Cisco MDS 9513 Multilayer Director offers new levels of scalability for the MDS family, providing up to 528 ports at 1, 2, and 4 Gbps

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1 Hardware Announcement April 27, 2006 Cisco MDS 9513 Multilayer Director offers new levels of scalability for the MDS family, providing up to 528 ports at 1, 2, and 4 Gbps Overview Director class Cisco MDS 9513 Multilayer Director (IBM 2062-E11) is designed to combine support for increased scalability and performance, intelligent SAN services, support for nondisruptive software upgrades, stateful process restart and failover, and redundant operation in director-class SAN switching. Supporting up to 528 Fibre Channel ports in a single chassis and 2.1 Tbps of system bandwidth, Cisco MDS 9513 is designed to help meet the requirements of even the largest data center storage environments. 1, 2, and 4 Gbps and 10 Gbps Fibre Channel Switching with bandwidth redundancy Delivers highly available Fibre Channel performance with fully redundant bandwidth. Each crossbar module offers full system bandwidth so that the loss or removal of a single crossbar module does not impact system performance. Multiprotocol and multitransport architecture The multilayer architecture of the Cisco MDS 9000 Family is designed to enable a consistent feature set over a protocol-agnostic switch fabric. The MDS 9513 chassis integrates Fibre Channel, FICON, SCSI over IP (iscsi), and Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP) in one system. The flexible architecture of the MDS 9000 Family also allows for seamless integration of future storage protocols. Intelligent network services The Cisco MDS 9513 Multilayer Director provides integrated support for VSAN technology, access control lists (ACLs) for hardware-based intelligent frame processing, and advanced traffic management features such as Fibre Channel Congestion Control (FCC) and fabric-wide quality of service (QoS) to enable migration from SAN islands to enterprise-wide storage networks. Integrated hardware-based Virtual SANs (VSANs) and Inter-VSAN Routing Enables deployment of large-scale, multi-site, heterogeneous SAN topologies. Integration into port-level hardware allows any port within a system or fabric to be partitioned into any VSAN. Integrated hardware-based Inter-VSAN routing provides line-rate routing between any ports within a system or fabric without the need for external routing appliances. Advanced FICON services Supports 1-, 2-, and 4-Gbps FICON environments, including cascaded FICON fabrics, VSAN-enabled intermix of mainframe and open systems environments, and N_Port ID Virtualization for mainframe Linux partitions. CUP support enables in-band management of MDS 9000 family switches from the mainframe management console. With today s announcement, the Cisco MDS 9513 Multilayer Director (IBM 2062-E11), the Cisco MDS 9506 and 9509 Multilayer Directors (IBM 2062-D04 and 2062-D07), and the Cisco MDS 9216i and 9216A Multilayer Fabric Switches (IBM 2062-D1H and 2062-D1A) are now interoperable and supported with the newly announced FICON Express4 features of the IBM System z9 Enterprise Class (z9 EC) and System z9 Business Class (z9 BC) servers. The FICON Express4 features are designed to deliver an auto-negotiated link data rate of 1, 2, or 4 Gbps. For more information, refer to Hardware Announcement AG , and Hardware Announcement AG , dated April 27, At a glance New s for Cisco MDS 9513 Multilayer Director (IBM 2062-E11) include: 12-Port 1/2/4 Gbps Fibre Channel 24-Port 1/2/4 Gbps Fibre Channel 48-Port 1/2/4 Gbps Fibre Channel 4-Port 10 Gbps Fibre Channel MDS 9513 also supports the following existing MDS 9000 Modules: 16-Port 2 Gbps Fibre Channel Line Card 32-Port 2 Gbps Fibre Channel Line Card Storage Services Module Multiprotocol Services Module 8-Port IP Services Line Card Key prerequisites For a complete list of Cisco Switches and Directors for Fibre Channel connectivity support, refer to the end of the Hardware requirements section. Product number For details, refer to the Product number section in this announcement. Planned availability date May 12, 2006 This announcement is provided for your information only. For additional information, contact your IBM representative, call 800-IBM-4YOU, or the IBM home page at: IBM Asia Pacific IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. AG

2 AP announcement countries AP distribution: To all Asia Pacific countries for release. CTRY/Region Announced ASEAN * Yes Australia Yes Hong Kong Yes PRC Yes Macao Yes Taiwan Yes Korea Yes Japan Yes New Zealand Yes * Bangladesh, Brunei, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam Description High availability Cisco MDS 9513 Multilayer Director was designed to provide high availability. Beyond support of hardware upgrades and redundancy of critical hardware components, the Cisco MDS 9513 software architecture is designed to offer high levels of availability, enabling ease of consolidation, and efficient business continuance solutions. The Cisco MDS 9500 Supervisor-2 Module can automatically restart failed processes, making it exceptionally robust. In the event that a supervisor module is reset, complete synchronization between the active and standby supervisor modules supports stateful failover while avoiding disruption to traffic. The Cisco MDS 9513 chassis includes 1+1 redundant crossbar modules. Each crossbar module providing the necessary bandwidth to deliver full system performance, so that loss or removal of a single crossbar module can have no impact on system performance. Cisco MDS 9500 Series directors are designed to deliver high system performance, even in the event of a crossbar failure. High availability is supported at the fabric level via the robust and high-performance ISLs. PortChannel capability allows users to aggregate up to 16 physical links into one logical bundle. The bundle can consist of any port in the chassis, helping the bundle remain active in the event of a port, ASIC, or module failure. The bundle can help sustain the