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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Introduction

Andres VigilSystems EngineerAT Data Center [email protected]


Topics

Data Center 3.0 Storage Strategy

Cisco MDS 9000 Family Overview

Differentiators from the Competition

Service Oriented SANs

MDS & UCS

How to Sell


Fabric Switches


24 line rate 4-Gbps Fibre Channel ports64 buffer-to-buffer credits per group of 4 ports

1/2/4 Gbps shortwave Fibre Channel SFPs 8-port base configuration

8-port incremental licensing

Comprehensive Security Framework Management through 10/100 Base-T Ethernet and RS232 Console Port

MDS 9124 Fabric Switch

2 hot-swappable power supplies with integrated fans

– 3 Fans + 1 Fan per Power Supply

Complete NX-OS feature set, with few exceptions

Non-disruptive software upgrade Support for 16 VSANs 1 SPAN session Full MIB and SMI-S support

Optional Power Supply

Cisco MDS 9124 Multilayer Fabric Switch Features:


Delivering Performance & Flexibility at a Compelling value

#1 Optimized for performance, power and space with 48 line-rate 8Gbps ports for green SAN deployments

#3 Lowest price SAN switch with Enterprise-class capabilities.

#4 Easy to sell.

#2 Flexibility for growth and virtualization.

Cisco MDS 9148


MDS 9148 : 48-port 8G FC Fabric Switch

Platform Powered by NX-OS Software Based on Cisco’s System-on-a-Chip (SOC)

3 base SKUs to choose from – 16p, 32p or 48p

On-demand ports - 8-port license for growth

Redundant, hot-swappable power supplies and fan trays

Less than 20” deep

Ease-of-Use with Quick Configuration Wizard

Industry-leading security for addressing compliance and regulation requirements

Enterprise-class availability for increased business resilience, including ISSU

Flexibility to grow with changing business needs

“No hidden charges” for software license

Front View

48 x 8G FC ports with line rate performanceIndustry leading 1RU 8G FC density

Back View

Dual Power Supplies and Dual Fan TraysFor Enterprise-Class Availability


On-Demand Ports for Pay-as-you-grow Flexibility

E-mail

16 ports

Database

2x8 ports

Backup

2x8 ports32 ports 48 ports


Lowest Price SAN Switch with Enterprise Class Capabilities

+

ISL Trunking License

Base Software +

Extended Fabrics LicenseBrocade 5300, VA-40FC, 5100 or 300 Fabric Switch

Advanced Performance Monitoring

FabricWatch License

SAN fault management Typical OEM list price

~$16,000

Base Software

VSANs, E_Port, PortChannels, Extended Distances, AAA Security

Services, Fault Management, NPIV support, and Real-Time

Performance Management

+MDS 9148

Availability, security, and flexibility features are bundled with hardware at no charge

$0


MDS 9222i Multiservice Modular Switch

Fans

18 x 4G FC ports + 4 x GE ports

Expansion slot

12-Port, 24-Port, 48-Port 1/2/4-Gbps FC

SSN (Intelligent Fabric Applications)

8-Port IP Storage Services iSCSI and FCIP

4-Port 10Gb FC

18/4-Port Multiservice Module

Eighteen 4-Gbps Fibre Channel ports, four 1-Gbps Ethernet IP Storage Services ports for FCIP and iSCSI

Network Processing Engine to enable storage services

FCIP SAN Extension

Data-At-Rest Encryption

Expansion slot

Scales up to 66 Fibre Channel ports

4x8G ports with 4/44 Host-Optimized module

Enables Storage Virtualization with SSM

Redundant, hot-swappable power supplies and fans

Complete MDS 9500 Director feature-set with market leading enterprise-class SAN-OS (now NX-OS)

In Service Software Upgrade (ISSU) enables hitless SAN-OS upgrade

4/44-Port 8G Host-Optimized Module

(4x8G ports, 44 x4G ports)


SAN Investment Protection

MDS 9500 Directors

MDS 9200 Fabric Switches

MDS 9222i(66 ports)

MDS 9506(192 ports)

MDS 9509(336 ports)

MDS 9513(528 ports)

FC-16

MPS-14/2

FC-32

SSM

2 Gbps Modules

Common OS with consistent features

FC-12 FC-48FC-24

MSM-18/44 Gbps

ModulesFC-4 (10G)

FC-24 FC-48 FC-4/448 Gbps Modules

Only Switches/Directors with Proven Investment Protection

Backward and forward compatible switching modules


Directors and Line Cards


Ultra-High Availability SAN Directors

Physical RedundancySupervisors, Power Supplies, Fabrics

Logical RedundancyVSANs, VRRP, ISL Bundling, Load

Balancing

End-to-End Data IntegrityECC, Parity, CRC

Non-Disruptive Online Software

Upgrades

IntegratedCall-Home

Stateful SoftwareFailover and Re-startable

Software Modules

MDS 9506(192 Ports)

MDS 9509(336 Ports)

MDS 9513(528 Ports)

Reducing down-time through HW and SW resiliency


Secure 8-Gbps Fibre Channel Modules

Tiered connectivity: optimize cost, performance and density

Investment Protection: compatibility with all MDS 9500 Series ever shipped

Reduced TCO: simplified infrastructure reduces space, power, and cooling requirements

Fibre Channel Link Encryption: Cisco TrustSec

High end storage subsystems and Inter-Switch Links (ISLs).

