Cisco Cisco MDS 9000 Caching Services Module Guia De Informação
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Table 2.
Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
End-of-Sale Product
Part Number
Part Number
Product Description
Replacement Product
Part Number
Part Number
Replacement Product Description
DS-X9560-SMC
MDS 9000 Family Caching Services
Module
DS-X9032-SSM
MDS 9000 Family 32-Port Storage
Services Module
DS-X9560-SMC=
MDS 9000 Family Caching Services
Module, Spare
DS-X9032-SSM=
MDS 9000 Family 32-Port Storage
Services Module, Spare
DS-X9560-SMC-KIT
IBM SAN.VC Accessory Kit
There is currently no
replacement product
available for this product.
DS-X9560-SMC-KIT=
IBM SAN.VC Accessory Kit, Spare
There is currently no
replacement product
available for this product.
PRODUCT MIGRATION OPTIONS
The recommended replacement for the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Caching Services Module is the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Storage Services Module
(Table 3). The Cisco MDS 9000 Family Storage Services Module is the designed platform to run all the present and future intelligent fabric
applications. The Cisco Storage Service Module enables these new solutions based on open standards such as Fabric Application Interface Standard
(FAIS) or protocols such as SANTap, which deliver a common framework for implementing storage applications in storage area networks (SANs).
Information about the Storage Services Module can be found at:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6293/index.html
Table 3.
Product Comparisons
Feature
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Caching Services
Module
Module
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Storage Services
Module
Module
8 GB of cache with dual hard disks
Yes
No
Onboard dual batteries
Yes
No
Fixed 1 / 2 Gbps Fibre Channel Ports
None
32
Distributed Architecture
No
Yes
Embedded ASICs for inline SCSI processing
No
Yes
Customers may purchase the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Caching Services Module from IBM Corporation designated OSM partner, or from any
of the IBM Corporation’s resellers. Cisco does not offer trade-in credits or a trade-in program.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
For more information about the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Caching Services Module, visit
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6007/index.html
,
or contact your local account representative.
For more information about the Cisco End-of-Life Policy, go to:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/prod_end_of_life.html
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