failure of any physical link without causing a reset. Additionally, Fabric Shortest Path First (FSPF) multipathing provides the intelligence to load balance across up to 16 equal cost paths and, in the event of a switch failure, to dynamically reroute traffic. Scalable expansion with maximum investment protection Leveraging Cisco MDS 9500 Series modules, the Cisco MDS 9513 supports from 12 to , 2-, and 4-Gbps auto-sensing Fibre Channel ports, from 4 to Gbps Fibre Channel ports and from 8 to 60 1-Gbps Ethernet ports (user configurable for iscsi and/or FCIP) in a 13-slot modular chassis. With 2.4 Tbps of internal switching capacity, Cisco MDS 9513 Multilayer Director also supports link speeds up to 10 Gbps and 96 Gbps of front panel bandwidth per slot, and is ready for future speed enhancements as they become available. Virtual SANs (VSANs) Well-suited SAN consolidation, VSANs allow more efficient storage network utilization by creating hardware-based isolated environments within a single physical SAN fabric or switch. Each VSAN can be zoned as a typical SAN and maintains its own fabric services for added scalability and resilience. VSANs allow the cost of SAN infrastructure to be shared among more users, while allowing absolute segregation of traffic and retaining independent control of configuration on a VSAN-by-VSAN basis. Any port can be added to any VSAN, providing the flexibility necessary to help address the most challenging data center provisioning scenarios. Integrated SAN Routing Another step toward deploying more efficient, cost-effective, consolidated storage networks the Cisco MDS 9513 Multilayer Director supports Inter-VSAN Routing (IVR). IVR allows selective transfer of data traffic between specific initiators and targets on different VSANs while maintaining isolation of control traffic within each VSAN. With IVR, data can transit VSAN boundaries while maintaining control plane isolation, thereby maintaining fabric stability and availability. Integrated IVR helps eliminate the need for external routing appliances, greatly increasing routing scalability while helping to deliver line-rate routing performance, simplifying management and eliminating challenges associated with maintaining separate components. Integrated IVR means lower total cost of SAN ownership. Multiprotocol intelligence for investment protection The Cisco MDS 9513 Multilayer Directors architecture enables Multilayer/Multiprotocol functionality, allowing the Cisco MDS 9500 Series to integrate multiple transport protocols for increased flexibility. Beginning with Fibre Channel, FICON, iscsi, and FCIP, the Cisco MDS 9500 Series is a robust multiprotocol platform designed for deployment of cost-optimized storage networks. Today, users can implement up to 10-Gbps Fibre Channel or FICON for high-performance applications, iscsi over Ethernet for cost-effective connectivity to shared storage pools, and FCIP for long-distance connectivity between data centers. Designed to support future storage protocols, users can migrate to new technologies while retaining a consistent set of features, services, and management tools. Open platform for network-hosted storage applications The Cisco MDS 9000 platform provides a platform that can help deliver the intelligence and advanced features required to make multilayer intelligent SANs a reality, including hardware-enabled innovations for data migration, data replication, and more. Hosting these applications in the network dramatically improves scalability, availability, and manageability of storage networks. Integrated mainframe support Cisco MDS 9500 Series Multilayer Directors are mainframe ready with support for IBM System z 1-, 2-, and 4-Gbps FICON and Linux environments. Qualified by IBM for attachment to all FICON-enabled devices in a System z operating environment, Cisco MDS 9500 Series Multilayer Directors support transport of the FICON protocol in both cascaded and non-cascaded fabrics, as well as intermix of FICON and Open Systems FCP traffic AG

3 on the same switch. VSANs can help simplify intermix of SAN resources between z/os, mainframe Linux, and open systems environments supporting increased SAN utilization and simplified SAN management. Advanced traffic management for high-performance, resilient fabrics Advanced traffic management capabilities integrated into Cisco MDS 9513 Multilayer Director can simplify deployment and optimization of large-scale fabrics. Virtual Output Queuing helps maintain line-rate performance on each port, independent of traffic pattern, by eliminating head-of-line blocking. Up to 5,000 buffer-to-buffer credits can be assigned to an individual port for optimal bandwidth utilization across distance. PortChannels allow users to aggregate up to 16 physical ISLs into a single logical bundle, providing optimized bandwidth utilization across all links. The bundle can consist of any port from any module in the chassis, help bundles remain active even in the event of a module failure. FSPF-based multipathing provides the intelligence to load balance across up to 16 equal cost paths and, in the event of a switch failure, dynamically reroute traffic. Quality of Service parameters can be used to manage bandwidth and control latency to prioritize critical traffic. Fibre Channel Congestion Control (FCC), an end-to-end feedback-based, congestion-control mechanism, augments the Fibre Channel s buffer-to-buffer credit mechanism to provide enhanced traffic management. Cisco MDS 9513 Multilayer Director, resold by IBM as the 2062-E11, offers the following features: (#2412) 12-Port 1/2/4-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module: For the most demanding storage networking environments, the Cisco MDS 9000 Family 12-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel is designed to deliver uncompromising performance. 