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Cisco MDS 9100 Series Hardware
Installation Guide

February 2010

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CONTENTS

New and Changed Information 7
Preface 9

Audience 9
Organization 9
Document Conventions 10
Related Documentation 12

Release Notes 12
Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information 12
Compatibility Information 12
Hardware Installation 12
Software Installation and Upgrade 13
Cisco NX-OS 13
Cisco Fabric Manager 13
Command-Line Interface 14
Intelligent Storage Networking Services Configuration Guides 14
Troubleshooting and Reference 14

Product Overview 1-1

Cisco MDS 9100 Series Multilayer Fabric Switches 1-2

Cisco MDS 9148 Switch 1-3
Cisco MDS 9134 Switch 1-3
Cisco MDS 9124 Switch 1-5
Cisco MDS 9140 Switch 1-5

Cisco MDS 9120 Switch 1-6
Cisco MDS Fibre Channel Blade Switch for IBM BladeCenter 1-6
Cisco MDS 8-Gb Fabric Switch for HP BladeSystem C-Class 1-7
Power Supplies 1-7
Fan Modules 1-8
Cisco MDS 9100 Series Ports 1-9

Ports on the Cisco MDS 9148 Switch 1-9

Ports on the Cisco MDS 9134 Switch 1-10

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Ports on the Cisco MDS 9124 Switch 1-12

Ports on the Cisco MDS 9140 Switch and the Cisco MDS 9120 Switch 1-12
Switch LEDs 1-13
Supported SFP and SFP+ Transceivers 1-16

Fibre Channel SFP Transceivers 1-17

Combination Fibre Channel/Gigabit Ethernet SFP Transceivers 1-17

CWDM Combination Fibre Channel/Gigabit Ethernet SFP Transceivers 1-18

Installing the Cisco MDS 9100 Series 2-1

Preinstallation 2-2

Installation Options 2-2

Installation Guidelines 2-3

Required Equipment 2-4

Unpacking and Inspecting the Switch 2-4
Installing the Switch in a Cabinet or Rack 2-5

Front-Facing Installation 2-6
Installing the Switch in a Cabinet with Insufficient Front Clearance 2-11

Installing Front Rack-Mount Brackets for Cabinets with 26 Inches or Greater of Rail Spacings 2-13

Installing Front Rack-Mount Brackets for Cabinets with Less Than 26 Inches of Rail Spacings 2-14

Installing Cisco MDS 9100 Series Switch Rear-Facing into Cabinet 2-15

Installing a Cisco MDS 9148 Switch, Cisco MDS 9134 Switch, or a Cisco MDS 9124 Switch

Rear-Facing into Cabinet

2-17

Installing Cisco MDS 9134 48-Port and 64-Port Bundles 2-21
Grounding the Switch 2-23
Starting Up the Switch 2-24
Removing and Installing Components 2-25

Removing and Installing AC Power Supplies 2-29

Removing Power Supplies 2-29
Installing Power Supplies 2-29

Removing and Installing DC Power Supplies 2-30

Removing Power Supplies 2-31
Installing Power Supplies 2-32

Removing and Installing Fan Modules 2-32

Removing a Fan Module on the Cisco MDS 9148 Cisco MDS 9140 Switch, the Cisco MDS 9134
Switch, and the Cisco MDS 9120 Switch

2-32

Installing a Fan Module 2-34
Verifying the Fan Module 2-35

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Connecting the Cisco MDS 9100 Series 3-1

Preparing for Network Connections 3-1
Connecting the Console Port 3-1

Connecting the Console Port to a PC 3-2

Connecting a Modem to a Console Port 3-3
Connecting the 10/100 and 10/100/1000 Ethernet Management Port 3-4
Connecting to a Fibre Channel Port 3-4

Removing and Installing SFP Tran s c ei ve r s 3-5

Installing an SFP Transceiver 3-5
Removing an SFP Transceiver 3-6

Removing and Installing Cables into SF P Transceivers 3-7

Installing a Cable into an SFP Trans c ei ver 3-8
Removing a Cable from an SFP Transceiver 3-8

Maintaining SFP Transceivers and Fiber-Optic Cab les 3-9

Cabinet and Rack Installation A-1

Cabinet and Rack Requirements A-1

General Requirements for Cabinets and Racks A-1

Requirements Specific to Perforated Cabinets A-2

Reference Perforated Cabinet A-2
Requirements Specific to Solid-Walled Cabinets A-3
Requirements Specific to Standard Open Racks A-3
Requirements Specific to Telco Racks A-3

Cisco MDS 9000 Family Telco and EIA Shelf Bracket A-3

Rack-Mounting Guidelines A-4
Before Installing the Shelf Brackets A-5

Required Equipment A-5

Installing the Shelf Bracket Kit into a Two-Post Telco Rack A-5

Installing the Shelf Bracket Kit into a Four-Post EIA Rack A-7

Installing the Switch on the Shelf Brackets A-8

Removing the Shelf Bracket Kit (Optional) A-9

Technical Specifications B-1

Switch Specifications B-1
Power Specifications B-3

General Power Supply Specifications B-3
Power Supply Requirements and Heat Dissipation Specifications B-4
Connection Guidelines for AC-Powered Systems B-5

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SFP Transceiver Specifications B-6

Cisco Fibre Channel SFP Transceivers B-6

General Specifications for Cisco Fibre Channel SFP Transceivers B-7
Environmental and Electrical Specifications for Cisco Fibre Channel SFP Transceivers B-8

Cisco Gigabit Ethernet/Fibre Channel Transceivers B-9

General Specifications for Cisco GE/FC SFP Transceivers B-9
Environmental and Electrical Specifications for Cisco GE/FC SFP Transceivers B-10

