Cisco MDS 9700 Series User Manual

• Multipathing based on Fabric Shortest Path First (FSPF)
• Nondisruptive software upgrades
• Provides high availability. The Cisco MDS 9700 Series Supervisor-1 Module has the ability to
automatically restart failed processes, making it exceptionally robust. In the rare event that a supervisor
module is reset, complete synchronization between the Active and Standby supervisor modules helps
ensure a Stateful Failover with no disruption of traffic.
• Stateful process restart and failover
• Fully redundant operation
• Network management through the command-line interface (CLI) and through Cisco Data Center Network
Manager (DCNM)
• Extensive security features including RADIUS and TACACS+, Fiber Channel Security Protocol (FC-SP),
Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP), Secure Shell (SSH) Protocol, and Simple Network Management
Protocol Version 3 (SNMPv3) implementing Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), VSANs,
hardware-enforced zoning, ACLs, and per-VSAN role-based access control
• Support for virtual SAN (VSAN) technology and inter-VSAN routing (IVR)
• Network services such as access control lists (ACLs) and quality of service (QoS)
• Smart zoning
• Power-on self-test (POST) and diagnostics
• Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN) and Remote Switched Port Analyzer (RSPAN)
The following figure shows the Cisco MDS 9700 Series Supervisor-1 Module.
Figure 9: Cisco MDS 9700 Series Supervisor-1 Module Front View
Module retaining screw1
ID: locator LED2
Link: management port link status LED3
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Cisco MDS 9700 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	MDS 9700 Series
Category	Switch
Language	English