4-Gbps ports deliver up to 96 Gbps of full-duplex bandwidth making the Cisco 12-port Fibre Channel a great choice for attachment of the highest performance 4-Gbps-enabled storage subsystems and for ISL connections between switches. With its multiprotocol capability, the Cisco 12-port Fibre Channel integrates FICON protocol, FICON Control Unit Port (CUP) management, and switch cascading to enable mainframe connectivity. VSANs are designed to allow hardware-based separation of Fibre Channel and FICON traffic switched on a single physical SAN, helping to increase Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) while maintaining scalability, availability, manageability, and network security. (#2424) 24-Port 1/2/4-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module: For high performance storage networking environments, the Cisco MDS 9000 Family 24-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel is designed to deliver a balance of performance and scalability. Twenty four auto-sensing 1-, 2-, and 4-Gbps ports can deliver the sustained bandwidth required to address the performance demands of today s enterprise-class storage arrays and servers. Bandwidth is allocated across four 6-port port groups, providing 24 Gbps of full-duplex bandwidth per port-group. Port Bandwidth Reservation, a Cisco-unique feature available on the Cisco 24-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel enables 1, 2, or 4 Gbps of switching bandwidth to be dedicated to a port, enabling improved bandwidth allocation for any application, including the high performance inter-switch links. By combining Cisco 12-, 24-, and 48-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Modules in a single, modular chassis, you can better design cost/performance targeted storage networks in a wide range of application environments. This approach to port deployment can help reduce the number of switches and interswitch links required in a storage network. In many cases, this eliminates the need for less-efficient, core-edge network topologies. Fewer switches simplify management and reduce deployment and operational costs, resulting in a significantly lower TCO. (#2448) 48-Port 1/2/4-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module: Storage network consolidation with the MDS family moves to a new level with the transport optimization provided by the Cisco MDS 9000 Family 48-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel. With Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fibre Channel s, network architects can allocate bandwidth to help meet specific application requirements while decreasing the switching footprint and lowering overall storage network deployment costs. The Cisco 48-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel delivers 96 Gbps of total bandwidth and the industry s highest line-card port density, enabling 528 ports per chassis in the MDS Bandwidth is allocated across four 12-port port groups, providing 24 Gbps of full-duplex bandwidth per port group. Port Bandwidth Reservation, a Cisco-unique feature available on the Cisco 48-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel enables 1, 2, or 4 Gbps of switching bandwidth to be dedicated to a port, enabling the flexible bandwidth allocation needed to meet a wide range of application requirements. By combining Cisco 12-, 24-, and 48-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel s in a single, modular chassis, you can better design cost and performance effective storage networks in a wide range of application environments. This application-optimized approach to port deployment can help reduce the number of switches and interswitch links required in a storage network. In many cases, this eliminates the need for less-efficient, core-edge network topologies. Fewer switches simplify management and reduce deployment and operational costs, resulting in a significantly lower TCO. (#2404) 4-Port 10-Gbps Fibre Channel : The Cisco MDS 9000 Family 4-Port 10-Gbps Fibre Channel is designed to deliver performance with 10-Gbps link bandwidth, 96 Gbps of continuous aggregate bandwidth per module, and the intelligence and advanced features required to make multilayer SANs a reality. Delivering up to five times the effective link bandwidth of 2-Gbps Fibre Channel products, the Cisco 4-Port 10-Gbps Fibre Channel includes hardware-enabled innovations designed to dramatically improve performance, scalability, availability, and manageability of storage networks. The Cisco 4-Port 10-Gbps Fibre Channel is hot-swappable and must be ordered with at least one hot-swappable, X2 form-factor pluggable, SC type interfaces. Individual ports can be configured with longwave X2 optical transceivers for connectivity up to 10 kilometers. Up to 250 buffer credits per port are supported for maximum extensibility without requiring additional licensing. With the optional Cisco Enterprise Package, up to 5,000 buffer credits can be allocated to an individual port, enabling full-link bandwidth over thousands of kilometers while avoiding degradation in link utilization. -3- AG

4 Ultra-high-per-port bandwidth makes the Cisco 4-port 10-Gbps Fibre Channel ideal for ISL attachment, both within the data center and between data centers across metro-optical networks. When compared with ISL connections utilizing 2-Gbps Fibre Channel links, ISLs using Cisco 10-Gbps links can reduce ISL cabling cost by up to 80%. With its multiprotocol capability, the 4-port 10-Gbps Fibre Channel seamlessly integrates FICON protocol, FICON Control Unit Port (CUP) management, and switch cascading to enable mainframe connectivity. VSANs allow hardware-based separation of Fibre Channel and FICON traffic switched on a single physical SAN. The following table outlines over-subscription ratios for each switching module when active and fully populated with SFPs. Maximum subscription ratio with all ports active Module Gbps Gbps Gbps Gbps 12-Port 4 Gbps 1:1 1:1 1:1 NA 24-Port 4 Gbps 1:1 1:1 2:1 NA 48-Port 4 Gbps 1:1 2:1 4:1 NA 4-Port 10 Gbps NA NA NA 1:1 NA = Not applicable (#5040) FC Port 10-Gb 10 km LW X2 SC: This feature provides an additional 10-Gb longwave 10-kilometer X2 transceiver, designed to provide Fibre Channel connections at distances up to 10 kilometers (6.2 