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Data Sheet
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Multiprotocol Services Module
PRODUCT OVERVIEW
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Multiprotocol Services Module
The Cisco MDS 9000 Family Multiprotocol Services Module delivers the intelligence and advanced features required to make multilayer storage
area networks a reality. Supported in the Cisco MDS 9200 Series and Cisco MDS 9500 Series and offering fourteen Fibre Channel ports and two
Gigabit Ethernet ports, the Cisco Multiprotocol Services Module enables FCIP for long distance SAN extension and iSCSI for Ethernet attached
servers without sacrificing Fibre Channel port density. With its multiprotocol capability, the module also integrates FICON protocol, FICON
Control Unit Port (CUP) management and switch cascading to enable mainframe connectivity.
The Cisco Multiprotocol Services Module includes hardware-enabled innovations designed to dramatically improve scalability, availability,
network security, and manageability of storage networks, resulting in increased utility and lower total cost of ownership (TCO). Hardware-assisted
compression and encryption on the Gigabit Ethernet ports ensure optimal utilization of available IT infrastructure and highly reliable and secure
data exchange.
The module is hot-swappable and includes hot-swappable, Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP), LC interfaces for both Fibre Channel and Gigabit
Ethernet. Individual ports can be configured with short-wave, long-wave, or extended-reach SFPs for connectivity up to 100 kilometers. The Gigabit
Ethernet interfaces are configurable for both FCIP and iSCSI operation; the ports designated to work as FCIP can be further configured to support
up to three virtual ISL connections.
Figure 1. The Cisco MDS 9000 Family Multiprotocol Services Module