Gbps FCoE ports in a single Cisco MDS 9706 Multilayer Director chassis

• Supports up to 48-Tbps in a single Cisco MDS 9718 Multilayer Director chassis

• Supports up to 24-Tbps in a single Cisco MDS 9710 Multilayer Director chassis

• Supports up to 12-Tbps in a single Cisco MDS 9706 Multilayer Director chassis

• Supports DS-X9718-FAB3, DS-X9710-FAB3 and DS-X9706-FAB3 crossbar fabric switching modules on the Cisco MDS 9718, Cisco MDS 9710 and Cisco MDS 9706 Multilayer Directors respectively

• Multipathing based on Fabric Shortest Path First (FSPF)

• Nondisruptive software upgrades

• Provides high availability. The Cisco MDS 9700 Series Supervisor-4 Module can automatically restart failed processes, making it exceptionally robust. In the rare event that a supervisor module is reset, complete synchronization between the Active and Standby supervisor modules helps ensure a Stateful Failover with no disruption of traffic.

• Supports Secure Boot capabilities

• Supports two USB 3.0 ports

• Network management through the command-line interface (CLI) and through Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM)

• Extensive security features including RADIUS and TACACS+, Fiber Channel Security Protocol (FC-SP), Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP), Secure Shell (SSH) Protocol, and Simple Network Management Protocol Version 3 (SNMPv3) implementing Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), VSANs, hardware-enforced zoning, ACLs, and per-VSAN role-based access control

• Integrated hardware-based virtual SAN (VSAN) technology and inter-VSAN routing (IVR)

• Network services such as access control lists (ACLs) and quality of service (QoS)

• Smart zoning

• Power-on self-test (POST) and diagnostics

• Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN) and Remote Switched Port Analyzer (RSPAN)

The following figure shows the Cisco MDS 9700 Series Supervisor-4 Module.

The following table describes the LEDs on the Cisco MDS 9700 Series Supervisor-4 Module.

The Cisco MDS 9700 Series Supervisor-1E Module (DS-X97-SF1E-K9) delivers advanced switching technology and resources to support the 18 slot chassis (DS-C9718).

The DS-X97-SF1E-K9 module is designed for the Cisco MDS 9718 Director.

The Cisco MDS 9700 Series Supervisor-1E Module supports the following features:

• Supports up to 768 2/4/8/10/16/32-Gbps Fiber Channel ports, or 1/10-Gbps FCoE ports in a single Cisco MDS 9718 Multilayer Director chassis

• Supports up to 384 40-Gbps FCoE ports in a single Cisco MDS 9718 Multilayer Director chassis

• Supports up to 48-Tbps of Fiber Channel system bandwidth

• Supports DS-X9718-FAB1 crossbar fabric switching module on the Cisco MDS 9718 Multilayer Director

• Multipathing based on Fabric Shortest Path First (FSPF)

• Nondisruptive software upgrades

• Provides high availability. The Cisco MDS 9700 Series Supervisor-1E Module ca automatically restart failed processes, making it exceptionally robust. In the rare event that a supervisor module is reset, complete synchronization between the Active and Standby supervisor modules helps ensure a Stateful Failover with no disruption of traffic.

• Network management through the command-line interface (CLI) and through Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM)

• Extensive security features including RADIUS and TACACS+, Fiber Channel Security Protocol (FC-SP), Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP), Secure Shell (SSH) Protocol, and Simple Network Management Protocol Version 3 (SNMPv3) implementing Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), VSANs, hardware-enforced zoning, ACLs, and per-VSAN role-based access control (RBAC)

• Support for virtual SAN (VSAN) technology and inter-VSAN routing (IVR)

• Network services such as access control lists (ACLs) and quality of service (QoS)

• Smart zoning

• Power-on self-test (POST) and diagnostics

• Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN) and Remote Switched Port Analyzer (RSPAN)

The following figure shows the Cisco MDS 9700 Series Supervisor-1E Module.

The following table describes the LEDs on the Cisco MDS 9700 Series Supervisor-1E Module.

The Cisco MDS 9700 Series Supervisor-1 Module (DS-X97-SF1-K9) provides control and management functions for the Director switches and enables high-performance switching.