miles), while using the appropriate 9.0/125-micrometer singlemode fiber optic cable with SC connectors. (#5434) FC 4-Gb SW SFP Transceiver 4 Pack: This feature provides four shortwave SFP transceivers, designed to provide Fibre Channel connections at distances up to 150 meters, while using the appropriate 50.0/125-micrometer fiber optic cable, and distances up to 70 meters while using the appropriate 62.5/125-micrometer fiber optic cable. (#5444) FC 4-Gb LW 4-km SFP Transceiver 4 Pack: This feature provides four additional 4-Gb longwave 4-kilometer SFP transceivers designed to provide Fibre Channel connections at distances up to 4 km (2.48 miles), while using the appropriate 9.0/125-micrometer singlemode fiber optic cable with LC connectors. (#5454) FC 4-Gb LW 10-km SFP Transceiver 4 Pack: This feature provides four additional 4-Gb longwave 10-kilometer SFP transceiver, designed to provide Fibre Channel connections at distances up to 10 kilometers (6.2 miles), while using the appropriate 9.0/125-micrometer singlemode fiber optic cable with LC connectors. The following existing 2062 features are also supported in the MDS 9513 Director: Note: Use of feature number 2116, 2132, 2400, 2208, or 2214 will limit the maximum number of Fibre Channel ports to 252 in a MDS 9513 Director. For details, refer to the Limitations section. (#2116) 16-Port 1- and 2-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module: The 16-Port Fibre Channel option is designed to deliver high performance for demanding storage-networking applications. Auto-sensing 1- and 2-Gbps ports can deliver up 64 Gbps of continuous aggregate bandwidth, which provides up to 200 MBs for each port. This is a suitable solution for attachment of high performance servers and storage subsystems as well as the recommended method for configuring ISL connections between switches. Up to 16 2-Gbps Inter Switch Links (ISLs) can be combined into a single PortChannel. These ISLs may span any port on any 16-Port within a chassis for added scalability and resilience. PortChannel is designed to provide up to 32-Gbps link throughput performance. Fibre Channel ports may be configured to accept either shortwave SFP or longwave SFP optic transceivers; however, when ordering, all available ports must be populated with SFP optic transceivers. (#2132) 32-Port 1- and 2-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module: The 32-Port option is designed to deliver a balance of performance and port density. This is a solution well-suited for low-cost attachment of lower performance servers and storage subsystems to the high-performance crossbar switch fabric without requiring ISLs. Fibre Channel ports may be configured to accept either shortwave SFP or longwave SFP optic transceivers; however, when ordering, all available ports must be populated with SFP optic transceivers. (#2400) Cisco MDS 9000 Storage Services Module: This feature provides a Storage Services Module providing 32-port Fibre Channel and intelligent storage services in addition to 1- and 2-Gbps Fibre Channel switching. The Storage Services Module Fibre Channel ports are compatible with the Fibre Channel SFP (#5230 and #5240) and Tri-Rate SFP Transceivers (#5210 and #5220). (#2208) 8-Port IP Line Card: This feature provides an 8-Port IP Line Card (excluding optics) for connection to Gigabit Ethernet networks and support for iscsi and FCIP capabilities. FCIP Activation requires ordering the FCIP Activation Services Line Card (#2210) for the MDS (#2210) FCIP Activation for Cisco MDS 9500 Multilayer Directors: This feature provides FCIP Activation for the Cisco 8-Port IP Services Line Card (#2208) to enable extended distance fabric capabilities over LAN and WAN connections for the MDS 9513 (2062-E11). (#2214) Multiprotocol Services Module: This feature provides a Multiprotocol Services Module (excluding optics) for connection to 14 Fibre Channel and 2-Gigabit Ethernet ports and support for iscsi and FCIP capabilities. FCIP Activation requires ordering the FCIP Activation for Multiprotocol Services Module (#2216) for each Multiprotocol Services Module. The Multiprotocol Services Module IP ports are compatible with the Tri-Rate SFP Transceivers (#5210 and #5220) and the Gigabit Ethernet Copper SFP (#5250). The Multiprotocol Services Module Fibre Channel ports are compatible with the Fibre Channel SFP (#5230 and #5240), Tri-Rate SFP Transceivers (#5210 and #5220), and the Gigabit Ethernet Copper SFP (#5250). (#2216) FCIP Activation for MDS 9500 Multiprotocol Services Module: This feature provides FCIP Activation for the Cisco Multiprotocol Services Module (#2214) to enable extended distance fabric capabilities over LAN and WAN connections for the MDS (#5210) Tri-Rate SW SFP Transceiver: This feature provides a Tri-Rate (1 and 2 Gbps and Gigabit Ethernet) shortwave SFP transceiver for the IBM (#5220) Tri-Rate LW SFP Transceiver: This feature provides a Tri-Rate (1 and 2 Gbps and Gigabit Ethernet) longwave SFP transceiver for the IBM AG

5 (#5230) FC SW SFP Transceiver: This feature provides a 2-Gbps FC shortwave SFP transceiver for the IBM (#5240) FC LW SFP Transceiver: This feature provides a 2-Gbps FC longwave SFP transceiver for the IBM (#5250) Gigabit Ethernet Copper SFP: This feature provides a Gigabit Ethernet Copper SFP appropriate for IP modules (#2208 and #2214). (#5810) Cicso Flash Memory Card: Ordering this feature in your initial plant order (IPO) will provide additional memory for the IBM 2062 Model E11. (#5811) Cicso Spare Flash Memory Card: This feature provides additional memory cards for field (MES) orders. (#7021) Cisco MDS 9000 Enterprise Package: The Cisco MDS 9000 Enterprise Package is designed to help provide enhanced security and management features, bundled for convenience and added flexibility. The Cisco MDS 9000 Enterprise Package includes the following capabilities: LUN Zoning, Read-only zones, Port lockdown. The MDS 9000 Enterprise Package includes the first-year software warranty as part of the base product warranty. (#7026) MDS 9500 Fabric Manager