Cisco CWDM SFP Transceivers B-10

General Specifications for Cisco CWDM SFP Transceivers B-11
Environmental and Electrical Specifications for Cisco CWDM SFP Transceivers B-11
Optical Specifications for Cisco CWDM SFP Transceivers B-11

Cisco DWDM SFP Transceivers B-12

Performance B-14
Connectors and Cabling B-14
Environmental and Electrical Specifications for Cisco DWDM SFP Transceivers B-15
Optical Specifications for Cisco DWDM SFP Transceivers B-15

X2 Transceiver Specifications B-17

Cisco 10-Gbps Ethernet X2 Transceivers B-18
General Specification for Cisco 10-Gbps Ethernet X2 Transceivers B-18
Environmental and Power Requirements Specifications for Cisco 10-Gbps Ethernet X2

Transceiver

B-18

Cisco 10-Gbps Ethernet DWDM X2 Transceiver B-19

Cable and Port Specifications C-1

Cables and Adapters C-1
Console Port C-2

Console Port Pinouts C-2
Connecting the Console Port to a Computer Using the DB-25 Adapter C-2

Connecting the Console Port to a Computer Using the DB-9 Adapter C-3
MGMT 10/100 Ethernet Port C-3
Supported Power Cords and Plugs C-4

Power Cords C-4

Jumper Power Cord C-6

Site Planning and Maintenance Records D-1

Site Preparation Checklist D-1
Contact and Site Information D-3

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Chassis and Network Information D-4

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NDEX

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New and Changed Information

This Cisco MDS 9100 Series Hardware Installation Guide applies to Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release

1.2(2a) and earlier Cisco MDS SAN-OS releases.

Table 1 lists the new and changed features available with each supported Cisco MDS NX-OS release and

SAN-OS release for the Cisco MDS 9100 Series, with the latest release first.

Note As of NX-OS Release 4.1(1b), SAN-OS has been changed to NX-OS. References to SAN-OS releases

before 4.1(1b) still apply.

Tab le 1 Documented Features for the Cisco MDS 9100 Series

Changed in

Feature Description

The Cisco MDS
9148 Multilayer
Fabric Sw it ch
support

Cisco MDS
Fibre Channel
Blade Switch

Cisco 10-Gbps
Ethernet X2
Transceivers

The new DC
power supply

The Cisco MDS
9120 and the
Cisco MDS
9140 switch
support

Cisco MDS
Fibre Channel
Bladeswitch
overview

The 48-port Cisco MDS 9148
Multilayer Fabric Switch.

Description of the Cisco MDS
8-Gb Fabric Switch for HP
BladeSystem C-Class.

Added Cisco 10-Gbps Ethernet X2
Transceivers support.

Description of removing and
installing the new DC power
supply.

Note that states that the Cisco
MDS 9120 and the Cisco MDS
9140 Fibre Channel switches are
not supported on NX-OS Release

4.1(1b).
Description of the Cisco MDS

Fibre Channel Blade switch for
IBM BladeCenter.

Release

5.0(1a) Product Overvie w chapter

5.0(1a) Product Overview

4.2(1) Technical Specifications

Not release
specific

4.1(1b) Product Overview

3.3(1a) Product Overview

Where Documented

and Technical

Specifications appendix.

chapter.

appendix

Installing the Cisco MDS
9100 Series chapter.

chapter.

chapter.

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Table 1 Documented Features for the Cisco MDS 9100 Series (continued)

Changed in

Feature Description

Cisco MDS

Description of NPIV support. 3.2(2c) Product Overview
9134 Switch
overview

Cisco MDS

Description of NPIV support. 3.2(2c) Product Overview
9124 Switch
overview

Cisco MDS
9134 Switch
overview

Cisco MDS
9134 Switch
installation

Cisco MDS
9134 Switch
specifications

Description and illustrations of the

32-port 4-Gbps and 2-port

10-Gbps Cisco MDS 9134 Switch.

Description and illustrations of

installing the Cisco MDS 9134

Switch and removing it.

Switch specifications for the Cisco

MDS 9134 Switch, including

power supply requirements, heat

dissipation specifications, and X2

Transceiver Specifications.
Cisco MDS

9124 Switch

Additional illustrations of the

24-port Cisco MDS 9124 Switch.
Troubleshooting Troubleshooting chapter removed. Not release

Cisco MDS
9124 Switch

Rear-facing
chassis
installation

Jumper power
cord

Telco and EIA
Shelf Bracket
Kit

Console port to
modem
connection

Cisco MDS
9100 Series

The 24-port Cisco MDS 9124

Switch.

Chassis installation for a cabinet

with insufficient front side

clearance.

Jumper power cord available for

use in cabinet.

A 2-RU shelf bracket kit that

allows single-user installation and

installation in a Telco rack.

Support for connecting the console

port on the Cisco MDS 9100

Series to a modem.

The 20-port Cisco MDS 9120

Switch and the 40-port Cisco MDS

9140 Switch.

Release Where Documented

chapter.

chapter.

3.2(1) Product Overview
chapter.

3.2(1) Installing the Cisco MDS

9100 Series chapter.

3.2(1) Technical Specifications
appendix.

Not release
specific

Installing the Cisco MDS
9100 Series chapter.

For troubleshooting

specific

information, see the

Cisco
MDS 9000 Family
Troubleshooting Guide.

3.1(1) This guide.

Not release
specific

Installing the Switch in a
Cabinet with Insufficient
Front Clearance,
page 2-11.

Not release
specific

Not release
specific

Jumper Power Cord,
page C-6.

Cisco MDS 9000 Family
Te lco a nd EIA Shel f
Bracket, page A-3.

