Connectrix Storage Networking Product Overview #GetModern

Connectrix Storage Networking Product Overview #GetModern
This presentation gives you an overview of the Connectrix family of storage networking products. For use cases please see: “Connectrix – Storage Networking for IT Transformation”.

Connectrix Product Classes
Directors Switches Mission-critical Environments Built-In Failover Highly Scalable Modular Edge and Midrange Deployment High Availability Through Redundancy Scalable Through ISLs Fixed There are two types of Connectrix products; enterprise directors and switches. Directors were purpose-built to provide the highest availability with redundant components and control processors that failover when needed. Switches are deployed in small to medium environments or on the edge of a large data center configuration.

Multipurpose Switches
Connectrix Portfolio DS-6510B DS-6505B DS-6520B MDS-9148S MDS-9396S MDS-9710 MDS- 9706 48x16G MDS-9718 MP-7840B SAN Extension ED-DCX8510-8B 64x16G 32x16G ED-DCX8510-4B ED-DCX6-8B 48x32G & FCiP ED-DCX6-4B Directors Multipurpose Switches Switches MDS 9250i DS-6620B DS-300B Connectrix B-Series DS-6610B MP-7800B SAN Extension 48x32G Connectrix MDS-Series This slide depicts our Connectrix hardware offering. Vertically, this slide is divided into Enterprise Directors, classic Fibre Channel switches and multi-purpose, multi-protocol switches. Directors have built-in redundancy and are most often deployed in the mission-critical environments of our biggest customers. Above the middle horizontal line is the Connectrix B-Series. Below the middle horizontal line is the Connectrix MDS Series. Connectrix provides our customers with a highly reliable and high performing storage network. FCoE 24/10 FCiP

Connectrix Fibre Channel Directors
ED-DCX8510-8B 512 ports 16Gb/s ED-DCX6-8B MDS-9718 768 ports 132Gb/s MDS-9710 384 ports 32Gb/s MDS-9706 192 ports 32Gb/s Connectrix B-Series 384ports 32Gb/s Connectrix MDS Series ED-DCX8510-4B 256 ports 16Gb/s ED-DCX6-4B 192 ports 32Gb/s The Connectrix family of Fibre Channel family of directors.

Connectrix Fibre Channel Switches
DS-300B 8-24 8Gb/s Ports DS-6505B Gb/s Ports MDS-9148S Gb/s Ports Connectrix B-Series Connectrix MDS-Series DS-6610B Gb/s Ports DS-6510B Gb/s Ports MDS-9396S Gb/s Ports DS-6620B Gb/s Ports The Connectrix 8Gb/s 16Gb/s and 32Gb/s Fibre Channel family of switches. DS-6520B Gb/s Ports

Connectrix Multi-purpose Switches
MP-7840B MDS-9250i Connectrix B-Series Connectrix MDS-Series MP-7800B Distance Extension and Mainframe Distance Extension and Mainframe Connectrix multi-protocol/multi-purpose switches.

Connectrix Management
Connectrix Manager Converged Network Edition (CMCNE) Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) Connectrix B-Series Connectrix MDS Series

Connectrix B-Series This section gives more detail on the Connectrix B-Series product line.

Connectrix B-Series Portfolio
ED-DCX8510-8B ED-DCX6-8B DS-300B 8-24 8Gb/s Ports DS-6610B Gb/s Ports DS-6505B Gb/s Ports DS-6620B Gb/s Ports 512 ports 16Gb/s 384ports 32Gb/s DS-6510B Gb/s Ports ED-DCX8510-4B ED-DCX6-4B MP-7800B Distance Extension DS-6520B Gb/s Ports MP-7840B Distance Extension 256 ports 16Gb/s 192 ports 32Gb/s THE CONNECTRIX B-Series storage networking products—at-a-glance.

Connectrix DCX6 32Gb/s Directors
14RU Director for large mission-critical enterprises Supports eight vertical blade slots Up to Gb/s Fibre Channel ports 32 additional 128 Gb/s ICL ports Supports two airflow options ED-DCX6-8B Director for medium-sized mission-critical enterprises Supports four horizontal blade slots Up to Gb/s Fibre Channel ports 16 additional 128 Gb/s ICL ports Supports two airflow options 9RU The latest edition to the Connectrix portfolio are the Connectrix DCX6 directors. ED-DCX6-4B

Connectrix DCX6 Distinguishing Features
IO Insight Extension Bandwidth Increased availability and risk mitigation 40GigE supports FC & IP Replication 128Gb ICL’s Included Licenses Fabric Vision, Extended Fabric, ISL Trunking & FICON Control Unit Port Higher performance connectivity between chassis DCX6 FOS 32Gb/s 2x performance & maximum throughput for higher application performance Enhanced productivity and availability This slide shows the added value of the DCX6 models versus the DCX8510 model directors.