Server Package for 2062-E11: The Cisco MDS 9500 Fabric Manager Server Package extends Cisco Fabric Manager by helping provide historical performance data collection for network traffic hot-spot analysis, centralized management services, and support for advanced application integration. The MDS 9500 Fabric Manager Server Package includes the first-year software warranty as part of the base product warranty. (#7036) MDS 9500 Mainframe Package for 2062-E11: The Cisco MDS 9500 Mainframe Package provides a collection of advanced features to enable MDS 9000 operation in mainframe storage network applications. The MDS 9500 Mainframe Package includes the first-year software warranty as part of the base product warranty. The Cisco Mainframe Package includes the following functions: Mainframe FICON protocol FICON Control Unit Port (CUP) VSANs for FICON and FCP intermixing FICON Switch Cascading Fabric Binding (#7040) Storage Services Enabler Package: This feature provides three different interfaces for Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) to develop intelligent fabric applications, including: Network-accelerated serverless backup applications, which use the Serverless Backup Engine Interface to enable disk systems to write directly to tape systems without requiring backup server reads and writes. Network-assisted appliance-based storage applications, which use the SANTap Service Interface to directly replicate data to remote sites without requiring application server agents. Network-hosted storage applications, which use the Intelligent Storage Service Application Programmatic Interface for out-of-band storage management. on-site Cisco support, beyond the first-year warranty period. Cisco post-warranty support options are subject to Cisco s standard Post-Warranty Support Contract terms and conditions included in the packaging with the eligible products. Some limitations apply. Important: IBM representatives must check service-level availability prior to selling a 24x7x4 support contract for these products. Refer to the Web site provided on the e-config sales pages. (#8611) 24x7 Same-Day On-Site 9513 Base Hardware Post-Warranty Support (1 Year) Cisco post-warranty support features for modules (#6011) 24x7 Same-Day On-Site 16-Port FC Line Card Post-Warranty Support (1 Year) (#6020) 24x7 Same-Day On-Site 9513 Supervisor-2 Module Post-Warranty Support (1 Year) (#6021) 24x7 Same-Day On-Site 32-Port FC Line Card Post-Warranty Support (1 Year) (#6101) 24x7 Same-Day On-Site 8-Port IP Card Cisco Post-Warranty Support (1 Year) (#6105) 24x7 Same-Day On-site Multiprotocol Services Module Post-Warranty Support (1 Yr) (#6211) 24x7 Same-Day On-Site Storage Services Module Cisco Post-Warranty Support (1 Yr) (#6404) 24x7 Same-Day On-Site 4-Port 10 Gb FC Switch Module Post-Warranty Support (1 Year) (#6405) 24x7 Same-Day On-Site 12-Port 4 Gb FC Switch Module Post-Warranty Support (1 Year) (#6406) 24x7 Same-Day On-Site 24-Port 4 Gb FC Switch Module Post-Warranty Support (1 Year) (#6407) 24x7 Same-Day On-Site 48-Port 4 Gb FC Switch Module Post-Warranty Support (1 Year) Cisco post-warranty support features for MDS 9000 software packages (#7022) Cisco Post-Warranty Support for MDS 9500 Enterprise Package (1 Year) (#7027) Cisco Post-Warranty Support for MDS 9500 Fabric Manager Package (1 Year) (#7037) Cisco Post-Warranty Support for MDS 9500 Mainframe Package (1 Year) (#7141) 24x7 Same-Day On-Site Storage Services Enabler Package Cisco Post-Warranty Support (1 Yr) Cisco post-warranty support features: Cisco post-warranty support features, resold by IBM, are available for each of the Cisco MDS 9000 products purchased through IBM or IBM Authorized Business Partners, under the IBM 2062 machine type. The Cisco post-warranty features are available at initial plant order and field install (MES) for customers with Cisco products currently under warranty. Cisco post-warranty features provide the ability to establish up to four years, 24x7, -5- AG

6 Product number Machine Feature Description type Model number Cisco MDS 9513 Multilayer Director 2062 E11 Supervisor - 2 Module Port 2 Gbps Fibre Channel Line Card Port 2 Gbps Fibre Channel Line Card Port IP Services Line Card 2208 FCIP Activation/8-Port IP Services Line Card 2210 Multiprotocol Services Module 2214 FCIP Activation for Multiprotocol Services Module 2216 Storage Services Module port Fibre Channel 10 Gbps port Fibre Channel 1/2/4 Gbps port Fibre Channel 1/2/4 Gbps port Fibre Channel 1/2/4 Gbps 2448 FC Port 10 Gb 10 km LW X2 Transceiver 5040 Tri-Rate SW SFP Transceiver - 1/2 Gbps FC and 5210 Ethernet Tri-Rate LW SFP Transceiver - 1/2 Gbps FC and 5220 Ethernet FC Port SW SFP Transceiver 5230 FC Port LW SFP Transceiver 5240 Gigabit Ethernet Copper SFP 5250 FC Port 4 Gb SW SFP Transceiver - 4 Pack 5434 FC Port 4 Gb 4 km LW SFP Transceiver - 4 Pack 5444 FC Port 4 Gb 10 km LW SFP Transceiver - 4 Pack m LC/LC Fiber Cable - 4 Pack m LC/LC Fiber Cable - 4 Pack m LC/LC Fiber Cable - 4 Pack 5643 SC/LC Coupling Cable (8 inch) - 4 Pack 5741 LC/SC Coupling Cable (2 meter) - 4 Pack 5742 Cisco Flash Memory Card 5810 Cisco Spare Flash Memory Card 5811 Cisco Post-Warr Supp 1 Yr IOR 16-Port 6011 Cisco Post-Warr Supp 1 Yr IOR Sup-2 Module 6020 Cisco Post-Warr Supp 1 Yr IOR 32-Port 6021 Cisco Post-Warr Supp 1 Yr IOR 8-Port IP Card 6101 Cisco Post-Warr Supp 1 Yr IOR MPS Module 6105 Cisco Post-Warr Supp 1 Yr IOR SSM 6211 Cisco Post-Warr Supp 1 Yr IOR 4-Port 10 Gb Module 6404 Cisco Post-Warr Supp 1 Yr IOR 12-Port 4 Gb Module 6405 Cisco Post-Warr Supp 1 Yr IOR 24-Port 4 Gb Module 6406 Cisco Post-Warr Supp 1 Yr IOR 48-Port 4 Gb Module 6407 MDS 9000 Enterprise Pkg 7021 MDS 9500 Enterprise Pkg Post-Warr Supp (1 Yr) 7022 MDS 9000 Fabric Manager Server Pkg 7026 MDS 9500 Fabric Mngr Server Pkg Post-Warr Supp (1 Yr) 7027 MDS 9000 Mainframe Server Pkg 7036 MDS 9500 Mainframe Pkg Post-Warr Support (1 Yr) 7037 MDS 9000 Storage Services Enabler (SSE) Package 7040 MDS 9000 SSE Pkg Post-Warr Support (1 Year) 7141 Cisco Post-Warr Supp 1 Yr IOR 9513 Base HW 8611 Cab Jumper Power Cord, 250 V ac 16A, C20-C Power Cord, V ac, U.S./Japan, NEMA Power Cord, V ac, U.S./Japan, NEMA L AG