1.2(2a) Connecting the Console

Port, page 3-1.

1.2(1a) This guide.

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Preface

This preface describes the audience, organization, and conventions of the Cisco MDS 9100 Series
Ha rdware I ns t al l at i on Guid e . It also provides information on how to obtain related documentation.

Audience

To use this installation guide, you need to be familiar with electronic circuitry and wiring practices and
preferably be an electronic or electromechanical technician.

Organization

This guide is organized as follows:

Chapter Title Description

Chapter 1 Product Overview Provid e s a n ove r vi ew of t he C i sc o MDS

Chapter 2 Installing the Cisco

Chapter 3 Connecting the

Appendix A Cabinet and Rack

Appendix B Technical

MDS 9100 Series

Cisco MDS 9100
Series

Installation

Specifications

9100 Series Fixed Configuration Fabric
Switch and its components.

Describes how to install the Cisco MDS
9100 Series, and includes how to install
power supplies and fan modules.

Describes how to connect the Cisco MDS
9100 Series switch.

Provides guidelines for selecting an
enclosed cabinet, and the procedure for
installing a switch using the optional Telco
and EIA Shelf Bracket Kit.

Lists the Cisco MDS 9100 Series switch
specifications, and includes safety
information, site requirements, and power
connections.

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Chapter Title Description

Appendix C Cable and Port

Specifications

Appendix D Site Planning and

Maintenance

Lists cable and port specifications for the
Cisco

MDS 9100 Series switch.

Provides site planning and maintena nce
records.

Records

Document Conventions

Notes use the following conventions:

Note Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the

manual.

Cautions use the following conventions:

Caution Means read er be careful . In this situation, you might do something that could result in equipment

Warning

Waarschuwing

Varoitus

damage or loss of data.

Warnings use the following conventions:

This warning symbol means danger. You are in a situation that could cause
bodily injury. Before you work on any equipment, be aware of the hazards
involved with electrical circuitry and be familiar with standard practices for
preventing accidents. Use the statement number provided at the end of each
warning to locate its translation in the translated safety warnings that
accompanied this device.

Dit waarschuwingssymbool betekent gevaar. U verkeert in een situatie die
lichamelijk letsel kan veroorzaken. Voordat u aan enige apparatuur gaat
werken, dient u zich bewust te zijn van de bij elektrische schakelingen
betrokken risico's en dient u op de hoogte te zijn van standaard maatregelen
om ongelukken te voorkomen. Voor vertalingen van de waarschuwin gen die in
deze publicatie verschijnen, kunt u het document Regulatory Compliance and
Safety Information (Informatie over naleving van veiligheids- en andere
voorschriften) raadplegen dat bij dit toestel is ingesloten.

Tämä varoitusmerkki merkitsee vaaraa. Olet tilanteessa, joka voi johtaa
ruumiinvammaan. Ennen kuin työskentelet minkään laitteiston parissa, ota
selvää sähkökytkentöihin liittyvistä vaaroista ja tavanomaisista
onnettomuuksien ehkäisykeinoista. Tässä julkaisussa esiintyvien varoitusten
käännökset löydät laitteen mukana olevasta Regulatory Compliance and
Safety Information -kirjasesta (määräysten noudattaminen ja tietoa
turvallisuudesta).

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Warnung

Avvertenza

Ce symbole d'avertissement indique un danger. Vous vous trouvez dans une
situation pouvant causer des blessures ou des dommages corporels. Avant de
travailler sur un équipement, soyez conscient des dangers posés par les
circuits électriques et familiarisez-vous avec les procédures couramment
utilisées pour éviter les accidents. Pour prendre connaissance des
traductions d’avertissements figurant dans cette publication, consultez le
document Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information (Conformité aux
règlements et consignes de sécurité) qui accompagne cet appareil.

Dieses Warnsymbol bedeutet Gefahr. Sie befinden sich in einer Situation, die
zu einer Körperverletzung führen könnte. Bevor Sie mit der Arbeit an
irgendeinem Gerät beginnen, seien Sie sich der mit elektrischen
Stromkreisen verbundenen Gefahren und der Standardpraktiken zur
Vermeidung von Unfällen bewußt. Übersetzungen der in dieser
Veröffentlichung enthaltenen Warnhinweise finden Sie im Dokument
Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information (Informationen zu
behördlichen Vorschriften und Sicherheit), das zusammen mit diesem Gerät
geliefert wurde.

Questo simbolo di avvertenza indica un pericolo. La situazione potrebbe
causare infortuni alle persone. Prima di lavorare su qualsiasi
apparecchiatura, occorre conoscere i pericoli relativi ai circuiti elettrici ed
essere al corrente delle pratiche standard per la prevenzione di incidenti. La
traduzione delle avvertenze riportate in questa pubblicazione si trova nel
documento Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information (Conformità alle
norme e informazioni sulla sicurezza) che accompagna questo dispositivo.

Advarsel

Aviso

¡Advertencia!

Dette varselsymbolet betyr fare. Du befinner deg i en situasjon som kan føre
til personskade. Før du utfører arbeid på utstyr, må du vare oppmerksom på de
faremomentene som elektriske kretser innebærer, samt gjøre deg kjent med
vanlig praksis når det gjelder å unngå ulykker. Hvis du vil se oversettelser av
de advarslene som finnes i denne publikasjonen, kan du se i dokumentet
Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information (Overholdelse av forskrifter og
sikkerhetsinformasjon) som ble levert med denne enheten.

