Product Data Sheet
Product Data Sheet
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
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The MDS 9500 Series Supervisor-2 Module delivers the latest advanced switching technology with proven Cisco SAN-OS software to power
a new generation of scalable and intelligent multilayer switching solutions for storage area networks (SANs).
Designed to integrate multiprotocol switching and routing, intelligent SAN services and storage applications onto highly scalable SAN switching
platforms, the Cisco MDS 9500 Series Supervisor-2 Module enables intelligent, resilient, scalable, and secure high performance multilayer SAN
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switching solutions. The Cisco MDS 9000 Family lowers the total cost of ownership (TCO) for storage networking by combining a robust and
flexible hardware architecture, multiple layers of network and storage intelligence and compatibility with all MDS 9000 Family switching modules.
This powerful combination helps organizations to build highly available, scalable storage networks with comprehensive security and unified
management.
The Cisco MDS Supervisor-2 Module is supported in the MDS 9506, 9509, and 9513 multilayer directors. Figure 1 shows the Cisco MDS 9500
Series Supervisor-2 Module.
• New standard for director-class switching—Combines industry-leading scalability and performance, intelligent SAN services, nondisruptive
software upgrades, stateful process restart and failover, and fully redundant operation for a new standard in director-class SAN switching.
Supporting up to 528 Fibre Channel ports in a single chassis, 1584 Fibre Channel ports in a single rack, and 1.4 Tbps of internal system
bandwidth when combined with a Cisco MDS 9506 or MDS 9509 chassis or up to 2.2 Tbps of internal system bandwidth when installed in
the Cisco MDS 9513 chassis. The Cisco MDS 9500 Series Supervisor-2 Module is designed to meet the requirements of even the largest data
center storage environments.
• Flexibility and investment protection—Supports any mix of new and first-generation Cisco MDS 9000 Family switching modules, ensuring
compatibility and unparalleled investment protection.
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• Total cost of ownership (TCO)-driven design—Offers advanced management tools for overall lowest TCO. It supports Cisco Systems virtual
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SAN (VSAN) technology for hardware-enforced, isolated environments within a single physical fabric for secure sharing of physical
infrastructure, further decreasing TCO.
• Multiprotocol and multitransport architecture—The multilayer architecture of the Cisco MDS 9000 Family enables a consistent feature set
over a protocol-independent switch fabric. The Cisco MDS 9500 Series Supervisor-2 Module transparently integrates Fibre Channel, IBM Fiber
Connection (FICON), Small Computer System Interface over IP (iSCSI), and Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP) in one system.
• Intelligent network services—Provides integrated support for VSAN technology, access control lists (ACLs) for hardware-based intelligent
frame processing, and advanced traffic management features such as Fibre Channel Congestion Control (FCC) and fabric-wide quality of service
(QoS) to enable migration from SAN islands to enterprise-wide storage networks.
• Open platform for intelligent storage applications—Provides the intelligent services necessary for hosting and/or accelerating storage
applications such as network-hosted volume management, data migration and backup.
• Integrated hardware-based VSANs and Inter-VSAN Routing (IVR)—Enables deployment of large-scale multisite and heterogeneous SAN
topologies. Integration into port-level hardware allows any port within a system or fabric to be partitioned into any VSAN. Integrated hardware-
based IVR provides line-rate routing between any ports within a system or fabric without the need for external routing appliances.
• Advanced FICON services—Supports 1,2, 4 and 10-Gbps FICON environments, including cascaded FICON fabrics, VSAN-enabled intermix
of mainframe and open systems environments, and N_Port ID Virtualization for mainframe Linux partitions. Control Unit Port (CUP) support
enables in-band management of Cisco MDS 9000 Family switches from the mainframe management console.
• Comprehensive security framework—Supports RADIUS and TACACS+, Fibre 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.
• Sophisticated diagnostics—Provides intelligent diagnostics, protocol decoding, and network analysis tools as well as integrated call-home
capability for added reliability, faster problem resolution, and reduced service costs.
• Unified SAN management—The Cisco MDS 9000 Family includes built-in storage network management, with all features available through
a command-line interface (CLI) or Cisco Fabric Manager, a centralized management tool that simplifies management of multiple switches and
fabrics. Integration with third party storage management platforms allows seamless interaction with existing management tools.
Integrated Performance
The Cisco MDS 9500 Series Supervisor-2 Module combines an intelligent control module and high-performance crossbar switch fabric in a single
unit. The Cisco MDS 9500 Series Supervisor-2 Module provides industry-leading availability, scalability, security, and flexibility. Building on
the capabilities of the Cisco MDS 9500 Series Supervisor-1 Module, the Cisco MDS 9500 Series Supervisor-2 Module maintains full compatibility
with the Cisco MDS 9506 and MDS 9509 Multilayer Director chassis, switching modules, and intelligent services modules. When combined with
the Cisco MDS 9513 Multilayer Director and new Cisco 4-Gbps and 10-Gbps Fibre Channel switching modules, chassis densities of up to 528 ports
can be achieved.
High Availability
The Cisco MDS 9500 Series Supervisor-2 Module and MDS 9500 Series Multilayer Directors were designed from the beginning for high
availability. Beyond meeting the basic requirements of non-disruptive software upgrades and redundancy of all critical hardware components,
the Cisco MDS 9500 Series software architecture offers an unparalleled level of availability. Cisco MDS 9500 Series Supervisor-2 Module has
the unique 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 ensures stateful failover with no disruption to traffic.
