The Cisco® MDS 9500 Series Supervisor-2A Module delivers advanced switching technology with proven Cisco NX-OS Software to power a new generation of scalable and intelligent multilayer switching solutions for storage area networks (SANs).

Designed to integrate multiprotocol switching and routing, intelligent SAN services, and storage applications onto highly scalable SAN switching platforms, the Cisco MDS 9500 Series Supervisor-2A Module enables intelligent, resilient, scalable, and secure high-performance multilayer SAN switching solutions. In addition to providing the same capABIlities as the Cisco MDS 9500 Series Supervisor-2 Module, the Cisco MDS 9500 Series Supervisor-2A Module supports deployment of Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) in the Cisco MDS 9500 Multilayer Director chassis. The Cisco MDS 9000 Family lowers the total cost of ownership (TCO) for storage networking by combining a robust and flexible hardware architecture, multiple layers of network and storage intelligence, and compatibility with all Cisco MDS 9000 Family switching modules. This powerful combination helps organizations build highly available, scalable storage networks with comprehensive security and unified management. 

Description:

Compatibility: Cisco MDS 9500 Series Directors

Management ports : 1 x RS-232 RJ-45 console port, 1 x 10/100/1000 Ethernet management port, 1 x DB-9 COM port, 1 x Compact Flash interface

Model Number : DS-X9530-SF2AK9

Part Number : DS-X9530-SF2AK9,DS-X9530-SF2AK9=,DS-X9530-SF2AK9-RF

Condition : Seller refurbished

One (1) Seller Refurbished Cisco DS-X9530-SF2AK9 MDS 9500 Series Supervisor-2A Switch Module as described above

Manuals and Software CDs Not Included

Manuals and/or install software (where applicable) may be available through the manufacturer's website

Features:

The Cisco MDS 9500 Series Supervisor-2A Module offers the following benefits:

●   New standard for director-class switching—Combines industry-leading scalability and performance, intelligent SAN services, nondisruptive software upgrades, stateful process restart and failover, and fully redundant operation for a new standard in director-class SAN switching. Supporting up to 528 Fibre Channel ports in a single chassis, 1584 Fibre Channel ports in a single rack, and 1.4 terabits per second (Tbps) of internal system bandwidth when combined with a Cisco MDS 9506 or MDS 9509 Multilayer Director chassis or up to 2.2 Tbps of internal system bandwidth when installed in the Cisco MDS 9513 Multilayer Director chassis. The Cisco MDS 9500 Series Supervisor-2A Module is designed to meet the requirements of even the largest data center storage environments.

●   Flexibility and investment protection—Supports all generations of Cisco MDS 9000 Family switching modules, helping ensure compatibility and providing outstanding investment protection.

●   Total cost of ownership (TCO)-driven design—Offers advanced management tools for overall lowest TCO. It supports Cisco virtual SAN (VSAN) technology for hardware-enforced, isolated environments within a single physical fabric for secure sharing of physical infrastructure, further decreasing TCO.

●   Multiprotocol and multitransport architecture—The multilayer architecture of the Cisco MDS 9000 Family enables a consistent feature set over a protocol-independent switch fabric. The Cisco MDS 9500 Series Supervisor-2A Module transparently integrates Fibre Channel, IBM Fiber Connection (FICON), FCoE, Small Computer System Interface over IP (iSCSI), and Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP) in one system.

●   Intelligent network services—Provides integrated support for VSAN technology, access control lists (ACLs) for hardware-based intelligent frame processing, and advanced traffic management features such as fabric-wide quality of service (QoS) to enable migration from SAN islands to enterprise-wide storage networks.

●   Open platform for intelligent storage applications—Provides the intelligent services necessary for hosting and/or accelerating storage applications such as network-hosted volume management, data migration and backup.

●   Integrated hardware-based VSANs and Inter-VSAN Routing (IVR)—Enables deployment of large-scale multisite and heterogeneous SAN topologies. Integration into port-level hardware allows any port in a system or fabric to be partitioned into any VSAN. Integrated hardware-based IVR provides line-rate routing between any ports in a system or fabric without the need for external routing appliances.

●   FICON services—Supports 1, 2, 4, 8 and 10-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. Control Unit Port (CUP) support enables in-band management of Cisco MDS 9000 Family switches from the mainframe management console.

●   Comprehensive security framework—Supports RADIUS and TACACS+, Fibre Channel Security Protocol (FC-SP), Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP), Secure Shell (SSH) Protocol, and Simple Network Management Protocol Version 3 (SNMPv3) implementing Encryption Standard (AES), VSANs, hardware-enforced zoning, ACLs, and per-VSAN role-based access control.

●   Sophisticated diagnostics—Provides intelligent diagnostics, protocol decoding, and network analysis tools as well as integrated call-home capability for added reliability, faster problem resolution, and reduced service costs.

●   Unified SAN management—The Cisco MDS 9000 Family includes built-in storage network management, with all features available through a command-line interface (CLI) or Cisco Fabric Manager, a centralized management tool that simplifies management of multiple switches and fabrics. Integration with third party storage management platforms allows seamless interaction with existing management tools.