The Cisco MDS 9700 Series Supervisor-1 Module (DS-X97-SF1-K9) is designed specifically for the Cisco MDS 9706 and 9710 chassis.

The Cisco MDS 9700 Series Supervisor-1 Module supports the following features:

• Supports up to 384 2/4/8/10/16/32-Gbps Fiber Channel ports, or 1/10-Gbps FCoE ports in a single Cisco MDS 9710 Multilayer Director chassis

• Supports up to 192 2/4/8/10/16/32-Gbps Fiber Channel ports, or 1/10-Gbps FCoE ports in a single Cisco MDS 9706 Multilayer Director chassis

• Supports up to 192 40-Gbps FCoE ports in a single Cisco MDS 9710 Multilayer Director chassis

• Supports up to 96 40-Gbps FCoE ports in a single Cisco MDS 9706 Multilayer Director chassis

• Up to 24 terabits per second (Tbps) in a single Cisco MDS 9710 Multilayer Director chassis

• Up to 12 terabits per second (Tbps) in a single Cisco MDS 9706 Multilayer Director chassis

• Supports DS-X9710-FAB1 and DS-X9706-FAB1 crossbar fabric switching module on the Cisco MDS 9710 and 9706 Multilayer Directors respectively

• Multipathing based on Fabric Shortest Path First (FSPF)

• Nondisruptive software upgrades

• Provides high availability. The Cisco MDS 9700 Series Supervisor-1 Module has the ability to automatically restart failed processes, making it exceptionally robust. In the rare event that a supervisor module is reset, complete synchronization between the Active and Standby supervisor modules helps ensure a Stateful Failover with no disruption of traffic.

• Stateful process restart and failover

• Fully redundant operation

• Network management through the command-line interface (CLI) and through Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM)

• Extensive security features including RADIUS and TACACS+, Fiber Channel Security Protocol (FC-SP), Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP), Secure Shell (SSH) Protocol, and Simple Network Management Protocol Version 3 (SNMPv3) implementing Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), VSANs, hardware-enforced zoning, ACLs, and per-VSAN role-based access control

• Support for virtual SAN (VSAN) technology and inter-VSAN routing (IVR)

• Network services such as access control lists (ACLs) and quality of service (QoS)

• Smart zoning

• Power-on self-test (POST) and diagnostics

• Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN) and Remote Switched Port Analyzer (RSPAN)

The following figure shows the Cisco MDS 9700 Series Supervisor-1 Module.

The following table describes the LEDs on the Cisco MDS 9700 Series Supervisor-1 Module.

The Cisco MDS 9718 Director supports up to six crossbar fabric (xbar) switching modules. The crossbar fabric switching modules, DS-X9718-FAB1 and DS-X9718-FAB3 are supported. The crossbar fabric switching modules are installed vertically at the back of the chassis behind the fan modules.

Crossbar fabric switching modules slots 1 and 2 are behind the fan module slot 1, the crossbar fabric switching modules slots 3 and 4 are behind the fan module slot 2, and crossbar fabric switching modules slots 5 and 6 are behind the fan module slot 3.

Cisco MDS 48-Port 32-Gbps Fiber Channel Switching Module needs a minimum of 6 (DS-X9718-FAB1) Crossbar Fabric-1 Switching Modules to deliver full bandwidth to all the modules in the switch. Each DS-X9718-FAB1 Crossbar Fabric-1 Switching Module provides 256-Gbps of fiber channel bandwidth per slot.

Cisco MDS 48-Port 32-Gbps Fiber Channel Switching Module needs a minimum of 3 (DS-X9718-FAB3) Crossbar Fabric-3 Switching Modules to deliver full bandwidth to all the modules in the switch. Each DS-X9718-FAB3 Crossbar Fabric-3 Switching Module provides 512-Gbps of fiber channel bandwidth per slot. A fourth crossbar fabric switching module is required for N+1 protection.

The DS-X9718-FAB1 Crossbar Fabric-1 Switching Modules are supported from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 7.3(1) or later. DS-X9718-FAB1 modules are supported only with Supervisor-1E Modules (DS-X97-SF1E-K9).