The Cisco MDS 9500 Series Supervisor-2 Module also provides Fabric Shortest Path First (FSPF)–based multipathing to help ensure high
availability at the fabric level. With the intelligence to load balance across up to 16 equal cost paths, the module can dynamically reroute traffic in
the event of a switch failure. The Cisco MDS 9500 Series Supervisor-2 Module combined with Cisco MDS 9500 Series Multilayer Directors takes
high availability to a new level, ensuring solutions that exceed the 99.999 percent uptime requirements of today’s most demanding environments.
Scalability
The Cisco MDS 9500 Series Supervisor-2 Module can supply up to 1.4 Tbps of nonblocking performance to Cisco MDS 9500 Series multilayer
directors. Its robust switching performance enables the Cisco MDS 9500 Series to provide industry leading 1-Gbps, 2-Gbps, 4-Gbps, and 10-Gbps
Fibre Channel port density. When installed in a Cisco MDS 9513 Multilayer Director chassis, the Cisco MDS 9500 Series Supervisor-2 Module
works in conjunction with redundant, independent crossbar modules to provide 2.2 Tbps of fully redundant system bandwidth, ensuring maximum
scalability in any SAN environment.
Multiprotocol Intelligence
The crossbar switching architecture of the Cisco MDS 9500 Series Supervisor-2 Module enables multilayer and multiprotocol functionality,
allowing the Cisco MDS 9500 Series to transparently integrate multiple transport protocols for maximum flexibility. Beginning with Fibre
Channel, FICON, iSCSI, and FCIP, the Cisco MDS 9500 Series is a robust multiprotocol platform designed for deployment of cost-optimized
storage networks. Users can implement up to 10-Gbps Fibre Channel or FICON for high-performance applications, iSCSI over Ethernet for cost-
effective connectivity to shared storage pools, and FCIP for connectivity between data centers.
Feature Description
Product Compatibility • Cisco MDS 9500 Series directors
Software Compatibility • Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.0 (1) or later
Interfaces • (1) RS-232 RJ-45 console port
• (1) 10/100/1000 Ethernet management port
• (1) DB-9 COM port
• (1) Compact Flash interface
• (2) USB 2.0 port
Indicators • Status LED
• System LED
• Power management LED
• Active/standby LED
Switching Bandwidth • 700 Gbps per Cisco MDS 9500 Series Supervisor-2 Module (1.4 Tbps when both Supervisor-2
modules present)
• 1.1 Tbps when combined with the Cisco MDS 9513 Crossbar Module (2.2 Tbps when both
Crossbar modules present)
Protocols • Fibre Channel standards
– FC-PH, Revision 4.3 (ANSI/INCITS 230-1994)
– FC-PH, Amendment 1 (ANSI/INCITS 230-1994/AM1 1996)
– FC-PH, Amendment 2 (ANSI/INCITS 230-1994/AM2-1999)
– FC-PH-2, Revision 7.4 (ANSI/INCITS 297-1997)
– FC-PH-3, Revision 9.4 (ANSI/INCITS 303-1998)
– FC-PI, Revision 13 (ANSI/INCITS 352-2002)
– FC-PI-2, Revision 10 (ANSI/INCITS 404-2006)
– FC-FS, Revision 1.9 (ANSI/INCITS 373-2003)
– FC-FS-2, Revision 0.91
– FC-LS, Revision 1.2
– FC-AL, Revision 4.5 (ANSI/INCITS 272-1996)
– FC-AL-2, Revision 7.0 (ANSI/INCITS 332-1999)
– FC-AL-2, Amendment 1 (ANSI/INCITS 332-1999/AM1-2003)
– FC-AL-2, Amendment 2 (ANSI/INCITS 332-1999/AM2-2006)
– FC-SW-2, Revision 5.3 (ANSI/INCITS 355-2001)
– FC-SW-3, Revision 6.6 (ANSI/INCITS 384-2004)
– FC-SW-4, Revision 7.5 (ANSI/INCITS 418-2006)
MEM-MDS-FLD512M Cisco MDS 9509 Multilayer Director external 512-MB CompactFlash for Supervisor Module
Advanced Software Packages
M9500ENT1K9 MDS 9500 Enterprise Package License for 1 MDS 9500 switch
M9500FIC1K9 MDS 9500 Mainframe Package License for 1 MDS 9500 switch
M9500FMS1K9 MDS 9500 Fabric Manager Server License for 1 MDS 9500 switch
M9500EXT14K9 MDS 9500 San Extension Over IP License for 1 IPS-4 module
M9500EXT1K9 MDS 9500 San Extension Over IP License for 1 IPS-8 module
M9500EXT12K9 MDS 9500 San Extension Over IP License for 1 Multiprotocol Services module
M9500SSE1K9 Storage Services Enabler Package for 1 MDS 9500 switch
Spare Components
DS-X9530-SF2-K9= Cisco MDS 9500 Series Supervisor-2 Module, Spare
MEM-MDS-FLD512M= Cisco MDS 9509 Multilayer Director external 512-MB Compact Flash for Supervisor Module, Spare
M9500ENT1K9= MDS 9500 Enterprise Package License for 1 MDS 9500 switch, spare
M9500FIC1K9= MDS 9500 Mainframe Package License for 1 MDS 9500 switch, spare
M9500FMS1K9= MDS 9500 Fabric Manager Server License for 1 MDS 9500 switch, spare
M9500EXT14K9= MDS 9500 San Extension Over IP License for 1 IPS-4 module, spare
M9500EXT1K9= MDS 9500 San Extension Over IP License for 1 IPS-8 module, spare
M9500EXT12K9= MDS 9500 San Extension Over IP License for 1 Multiprotocol Services module, spare
M9500SSE1K9= Storage Services Enabler Package for 1 MDS 9500 switch, spare
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