Connectrix DCX6 Switching Blades
Forty-eight port Fibre Channel Blade Supports 48 32Gb/s ports 2x performance Supports shortwave and long wave SFPs PB-DCX6-48P32G 48 Port Blade Supports Distance Extension for Fibre Channel & IP Replication Up to 80Gb/s per platform for FCiP Up to sixteen 32Gb/s Fibre Channel ports Sixteen 1/10 GbE WAN or LAN ports & two 40 GbE WAN ports (QSFPs) Industry-leading performance PB-DCX6-SX6 Extension Blade THE 48-PORT 32Gb ED-DCX6 SWITCHING MODULE PROVIDES 48 32Gb/s MAXIMUM FC SPEED PORTS. The FCiP blade, used for Distance Extension. Supported Media Types 48-port switching blade: Hot-pluggable Fibre Channel SFP28 at 32Gb/s shortwave length (SWL) and long wave length (LWL); at 16Gb/s SWL, LWL, Extra LWL; at 10Gb/s SWL/LWL SFP FCiP Extension blade: Hot-pluggable Fibre Channel SFP28 at 32Gb/s shortwave length (SWL) and long wave length (LWL); at 16Gb/s SWL, LWL, Extra LWL; at 10Gb/s SWL/LWL SFP. For Ethernet at 1GbE copper 1GbE 1000BASE-SX/LX/CWDM; at 10GigE SR?LR SFP+; QSFP at 40GbE SR4/LR4/ER4.

Connectrix DCX8510 16Gb/s Directors
14RU Director for large mission-critical enterprises Supports eight vertical blade slots Up to Gb/s Fibre Channel ports 32 additional 64 Gb/s ICL ports Front-to-back airflow ED-DCX8510-8B Director for medium-sized mission-critical enterprises Supports four horizontal blade slots Up to Gb/s Fibre Channel ports 16 additional 64 Gb/s ICL ports Front-to-back airflow 9RU The DCX8510 directors will continue to be available as the value option for Connectrix B-Series directors. ED-DCX8510-4B Switching Module Support: 48-port, 64-port and FCiP blades

Connectrix B-Series Directors Inter-Chassis Links (ICLS)
Unique feature to Connectrix B-Series Saves ports and eliminates ISLs ED-DCX6 models Each ED-DCX6 ICL port delivers 128 Gb/s Connect up to ten ED-DCX6 directors ED-DCX8510 models Each ICL port delivers 64 Gb/s Connect up to ten ED-DCX8510 directors ED-DCX6 Core Blades ICLs Inter-chassis Links are unique to the B-Series Directors. They allow you to connect directors directly through the back plane. This eliminates lost ports through Inter-switch Links (ISLs).

Connectrix B-Series DS-6610B
Entry-level 32Gb/s Switch Next generation Connectrix B-Series 32Gb/s Fibre Channel Departmental Switch Designed for entry-level or small to medium environments Scales from 8 to 24 ports Entire switch is a Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) Management Ethernet port Console port The Connectrix DS-6610B switch is the second of the next generation of Connectrix B-Series 32Gb/s Fibre Channel Departmental Switches. There are two DS-6610B chassis models. The base chassis model includes eight active 32Gb/s capable ports that are populated with eight 16Gb/s SFPs. The 8-port port-on-demand (PoD) model allows the switch to support additional 16 ports reaching a maximum of 24 ports. The other DS-6610B model comes fully populated with 24 16Gb/s SFPs and includes the Enterprise Package. The DS-6610B requires FOS 8.1.0a or higher for operation and Connectrix Manager Converged Network Edition (CMCNE) or higher for external management. USB port

Connectrix B-Series DS-6620B
Industry’s 1st 32Gb/s Enterprise Switch Industry’s highest performance density with 64 ports in 1U form factor Supports environments requiring high performance switch in a compact package Scales from 24 to 64 ports Console port USB port RELEASED IN APRIL 2016 THIS WAS OUR FIRST 32Gb FIBRE CHANNEL SWITCH.WITH ITS INDUSTRY-LEADING PORT DENSITY AND 1U FORM FACTOR, THE DS-6620B ENABLES THE CREATION OF DENSE FABRICS IN A RELATIVELY SMALL SPACE SUITABLE FOR WORKGROUPS TO LARGE ENTERPRISE CUSTOMER ENVIRONMENTS. Management Ethernet port 48×32 Gb/s FC ports 4×128 Gb/s Q-Flex ports