Este símbolo de aviso indica perigo. Encontra-se numa situação que lhe
poderá causar danos físicos. Antes de começar a trabalhar com qualquer
equipamento, familiarize-se com os perigos relacionados com circuitos
eléctricos, e com quaisquer práticas comuns que possam prevenir possíveis
acidentes. Para ver as traduções dos avisos que constam desta publicação,
consulte o documento Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information
(Informação de Segurança e Disposições Reguladoras) que acompanha este
dispositivo.

Este símbolo de aviso significa peligro. Existe riesgo para su integridad física.
Antes de manipular cualquier equipo, considerar los riesgos que entraña la
corriente eléctrica y familiarizarse con los procedimientos estándar de
prevención de accidentes. Para ver una traducción de las advertencias que
aparecen en esta publicación, consultar el documento titulado Regulatory
Compliance and Safety Information (Información sobre seguridad y
conformidad con las disposiciones reglamentarias) que se acompaña con
este dispositivo.

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Varning!

Denna varningssymbol signalerar fara. Du befinner dig i en situation som kan
leda till personskada. Innan du utför arbete på någon utrustning måste du vara
medveten om farorna med elkretsar och känna till vanligt förfarande för att
förebygga skador. Se förklaringar av de varningar som förkommer i denna
publikation i dokumentet Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information
(Efterrättelse av föreskrifter och säkerhetsinformation), vilket medföljer
denna anordning.

Related Documentation

The documentation set for the Cisco MDS 9000 Family includes the following documents. To find a
document online, use the Cisco MDS NX-OS Documentation Locator at:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/storage/san_switches/mds9000/roadmaps/doclocater.htm

Release Notes

• Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS NX-OS Releases

• Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for MDS SAN-OS Releases

• Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Storage Services Interface Images

• Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS 9000 EPLD Images

• Release Notes for Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager

Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information

• Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for the Cisco MDS 9000 Family

Compatibility Information

• Cisco Data Center Interoperability Support Matrix

• Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Hardware and Software Compatibility Information and Feature Lists

• Cisco MDS NX-OS Release Compatibility Matrix for Storage Service Interface Images

• Cisco MDS 9000 Family Switch-to-Switch Interoperability Configuration Guide

• Cisco MDS NX-OS Release Compatibility Matrix for IBM SAN Volume Controller Software for

Cisco MDS 9000

• Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release Compatibility Matrix for VERITAS Storage Foundation for Networks

Software

Hardware Installation

• Cisco MDS 9500 Series Hardware Installation Guide

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• Cisco MDS 9200 Series Hardware Installation Guide

• Cisco MDS 9124 and Cisco MDS 9134 Multilayer Fabric Switch Quick Start Guide

• Cisco MDS 9148 Multilayer Fabric Switch Quick Start Guide

Software Installation and Upgrade

• Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Release 4.1(x) and SAN-OS 3(x) Software Upgrade and Downgrade Guide

• Cisco MDS 9000 Family Storage Services Interface Image Install and Upgrade Guide

• Cisco MDS 9000 Family Storage Services Module Software Installation and Upgrade Guide

Cisco NX-OS

• Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Licensing Guide

• Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Fundamentals Configuration Guide

• Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS System Management Configuration Guide

• Cisco MDS 9000 Fa mily NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide

• Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Fabric Configuration Guide

• Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Quality of Service Configuration Guide

• Cisco MDS 9000 Fa mily NX-OS Security Configuration Guide

• Cisco MDS 9000 Fa mily NX-OS IP Services Configuration Guide

• Cisco MDS 9000 Fa mily NX-OS Intelligent Storage Services Configuration Guide

• Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS High Availability and Redundancy Configuration Guide

• Cisco MDS 9000 Fa mily NX-OS Inter-VSAN Routing Configuration Guide

Cisco Fabric Manager

• Cisco Fabric Manager Fundamentals Configuration Guide

• Cisco Fabric Manager System Management Configuration Guide

• Cisco Fabric Manager Interfaces Configuration Guide

• Cisco Fabric Manager Fabric Configuration Guide

• Cisco Fabric Manager Quality of Service Configuration Guide

• Cisco Fabric Manager Security Configuration Guide

• Cisco Fabric Manager IP Services Configuration Guide

• Cisco Fabric Manager Intelligent Storage Services Configuration Guide

• Cisco Fabric Manager High Availability and Redundancy Configuration Guide

• Cisco Fabric Manager Inter-VSAN Routing Configuration Guide

• Cisco Fabric Manager Online Help

• Cisco Fabric Manager Web Services Online Help

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Command-Line Interface

• Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference

Intelligent Storage Networking Services Configuration Guides

• Cisco MDS 9000 I/O Acceleration Configuration Guide

• Cisco MDS 9000 Family SANTap Deployment Guide

• Cisco MDS 9000 Family Data Mobility Manager Configuration Guide

• Cisco MDS 9000 Family Storage Media Encryption Configuration Guide

• Cisco MDS 9000 Family Secure Erase Configuration Guide

• Cisco MDS 9000 Family Cookbook for Cisco MDS SAN-OS

Troubleshooting and Reference

• Cisco NX-OS System Messages Reference

• Cisco MDS 9000 Fa mily NX-OS Troubleshooting Guide

• Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS MIB Quick Reference

• Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS SMI-S Programming Reference

• Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Server Database Schema

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The Cisco MDS 9100 Series Multilayer Fabric Switches provide an intelligent, cost-effective, and
small-profile switching platform for small- and medium-sized storage environments. The
Cisco

MDS 9100 Series also provides full-feature capability with the Cisco MDS 9500 Series multilayer

directors for a transparent, end-to-end service delivery in large data-center core-edge deployments.
The Cisco MDS 9100 Series includes four fixed configuration fabric switches:

• The Cisco MDS 9148 Multilayer Fabric Switch is a 48-port, 1-, 2-, 4-, and 8-Gbps autosensing Fib re

Channel switch.

