The MDS 9220i Multiservice Fabric Switch is a compact, high-performance solution designed to meet the needs of modern storage area networks (SANs). With its advanced features and flexible connectivity options, it is ideal for departmental, remote branch-office SANs, and large-scale SANs.
Key Features and Benefits
High-Performance SAN Extension
- Integrated Multiprotocol Support: Offers up to twelve 32-Gbps Fibre Channel ports and a combination of 1/10/25/40-Gigabit Ethernet IP storage services ports in a fixed 1RU form factor.
- Flexible FCIP Port Speeds: Supports various Ethernet speeds (1G, 10G, 25G, 40G) to accommodate different data compressibility levels and organizational needs.
- IBM Fibre Connection (FICON) Support: Cost-effectively scales for mainframe environments.
Advanced Application Services
- Intelligent Application Services Engine: Enables SAN Extension over IP software solutions, including FCIP for remote SAN extension, compression, and encryption.
- Hardware-Based Virtual Fabric Isolation: Utilizes Virtual SANs (VSANs) and Inter-VSAN Routing (IVR) for large-scale, multisite, and heterogeneous SAN topologies.
Enhanced Security and Diagnostics
- Comprehensive Network Security Framework: Supports RADIUS, TACACS+, LDAP, SFTP, SSH, SNMPv3, IPsec, and more for robust security.
- Sophisticated Diagnostics: Provides intelligent diagnostics, protocol decoding, network-analysis tools, and integrated Smart Call Home capability.
High Availability and Manageability
- Redundancy: Features redundant, hot-swappable power supplies and fan modules for 99.999% availability.
- Ease of Management: Offers multiple management interfaces, including CLI, DCNM, and integration with third-party tools.
Advanced Software Packages
| Advanced Software Packages | Description |
|---|---|
| DCNM SAN Advanced License | Provides server federation, historical performance monitoring, centralized management services, and advanced application integration. |
| MDS 9000 Family Enterprise | Includes traffic engineering and advanced security features such as IVR, QoS, switch-to-switch and host-to-switch authentication, LUN zoning, and read-only zones. |
Product Specifications
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Product Family | MDS 9000 |
| Software Compatibility | NX-OS Release 8.5(1) or later; NX-OS Release 11.5.1 or later for DCNM support |
| Protocols | Supports a wide range of Fibre Channel standards and IP protocols |
| Cards, Ports, and Slots | Fixed configuration with 12 ports of 32-Gbps Fibre Channel and various Ethernet ports |
| Fabric Services | Includes name server, RSCN, login services, FCS, broadcast, and in-order delivery |
| Advanced Functions | VSAN, IVR, PortChannel with multipath load balancing, flow-based and zone-based QoS, FICON over FCIP |
| Diagnostics and Troubleshooting Tools | POST diagnostics, OHMS, internal port loopbacks, SPAN, Fibre Channel traceroute, ping, debug, Fabric Analyzer, syslog, online system health, port-level statistics, RTP debug |
| Network Security | VSANs, ACLs, per-VSAN RBAC, Fibre Channel zoning, N-port WWN, FC-SP, DH-CHAP, port security, IPsec |
| FICON | FC-SB-6 compliant, cascaded FICON fabrics, intermix of FICON and Fibre Channel Protocol traffic, CUP management interface |
| Serviceability | Configuration file management, ISSU for Fibre Channel interfaces, Call Home, power-management LEDs, port beaconing, system LED, SNMP traps, network boot |
| Performance | Port speed: 4/8/16/32-Gbps autosensing; up to 8191 buffer-to-buffer credits; up to 12 physical ISLs in a single port channel |
| Reliability and Availability | Hot-swappable, redundant power supplies and fan modules; stateful process restart; fabric-based multipathing; per-VSAN fabric services |
