Bangkok--10 Apr--PC & Associates Consulting
Cisco Systems? today reinforced its commitment to investing in storage area networking (SAN) innovation with the introduction of industry-leading scalability and investment-protection in the new Ciscoา MDS 9513 Multilayer Director. Designed to scale up to 528 ports in a single-chassis, the latest addition to the Cisco MDS 9000 family will help enable SAN environments to meet requirements for increased responsiveness, resiliency, manageability, performance and cost-effectiveness.
Other innovations which Cisco unveiled with the MDS 9513 at Storage Networking World in San Diego, California, last night, were: Cisco SAN-OS Software Release 3.0; and 4 gigabits per seconds (Gbps) and 10 Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Modules for use in new and existing MDS 9000 Family products. The new products retain the complete MDS 9000 feature set including Virtual SANs (VSANs), Inter-VSAN Routing, and advanced management, diagnostic and security features. Additionally, new features in SAN-OS 3.0 include advanced port bandwidth management and enhanced FICON capability.
“These new innovations demonstrate Cisco’s commitment to storage networking. By taking advantage of Cisco’s high performance data switching expertise and listening closely to our customers’ needs, Cisco was able to quickly become a major provider in the SAN market. Cisco will continue to push the technology envelope as well as collaborate closely with our storage partners such as EMC, HDS, HP, and IBM, to deliver SAN solutions that solve our customers’ business issues,” said Sharat Sinha, Director of the Products and Technology Group for Asia Pacific, Cisco Systems.
New Cisco MDS 9513 Multilayer Director
As with all other Cisco MDS 9500 Series directors, the MDS 9513 offers an advanced feature set and full bandwidth redundancy to help ensure system throughput even in the event of a crossbar failure. Other high availability attributes include dual supervisors, support for non-disruptive software upgrades, modular software with stateful process restart, support for cross-module inter-switch links (ISLs) scaling to 16 ports each, and full redundancy of all critical hardware components. The MDS 9513 delivers industry-leading port density, availability, and the advanced feature set to help the most demanding enterprises consolidate and scale for the future.
New Cisco 4Gbps and 10Gbps Switching Modules
Four new switching modules are being introduced. New 1/2/4-Gbps autosensing modules are available in 12-, 24- and 48-port configurations. In addition Cisco is introducing a new 10Gbps Fibre Channel module available in a 4-port configuration. The new switching modules provide increased performance, higher density, improved economics and superior investment protection. Also being announced today is the new Supervisor-2 Module for use in all MDS 9500 Series directors. Together these new modules allow the MDS 9500 Series to break through the 256-port barrier, extending to 528 4-Gbps Fibre Channel ports and up to 44 10-Gbps Fibre Channel ports per system.
Industry-Leading Investment Protection
The new switching modules provide true investment protection by fitting seamlessly into existing Cisco MDS 9500 Series directors as well as Cisco 9216i and 9216A Multilayer Fabric Switches. Additionally, the MDS 9513 supports all currently shipping modules. This level of forward and backward compatibility allows customers to mix and match switching modules to achieve optimal performance while avoiding costly forklift upgrades.
Broad Industry Support
Cisco has garnered broad support from storage vendors that participate in its Original Storage Manufacturer (OSM) and Solution Technology Integrator (STI) partner programs. OSM and STI partners that intend to qualify and sell the new products include EMC, Hitachi Data Systems, HP, IBM, Network Appliance, and Xiotech.
Availability
The Cisco MDS 9513 Multilayer Director and the new modules announced today are expected to be generally available through Cisco’s OSM and STI partners starting in May.
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