• The Cisco MDS 9134 Multilay er Fabric Switch is a 32-p ort, 1-, 2-, and 4-Gbp s autosens ing Fibre

Channel and 2-port 10-Gbps switch.

• The Cisco MDS 9124 Multilay er Fabric Switch is a 24-p ort, 1-, 2-, and 4-Gbp s autosens ing Fibre

Channel port switch.

• The Cisco MDS 9140 is a 40-port Fibre Channel switch.

• The Cisco MDS 9120 is a 20-port Fibre Channel switch.

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The Cisco MDS 9100 Series is packaged in compact 1-RU enclosures with redundant hot-swapp able
power supplies. The Cisco
hot-swappable fan modules. Management access is provided through 10/100 Ethernet for Cisco MDS
9134 switch. In the case of Cisco
10/100/1000 Ethernet, and serial console interfaces.

The Cisco MDS 9100 Series provides the following features:

• High port density at 48, 40, 32, 24, or 20 ports per 1 RU.

• Port interfaces that support field-replaceable, hot-swappable small form-factor pluggable (SFP)

transceivers.

Note Throughout this document the term SFP will refer to both 4, 2, and 1 Gbps optics as well as SFP+ 8Gbps

optics.

• Redundant and hot-swappable power supplies for high availability.

• Hot-swappable fan modules in the Cisco MDS 9148 Switch, Cisco MDS 9140 Switch,

Cisco

MDS 9134 Switch, and the Cisco MDS 9120 Switch.

MDS 9140 Switch, the Cisco MDS 9120 Switch, also include two

MDS 9148 switch, management access is provided through

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• Front to back airflow.

Note The airflow in the Cisco MDS 9148 Multilayer Fabric Switch flows from back to front; which is the

opposite airflow direction from the other Cisco MDS 91xx Switches.

• Cisco MDS NX-OS multilayer intelligent software.

• Full compatibility with the Cisco MDS 9000 Family.

The Cisco MDS 9148 Multilayer Fabric Switch, Cisco MDS 9134 Multilayer Fabric Switch, and the
Cisco

MDS 9124 Multilayer Fabric Switch also provide the following features:

• On-Demand Port activation licensing that provides 8-, 16-, and 24-port configurations in the

Cisco

MDS 9124 Switch to optimize price and scalability. By default, the first 8 ports on the

Cisco

MDS 9124 Switch are licensed.

• On-Demand Port activation licensing provides 24 licensed ports by default in the Cisco MDS 9134

Switch. Port capacity can be increased on-site to 32 ports with an additional license. The 10 Gbps
ports are also available through an additional license.

• On-Demand Port activation licensing provides 16, 32, or 48 licensed ports by default in the Cisco

MDS 9148 Switch. Port capacity of 16 and 32 port models can be increased on-site to 48 ports with
an additional license in 8 -port increments.

• Expansion of Cisco MDS 9134 Switches up to 64 ports or more is po ssible by using copper X2 CX4

transceivers or optical media.

• Quick configuration wizard that provides an easy-to-use interface allowing you to quickly enable

server access to storage devices.

This chapter describes hardware information about the Cisco MDS 9100 Series and its components, and
it includes the following sections:

• Cisco MDS 9100 Series Multilayer Fabric Switches, page 1-2

• Cisco MDS Fibre Channel Blade Switch for IBM BladeCenter, page 1-6

• Power Supplies, page 1-7

• Fan Modules, page 1-8

• Cisco MDS 9100 Series Ports, page 1-9

• Switch LEDs, page 1-13

• Supported SFP and SFP+ Transceivers, page 1-16

Cisco MDS 9100 Series Multilayer Fabric Switches

This section describes the four Cisco MDS 9100 Series configurations:

• Cisco MDS 9148 Switch, page 1-3

• Cisco MDS 9134 Switch, page 1-3

• Cisco MDS 9124 Switch, page 1-5

• Cisco MDS 9140 Switch, page 1-5

• Cisco MDS 9120 Switch, page 1-6

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Cisco MDS 9148 Switch

The Cisco MDS 9148 Switch offers 48 autosensing 1-, 2-, 4-, and 8-Gbps Fibre Channel ports. On the
front panel, there are four 12-port groups that are connected to a crossbar and a central arbiter system,
which offer 1-, 2-, 4-, and 8-Gbps Fibre Channel ports. In addition, the Cisco MDS 9148 Switch offers
a CPU port and an Interlaken port for the network processor connectivity. The Cisco MDS 9148 Switch
features On-Demand Port Licensing. You can activate licensing in 8-port increments with each
on-demand port activation license for up to a total of 48 ports. There are three pre-configured models of
the Cisco
16 and 32 models can be upgraded up to 48 ports with the 8-port upgrade license. See

The Cisco MDS 9148 Switch supports N port identif ier virtuali zation (NPIV). NPIV can assign multiple
FC IDs to a single N port. This feature allows multiple applications on the N port to use different
identifiers and allows access control, zoning, and port security at the application level.

In NPIV mode, the Cisco MDS 9148 switch supports F-Port Trunking (for VSANs) and F-Port
PortChannel (for ISLs). Additionally, the Cisco MDS 9148 switch also supports Cisco N-Port
Virtualization (NPV) to enable scaling of SANs without reaching Fibre Channel Domain ID limits.

Figure 1-1 Cisco MDS 9148 Switch

MDS 9148 Multilayer Fabric Switch available. These models enable 16, 32 or 48 ports. The

Figure 1-1.