Connectrix B-Series 16Gb/s Switches
8-96 Ports DS-6520B Gb/s Ports Supports small to medium environments Diagnostics and monitoring on every port Simplified installation and management Support 8- and 16Gb/s optics DS-6510B Gb/s Ports DS-6505B Gb/s Ports THE DS-6505B OFFERS AN AFFORDABLE ENTRY-LEVEL SWITCH FOR SMALL SANS OR EDGE DEPLOYMENTS IN LARGER SANS. THE 1U ENCLOSURE COMES WITH 12 ACTIVE PORTS, BUT CAN SCALE IN 12 PORT INCREMENTS UP TO 24 PORTS, ENABLING ORGANIZATIONS TO EXPAND THEIR STORAGE NETWORKS NON-DISRUPTIVELY. THE DS-6510B PROVIDES SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE AND PORT DENSITY FOR THE MOST DEMANDING SAN ENVIRONMENTS. THE ENCLOSURE SCALES UP TO 48 PORTS AND IS AN IDEAL SOLUTION FOR ENABLING GREATER DATA CENTER CONSOLIDATION AND VIRTUALIZATION THROUGHOUT THE ENTERPRISE. THE DS-6520B PROVIDES SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE AND PORT DENSITY FOR THE MOST DEMANDING SAN ENVIRONMENTS. THE 2U ENCLOSURE SCALES UP TO 96 PORTS AND IS AN IDEAL SOLUTION FOR ENABLING GREATER DATA CENTER CONSOLIDATION AND VIRTUALIZATION THROUGHOUT THE ENTERPRISE. Note: Not pictured, EMC offers the popular 8Gb/s DS-300B switch for smaller environments.

Connectrix B-Series MP-7840B and MP-7800B
SAN Extension Switches Combines Fibre Channel Switching and Routing with SAN Extension Over IP WAN Supports powerful hardware-assisted Fibre Channel over Ethernet protocol (FCiP) MP-7840B Twenty-four 16Gb/s Fibre Channel ports with sixteen 1/10GbE and two 40GigE ports MP-7800B Up to sixteen 8Gb/s Fibre Channel ports and six 1GigE ports MP-7840B MP-7800B THE MP-7840B IS THE NEXT GENERATION OF THE MP-7800B SUPPORTING A MUCH HIGHER BANDWIDTH THAN THE PREVIOUS VERSION. THE 2U MP-7840B HAS 24 16GB FIBRE CHANNEL PORTS AND 16 1/10GBE AND 2 40GBE PORTS FOR FCIP. THIS SWITCH IS TARGETED AT THE LARGE ENTERPRISE CLASS CUSTOMERS WHO NEED THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF BANDWIDTH FOR THEIR STORAGE DR / REPLICATION SOLUTIONS. The MP-7800B is the value option for SAN Extension.

