HP Cisco MDS 9200 Enterprise Package RTU A7516A Leaflet
Product codes
A7516A
Cisco MDS 9000 Enterprise Package
Cisco's SAN-OS is the underlying system software that powers the award wining Cisco MDS 9000 Family of multilayer
switches. The standard SAN-OS software package is bundled at no charge with the Cisco MDS 9000 series switches and
includes a base set of features. Cisco Systems believes the standard features are required by most customers to build
storage area networks (SAN). The Cisco MDS switch also has a set of additional advanced traffic engineering and advanced
security features recommended for all Enterprise SANs. The additional features are bundled together in the Cisco MDS
9000 Enterprise package.
switches. The standard SAN-OS software package is bundled at no charge with the Cisco MDS 9000 series switches and
includes a base set of features. Cisco Systems believes the standard features are required by most customers to build
storage area networks (SAN). The Cisco MDS switch also has a set of additional advanced traffic engineering and advanced
security features recommended for all Enterprise SANs. The additional features are bundled together in the Cisco MDS
9000 Enterprise package.
Feature List
Inter VSAN Routing
Quality of Service (QoS) levels
Switch-Switch and Host-Switch Authentication
Host to LUN Zoning
Read-Only Zoning
Individual Port Security
VSAN Based Access Control
Quality of Service (QoS) levels
Switch-Switch and Host-Switch Authentication
Host to LUN Zoning
Read-Only Zoning
Individual Port Security
VSAN Based Access Control
Customer Benefits
Inter-VSAN Routing enables sharing of resources across VSANs without compromising the VSAN benefits of
scalability, reliability, availability and security.
Inter-VSAN Routing can be used in conjunction with FCIP to create more efficient business continuity and disaster
recovery solutions.
The QoS feature in Cisco SAN-OS allows for data traffic to be classified into distinct levels for service differentiation.
Switch to switch and host to switch authentication helps to eliminate disruptions that may occur due to unauthorized
devices connecting to a large enterprise fabric.
LUN Zoning provides a single point of control for managing secure access to LUNs across heterogeneous storage
subsystems.
Read only zoning is especially useful for sharing volumes across servers for read-only operations for backup, data-
warehousing etc.
Individual port security assures SAN security is not compromised due to unauthorized devices connecting to a switch
port.
VSAN-based access control adds a layer of security where only administrators can configure switches within specified
VSANs.
scalability, reliability, availability and security.
Inter-VSAN Routing can be used in conjunction with FCIP to create more efficient business continuity and disaster
recovery solutions.
The QoS feature in Cisco SAN-OS allows for data traffic to be classified into distinct levels for service differentiation.
Switch to switch and host to switch authentication helps to eliminate disruptions that may occur due to unauthorized
devices connecting to a large enterprise fabric.
LUN Zoning provides a single point of control for managing secure access to LUNs across heterogeneous storage
subsystems.
Read only zoning is especially useful for sharing volumes across servers for read-only operations for backup, data-
warehousing etc.
Individual port security assures SAN security is not compromised due to unauthorized devices connecting to a switch
port.
VSAN-based access control adds a layer of security where only administrators can configure switches within specified
VSANs.
QuickSpecs
Cisco MDS 9000 Enterprise Package
Overview
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