Services Modules; 16-Port Storage Services Module - Cisco MDS 9200 Series Installation Manual
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Services Modules
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Services Modules
The Cisco MDS 9200 Series supports the following hot-swappable services modules:
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The Cisco MDS 9200 Series supports one hot-swappable switching or services module in addition to the
integrated module that is part of the supervisor module. Each module has temperature sensors and an
EEPROM that stores serial number and model number information.
Note
The internal bootflash installed on the modules are not field-replaceable units. Do not remove or replace
internal bootflash on the modules. You cannot modify the factory installed bootflash.
16-Port Storage Services Module
The Cisco MDS 9000 Family 16-port Storage Services module (SSN-16) provides 16-Gigabit Ethernet
IP services ports. The SSN-16 module provides 16 1-Gigabit Ethernet ports, and supports features such
as I/O Accelerator, Storage Media Encryption and Fiber Channel over IP.
The SSN-16 module acts as a service blade for the storage applications. The module provides 16-Gigabit
front panel ports for IPS and for the management of the ISAPI applications. For ISAPI, up to four
Gigabit Ethernet ports are used for management of the application. The SSN-16 module provides
transparent services to any port in a fabric and does not require additional SAN reconfiguration and
rewiring. The module does not require the host or target to be directly attached and provides high
availability with multimodule clustering and balancing.
By running four separate, concurrent applications on the SSN-16 module, it can provide the following
functions:
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Cisco MDS 9200 Series Hardware Installation Guide
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16-Port Storage Services Module
18/4-Port Multiservice Module
14/2-Port Multiprotocol Services Module
IP Storage Services Modules
32-Port Fibre Channel Storage Services Module
32-Port Fibre Channel Advanced Services Module
Caching Services Module
Provides better disaster recovery and continuity solutions for mission-critical applications.
Minimizes the number of devices required, which improves the reliability.
Consolidates the management with a single module, which provides end-to-end visibility.
Provides optimized performance.
Chapter 1
Product Overview
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