Connectrix B-Series Key Features
ISL Trunking Aggregates multiple physical links into one logical link for speed and redundancy Virtual Fabrics Allows a physical switch to be partitioned into multiple logical switches Fabric Vision Maximizes uptime with proactive monitoring, management, & diagnostics Integrated Routing Fabrics can share frames without merging ICLs Allows direct connection of directors up to 2km with redundant (32x128Gb/s) backplane connections Congestion Control (SDDQ) Flow control mechanism that alleviates congestion THESE ARE THE KEY MDS FEATURES. THE PORT CHANNEL FEATURE OF THE MDS-9000 SERIES LETS YOU AGGREGATE TRAFFIC ACROSS MULTIPLE LINKS. OTHER SWITCH MANUFACTURERS SOMETIMES REFER TO THIS AS “TRUNKING.” PORT CHANNELS ARE AN ISL-AGGREGATION FEATURE, INCLUDED WITH NX-OS, THAT CAN BE USED TO CONSTRUCT A SINGLE LOGICAL ISL BETWEEN SWITCHES OUT OF UP TO 16 PHYSICAL ISLS. FROM A SAN-DESIGN PERSPECTIVE, THIS PROVIDES BOTH HIGHER THROUGHPUT CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN SWITCHES AND A HIGH-RESILIENCY CONNECTION. PORT CHANNELS CAN BE BUILT USING ANY LINE CARD ON ANY MODULE. TRAFFIC ACROSS A PORT CHANNEL BUNDLE IS AUTOMATICALLY LOAD-BALANCED WHILE PRESERVING IN-ORDER DELIVERY. VSANS ALLOW FOR MORE EFFICIENT SAN USAGE BY CREATING HARDWARE-BASED ISOLATED ENVIRONMENTS WITHIN A SINGLE SAN FABRIC. EACH VSAN CAN BE ZONED AS A TYPICAL SAN AND MAINTAINS ITS OWN FABRIC SERVICES FOR ADDED SCALABILITY AND RESILIENCE. VSANS ALLOW YOU TO SHARE THE COST OF THE SAN INFRASTRUCTURE AMONG ADDITIONAL USERS, WHILE ASSURING SEGREGATION AND SECURITY OF SAN TRAFFIC. IVR ALLOWS SHARING OF CENTRALIZED RESOURCES LIKE TAPE AND DISKS ACROSS VSANS WITHOUT MERGING FABRICS AN EXAMPLE A BACKUP SERVER SHARING TAPE. SMART ZONING HAS BEEN THE PRIMARY METHOD OF ACCESS CONTROL AMONG SAN DEVICES SINCE THE EARLY DAYS OF FIBRE CHANNEL, AND THERE HAVE BEEN FEW CHANGES IN THE WAY ZONING HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED SINCE THEN. THE MDS SMART ZONING FEATURE IS A MAJOR STEP FORWARD IN SIMPLIFYING ZONING TO REDUCE THE BURDEN ON ADMINISTRATORS AND ENABLE AUTOMATION OF SAN PROVISIONING WITHOUT AFFECTING SAN HARDWARE RESOURCE CONSUMPTION. SMART ZONING REQUIRES ALL MDS 9000 FAMILY SWITCHES IN THE FABRIC TO USE MDS 9000 NX-OS SOFTWARE RELEASE 5.2(6) OR LATER AND HAVE THE SMART ZONING FEATURE ENABLED. SMART ZONING CANNOT BE ENABLED IF THE FABRIC CONTAINS THIRD-PARTY SWITCHES OR SWITCHES RUNNING EARLIER VERSIONS OF MDS 9000 NX-OS OR SAN-OS. AFTER SMART ZONING IS ENABLED, YOU CANNOT ADD A SWITCH TO THE FABRIC THAT IS INCAPABLE OF SUPPORTING SMART ZONING. SMART ZONING IS AVAILABLE IN BOTH BASIC AND ENHANCED ZONING MODES. SMART ZONING IS ENABLED ON A PER-VSAN BASIS. AFTER IT HAS BEEN ENABLED FOR A VSAN, IT CAN BE DISABLED FOR INDIVIDUAL ZONES, SO IF YOU NEED TO HAVE STORAGE DEVICES TALK TO EACH OTHER FOR REPLICATION OR BACKUP PURPOSES, FOR INSTANCE, YOU CAN SIMPLY PUT THOSE DEVICES IN A ZONE OR A VSAN THAT DOES NOT HAVE SMART ZONING ENABLED.

Connectrix B-Series Fabric Vision
Automation that simplifies policy-based monitoring and alerting Cable and optic diagnostics that simplify the deployment and support of large fabrics Customizable health and performance dashboard, with all critical information on one screen Identifies, monitors, and analyzes performance of specific flows or frame types MAPS ClearLink Diagnostics Dashboards Flow Vision Quickly detects and clearly alerts high levels of latency, to help identify slow drain devices Automatically detects and recovers from bit errors, negating the need for retransmission Automatically recovers flow control buffer credit loss at the VC level, improving availability Addresses device IO storage through built-in instrumentation Monitoring And Alerting Policy Suite (MAPS) The Monitoring and Alerting Policy Suite, referred to as “MAPS”, is a policy-based monitoring and alerting tool that simplifies fabric-wide threshold configuration and monitoring. With pre-defined rules and pre-packaged policies that are based on best practices, administrators can quickly and easily configure monitoring policies across switches and fabrics. MAPS also provides integrated tools for in-depth reporting which improves the user’s ability to analyze and identify problem areas. If you feel like you’re always fire-fighting, MAPS provides proactive monitoring and alerting, automated trend analysis, and dashboard reporting to help you get ahead of the curve. Flow Vision Flow Vision enables administrators to identify, monitor and analyze specific application data flows without using taps. Flow Monitor, a key element of Flow Vision, provides comprehensive visibility into flows in the fabric, including the ability to automatically learn (discover) flows and non-disruptively monitor flow performance. Flow Monitor also provides statistics related to specific flows or frame types to gain insights into application performance. If deeper analysis is required, administrators can use the integrated Flow Mirror capability to non-disruptively create copies of specific data flows. Flow Vision is dependent on the new Connectrix B-Series “GEN 5 Hardware” or 16Gb/s-capable hardware that includes ASIC enhancements to fully support the Flow Monitoring feature. Fabric Performance Monitoring Forward Error Correction Buffer Credit Recovery IO Insight

