Cisco MDS 9700 Series User Manual

Cisco MDS 48-Port 32-Gbps Fiber Channel Switching Module needs a minimum of 6 (DS-X9706-FAB1)
Crossbar Fabric-1 Switching Modules to deliver full bandwidth to all the modules in the switch. Each
DS-X9706-FAB1 Crossbar Fabric-1 Switching Module provides 256-Gbps of fiber channel bandwidth per
slot.
Cisco MDS 48-Port 32-Gbps Fiber Channel Switching Module needs a minimum of 3 (DS-X9706-FAB3)
Crossbar Fabric-3 Switching Modules to deliver full bandwidth to all the modules in the switch. Each
DS-X9706-FAB3 Crossbar Fabric-3 Switching Module provides 512-Gbps of fiber channel bandwidth per
slot. A fourth crossbar fabric switching module is required for N+1 protection.
The DS-X9706-FAB1 crossbar fabric switching module is supported from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 6.2(9)
or later. DS-X9706-FAB1 modules are supported only with Supervisor-1 Modules (DS-X97-SF1-K9).
The DS-X9706-FAB3 crossbar fabric switching module is supported from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.4(1)
or later. DS-X9706-FAB3 modules are supported only with Supervisor-4 Modules (DS-X97-SF4-K9).
You cannot have a mix of different supervisor modules or a mix of different crossbar fabric switching modules
in a chassis, except during migration of a supervisor module or a crossbar fabric switching module.
Note
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Product Overview
Cisco MDS 9706 Director Crossbar Fabric Switching Modules

Cisco MDS 9700 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	MDS 9700 Series
Category	Switch
Language	English