IBM MDS 9506 User Manual

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  
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  
Includes Virtual SAN (VSAN)  
capability for SAN consolidation  
into virtual SAN islands on a  
single physical fabric  
Offers scalability from 12 to  
192 Fibre Channel ports  
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  
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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defined in the recommended installation procedures.  
All Rights Reserved  
Operating environment  
IBM, the IBM logo, DS4000, DS6000, DS8000,  
Enterprise Storage Server, FICON, Netfinity,  
RS/6000, System p, System Storage,  
Temperature  
Relative humidity  
Input  
0° to 40° C (32° to 104° F)  
10% to 90%  
System Storage Proven and TotalStorage are  
trademarks or registered trademarks of  
1900 W AC  
100 to 240 V AC  
International Business Machines Corporation in  
the United States, other countries or both.  
50-60 Hz nominal  
1050 W at 100 to 100 V AC  
1900 W at 200 VAC  
Output  
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For the most current list of supported servers  
and storage, please visit ibm.com/storage/  
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For complete and current Cisco specifications,  
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.  
equivalent program or product that does not  
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