Connectrix Manager Converged Network Edition
Simplified and proactive Management Monitor and alert End-to-end network topology Customizable dashboards Health and performance thresholds Event alerts, rules & actions Troubleshoot and diagnose Dashboard playback & drilldown Event inventory & report views Network scope & time fillers Compare configurations to default Analyze and report Create, customize & schedule reports View real time graphs Performance, inventory & SFP reports vRealize Operations Insight Integration Configure and provision Deploy to multiple devices or fabrics Zoning operations Firmware management Configuration file management Here’s a little more insight to CMCNE. Note: You will find a complete presentation on CMCNE in the Connectrix Enablement center.

Connectrix MDS Series This section provides more information on the Connectrix MDS Series of storage networking products.

Connectrix MDS Series Portfolio
768 ports 16Gb/s MDS-9710 384 ports 16Gb/s MDS-9250i MDS-9706 192 ports 16Gb/s MDS-9148S Gb/s Ports Distance Extension Mainframe FCoE MDS-9396S Gb/s Ports The Connectrix MDS Family At-a-glance.

Connectrix MDS-9718 Director
26RU Director for large mission-critical enterprises and for hyper-consolidation projects Supports sixteen horizontal blade slots Up to 768 line rate non-blocking 16 Gb/s Fibre Channel ports Front-to-back airflow Intelligent fabric services Online diagnostics The Connectrix MDS-9718 is a 26u 18-slot director with up to 48-Tbps Fibre Channel switching bandwidth. Two slots are reserved for supervisor modules leaving 16 usable slots for port modules. A single chassis delivers 768 2/4/8-Gbps, 4/8/16-Gbps, or 10-Gbps full line-rate autosensing Fibre Channel ports. The Connectrix MDS-9718 has six fabric slots, three fan trays, and sixteen power supplies. The base chassis will be configured with 6 fabric modules, two supervisor modules, and 12 power supplies. This configuration will insure no oversubscription if fully loaded with the MDS-48P-16GFC 48-port modules, and will have fully redundant power if a supply should fail. The MDS-9718 requires 12 power supplies to power the director. Adding the additional 13-16th power supply insures the director is highly available in terms of power. The 48-port blade module, EMC model MDS-48P-16GFC will support 2/4/8-Gbps, 10Gb FC and 4/8/16-Gbps optics with up to 768 ports per chassis.

Connectrix MDS Directors
14RU Director for large mission-critical enterprises Supports eight horizontal blade slots Up to Gb/s Fibre Channel ports Front-to-back airflow Intelligent storage services Online diagnostics MDS-9710 Director for medium-sized mission-critical enterprises Supports four horizontal blade slots Up to Gb/s Fibre Channel ports Front-to-back airflow Intelligent storage services Online diagnostics 9RU MDS-9710 ENABLE ENTERPRISE CLOUDS. TRANSFORM LARGE STORAGE NETWORKS. LOWER OPERATING COSTS. DEPLOY FIBRE CHANNEL, IBM FIBRE CONNECTIVITY (FICON), AND FIBRE CHANNEL OVER ETHERNET (FCOE) ON A SINGLE FABRIC. WITH THE CONNECTRIX MDS-9710 MULTILAYER DIRECTOR YOU’LL MEET THE STRINGENT REQUIREMENTS OF LARGE VIRTUALIZED STORAGE ENVIRONMENTS. THE MDS-9710 BRINGS INTELLIGENT CAPABILITIES TO A HIGH-PERFORMANCE, PROTOCOL-INDEPENDENT SWITCH FABRIC. YOU’LL GAIN UNCOMPROMISING AVAILABILITY, SECURITY, SCALABILITY, SIMPLIFIED MANAGEMENT, AND THE CAPABILITY TO FLEXIBLY INTEGRATE NEW TECHNOLOGIES. THE COMBINATION OF THE 16-GBPS FIBRE CHANNEL SWITCHING MODULE AND FABRIC-1 CROSSBAR SWITCHING MODULES ENABLES UP TO 1.5 TBPS OF FRONT-PANEL FIBRE CHANNEL THROUGHPUT BETWEEN MODULES IN EACH DIRECTION FOR EACH OF THE EIGHT MDS-9710 PAYLOAD SLOTS. THIS IS TWICE THE BANDWIDTH NEEDED TO SUPPORT A 48-PORT 16-GBPS FIBRE CHANNEL MODULE AT FULL LINE RATE. BASED ON CENTRAL ARBITRATION AND A CROSSBAR FABRIC, THE MDS-9710 ARCHITECTURE PROVIDES 16-GBPS LINE-RATE, NON-BLOCKING, PREDICTABLE PERFORMANCE ACROSS ALL TRAFFIC CONDITIONS FOR EVERY PORT IN THE CHASSIS. MDS-9706 THE MDS 9700 FAMILY HAS BEEN DEPLOYED BY THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS WORLDWIDE IN NETWORKS OF VARYING SIZES, SUPPORTING MANY OF THE MOST DEMANDING APPLICATION ENVIRONMENTS IN THE WORLD. SUPPORTS FOUR SWITCHING MODULES REDUNDANT SUPERVISORS FRONT TO BACK AIR FLOW THREE FAN TRAYS (REAR) FABRIC MODULES POWER SUPPLIES MDS-9706