The DS-X9718-FAB3 Crossbar Fabric-3 Switching Modules are supported from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.4(2a) or later. DS-X9718-FAB3 modules are supported only with Supervisor-4 Module (DS-X97-SF4-K9).

Note	You cannot have a mix of different supervisor modules or a mix of different crossbar fabric switching modules in a chassis, except during migration of a supervisor module or a crossbar fabric switching module.

The LEDs on the crossbar fabric switching modules indicate the status of the modules. The table shown below describes the LEDs.

Since the crossbar fabric switching modules are located behind the fan modules in the chassis, the LEDs on the crossbar fabric switching modules are not easily visible from the back of the chassis. So, crossbar fabric switching module status LEDs are provided on the fan modules as well. Since each fan module covers two crossbar fabric switching modules, the status LEDs for the two crossbar fabric switching modules are present on each fan module. If the fan module is removed the status and locator LEDs on crossbar fabric switching modules will be visible.

When a crossbar fabric switching module needs to be located, the locator LED of the corresponding fan module needs to be activated, followed by the locator LED of the crossbar fabric switching module, using the CLIs locator-led fan < fan module number > and locator-led xbar < xbar slot number >. For example, to locate a crossbar fabric switching module in slot 4, the locator LED of the fan module 2 needs to be activated followed by the locator LED of the crossbar fabric switching module 4.

The Cisco MDS 9710 Director supports up to six crossbar (xbar) fabric switching modules. The crossbar fabric switching modules DS-X9710-FAB1 and DS-X9710-FAB3 are supported. The crossbar fabric switching modules are installed vertically at the back of the chassis behind the fan modules.

Crossbar fabric switching modules slots 1 and 2 are behind the fan module slot 1, the crossbar fabric switching modules slots 3 and 4 are behind the fan module slot 2, and crossbar fabric switching modules slots 5 and 6 are behind the fan module slot 3.

Cisco MDS 48-Port 32-Gbps Fiber Channel Switching Module needs a minimum of 6 (DS-X9710-FAB1) Crossbar Fabric-1 Switching Modules to deliver full bandwidth to all the modules in the switch. Each DS-X9710-FAB1 Crossbar Fabric-1 Switching Module provides 256-Gbps of fiber channel bandwidth per slot.

Cisco MDS 48-Port 32-Gbps Fiber Channel Switching Module needs a minimum of 3 (DS-X9710-FAB3) Crossbar Fabric-3 Switching Modules to deliver full bandwidth to all the modules in the switch. Each DS-X9710-FAB3 Crossbar Fabric-3 Switching Module provides 512-Gbps of fiber channel bandwidth per slot. A fourth crossbar fabric switching module is required for N+1 protection.

The DS-X9710-FAB1 crossbar fabric switching module is supported from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 6.2(1) or later. DS-X9710-FAB1 modules are supported only with Supervisor-1 Modules (DS-X97-SF1-K9).

The DS-X9710-FAB3 crossbar fabric switching module is supported from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.4(1) or later. DS-X9710-FAB3 modules are supported only with Supervisor-4 Modules (DS-X97-SF4-K9).

Note	You cannot have a mix of different supervisor modules or a mix of different crossbar fabric switching modules in a chassis, except during migration of a supervisor module or a crossbar fabric switching module.

The LEDs on the crossbar fabric switching modules indicate the status of the modules. The table below describes the LEDs.

Since the crossbar fabric switching modules are located behind the fan modules in the chassis, the LEDs on the crossbar fabric switching modules are not easily visible from the back of the chassis. So, crossbar fabric switching module status LEDs are provided on the fan modules as well. Each fan module covers two crossbar fabric switching modules, the status LEDs for the two crossbar fabric switching modules are present on each fan module. If the fan module is removed, the status and locator LEDs on the crossbar fabric switching modules will be visible.

When a fabric module needs to be located, the locator LED of the corresponding fan module must be activated, followed by the locator LED of the crossbar fabric switching module, using the CLIs locator-led fan < fan module number > and locator-led xbar < xbar slot number >. For example, to locate the crossbar fabric switching module in slot 4, the locator LED of the fan module 2 needs to be activated followed by the locator LED of the crossbar fabric switching module 4.