7 Power Cord, V ac, Euro., Src Plug CEE 7/ Power Cord, V ac, Intl., Src Plug IEC Power Cord, V ac, So. Africa 9314 Power Cord, V ac, Switz Plant Install 9513 in 2109-C Field Merge 9513 in 2109-C Model conversions: Not applicable Feature conversions: Not applicable Trademarks FICON is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both. z/os is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States or other countries or both. Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds in the United States, other countries or both. Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of others. -7- AG

8 IBM Asia Pacific Announcement Supplemental Information April 27, 2006 Publications Technical documentation for Cisco products is provided by Cisco Systems. For a list of available documentation and instructions for ordering a set of manuals on CD-ROM, Documentation for Cisco products is available only in English. Services IBM Integrated Technology Services IBM services include business consulting, outsourcing, hosting services, applications, and other technology management. These services help you learn about, plan, install, manage, or optimize your IT infrastructure to be an On Demand Business. They can help you integrate your high-speed networks, storage systems, application servers, wireless protocols, and an array of platforms, middleware, and communications software for IBM and many non-ibm offerings. IBM is your one-stop shop for IT support needs. For details on available services, contact your IBM representative or For details on available IBM Business Continuity and Recovery Services, contact your IBM representative or For details on education offerings related to specific products, Select your country, and then select the product as the category. Technical information Specified operating environment Physical specifications: For information on technical specifications of Cisco products, including operating environment and physical specifications, Operating environment: For information on technical specifications of Cisco products, including operating environment, recommended installation procedures, and physical specifications, Hardware requirements Supported servers and storage systems: Cisco Systems Multilayer Switches and Directors are designed to support: Servers: IBM System z and S/390 servers IBM System p and selected RS/6000 servers IBM System i and selected AS/400 servers IBM xseries and selected Netfinity servers Other Intel -based servers with Linux, Microsoft Windows 2000, and Windows 2003 Selected Sun and HP servers Storage software: IBM TotalStorage SAN Volume Controller (SVC) IBM TotalStorage SAN File System (SFS) Storage systems: IBM TotalStorage DS8000 series IBM TotalStorage DS6000 series IBM TotalStorage DS4000 series IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Storage Server IBM TotalStorage FAStT Family of Storage Servers IBM TotalStorage 3580, 3588, 3590, and 3592 Tape Drives IBM TotalStorage 3494, 357x, and 358x Tape Libraries IBM TotalStorage 3581 Tape Autoloader IBM TotalStorage 3584 High Availability Frame Model HA1 Other selected storage systems Achievable throughput (1, 2, or 4 Gbps) depends on the maximum speed supported by the attached system. For the most current and complete description of the Cisco Systems MDS 9000 family of storage networking products, For specific configuration support dates and other details on availability, server models, operating system levels, storage attachment capabilities, and throughput connectivity speeds, This announcement is provided for your information only. For additional information, contact your IBM representative, call 800-IBM-4YOU, or the IBM home page at: IBM Asia Pacific IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. AG

9 Support for some configurations may not be available on the initial planned availability date. Software requirements: For a complete list of software requirements, cross product requirements, prerequisites, and (or) product dependencies, Compatibility: For a list of currently supported devices, Limitations: There are configuration limitations when using Generation 1 line cards in a Cisco MDS 9513 Director. The Cisco MDS 9500 Supervisor-2 Module is designed to provide support for up to 528 Fibre Channel ports in a single Cisco MDS 9513 director chassis. The Supervisor-2 Module supports a mixture of Generation 2 (Gen-2) 4- and 10-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching line cards and Generation 1 (Gen-1) IP Services, Storage Services and 2-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching line cards, which helps provide director-investment protection. However, when Gen-1 line cards (#2116, #2132, #2208, #2214, #2400) are used with Gen-2 line cards (#2404, #2412, #2424, #2448), the maximum number of addressable connections is limited to 252. For example, if a Gen-1 Storage Services Module with 32 Fibre Channel ports is installed, only nine Gen-2 24-port Fibre Channel Modules with 216 ports may also be installed. In this Gen-1 and Gen-2 line card example, only 10 of the director feature slots and only 248 of potential 528 Fibre Channel ports may configured. Port index availability: The Cisco MDS 9500 Multilayer Directors are designed to operate with any combination of Cisco MDS 9000 modules. However, you should be aware of the maximum port availability your chassis can support. A port index is an internally assigned number that Cisco SAN-OS uses to switch data packets within the director or fabric switch. When the maximum number of port indexes is reached in a chassis, any modules remaining or added to the chassis will not boot up. The number of physical ports on a Fibre Channel module is equal to its port index. However, for Gigabit Ethernet modules (IPS-8, IPS-4, and MPS-14/2), one physical port is equal to four port indexes (virtual ports). The Gigabit Ethernet modules use one port for iscsi and the remaining three ports for FC IP