Cisco MDS 9134 Switch

The Cisco MDS 9134 Multilayer Fabric Switch has a total of 32 1-, 2-, and 4-Gbps autosensing Fibre
Channel ports, and 2 10-Gbps ports. The Cisco
Port activat ion licensing . By default, th e f irst 24 por ts are l icensed. An ad ditio nal license is requi red for
the remaining 8 ports. The 2 10-Gbps ports are not licensed by default. They require a separate license.

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The 10-Gbps Fibre Channel ports of the Cisco MDS 9134 Switches can be used as Inter-Switch Link
(ISL) ports for multiple Cisco MDS 9134 Switches. In addition, the 10-Gbps ports on the Cisco MDS
9134 Switch can be configured as ISLs for larger MDS switches on which the DS-X9704 module is
installed. The 10-Gbps interfaces support the copper CX4 X2 transceivers and optical media. For more
information, see the

Cisco MDS 9134 Multilayer Fabric Switch supports N port identifier virtualization (NPIV). NPIV can
assign multiple FC IDs to a single N port. This feature allows multiple applications on the N port to u se
different identifiers and allows access control, zoning, and port security at the application level.

Figure 1-2 Cisco MDS 9134 Switch

“Installing Cisco MDS 9134 48-Port and 64-Port Bundles” section on page 2-21.

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Cisco MDS 9124 Switch

The Cisco MDS 9124 Multilayer Fabric Switch has a total of 24 1-, 2-, and 4-Gbps autosensing Fibre
Channel ports. The Cisco
licensing in 8-port increments with each on-demand port activation license for up to a total of 24 ports.
By default, the first 8 ports are licensed. Two additional licenses are required to license all 24 ports. See

Figure 1-3.

Figure 1-3 Cisco MDS 9124 Switch

MDS 9124 Switch features On-Demand Port Licensing. You can activate

Cisco MDS 9124 Multilayer Fabric Switch supports N port identifier virtualization (NPIV). NPIV can
assign multiple FC IDs to a single N port. This feature allows multiple applicati ons on the N por t to use
different identifiers and allows access control, zoning, and port security at the application level.

Cisco MDS 9140 Switch

The Cisco MDS 9140 Switch has a total of 40 1/2-Gbps autosensing, opti onally configurable ports. The
first eight ports on the left-hand side are the bandwidth-optimized ports. They are delineated by a white
border. The r emaining eight groups of four ports each are the host-optimized port groups. See

Figure 1-4 Cisco MDS 9140 Switch

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Cisco MDS 9120 Switch

The Cisco MDS 9120 Switch has a total of 20 1/2-Gbps autosensing, optionall y conf ig urable ports. The
first group of four ports on the left-hand side are the bandwi dth-optimi zed por ts. The y are de lineated b y
a white border. The remaining four groups of four ports each are the host-optimized port groups. See

Figure 1-5.

Figure 1-5 Cisco MDS 9120 Switch

Cisco MDS Fibre Channel Blade Switch for IBM BladeCenter

The Cisco MDS Fibre Channel Bladeswitch for IBM BladeCenter is designed for IBM BladeCenter
environments. The Cisco MDS Fibre Channel Blade Switch is based on the Cisco MDS 9000 Family
SAN switching technology, which integrates the Cisco MDS 9000 Family of switches and directors into
a blade-switch architecture. The advanced architecture of the Cisco MDS Fibre Channel Blade Switch
for IBM BladeCenter, along with 4-Gbps technology, provides outstanding performance between blade
switches and the rest of the Fibre Channel infrastructure.

The Cisco MDS Fibre Channel Blade Switch for IBM BladeCenter provides 4-Gbps Fibre Channel
performance to blade-server switching. It also provides network intelligence features such as virtual
SANs (VSANs), quality of service (QoS), and N-port identifier virtualization (NPIV). It also offers
nondisruptive software upgrades and on-demand port activation and is the most complete embedded
Fibre Channel switching available for the IBM BladeCenter, BladeCenter-T, and BladeCenter-H
platforms.

The Cisco MDS Fibre Channel Blade Switch for IBM BladeCenter provides up to 20 nonblocking 1-,
2-, and 4-GB Fibre Channel ports that are av ailable in two configurations: 7 internal ports and 3 external
ports, or 14 internal ports and 6 external ports. Each port provides line-rate performance up to 4-Gbps
without any performance loss for integrated features such as VSANs, QoS, or Network Address
Translation (NAT). The Cisco MDS Fibre Channel Blade Switch for IBM BladeCenter sup ports up to 16
VSANs per blade switch.

Each external port on the Cisco MDS FC Blade Switch for IBM BladeCenter also provides line-rate
performance up to 4-Gbps for Inter-Switch Links (ISLs) or additional device connectivity such as
storage or host bus adapters (HBAs).

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The Cisco NX-OS software provides role-based access control (RBAC) for management acce ss of the
Cisco Fibre Channel Blade Switch for IBM BladeCenter command-line interface (CLI) and Simple
Network Management Protocol (SNMP). For more information, see the Cisco MDS 9000 Family
Command Reference.

Cisco MDS 8-Gb Fabric Switch for HP BladeSystem C-Class

The Cisco MDS 8-Gb Fabric Switch is designed for the HP BladeSystem C-Class. The Cisco MDS 8-Gb
Fabric Switch is a 24-port switch, with 8-Gbps of dedicated ba ndwidth fo r each port. T he Cisco MD S
8-Gb Fabric Switch offers intelligent storage networking capabilities such as virtual SANs (VSANs),
PortChannels, quality of service (QoS), high availability, and security. In addition, it supports key
features such as N port virtualization (NPV), N port interface virtualization (NPIV), FlexAttach, and F
port trunking.