The Cisco MDS 9706 Director supports up to six crossbar (xbar) fabric switching modules. The crossbar fabric switching modules DS-X9706-FAB1 and DS-X9706-FAB3 are supported. The crossbar fabric switching modules are installed vertically at the back of the chassis behind the fan modules. Crossbar fabric switching modules slots 1 and 2 are behind the fan module slot 1, crossbar fabric switching modules slots 3 and 4 are behind the fan module slot 2, and crossbar fabric switching modules slots 5 and 6 are behind the fan module slot 3.

Cisco MDS 48-Port 32-Gbps Fiber Channel Switching Module needs a minimum of 6 (DS-X9706-FAB1) Crossbar Fabric-1 Switching Modules to deliver full bandwidth to all the modules in the switch. Each DS-X9706-FAB1 Crossbar Fabric-1 Switching Module provides 256-Gbps of fiber channel bandwidth per slot.

Cisco MDS 48-Port 32-Gbps Fiber Channel Switching Module needs a minimum of 3 (DS-X9706-FAB3) Crossbar Fabric-3 Switching Modules to deliver full bandwidth to all the modules in the switch. Each DS-X9706-FAB3 Crossbar Fabric-3 Switching Module provides 512-Gbps of fiber channel bandwidth per slot. A fourth crossbar fabric switching module is required for N+1 protection.

The DS-X9706-FAB1 crossbar fabric switching module is supported from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 6.2(9) or later. DS-X9706-FAB1 modules are supported only with Supervisor-1 Modules (DS-X97-SF1-K9).

The DS-X9706-FAB3 crossbar fabric switching module is supported from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.4(1) or later. DS-X9706-FAB3 modules are supported only with Supervisor-4 Modules (DS-X97-SF4-K9).

Note	You cannot have a mix of different supervisor modules or a mix of different crossbar fabric switching modules in a chassis, except during migration of a supervisor module or a crossbar fabric switching module.

The LEDs on the crossbar fabric switching modules indicate the status of the modules. The table below describes the LEDs.

The crossbar fabric switching modules are located behind the fan modules in the chassis, the LEDs on the crossbar fabric switching module are not easily visible from the back of the chassis. So, the crossbar fabric switching module status LEDs are provided on the fan modules as well. Each fan module covers two crossbar fabric switching modules, the status LEDs for two crossbar fabric modules are present on each fan module. If the fan module is removed, the status and locator LEDs on the crossbar fabric switching modules will be visible.

When a crossbar fabric switching module needs to be located, the locator LED of the corresponding fan module must be activated, followed by the locator LED of fabric module, using the CLIs locator-led fan < fan module number > and locator-led xbar < xbar slot number >. For example, to locate the crossbar fabric switching module in slot 4, the locator LED of the fan module 2 needs to be activated followed by the locator LED of the crossbar fabric switching module 4.

The Cisco MDS 9700 48-Port 64-Gbps Fiber Channel Switching Module is designed specifically for the Cisco MDS 9700 Multilayer Director Switches. With 64-Gbps Fiber Channel ports, the 64-Gbps 48 port Fiber Channel Switching Module meets the high performance needs for flash memory and Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) over Fiber Channel SANs. The switching module has a built in Network Processing Unit (NPU) for inline analytics. This module also supports hot-swappable Enhanced Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP+) transceivers.

Individual ports can be configured with Cisco 64-Gbps, 32-Gbps, and 16-Gbps SFP+ transceivers. Each port supports 1000 buffer credits when configured as E port. With the Cisco Enterprise Package license, up to 16000 buffer credits can be allocated to an individual port when all other ports in the port group are configured with minimum BB credits, enabling full link bandwidth over long distances with no degradation in link utilization.

Note

Cisco MDS 9700 Series Supervisor-4 Module (DS-X97-SF4-K9) and Cisco MDS Crossbar Fabric-3 Switching Modules (depending on the chassis type) are required for Cisco MDS 9700 48-Port 64-Gbps Fiber Channel Switching Module to function. In Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 9.2(1), the SAN Analytics feature is not supported on Cisco MDS 9700 48-Port 64-Gbps Fiber Channel Switching Module. For more information on the Cisco MDS 48-Port 64-Gbps Fiber Channel Switching Module, see the Cisco MDS 9700 48-Port 64-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module datasheet.

