Ip Storage Services Module - Cisco MDS 9216 Hardware Installation Manual
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Chapter 1
Product Overview
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IP Storage Services Module
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ST—A SPAN tunnel port (ST port) serves as an entry point port in the source
switch for a Fibre Channel tunnel. ST ports are specific to remote SPAN
(RSPAN) ports and cannot be used for normal Fibre Channel traffic.
TE—A trunking E port (TE port) connects a switch to multiple VSANs.
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TL—A translative loop port (TL port) connects a switch to a private loop.
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For more information about supported port types, refer to the Cisco MDS 9000
Family Configuration Guide.
The IP Storage Services module (IPS module) provides eight ports of iSCSI
and/or FCIP over Gigabit Ethernet, and supports the intelligent features available
on other modules, including VSANs, security, and traffic management.
The IPS module ports can be configured to support iSCSI protocol, FCIP
protocol, or both protocols simultaneously. For information about configuring the
ports, refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 Family Configuration Guide.
The port interfaces support hot-swappable Gigabit Ethernet SFP transceivers
(SWL or LWL) and CWDM SFP transceivers (EWL or CWDM). For more
information about SFP transceivers, see
The IPS module is supported for switches running Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release
1.1(1a) or later.
Supported SFP Transceivers, page
Cisco MDS 9216 Switch Hardware Installation Guide
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