Connectrix MDS 9700 48-port FC Switching Blades
48-port 32Gb Switching Module Supports 8/16/32 Gb/s autosensing Fibre Channel ports 48-port 16Gb Switching Module Supports 4/8/16 Gb/s autosensing Fibre Channel ports and 10Gb/s Fibre Channel THE 48-PORT MODULE IS CURRENTLY THE ONLY SWITCHING MODULE AVAILABLE FOR THE MDS THE EMC MODEL MDS-48P-16GFC PORT MODULE WILL BE OFFERED AS AN EMPTY MODULE WITH A FORCED POPULATION OF OPTICS FOR A VALID CONFIGURATION. THE CUSTOMER WILL HAVE THE CHOICE OF THE NEW 16GB SHORTWAVE AND LONGWAVE SFP FIBRE CHANNEL OPTICS, OR THE EXISTING 10GB SHORTWAVE OR LONGWAVE FIBRE CHANNEL OPTICS, 10GB 10BASE ETHERNET OPTICS, 8GB SHORTWAVE OR LONGWAVE FIBRE CHANEL OPTICS. THE 16GB OPTICS WILL NEGOTIATE BETWEEN 8/10/16GB AND THE 8GB BETWEEN 2/4/8GB.THE MDS-48P-16GFC PORT MODULE WILL SUPPORT 2/4/8-GBPS, 10GB FC AND 4/8/16-GBPS OPTICS WITH UP TO 384 PORTS PER CHASSIS. The main features of the MDS Gbps 24-Port FCoE Module include: High performance: MDS 9700 Series architecture, based on central arbitration and crossbar fabric, provides 40-Gbps line-rate, non-blocking, predictable performance across all traffic conditions for every FCoE port in the chassis. Efficient encoding: FCoE takes advantage of the more efficient encoding mechanisms of 40-Gbps Ethernet to provide 194 percent more bandwidth than 16-Gbps Fibre Channel (the actual throughput of 16-Gbps Fibre Channel is 13.6 Gbps with encoding overheads). Therefore, you need fewer 40 Gigabit Ethernet links to achieve the same bandwidth as with multiple 16-Gbps links. The 48-port 10GigE FCoE blade support upto 48 10GigE ports.

