Cisco Cisco MDS 9000 SAN-OS Software Release 3.1 数据汇总
Cisco MDS 9000 Family FICON Solution Overview
At-A-Glance
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No-cost PortChannels are supported to provide
additional resiliency and performance by combining
ports into a single logical port. The ability to create
PortChannels from ports on different line cards
provides outstanding availability and resiliency.
Because PortChannels can contain links of very
different lengths, each logical link between sites can
include physical links from all available MAN paths
between sites, ensuring that logical link failures do
not occur if one physical path is lost.
additional resiliency and performance by combining
ports into a single logical port. The ability to create
PortChannels from ports on different line cards
provides outstanding availability and resiliency.
Because PortChannels can contain links of very
different lengths, each logical link between sites can
include physical links from all available MAN paths
between sites, ensuring that logical link failures do
not occur if one physical path is lost.
Security
Cisco TrustSec Fibre Channel Link Encryption can
encrypt data in flight between any two 8-Gbps-capable
Cisco MDS 9500 Family line cards. This feature provides
security across a MAN or a campus dark fiber link
between data centers, or within a data center for IBM
System z users who choose a proactive approach to
security requirements.
encrypt data in flight between any two 8-Gbps-capable
Cisco MDS 9500 Family line cards. This feature provides
security across a MAN or a campus dark fiber link
between data centers, or within a data center for IBM
System z users who choose a proactive approach to
security requirements.
FICON VSANs provide hardware-based traffic isola-
tion, separating traffic of various FICON workloads
and enabling safe sharing (if desired) of infrastructure
between mainframe and open systems storage when
intermix mode is deployed. Access controls protect data
from unauthorized hosts, while the fabric binding feature
protects the fabric from the addition of unauthorized
directors. Role-based management helps ensure that
the security of the infrastructure is not compromised by
uncontrolled management access.
tion, separating traffic of various FICON workloads
and enabling safe sharing (if desired) of infrastructure
between mainframe and open systems storage when
intermix mode is deployed. Access controls protect data
from unauthorized hosts, while the fabric binding feature
protects the fabric from the addition of unauthorized
directors. Role-based management helps ensure that
the security of the infrastructure is not compromised by
uncontrolled management access.
Workload and Systems Management
IBM System z customers are accustomed to enabling
hardware features and software licenses to provide the
right amount of capacity to process their workloads. The
Cisco MDS 9000 Family extends this concept to the
FICON environment. A variety of blades can be added
non-disruptively to directors and semi-modular switches
such as the Cisco MDS 9222i Multiservice Modular
Switch to match capacity to demand.
hardware features and software licenses to provide the
right amount of capacity to process their workloads. The
Cisco MDS 9000 Family extends this concept to the
FICON environment. A variety of blades can be added
non-disruptively to directors and semi-modular switches
such as the Cisco MDS 9222i Multiservice Modular
Switch to match capacity to demand.
The prerequisite for matching capacity to demand is per-
formance measurement, and the Cisco MDS 9000 Family
provides a comprehensive set of capabilities in this area.
formance measurement, and the Cisco MDS 9000 Family
provides a comprehensive set of capabilities in this area.
Support for FICON CUP enables in-band management
from the System z and the accumulation of performance
and error statistics in the SA/390 Resource Measurement
Facility (RMF). Direct administration is provided through
a traditional command-line interface (CLI) and the Java
based Cisco Fabric Manager GUI. Cisco Fabric Manager
can be extended with the optional Cisco Fabric Manager
Server license to enable concurrent management of
multiple independent fabrics and extensive accumulation,
monitoring and analysis of performance statistics.
from the System z and the accumulation of performance
and error statistics in the SA/390 Resource Measurement
Facility (RMF). Direct administration is provided through
a traditional command-line interface (CLI) and the Java
based Cisco Fabric Manager GUI. Cisco Fabric Manager
can be extended with the optional Cisco Fabric Manager
Server license to enable concurrent management of
multiple independent fabrics and extensive accumulation,
monitoring and analysis of performance statistics.
Performance
The business-critical nature of many IBM System z
workloads demands the highest performance from its I/O
infrastructure as well. The Cisco MDS 9000 Family delivers
up to 2.2 Tbps of I/O bandwidth through its fully redundant
crossbars. A choice of line cards lets you mix and match
high fan-out for older 1-, 2-, and 4-Gbps control units
and channels with dedicated performance for today’s
8-Gbps connections. Further, 10-Gbps ISLs are available
to increase bandwidth between cascaded directors.