24-Port 8-Gbps Module 48-Port 8-Gbps Module

Optimal performance and density for virtualized servers.

4/44-Port 8-Gbps Host-Optimized Module

Cost-effective solution for standard servers


24-Port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel Performance Module

EMC # MDS-PBF-24-8G96-Gbps per slot bandwidth

3 Ports per Port Group

Bandwidth per Port Group is 12.8–Gbps

Maximum Bandwidth Per Port is 8-Gbps

12,240 Buffers available for allocation (6,120 per 12 ports)

24-Port 8 Gb FC Module Features

Port Group


48 Port 8 Gb FC Module Features

48-Port 8-Gbps Fibre Channel Performance Module

EMC # MDS-PBF-48-8G 96-Gbps per slot bandwidth

6 Ports Per Port Group

Bandwidth Per Port Group is 12.8–Gbps

Maximum Bandwidth Per Port is 8-Gbps

12,192 Buffers available for allocation (6,096 per 24 ports)

Port Group


4/44-Port 8 Gb Host-Optimized Module Features

4/44-Port 8-Gbps Host-Optimized Fibre Channel Module

EMC # MDS-PBF-44-8G48-Gbps per slot bandwidth

12 Ports per Port Group

Bandwidth per Port Group is 12.8–Gbps

Maximum Bandwidth per Port is 8-Gbps

6,048 Buffers available for allocation

Port Group8 Gb ports8 Gb ports


FC Data Integrity & Encryption

FC HDR Payload

FC HDR Encrypted Payload

FC HDR Payload

Preserve integrity and confidentiality of FC traffic over MAN

Integrated, high performance functionality

No change to existing SAN, enable functionality only on edge switches

TrustSec FC Link Encryption

8G module

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MDS “8G Ready” Requirements

Minimum SAN OS

NX-OS 4.x NX-OS 4.x NX-OS 4.x

Supervisor N/A Supervisor 2 Supervisor 2

Fabric N/A N/A Fabric 2

8G Modules supported

4/44-port Host 8G24-port 8G 48-port 8G 4/44-port Host 8G

24-port 8G 48-port 8G 4/44-port Host 8G

MDS 9222i MDS 9506 MDS 9509 MDS 9513


MDS & UCS


Storage Connectivity for Unified Fabric and Unified Computing

MDS 9000FC SAN

MDS 9148

UCS B-series Interconnects

UCS C-series Rackmout ServersWith FC HBAs

FC Array FC Hosts

Nexus 5000

• Seamless Connectivity• Fully Interoperable• Consistent Management


Evolution of Unified Fabric

FC Array

Phase 1

MDS

Cat 6KNexus 7K

FC Hosts

Nexus 5k

FCoE Hosts

FC

EthernetFibre ChannelDCEFCoE

Phase 2

FCoE Hosts

FCoE Blades

FC Array

MDS

FC Hosts

FC

FCoE

Nexus 7K

Phase 3

ToR

FCoE Hosts

FCoE Blades

FCOE Array

FC

FCoE

Nexus 7K

EoR

FC Array

MDS

FC HostsFCOE Array

Separate FC and Ethernet Unified

I/O Unified Fabric


Supervisor-2A

Supervisor 2A

SUP2 SUP2A

OS Dependency SAN-OS 3.x+ SAN-OS 3.x+

Memory 1G 2G

Support for existing FC Modules Yes Yes

Support for High Density Line Rate 8G Modules Yes Yes

Support for FCoE Modules No Yes

ONLY required to support FCoE in MDS 9500

FCS July 2010

SUP2A

Non-disruptive Upgrade from SUP2 Yes

Mix of SUP2 and SUP2A in same chassis Supported during upgrade ONLY

Shipping by default in chassis Yes based on per-OSM basis


8-Port 10G FCoE Module

Enables integration of existing FC infrastructure into Unified Fabric

8 FCoE ports at 10GE full rate

80-Gbps front panel bandwidth

SFP+ SR, LR, CX-1 optics support

FCoE connectivity from MDS 9500 Directors to:

Nexus 5000 and Nexus 7000

FCoE Storage Arrays

8-Port 10G FCoE Module


Cisco MDS 9000 Family RoadmapP

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MDS 9500Increased Scalability

and Performance

Storage Services NodeHighly Scalable and Flexible

Multi-services Platform

ServicesModular Fixed

8G Fabric Switch

8G Blade Switches

High Density 8G FC Modules

FCoE Module

NX-OS – Unified OS for the Data Center

Unified OS and Management ToolsUnified OS and Management Tools

SAN Consolidation

Data Protection

VM-aware SANs

End-to-End Virtualization

Services-Oriented SANs

Unified I/O (FCoE)

SAN Extension

Cloud Storage

Encryption

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