Connectrix MDS 9700 FCiP and FCoE Switching Blades
24-port FCoE Switching Module Supports 10GigE or 40GigE line-rate ports 194% more bandwidth than 16Gb/s Fibre Channel 24/10 SAN Extension Module with FCiP support 24 16Gb Fibre Channel ports 8 1/10GigE FCiP ports 2 40GigE FCiP ports THE 48-PORT MODULE IS CURRENTLY THE ONLY SWITCHING MODULE AVAILABLE FOR THE MDS THE EMC MODEL MDS-48P-16GFC PORT MODULE WILL BE OFFERED AS AN EMPTY MODULE WITH A FORCED POPULATION OF OPTICS FOR A VALID CONFIGURATION. THE CUSTOMER WILL HAVE THE CHOICE OF THE NEW 16GB SHORTWAVE AND LONGWAVE SFP FIBRE CHANNEL OPTICS, OR THE EXISTING 10GB SHORTWAVE OR LONGWAVE FIBRE CHANNEL OPTICS, 10GB 10BASE ETHERNET OPTICS, 8GB SHORTWAVE OR LONGWAVE FIBRE CHANEL OPTICS. THE 16GB OPTICS WILL NEGOTIATE BETWEEN 8/10/16GB AND THE 8GB BETWEEN 2/4/8GB.THE MDS-48P-16GFC PORT MODULE WILL SUPPORT 2/4/8-GBPS, 10GB FC AND 4/8/16-GBPS OPTICS WITH UP TO 384 PORTS PER CHASSIS. The main features of the MDS Gbps 24-Port FCoE Module include: High performance: MDS 9700 Series architecture, based on central arbitration and crossbar fabric, provides 40-Gbps line-rate, non-blocking, predictable performance across all traffic conditions for every FCoE port in the chassis. Efficient encoding: FCoE takes advantage of the more efficient encoding mechanisms of 40-Gbps Ethernet to provide 194 percent more bandwidth than 16-Gbps Fibre Channel (the actual throughput of 16-Gbps Fibre Channel is 13.6 Gbps with encoding overheads). Therefore, you need fewer 40 Gigabit Ethernet links to achieve the same bandwidth as with multiple 16-Gbps links. The 48-port 10GigE FCoE blade support upto 48 10GigE ports. 48-port FCoE Module Supports 10GigE line rate ports

Connectrix MDS Series Switches
Support small to medium environments 12 to 96 ports 16Gb/s line rate performance Support 8- and 16Gb optics Non-disruptive code upgrades Intelligent enterprise storage features VSANs I/O Acceleration IVR MDS-9148S Gb/s Ports 1RU MDS-9396S Gb/s Ports 2RU Two Airflow Options THE CONNECTRIX MDS-9148S SWITCH IS DESIGNED FOR MIDRANGE TO LARGE ENTERPRISE CUSTOMERS. THE MDS-9148S IS OFFERED WITH OPTIC SPEEDS OF 8GBPS, 16GBPS OR A MIX FROM BOTH. THE MDS-9148S IS POWERED BY MDS-9000 NX-OS SOFTWARE AND IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE CONNECTRIX MDS-9700, MDS-9500 SERIES DIRECTORS, MDS-9100 AND MDS 9200 SERIES SWITCHES.

Connectrix MDS-9250i Multi-services Switch
Supports up to forty 16Gb/s Fibre Channel ports Supports FCiP for high bandwidth SAN Extension across MAN/WAN Supports FCoE for Converged Storage Networking Supports Mainframe FICON Intelligent Storage Services VSANs I/O Acceleration IVR 10GE FCIP/iSCSI(2 Ports) 10GE FCoE (8 Ports) 16G Fibre Channel/FICON (40 Ports) THE CONNECTRIX MDS-9250I IS A REPLACEMENT FOR THE MDS-9222I. THE MDS-9250I SUPPORTS 16GB FIBRE CHANNEL, and is FICON CAPABLE. 10 GIGABIT ETHERNET PORTS ARE AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT FIBRE CHANNEL OVER ETHERNET (FCOE), FIBRE CHANNEL OVER IP (FCIP) AND ISCSI. ALL OF THE MDS STORAGE SERVICES LIKE VSANS, INTER-VSAN ROUTING (IVR), I/O ACCELERATION, ETC. ARE SUPPORTED ON THE MDS-9250I.