tunnels. Table 1 lists the physical ports and port indexes (virtual ports) available per Cisco MDS 9000 module. Table 1: Port Port index availability module Physical ports (virtual ports) indexes needed 48-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel port 10-Gbps Fibre Channel port 2-Gbps Fibre Channel Module 32-port 2-Gbps Fibre Channel Module 8-port Gigabit Ethernet IP Storage 8 32 Services Module 4-port Gigabit Ethernet IP Storage 4 16 Services Module 32-port 2-Gbps Fibre Channel Storage Services Module 14-port FC, 2-port Gigabit Ethernet 16(1) 22 Multiprotocol Services (MPS-14/2) Module 1 14 Fibre Channel ports and two Gigabit Ethernet ports Using any combination of modules that include a Generation 1 module limits the port index availability to 252 on the Cisco MDS 9513 and Cisco MDS 9509 Directors. Generation 1 modules use contiguous port indexes where the system assigns a block of port index numbers contiguously starting from slot 1. Table 2 shows a valid sample configuration for maximum capacity within the port index limits. The table lists a mixture of Generation 1 and Generation 2 modules on a Cisco MDS 9509 Director. Table 2: Maximum chassis configuration on a Cisco MDS 9509 Director (valid) Slot Modules in Cisco Physical Port number MDS 9509 Director Generation ports indexes 1 12-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel Supervisor Supervisor port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel (empty) Totals Table 3 shows a sample configuration that exceeds the port-index limit. The table lists a mixture of Generation 1 storage IPS modules and Generation 2 modules on a Cisco MDS 9509 Director. In this example, one of the modules installed will not boot up because the number of port indexes needed has been exceeded. Table 3: Maximum Chassis Configuration on a Cisco MDS 9509 Director (Exceeded) Slot Modules in Cisco Physical Port number MDS 9509 Director Generation ports indexes 1 14-port FC, 2-port Gigabit Ethernet Multiprotocol Services (MPS 14/2) 2 8-port Gigabit Ethernet IP Storage Services Module 3 4-port Gigabit Ethernet IP Storage Services Module 4 48-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel Supervisor Supervisor port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel Totals Using any combination of only Generation 2 modules allows a maximum of 528 port indexes on a Cisco MDS 9513 Director. Generation 2 modules do not need contiguous port indexes. Generation 2 modules will use the available ports in the slot that it is installed and then borrow available ports from the supervisors. It will then restart at slot 1 of the chassis until it has the number of port indexes necessary. AG

10 Table 4 shows a valid sample configuration for maximum capacity within the port-index limits. The table only lists Generation 2 modules in a Cisco MDS 9513 Director. Table 4: Maximum chassis configuration on a Cisco MDS 9513 Director (valid) Slot Modules in Cisco Physical Port number MDS 9513 Director Generation ports indexes 1 48-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel Supervisor Supervisor port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel Totals Planning information Customer responsibilities: Planning information, including customer responsibilities, physical planning, and installability is available in the specific product planning manuals on the following Web site Cable orders: A fiber optic cable is required for attaching the Cisco MDS 9513 Multilayer Director to host computer system adapters, or other Fibre Channel storage area components. The fiber optic cable must be customer supplied, and must meet specifications defined by Cisco Systems. While operating at 4-Gbps Fibre Channel standard tolerances, 50.0/125-micrometer fiber optic cable is designed for use up to 150-meter distances, and 62.5/125-micrometer fiber optic cable is designed for use up to 70-meter distances. The fiber optic cable connection is a Lucent Connector (LC) type. In many situations, the required lengths and installation of fiber optic cables will be unique to each customer s configuration and facility specifications. Product support services, offered by IBM Global Services Site and Connectivity Solutions, can provide assistance for these unique cabling and installation requirements. Security, auditability, and control The customer is responsible for evaluation, selection, and implementation of security features, administrative procedures, and appropriate controls in application systems and communications facilities. Terms and conditions Volume orders: Contact your IBM representative. Warranty period: One-year, 24x7, on-site Cisco warranty. All warranties and post-warranty support options for these products are provided by Cisco Systems, Inc. The warranty for the Cisco MDS 9000 products purchased through IBM or IBM Authorized Business Partners, under the IBM 2062 machine type, is a one-year, 24x7, on-site Cisco warranty. Cisco post-warranty support features, resold by IBM, are available for each of the Cisco MDS 9000 products purchased through IBM or IBM Business Partners. Cisco post-warranty support features are available for both plant and field installation, and provide the ability to establish additional Cisco support, beyond the first-year warranty period. Cisco post-warranty support options are subject to Cisco s standard Post-Warranty Support Contract terms and conditions included in the packaging with the eligible products. Some limitations apply. Prior to the sale of any renewals, IBM shall refer the end user to the following Web site where the relevant service description and end user obligations are posted or provide a current copy of such documents to the end user services_descriptions_list.html Important: IBM representatives must check service-level availability prior to selling a 24x7x4 support contract for these products. Refer to Web site provided on the e-config sales pages. IBM provides the products on an as-is basis. For details, refer to the IBM 2062 Sales Manual at For more information and options regarding