Cisco MDS 9000 Series Configuration Guide

Unimplemented PortsTo PortChannel/FCIPImplemented Port
Allocation
Product Slot Number
The first 4, 12, 16,
or 24 port numbers
in a 4-port, 12-port,
16-port, or 24-port
module are used and
the rest remain
unused. Extra 16
ports on 48-port
modules are not
allocated port
numbers.
250 through 253 and
port 255
224 through 2490 through 31Slot 1Cisco MDS 9509
Director
32 through 63Slot 2
64 through 95Slot 3
96 through 127Slot 4
Supervisor modules
are not allocated
port numbers.
NoneSlot 5
NoneSlot 6
The first 4, 12, 16,
or 24 port numbers
are used for a
4-port,
12-port,16-port, or
24-port module and
the rest remain
unused. Extra 16
ports on 48-port
modules are not
allocated port
numbers.
128 through 159Slot 7
160 through 191Slot 8
192 through 223Slot 9
The first 4, 12 or 16
port numbers are
used for a 4-port,
12-port or 16-port
module and the rest
remain unused.
Extra ports on
24-port, 32-port, and
48-port modules are
not allocated port
numbers.
250 through 253 and
port 255
224 through 2490 through 15
Slot 1Cisco MDS 9513
Director
16 through 31Slot 2
32 through 47Slot 3
48 through 63Slot 4
64 through 79Slot 5
80 through 95Slot 6
Supervisor modules
are not allocated port
numbers.
NoneSlot 7
NoneSlot 8
Cisco MDS 9000 Series Fabric Configuration Guide, Release 8.x
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Configuring FICON
Default FICON Port Numbering Scheme

Cisco MDS 9000 Series Specifications

General

Category	Switch
Operating System	Cisco NX-OS
Ports	Varies by model
Protocols	Fibre Channel (FC), Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP), iSCSI
Redundancy	Redundant supervisors, power supplies, and fans
Management	Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM), CLI, SNMP
Virtualization Support	VSANs (Virtual SANs)
Security Features	Fibre Channel Security Protocol (FC-SP)
Hot Swappable Components	power supplies, fans
Power Supply Options	AC and DC options available