Cisco MDS 9200 Series Hardware Installation Guide (OL-16188-01, April 2008)

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Chapter 1 Product Overview
Switching Modules
24-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module
The 24-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel switching module offers 24 autosensing 1-, 2-, and 4-Gbps Fibre
Channel ports and can be used in any of the Cisco MDS 9500 Series chassis and in the Cisco MDS 9216i
and 9216A Switches. The 24-port switching module can be configured in one of two operational modes:
shared bandwidth mode (default) and dedicated bandwidth mode.
Figure 1-10 shows a 24-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel switching module. The front panel connectors are
standard modular SFP and the speed detection is autosensing.
Figure 1-10 24-Port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module
12-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module
The 12-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel switching module can be used in any of the Cisco MDS 9500 Series
chassis and in the Cisco MDS 9216i and 9216A Switches. The 12-port 4-Gbps switching module is a
full-rate mode module providing 12 SFP-based Fibre Channel interfaces. Each interface can support full-
line rate operation at 4 Gbps interface speed. The module delivers a sustained data rate of up to 4-Gbps
in each direction, on all ports simultaneously, and up to 96 Gbps of continuous, aggregate bandwidth
when attached to high-performance servers and storage subsystems.
Figure 1-11 shows a 12-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel switching module. The front panel connectors are
standard modular SFP and the speed detection is autosensing.
Figure 1-11 12-Port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module
1 Status LED 3 Fibre Channel ports
2 Link LEDs 4 Port Group
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