| Network Management | Access methods: out-of-band Ethernet port, RS-232 serial console port, in-band IP over Fibre Channel; access protocols: CLI, SNMPv3, SMI-S, FICON CUP |
| Programming Interfaces | Scriptable CLI, NX-API, DCNM web services API, on-board Python interpreter |
| Environmental | Operating temperature: 32 to 104°F (0 to 40°C); relative humidity: 10 to 90% (noncondensing) |
| Physical Dimensions and Weight | Width: 17.30 inches; Length: 20.12 inches; Height: 1.72 inches; Weight: 21.6 lb. (9.8 kg) |
| Power and Cooling | 500W power supply, 80Plus Platinum certified; typical power consumption: 240W; airflow: 200 LFM |
Ordering Information
Base and Advanced Configurations
| Part Number | Description |
|---|---|
| DS-C9220I-4PEK9 | MDS 9220i Multiprotocol Fixed Switch Base configuration (4xFC, 2xIPS 1 Gbps), port side exhaust |
| DS-C9220I-4PIK9 | MDS 9220i Multiprotocol Fixed Switch Base configuration (4xFC, 2xIPS 1 Gbps), port side intake |
| M9220I-UPGK9 | MDS 9220i Upgrade license to enable all ports (12xFC, 6xIPS 1/10/25/40 Gbps) |
| DS-C9220I-12PEK9 | MDS 9220i Multiprotocol Fixed Switch Advanced configuration (12xFC, 6xIPS 1/10/25/40 Gbps), port side exhaust |
| DS-C9220I-12PIK9 | MDS 9220i Multiprotocol Fixed Switch Advanced configuration (12xFC, 6xIPS 1/10/25/40 Gbps), port side intake |
Spare Units and Licenses
| Part Number | Description |
|---|---|
| DS-C9220I-4PEK9= | MDS 9220i Multiprotocol Fixed Switch Base configuration (4xFC, 2xIPS 1 Gbps), port side exhaust, Spare |
| DS-C9220I-4PIK9= | MDS 9220i Multiprotocol Fixed Switch Base configuration (4xFC, 2xIPS 1 Gbps), port side intake, Spare |
| M9220I-UPGK9= | MDS 9220i Upgrade license to enable all ports (12xFC, 6xIPS 1/10/25/40 Gbps), Spare |
| M9220I-UPGK9-SL= | MDS 9220i Upgrade Smart license to enable all ports (12xFC, 6xIPS 1/10/25/40 Gbps), Spare |
Accessories
| Part Number | Description |
|---|---|
| DS-9220I-KIT-CSCO= | MDS 9220 Accessory Kit for Cisco, Spare |
| DS-9220I-KIT-EM= | MDS 9220 Accessory Kit for DellEMC, Spare |
| DS-9220I-KIT-HDS= | MDS 9220 Accessory Kit for HDS, Spare |
| DS-9220I-KIT-HPE= | MDS 9220 Accessory Kit for HPE, Spare |
| DS-9220I-KIT-IBM= | MDS 9220 Accessory Kit for IBM, Spare |
| DS-C32S-FAN-E= | MDS 9132 FAN module, port-side exhaust (compatible with 9220i switch), Spare |
| DS-C32S-FAN-I= | MDS 32G Switch FAN module, port-side intake (compatible with 9220i switch), Spare |
| DS-CAC-500W-E= | MDS 9100 500W port-side exhaust PSU (compatible with 9220i switch), Spare |
| DS-CAC-500W-I= | MDS 9100 500W AC PSU port-side intake (compatible with 9220i switch), Spare |
| DS-CAC-1200W= | 1200W AC Power Supply (bi-directional), Spare |
License Ordering Information
| License Package Name | Description | Part Number |
|---|---|---|
| MDS 9000 Family Enterprise Package | Includes advanced features such as Inter-VSAN Routing (IVR), Quality of Service (QoS), switch-to-switch and host-to-switch authentication, LUN zoning, and read-only zones. | ENTERPRISE_PKG |
| DCNM SAN Advanced License | Provides server federation, historical performance monitoring, centralized management services, and advanced application integration. | DCNM-SAN-ADV |
| On-demand Port Activation License | Enables additional Fibre Channel and IP Storage ports on the MDS 9220i switch. Only the first 4 FC ports and 2 IPS ports are active by default; this license activates the remaining ports. | M9220I-UPGK9 |
| FCIP Upgrade License | Enables all FC and FCIP ports on the MDS 9220i switch. Treated like hardware, it is perpetual and decommissions with the switch. | M9220I-UPGK9 |
| Smart License for Port Activation | Smart Licensing version of the port activation license, enabling all ports on the MDS 9220i switch. | M9220I-UPGK9-SL |
Note: Starting with NX-OS Release 9.2(2), Smart Licensing Using Policy (SLP) is supported.