Cisco Systems Warranty and post-warranty support features, Warranty service: All warranties and post-warranty support options for these products are provided by Cisco Systems, Inc. The warranty for the Cisco MDS 9000 products purchased through IBM or IBM Authorized Business Partners, under the IBM 2062 machine type, is a one-year, 24x7, on-site Cisco warranty. Cisco post-warranty support features, resold by IBM, are available for each of the Cisco MDS 9000 products purchased through IBM or IBM Business Partners. Cisco post-warranty support features are available for both plant and field installation, and provide the ability to establish additional Cisco support, beyond the first-year warranty period. Cisco post-warranty support options are subject to Cisco s standard Post-Warranty Support Contract terms and conditions included in the packaging with the eligible products. Some limitations apply. Prior to the sale of any renewals, IBM shall refer the end user to the following Web site where the relevant service description and end user obligations are posted or provide a current copy of such documents to the end user services_descriptions_list.html Important: IBM representatives must check service-level availability prior to selling a 24x7x4 support contract for these products. Refer to Web site provided on the e-config sales pages. -3- AG

11 IBM provides the products on an as-is basis. For details, refer to the IBM 2062 Sales Manual at For more information and options regarding Cisco Systems Warranty and post-warranty support features, Warranty service upgrades and maintenance service options: All warranties and post-warranty support options for these products are provided by Cisco Systems, Inc. The warranty for the Cisco MDS 9000 products purchased through IBM or IBM Authorized Business Partners, under the IBM 2062 machine type, is a one-year, 24x7, on-site Cisco warranty. Cisco post-warranty support features, resold by IBM, are available for each of the Cisco MDS 9000 products purchased through IBM or IBM Business Partners. Cisco post-warranty support features are available for both plant and field installation, and provide the ability to establish additional Cisco support, beyond the first-year warranty period. Cisco post-warranty support options are subject to Cisco s standard Post-Warranty Support Contract terms and conditions included in the packaging with the eligible products. Some limitations apply. Prior to the sale of any renewals, IBM shall refer the end user to the following Web site where the relevant service description and end user obligations are posted or provide a current copy of such documents to the end user services_descriptions_list.html Important: IBM representatives must check service-level availability prior to selling a 24x7x4 support contract for these products. Refer to Web site provided on the e-config sales pages. IBM provides the products on an as-is basis. Refer to the IBM 2062 Sales Manual for details: For more information and options regarding Cisco Systems Warranty, and post-warranty support features, Usage plan machine: No IBM hourly service rate classification: None All warranties and post-warranty support options for these products are provided by Cisco Systems, Inc. The warranty for the Cisco MDS 9000 products purchased through IBM or IBM Authorized Business Partners, under the IBM 2062 machine type, is a one-year, 24x7, on-site Cisco warranty. Cisco post-warranty support features, resold by IBM, are available for each of the Cisco MDS 9000 products purchased through IBM or IBM Business Partners. Cisco post-warranty support features are available for both plant and field installation, and provide the ability to establish additional Cisco support, beyond the first-year warranty period. Cisco post-warranty support options are subject to Cisco s standard Post-Warranty Support Contract terms and conditions included in the packaging with the eligible products. Some limitations apply. Prior to the sale of any renewals, IBM shall refer the end user to the following Web site where the relevant service description and end user obligations are posted or provide a current copy of such documents to the end user services_descriptions_list.html Important: IBM representatives must check service-level availability prior to selling a 24x7x4 support contract for these products. Refer to Web site provided on the e-config sales pages. IBM provides the products on an as-is basis. For details, refer to the IBM 2062 Sales Manual at For more information and options regarding Cisco Systems Warranty and post-warranty support features, When a type of service involves the exchange of a machine part, the replacement may not be new, but will be in good working order. Field-installable features: Yes Model conversions: No Machine installation: Installation is performed by IBM. IBM will install the machine in accordance with the IBM installation procedures for the machine. In the United States, contact IBM at 800-IBM-SERV ( ). In other countries, contact the local IBM office. Graduated Program License Charges apply: No. This product does not contain Licensed Internal Code or Licensed Machine Code. Educational allowance: A reduced charge is available to qualified education customers. The educational allowance may not be added to any other discount or allowance. The educational allowance is 15% for the products in this announcement. Prices For all local charges contact your IBM representative. IBM Global Financing IBM Global Financing offers competitive financing to credit-qualified customers to assist them in acquiring IT solutions. Our offerings include financing for IT acquisition, including hardware, software, and services, both from IBM and other manufacturers or vendors. Offerings (for all customer segments: small, medium, and large enterprise), rates, terms, and availability can vary by country. Contact your local IBM Global Financing organization or the Web at IBM Global Financing offerings are provided through IBM Credit LLC in the United States and other IBM AG