Note

The 64-Gbps module supports Forward Error Correction (FEC) on links configured for 16-Gbps speed only with Transmitter Training Signal (TTS). This is a change from the 16 Gbps and 32 Gbps Fiber Channel modules. For more information, see the Cisco MDS 9000 Series Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 9.x. The following figure shows a Cisco MDS 48-Port 64-Gbps Fiber Channel Switching Module.

The following table describes the LEDs for the 48-Port 64-Gbps Fiber Channel Switching Module.

The Cisco MDS 9700 48-Port 32-Gbps Fiber Channel Switching Module is designed specifically for the Cisco MDS 9700 Multilayer Director Switches. With 768 line-rate 32-Gbps Fiber Channel ports per director, the 32-Gbps 48 port Fiber Channel Switching Module meets the high-performance needs for flash-memory and Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) over Fiber Channel workloads. The switching module has built-in network processing unit for inline analytics. This module also supports hot-swappable Enhanced Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP+) transceivers.

Individual ports can be configured with Cisco 32-Gbps, 16-Gbps, and 8-Gbps SFP+ transceivers. Each port supports 500 buffer credits when configured as E port for exceptional extensibility without the need for additional licenses. With the Cisco Enterprise Package license, up to 8170 buffer credits can be allocated to an individual port when all other ports in the port group are configured with minimum BB credit, enabling full link bandwidth over long distances with no degradation in link utilization.

For more information on the Cisco MDS 48-Port 32-Gbps Fiber Channel Switching Module, see the Cisco MDS 9700 48-Port 32-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module Data Sheet.

The following table describes the LEDs for the 48-Port 32-Gbps Fiber Channel Switching Module.

The Cisco MDS 9700 48-Port 16-Gbps Switching Module is designed specifically for the Cisco MDS 9700 Series Director Switches. These modules are hot-swappable and compatible with 2, 4, 8, 10, and 16-Gbps interfaces, and they support hot-swappable Enhanced Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP+) transceivers.

The FC switching module has 12, 4-port, port groups. Each port group is capable of a speed of 64-Gbps in each direction simultaneously. The ports of this switching module support expansion port (E port), fabric port (F port), fabric loop port (FL port), SPAN destination port (SD port), and (TE port) port mode.

Individual ports can be configured with Cisco 16-Gbps, 8-Gbps, or 10-Gbps shortwave or longwave SFP+ transceivers. Each port that is configured as mode E supports 500 buffer credits with no additional licensing required. With the Cisco Enterprise Package, up to 4095 buffer credits can be allocated to an individual port.

The FC switching module also provides Cisco VMpath technology that enables advanced virtual machine-aware SAN provisioning and monitoring for virtualized data centers. With Cisco VMpath, you can monitor, manage, and control SAN resource allocation and performance on a per-virtual machine basis and map out paths from the server to storage.

The FC switching module is hot-swappable and has hot-swappable SFP+ transceivers. It includes online diagnostics, stateful process restart, and nondisruptive supervisor failover. In addition, the FC switching module has any module, any port configuration for port channels, fabric-based multipathing, per-VSAN fabric services, and port tracking. The module also supports Virtual Routing Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) for management.

The Cisco MDS 9700 48-Port 16-Gbps Fiber Channel Switching Module provides the following features:

• Configuration file management

• Nondisruptive software upgrades for FC interfaces

• Call Home

• Power-management LEDs

• Port beaconing

• System LED

• SNMP traps for alerts

• Network boot

The following figure shows a 48-Port 16-Gbps Fiber Channel Switching Module. The front panel connectors support standard modular SFP+ transceivers and the speed detection is autosensing.

The following table describes the LEDs for the 48-Port 16-Gbps Fiber Channel Switching Module.

