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Cisco MDS
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The Cisco MDS
9124 Express for IBM System Storageâ„¢
is designed to address the needs of
small and medium-sized businesses
with a wide range of SAN
capabilities. It can be used as part
of SAN solutions from simple
single-switch configurations to
larger multi-switch configurations
in support of fabric connectivity
and advanced business continuity
capabilities. |
- Foundation for new infrastructure
simplification and business continuity solutions for servers running
Microsoft® Windows®, UNIX®, Linux®, NetWare® and IBM OS/400®
operating systems
- High-performance 1, 2 and 4 Gigabit per
second links with pay-as-you-grow scalability enable growth from 8
to 16 to 24 ports
- "Ports on Demand" scalability from 8 to 16 to
24 ports
- Designed for high availability with
hot-swappable, dual power supplies and non-disruptive firmware
upgrades
- Cisco MDS 9000 family compatibility supports
scalability and consistent service as the SAN grows
- Enterprise Package and Fabric Manager Server
Package provide added intelligence and value
Cisco MDS 9124
Data Sheet
( 110KB)
Interoperability Matrix
(832KB)
Feature & Benefits
Technical Specifications
Need
more info? Email us!
HOW TO CONFIGURE YOUR MDS 9124: Walk through this
step-by-step guide, choosing appropriate models and options as indicated
below:
Step 1: MDS 9124
The MDS 9124 24-Port Multilayer Fabric Switch
offers 24 line-rate, 4-Gbps ports. It supports the same Industry-leading
Cisco MDS 9000 SAN-OS Software that is supported on the entire Cisco MDS
9000 family of products. The Cisco MDS 9124 is ready to deploy with
minimal configuration and requires no training to operate. The
QuickConfig wizard simplifies and accelerates the initial fabric
activation.
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Description |
TD # |
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MDS 9124 (The
Cisco MDS 9124 offers flexible, on-demand port activation;
through software licensing, ports can be activated in 8-port
increments. The default base switch has 8 active ports.) |
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MDS9124 (Includes 8-port activation and
capability to attach to hosts and storage device. Port
activation features includes fiber optic transceivers) |
95321M |
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Step 2: Optional Features
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Description |
TD # |
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8-Port Activation License w/ 8 SFPs |
| 8-Port Activation w/ 8 SFPs |
95322M |
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9124 Second Power Supply |
| 9124 Second Power Supply |
95323M |
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Step 3: Cabling
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Description |
TD # |
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Fibre Optic Cables |
| 1m Fibre Optic Cable LC-LC |
030038 |
| 5m Fibre Optic Cable LC-LC |
030039 |
| 25m Fibre Optic Cable LC-LC |
030040 |
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Step 5:
HBAs
8GB Fibre Channel HBAs
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Description |
TD# |
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Emulex 8GB FC
Single-port HBA PCI-E |
44915K |
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Emulex 8Gb FC
Dual-port HBA PCI-E |
44916K |
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QLogic 8GB FC
Single-port HBA PCI-E |
44917K |
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QLogic 8GB FC
Dual-port HBA PCI-E |
44918K |
4GB
Fibre Channel HBAs
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Description |
TD # |
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Emulex 4GB FC
Single-port HBA PCI-E |
97100D |
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Emulex 4GB FC
Dual-port HBA PCI-E |
97101D |
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QLogic 4GB FC
Single-port HBA PCI-E |
97436D |
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QLogic 4GB FC
Dual-port HBA PCI-E |
97437D |
NOTE: Please visit IBM's
ServerProven site for server compatibility.
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Step 6: Maintenance Options
NOTE: The
DS3400 comes with a
3 year, parts and labor next-business-day warranty standard. Many
options are available to uplift this protection to higher levels.
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Description |
TD# |
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3 Year Onsite Repair 9x5 4
Hour Response |
TBD |
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3 Year Onsite Repair
24x7 4 Hour Response |
95333M |
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3 Year nsite Repair
24x7 2 Hour Response |
TBD |
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5 Year Onsite Repair
24x7 4 Hour Response |
TBD |
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5 Year Onsite Repair
24x7 2 Hour Response |
TBD |
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| Quick Configuration Wizard |
- Helps reduce deployment and
management complexities for first time SAN buyers
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| On-Demand Port Activation |
- Scalable pricing enables a
pay-as-you-grow strategy
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| Redundant, swappable power supplies |
- Improves availability because power
supply failure does not cause a switch failure
- Improves availability because power
supply may be replaced without requiring the switch to
reboot
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| Cisco Fabric Manager and Cisco CLI |
- Simplify installation and fabric
management for Cisco MDS 9000 customers
- Simply SAN consolidation with Cisco
MDS 9000 family SAN fabrics
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| Auto-sensing 4, 2 and 1 Gbps ports |
- Enable high performance and improved
utilization
- Enable rapid switch deployment with
minimal configuration
- Provide easy installation and
manageability
- Support new 4 Gbps server and storage
devices
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| Hot-swappable SFP transceivers |
- Support fast and easy replacement of
optical transceivers with no tools required
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| High density package |
- Provide 50% more ports than
traditional 16 port switches
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| Non-disruptive firmware upgrades |
- Significantly reduce software
installation time
- Enable fast software upgrades
- Avoid disruption to existing fabric
when installing updates
- Reduce administrative overhead
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| Wide range of IBM supported servers and
storage products |
- Provide flexible choice of servers,
storage, software and switches for creation of
infrastructure simplification and business continuity
solutions with worldwide IBM service and support
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| Compatibility with Cisco MDS 9000 family |
- Provide switch investment protection
for existing fabrics
- Allow inter-operation with Cisco MDS
9000 products
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| Cisco MDS 9000 Enterprise Package |
- Simplify SAN consolidation with
advanced security capabilities for secure infrastructure
simplification solutions
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| Cisco MDS 9000 Fabric Manager Server
Package |
- Simplify management of large
enterprise SAN infrastructures
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| Base fabric switch |
Cisco MDS 9124 with 8
ports activated, 8 shortwave SFP transceivers
Includes replaceable power supply and
redundant cooling, Cisco Fabric Manager, Cisco Device Manager,
Cisco CLI |
| Fibre Channel interfaces |
E_Port, F_Port,
FL_Port |
| Optical transceivers |
4 Gbps shortwave SFPs
4 Gbps longwave 4 Km SFPs
4 Gbps longwave 10 Km SFPs |
| Fans and power |
Replaceable power
supply and redundant cooling |
| Hot-swap components |
Power supplies, SFP
optical transceivers |
| Rack support |
19 inch, 1RU
industry-standard rack |
| Management software |
Cisco Fabric Manager |
| Servers supported* |
IBM BladeCenter®, IBM
System x servers and selected Netfinity® servers
Other Intel® processor-based servers
IBM System p and selected RS/6000® servers
IBM System i
Selected Sunâ„¢ and HP servers |
| Storage products
supported* |
IBM Storage System
DS6000, DS8000™ and Enterprise Storage Server®
IBM TotalStorage® Enterprise Storage Server
Systems
IBM System Storage DS3000 and DS4000 Disk
Systems
IBM System Storage TS1120 Tape Drive
IBM System Storage TS3100, TS3200, TS3310
and TS3500 Tape Libraries
IBM TotalStorage 3494 Tape Library
IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller
(SVC) & SAN File System (SFS) |
| Fibre optic cable |
Fibre optic cables
are required and are available in various lengths in single mode
and multi-mode formats |
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