The Cisco MDS 8-Gb Fabric Switch of fers nondisrupti ve softw are upgrades, up to 16 VSANs per switch
for fault isolation, and PortChannels for Inter-Switch Link (ISL) resiliency. The PortChannels allow
users to aggregate up to 16 physical ISLs into a single logical bundle, providing optimized bandwidth
use across all links.

The Cisco MDS 8-Gb Fabric Switch has 8 1-, 2-, 4-, and 8-Gbps SFP ports at the front panel and has 16
2-, 4-, and 8-Gbps serdes connections to the backplane. The 16 ports are internal for server connections
and 8 ports are external or SAN facing. The Cisco MDS 8-Gb Fabric Switch ports are g rouped. Each port
group consists of 4 ports.

The Cisco MDS 8-Gb Fabric Switch external ports include hot-swa ppable, Small Form-Factor Pluggable
(SFP) line card interfaces. All SFP interfaces are 1, 2, 4, and 8 Gbps, with autosensing capabilities.
Individual ports can be configured with either short- or long-wavelength SFP optics for connectivity of
up to 500 meters (m) and 10 kilometers (km), respectively.

The Cisco MDS 8-Gb Fabric Switch comes with the on-demand port activation license, which can be
expanded in 8-port increments.

The Cisco NX-OS software provides role-based access control (RBAC) for management acce ss of the
Cisco MDS 8-Gb Fabric Switch command-line interface (CLI) and Cisco Fabr ic Manager, a centralized
management tool that simplifies management of a standalone switch or multiple switches and fabrics.
For more information about Cisco 9000 Family commands, see the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command
Reference.

Power Supplies

The Cisco MDS 9100 Series supports dual AC and DC power supplies. Each power supply provides
sufficient power to maintain switch operation in the event of a single power supply failure. Power
supplies are hot swappable and can be individually replaced without disruption to the system. (See the

“Power Specifications” section on page B-3.)

Note The new DC power supply is not supported on the Cisco MDS 9148 Switch, Cisco MDS 9140 Switch,

and the Cisco MDS 9120 Switch.

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Caution Power supplies for the Cisco 9100 Series look similar but they differ slightly. Be sure to use the correct

power supply designated for your Cisco 9100 Series switch. Using an incorrect power supply will not
provide redundant power in the case of a power supply failure.

The power supply has two LEDs, AC ok and DC ok. Power supply status is also indicated on a front
panel LED.

Procedures for replacing and installing the power supplies are a vailable in the “Remo ving and Installing

Components” section on page 2-25.

The Cisco MDS 9124 Switch includes a front panel reset button that resets the switch without cycling
the power.

Note If the Cisco MDS 9124 switch has only one power supply and supports SAN-OS Release 3.3(x), the

normal FAN LED indication is Amber light.
If the Cisco MDS 9124 switch has only one power supply and supports NX-OS Release 4.1(x) or later,
the normal FAN LED indication is Green light.

The Cisco MDS 9134 Switch includes a reset button on the left side o f the switch as sho wn in Figure 1-6.

Figure 1-6 Reset Button on the Side of the Cisco MDS 9134 Switch

Fan Modules

The Cisco MDS 9148 Switch, Cisco MDS 9140 Switch, the Cisco MDS 9134 Switch, and the
Cisco
run if a fan module fails, or is removed or both. The switches would continue to ru n provided the preset
temperature thresholds hav e not been e x ceeded. You can swap out a fan module without having to bring
the system down. Each fan module on the Cisco
fans. Th e Ci s co
power supply. For normal operation, the Cisco MDS 9124 Switch requires four fans.

MDS 9120 Switch support two hot-swappable fan modules that allow the switches to continue to

MDS 9134 Switch and Cisco MDS 9148 Switch has two

MDS 9124 Switch includes three fixed fans and an additional fan in each removable

Caution The Cisco MDS 9000 Family has internal temperature sensors that are capable of shutting down the

system if the temperature at different points within the chassis exceed certain safety thresholds. To be
effective, the temperature sensors require the presence of airflow; therefore, in th e e v ent a fan modu le is
removed from the chassis, the Cisco MDS 9140 Switch and the Cisco 9120 Switch will shut down after
five minutes to prevent potentially undetectable overheating. However, the switches will shut down

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sooner if the higher-level temperature threshold is e xceeded. For normal operation, the Cisco MDS 912 4
Switch requires four fans. When fewer than four fans are operating on the Cisco MDS 9124 Switch, the
switch will shut down.

Except for the Cisco MDS 9148 Switch, Cisco MDS 9134 Switch, the fan modules each have one Status
LED. The Cisco

MDS 9134 Switch and the Cisco MDS 9148 Switch fan modules do not have a Status

LED. Fan module status is also indicated on a front panel LED.
Procedures for replacing and installing the fan modules are available in the “Removing and Installing

Components” section on page 2-25.

Cisco MDS 9100 Series Ports

The Cisco MDS 9100 Series provides host, target, and Inter-Switch Link (ISL) connectivity.

Ports on the Cisco MDS 9148 Switch

The Cisco MDS 9148 Switch provides up to 48 autosensing and autonegotiating Fibre Channel ports
capable of speeds of 1, 2, 4, and 8 Gbps.By default, the Cisco MDS 9 148 Switch may have 16, 32 or 48
ports enabled. On-Demand Port Activation Licensing allo ws expansion to 48 ports, with additional ports
available in 8-port increment.

Figure 1-7 Cisco MDS 9148 Ports

Table 1-1 shows the mapping of ports to port groups.

1 Console port 3 16 default licensed ports
2 10/100/1000 Ethernet

4 32 on-demand ports

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Note If a port or optical transceiver fails, you can disable that licensed port and assign the port license to

another unused available port for recovery resiliency.You can re-assign the licensed ports to any of the
48 physical ports (up to the permitted number of licensed ports).