Connectrix MDS Key Features
Port Channel Port aggregation creates a single logical ISL from 1-16 ISLs VSANs Virtual SANs used to isolate devices within a fabric Smart Zoning Saves zoning administration time Port Guard Allows user to set thresholds to disable ports for certain failures IVR Inter-VSAN Routing allows VSANs to share resources without merging fabrics Congestion Control Flow control mechanism that alleviates congestion THESE ARE THE KEY MDS FEATURES. THE PORT CHANNEL FEATURE OF THE MDS-9000 SERIES LETS YOU AGGREGATE TRAFFIC ACROSS MULTIPLE LINKS. OTHER SWITCH MANUFACTURERS SOMETIMES REFER TO THIS AS “TRUNKING.” PORT CHANNELS ARE AN ISL-AGGREGATION FEATURE, INCLUDED WITH NX-OS, THAT CAN BE USED TO CONSTRUCT A SINGLE LOGICAL ISL BETWEEN SWITCHES OUT OF UP TO 16 PHYSICAL ISLS. FROM A SAN-DESIGN PERSPECTIVE, THIS PROVIDES BOTH HIGHER THROUGHPUT CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN SWITCHES AND A HIGH-RESILIENCY CONNECTION. PORT CHANNELS CAN BE BUILT USING ANY LINE CARD ON ANY MODULE. TRAFFIC ACROSS A PORT CHANNEL BUNDLE IS AUTOMATICALLY LOAD-BALANCED WHILE PRESERVING IN-ORDER DELIVERY. VSANS ALLOW FOR MORE EFFICIENT SAN USAGE BY CREATING HARDWARE-BASED ISOLATED ENVIRONMENTS WITHIN A SINGLE SAN FABRIC. EACH VSAN CAN BE ZONED AS A TYPICAL SAN AND MAINTAINS ITS OWN FABRIC SERVICES FOR ADDED SCALABILITY AND RESILIENCE. VSANS ALLOW YOU TO SHARE THE COST OF THE SAN INFRASTRUCTURE AMONG ADDITIONAL USERS, WHILE ASSURING SEGREGATION AND SECURITY OF SAN TRAFFIC. IVR ALLOWS SHARING OF CENTRALIZED RESOURCES LIKE TAPE AND DISKS ACROSS VSANS WITHOUT MERGING FABRICS AN EXAMPLE A BACKUP SERVER SHARING TAPE. SMART ZONING HAS BEEN THE PRIMARY METHOD OF ACCESS CONTROL AMONG SAN DEVICES SINCE THE EARLY DAYS OF FIBRE CHANNEL, AND THERE HAVE BEEN FEW CHANGES IN THE WAY ZONING HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED SINCE THEN. THE MDS SMART ZONING FEATURE IS A MAJOR STEP FORWARD IN SIMPLIFYING ZONING TO REDUCE THE BURDEN ON ADMINISTRATORS AND ENABLE AUTOMATION OF SAN PROVISIONING WITHOUT AFFECTING SAN HARDWARE RESOURCE CONSUMPTION. SMART ZONING REQUIRES ALL MDS 9000 FAMILY SWITCHES IN THE FABRIC TO USE MDS 9000 NX-OS SOFTWARE RELEASE 5.2(6) OR LATER AND HAVE THE SMART ZONING FEATURE ENABLED. SMART ZONING CANNOT BE ENABLED IF THE FABRIC CONTAINS THIRD-PARTY SWITCHES OR SWITCHES RUNNING EARLIER VERSIONS OF MDS 9000 NX-OS OR SAN-OS. AFTER SMART ZONING IS ENABLED, YOU CANNOT ADD A SWITCH TO THE FABRIC THAT IS INCAPABLE OF SUPPORTING SMART ZONING. SMART ZONING IS AVAILABLE IN BOTH BASIC AND ENHANCED ZONING MODES. SMART ZONING IS ENABLED ON A PER-VSAN BASIS. AFTER IT HAS BEEN ENABLED FOR A VSAN, IT CAN BE DISABLED FOR INDIVIDUAL ZONES, SO IF YOU NEED TO HAVE STORAGE DEVICES TALK TO EACH OTHER FOR REPLICATION OR BACKUP PURPOSES, FOR INSTANCE, YOU CAN SIMPLY PUT THOSE DEVICES IN A ZONE OR A VSAN THAT DOES NOT HAVE SMART ZONING ENABLED.

Data Center Network Manager (DCNM)
Connectrix MDS Management Analysis Visualization Allow DCNM to gather and display data about your environment to help Reduce mean time to problem resolution Let DCNM display fabric Level information in a holistic view Configuration MDS and Nexus Health Performance Visually see health-related Indicators in the interface to quickly identify issues in your environment Visualize change in your environment & utilize Predictive tools to understand how your environment is trending Provides End-to-end visualization and performance management of the SAN and connected devices Provides self service provisioning of intelligent and scalable fabrics Centralizes fabric management to facilitate resource moves, adds, and changes Proactively monitors the SAN and detects performance degradation Eases diagnosis and troubleshooting of data center outages Simplifies operational management of virtualized data centers Offers intuitive, large-scale fabric visualization Offers Fibre Channel slow drain analysis and Host Path Redundancy Provides Scale-out architecture with the use of server based federation Rule-based event notification and filtering Role-based access control to provide separation between network and storage teams Robust reporting infrastructure with automated report delivery Provides Health based reporting with visualized Health score

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