The Cisco MDS 24/10 port SAN Extension Module provides a high performance, flexible, unified platform for deploying enterprise class disaster recovery and business continuance SAN extension solutions. The MDS 24/10 port SAN Extension Module is supported on Cisco MDS 9700 Series Multilayer Director Switches. With 24 line rate 2-, 4-, 8-, 10-, and 16-Gbps Fiber Channel ports and eight 1 and 10GE or two 40GE Fiber Channel over IP (FCIP) ports, this module enables large and scalable deployment of SAN extension solutions. The SAN extension module has two independent service engines that can each be individually and incrementally enabled to scale as business requirements expand. The SAN extension module supports the full range of services available on other Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fiber Channel switching modules, including virtual SAN (VSAN), security, and traffic management services. The FCIP module uses Cisco expertise and knowledge of IP networks to deliver outstanding SAN extension performance, reducing latency for disk and tape operations with FCIP acceleration features, including FCIP write acceleration and FCIP tape write and read acceleration. Hardware-based encryption helps secure sensitive traffic with IP Security (IPsec), and hardware-based compression dramatically enhances performance for both high and low speed links, enabling immediate cost savings in expensive WAN infrastructure. Multiple FCIP interfaces within a single engine or across service engines can be grouped into a port channel of up to 16 links for high availability and increased aggregate throughput.

For more information on the Cisco MDS 24/10 Port SAN Extension Module, see the Cisco MDS 9000 24/10 port SAN Extension Module for Cisco MDS 9700 Series Multilayer Directors Datasheet.

Note	40GE IP Storage interfaces are supported from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.5(1) or later releases.

The following figure shows a Cisco MDS 24/10 Port SAN Extension Module.

The following table describes the LEDs for the 24/10 port SAN extension module.

The next-generation Cisco MDS 24-Port 40-Gigabit Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) Module (DS-X9824-960K9) provides Cisco Unified fabric connectivity to the SAN core. It empowers mid-size and large enterprises that are rapidly deploying cloud-scale applications with Inter-Switch Link (ISL) consolidation, four times the bandwidth, and exceptional investment protection for their SANs. The data center fabric is already using 40-Gbps connectivity in the core for more efficient convergence, higher performance, and lower total cost of ownership (TCO). With the entire Cisco Nexus® Family supporting 40-Gbps FCoE, this capability can now be extended to the SAN core. You can extend the benefits of FCoE beyond the access layer to the data center core with a full line-rate FCoE module for the Cisco MDS 9700 Series Multilayer Directors.

For more information on the Cisco MDS 24-Port 40-Gbps FCoE Module, see the Cisco MDS 9700 24 Port 40 Gbps Fiber Channel over Ethernet Module Datasheet.

The following figure shows a Cisco MDS 24-Port 40-Gigabit Fiber Channel over Ethernet module.

The following table describes the LEDs for the 24-Port 40-Gbps Fiber Channel over Ethernet module.

The Cisco MDS 48-Port 10-Gbps Fiber Channel over Ethernet module (DS-X9848-480K9) is designed for the MDS 9700 Series Directors. These modules are hot-swappable and they support 10-Gigabit Fiber Channel over Ethernet ports in SFP+ form factor.

The Cisco MDS 48-Port 10-Gbps Fiber Channel over Ethernet module delivers integrated Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), simplifies the network infrastructure, and helps reduce costs. The FCoE module allows you to extend the existing Fiber Channel SANs by using FCoE. The Cisco MDS 48-Port 10-Gigabit Fiber Channel over Ethernet module supports connectivity to FCoE switching platforms and to FCoE targets. This module also supports connectivity to FCoE initiators and targets that only send FCoE traffic.

The Cisco MDS 48-Port 10-Gbps Fiber Channel over Ethernet module has the MPC8572 processor and 2 GB DDR3 SDRAM. The module delivers 720 million packets per second (MPPS) and is capable of 480-Gbps of data throughput. This module can power down data path slices to save power when the attached ports are not in use.

The Cisco MDS 9700 10-Gbps 48-Port FCoE module provides the following features:

• High performance—Cisco MDS 9700 Series architecture, based on central arbitration and crossbar fabric switching module provides 10-Gbps line-rate, nonblocking, predictable performance across all traffic conditions for every FCoE port in the chassis.

