Transform Large Storage Networks
The Cisco MDS 9710 Multilayer Director brings superior performance, scalability, multiprotocol convergence, integrated analytics, and enterprise-grade availability to data center SANs. With it, you can deploy Fibre Channel, IBM Fibre Connectivity (FICON), Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP), Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), and NVMe over Fibre Channel on a single fabric. This director meets the stringent requirements of large virtualized storage environments.
Features and Capabilities
High Performance and Scalability
The Cisco MDS 9710 is designed to meet the performance and scalability needs of the most demanding SANs while also lowering the TCO. It offers:
- Up to 24-Tbps front-panel Fibre Channel switching capacity
- 1.5-Tbps front-panel Fibre Channel performance per slot
- Up to 64 10-Gbps FCIP ports and 16 40-Gbps FCIP ports on MDS 9710
- Integrated hardware-based analytics support with 32G module
Converged Networks to Simplify SAN Connectivity
Using the Cisco MDS 9710 Multilayer Director, you can easily connect a Cisco MDS-based SAN infrastructure to large converged networks with multihop FCoE. In addition, the operating system and management interface are the same as that of all other Cisco data center switches.