Tab le 1-1 Port Group Mapping on the Cisco MDS 9148 Switch

Ports Port Group

Front panel fc1/33–36 Port group 0
Front panel fc1/29–32 Port group 1
Front panel fc1/25–28 Port group 2
Front panel fc1/45–48 Port group 3
Front panel fc1/41–44 Port group 4
Front panel fc1/37–40 Port group 5
Front panel fc1/9–12 Port group 6
Front panel fc1/5–8 Port group 7
Front panel fc1/1–4 Port group 8
Front panel fc1/21–24 Port group 9
Front panel fc1/17–20 Port group 10
Front panel fc1/13–16 Port group 11

All 48 8-Gbps ports can operate at line rate concurrently.

Ports on the Cisco MDS 9134 Switch

The Cisco MDS 9134 Switch provides up to 32 autosensing and autonegotiating Fibre Channel ports
capable of speeds of 1, 2, and 4 Gbps. The first 24 ports are licensed by default. On-Demand Port
Activation Licensing allows expansion to 32 ports, with additional ports available as an 8-port group.
The Cisco MDS 9134 Switch also offers two 10-Gbps ports.
port groups.

Tab le 1-2 Port Group Mapping on the Cisco MDS 9134 Switch

Ports Port Group

Front panel fc1/1–4 Port group 0
Front panel fc1/5–8 Port group 1
Front panel fc1/9–12 Port group 2
Front panel fc1/13–16 Port group 3
Front panel fc1/17–20 Port group 4
Front panel fc1/21–24 Port group 5
Front panel fc1/25–28 Port group 6

Table 1-2 shows the mapping of ports to

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Ports Port Group

Front panel fc1/29–32 Port group 7
10-Gbps ports Port group 8 and 9

All 32 4-Gbps ports and 2 10-Gbps ports can operate at line rate concurrently. In addition, the 10-Gbps
ports can be activated independently at 24- or 32-port configurations.

A 64-port switch can be formed out of Cisco two MDS 9134 Switches by using a copper CX4 X2
transceiver as an Inter-Switch Link (ISL).

The Cisco MDS 9134 Switch includes hot-swappable SFP interfaces. All SFP interfaces are 1, 2, and 4
Gbps, with autosensing capabilities. Individual ports can be configured with either short- or
long-wavelength SFP optics for connectivity up to 860 meters and 10 kilometers, respectively. The two
10-Gbps ports support X2 form factor optics, either copper or optical.

Figure 1-8 shows the Cisco MDS 9134 ports.

Figure 1-8 Cisco MDS 9134 Ports

2 10/100 Ethernet management port 5 2 10-Gbps ports

1 Console port 4 8 on-demand ports

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Ports on the Cisco MDS 9124 Switch

The Cisco MDS 9124 Switch has 24 1-, 2-, and 4-Gbps autosensing and autonegotiating Fibre Channel
ports with on-demand port activation licensing.

The on-demand ports are licensed in groups of eigh t. By default, an on-demand license for t he fir st eight
ports (ports 1 through 8) is included with the switch. You can transfer that license to other ports on the
switch or obtain extra licenses to make more ports on the switch available. You can activate additional
ports in 8-port increments with each on-demand port license. To purchase additional on-demand port
licenses, contact your customer service representative and refer to Part Number M9124PL8-4G=. See

Figure 1-9.

Figure 1-9 Cisco MDS 9124 Ports

1 Console port 3 8 default licensed ports
2 10/100 Ethernet management port 4 16 on-demand ports

Ports on the Cisco MDS 9140 Switch and the Cisco MDS 9120 Switch

On the Cisco MDS 9140 Switch and the Cisco MDS 9120 Switch , bandwidt h optimized p orts are on th e
left side of the front panel, surrounded by a white border. These ports are best used for applications
requiring very high bandwidth: for example, ISL connections between switches and high-performance
host or target cont roll ers . The se p ort s su pport a sustained data rate of u p to 2
all ports simultaneously.

Host-optimized ports are best for all but the most bandwidth intensive connections and are typically used
to connect host devices (servers) to the SAN. These ports are organized into four port groups.

The four ports within a port group share access to a single internal channel resulting in a subscription
ratio of approximately 3.2:1.

Tip For full 2-Gbps bandwidth between two devices using host-optimized ports, connect one device to the

first port group and connect the second device to the second port group.

Gbps in each direction, on

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Only the first port in each four-port group can be an ISL. If the first port is an ISL, the other three ports
in the group are disabled. See

Figure 1-10 Cisco MDS 9140 and Cisco MDS 9120 Switch Ports

1 Console port 3 Bandwidth optimized switching

2 10/100 Ethernet management port 4 Host-optimized switching port

Figure 1-10.

ports

groups

Switch LEDs

The front panel of the Cisco MDS 9100 Series includes the LEDs shown in Figure 1-11, Figure 1-12,

Figure 1-13, and Figure 1-14. You can use the LEDs on this pa nel to qu ickly iden tify system status.

Figure 1-11 Cisco MDS 9148 Switch LEDs

1 Switch status LED 4 10/100/1000 Ethernet

2 Power supply LED 5 Top port link LED
3 Fan module status LED 6 Port activity LED

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Figure 1-12 Cisco MDS 9134 Switch LEDs

1 Switch status LED 4 10/100 Ethernet management port link LED
2 Power supply LED 5 10/100 Ethernet management port activity LED
3 Fan module status LED

Figure 1-13 Cisco MDS 9124 Switch LEDs

1 Switch status LED 3 Fan module status LED
2 Power supply LED 4 Reset button

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