• Efficient encoding—FCoE takes advantage of the more efficient encoding mechanisms of 10-Gbps Ethernet to provide 50-percent more bandwidth than 8-Gbps Fiber Channel (the actual throughput of 8-Gbps Fiber Channel is 6.8 Gbps). Therefore, you need fewer 10-Gigabit Ethernet links to achieve the same bandwidth as with multiple 8-Gbps links.

• High availability—The Cisco MDS 9700 Series provides outstanding availability and reliability. The Cisco MDS 9710 Multilayer Director is the industry's first director-class switch that enables redundancy on all major components, including the fabric card. It provides grid redundancy on the power supply and 1+1 redundant supervisors. Users can add fabric cards to enable N+1 fabric redundancy.

• Scalability—The Cisco MDS 9700 48-Port 10-Gbps FCoE Module provides the scalability of 384 10-Gbps full line-rate autosensing ports in a single chassis, or up to 1152 ports in a single rack.

• Intelligent network services—VSAN technology, access control lists (ACLs) for hardware-based intelligent frame processing, and fabric-wide quality of service (QoS) enable migration from SAN islands to enterprise-wide storage networks.

• Sophisticated diagnostics—The Cisco MDS 9700 48-Port 10-Gbps FCoE Module provides intelligent diagnostics, protocol decoding, and network analysis tools as well as integrated Cisco Call Home capability for greater reliability, faster problem resolution, and reduced service costs.

The Cisco MDS 48-Port 10-Gbps Ethernet Module also provide the following advanced FCoE features:

• Inter-VSAN Routing (IVR)

• Nondisruptive software upgrade

• Port channels (up to 16 links)

• SAN trunking

• SNMP traps for alerts

• Virtual SANs (VSANs)

The following figure shows a Cisco MDS 48-Port 10-Gigabit Fiber Channel over Ethernet module. The front panel connectors support standard modular SFP+ transceivers.

The following table describes the LEDs for the 48-Port 10-Gbps Fiber Channel over Ethernet Module.

The Cisco MDS 9718 Director has three fan modules, each with six fans, that are installed vertically at the back of the chassis. Each fan module can be removed while the other two fan modules continue to move air through the chassis.

The fan modules cover the crossbar fabric switching modules in the back of the chassis. Fan module 1 must be removed to access the crossbar fabric switching modules 1 and 2, fan module 2 must be removed to access the crossbar fabric switching modules 3 and 4, and the fan module 3 must be removed to access the crossbar fabric switching modules 5 and 6.

The Cisco MDS 9710 Director has three fan modules, each with four fans, that are installed vertically at the back of the chassis. Each fan module can be removed while the other two fan modules continue to move air through the chassis.

The fan modules cover the crossbar fabric switching modules in the back of the chassis. Fan module 1 must be removed to access the crossbar fabric switching modules 1 and 2, the fan module 2 must be removed to access the crossbar fabric switching modules 3 and 4, and the fan module 3 must be removed to access the crossbar fabric switching modules 5 and 6.

The Cisco MDS 9706 Director has three fan modules, each with two fans, that are installed vertically at the back of the chassis. Each fan module can be removed while the other two fan modules continue to move air through the chassis.

The fan modules cover the crossbar fabric switching modules in the back of the chassis. Fan module 1 must be removed to access the crossbar fabric switching modules 1 and 2, the fan module 2 must be removed to access the crossbar fabric switching modules 3 and 4, and the fan module 3 must be removed to access the crossbar fabric switching modules 5 and 6.

The transceivers are field-replaceable and hot-swappable. You can use any combination of SFP+ transceivers that are supported by the switch. The only restrictions are that SW transceivers must be paired with SW transceivers, and LW transceivers with LW transceivers, and the cable must not exceed the stipulated cable length for reliable communications.

For more information about a specific Cisco SFP+ transceiver, see the SFP+ Transceiver Specifications section. SFP+ transceivers can be ordered separately or with the Cisco MDS 9700 Series.

Note	Use only Cisco transceivers or Cisco qualified transceivers in the Cisco MDS 9700 Series. Each Cisco transceiver is encoded with model information that enables the switch to verify that the transceiver meets the requirements for the switch.