PortChannels can pool ports across line cards to distrib-
ute workloads for smooth performance scaling.
workloads demands the highest performance from its I/O
infrastructure as well. The Cisco MDS 9000 Family delivers
up to 2.2 Tbps of I/O bandwidth through its fully redundant
crossbars. A choice of line cards lets you mix and match
high fan-out for older 1-, 2-, and 4-Gbps control units
and channels with dedicated performance for today’s
8-Gbps connections. Further, 10-Gbps ISLs are available
to increase bandwidth between cascaded directors.
PortChannels can pool ports across line cards to distrib-
ute workloads for smooth performance scaling.
Raw performance is not enough, however. It must also be
predictable and manageable. The Cisco MDS 9000 Family
crossbar architecture helps ensure fairness; all ports
get their fair share of bandwidth when workload peaks
occur. Port bandwidth reservation gives administrators
even more granular control, helping ensure that specific
workloads get defined amounts of I/O bandwidth within a
specific group of FICON ports.
predictable and manageable. The Cisco MDS 9000 Family
crossbar architecture helps ensure fairness; all ports
get their fair share of bandwidth when workload peaks
occur. Port bandwidth reservation gives administrators
even more granular control, helping ensure that specific
workloads get defined amounts of I/O bandwidth within a
specific group of FICON ports.
From the Past to the Future
Mainframes have been evolving for more than 40 years,
and because of their importance to IT infrastructures,
individual installations often have equipment that dates
back many generations of technology. Older IBM ESCON
control units can be connected to a Cisco FICON
infrastructure with the Optica PRIZM FICON-to-ESCON
converter. This capability makes Cisco a desirable target
for infrastructure migration, especially from other vendors’
product lines that have been declared at end of life by
reason of acquisition. The rich FICON feature set of the
Cisco MDS 9500 Series Multilayer Directors enables a
methodology for migrating from other directors to Cisco
without requiring changes to the IBM System z I/O con-
figuration.
and because of their importance to IT infrastructures,
individual installations often have equipment that dates
back many generations of technology. Older IBM ESCON
control units can be connected to a Cisco FICON
infrastructure with the Optica PRIZM FICON-to-ESCON
converter. This capability makes Cisco a desirable target
for infrastructure migration, especially from other vendors’
product lines that have been declared at end of life by
reason of acquisition. The rich FICON feature set of the
Cisco MDS 9500 Series Multilayer Directors enables a
methodology for migrating from other directors to Cisco
without requiring changes to the IBM System z I/O con-
figuration.
The Cisco MDS 9000 Family is the only family of directors
in the SAN industry that consistently provides the capabil-
ity to upgrade installed chassis from one generation of
FICON technology to the next. From 1 Gbps to 2 to 4 to 8
Gbps, component-level replacement of line cards and, in
some cases, supervisor cards, has been all that is needed
to move a Cisco director to the next level of performance.
This level of investment protection is not available
anywhere else in the SAN industry.
in the SAN industry that consistently provides the capabil-
ity to upgrade installed chassis from one generation of
FICON technology to the next. From 1 Gbps to 2 to 4 to 8
Gbps, component-level replacement of line cards and, in
some cases, supervisor cards, has been all that is needed
to move a Cisco director to the next level of performance.
This level of investment protection is not available
anywhere else in the SAN industry.
Conclusion
The Cisco MDS 9000 family incorporates many of the
same design values as the IBM System z itself: scalability,
secure logical partitioning of physical and software
resources, infrastructure consolidation, and extremely
high availability to enable business resiliency, security,
consistent performance, and investment protection.
These characteristics make the Cisco MDS 9000
Family the clear choice for extending, enhancing and
accelerating IBM System z deployments.
same design values as the IBM System z itself: scalability,
secure logical partitioning of physical and software
resources, infrastructure consolidation, and extremely
high availability to enable business resiliency, security,
consistent performance, and investment protection.
These characteristics make the Cisco MDS 9000
Family the clear choice for extending, enhancing and
accelerating IBM System z deployments.
For more information about the deploying the Cisco MDS
9000 Family in your mainframe environment, contact your
local account representative or contact Cisco at
9000 Family in your mainframe environment, contact your
local account representative or contact Cisco at
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