WWNs to virtual WWNs using NAT. When NPV mode is enabled, FlexAttach allows SAN and
server administrators to install and replace servers without having to rezone or reconfigure the
SAN. For more information on FlexAttach, see “NPV with FlexAttach” on page 194.
• SME
The MDS 9222i Multiservice Fabric Switch and the 18/4 Multiservice Module are SME compliant.
Additional features of the Director switches include:
• Nondisruptive software upgrades
• Hot-swappable line cards, supervisors, power supplies, and SFPs
• Redundant supervisor, cross-bar fabric, and power supplies
NOTE:
The following features are not supported by MDS 9124, MDS 9124e, or MDS 9134:
• IVR
• Remote SPAN
• Translative loop support
• FCC—no generation, quench reaction only
Features of the C-series MDS 9020 running FabricWare include:
• Full nonblocking 4 Gb/s Fibre Channel performance on 20 line-rate ports
• Nondisruptive software upgrades
• Comprehensive fabric management (CLI, SNMP, and Java-based GUI)
• Compact, extremely cost-effective design
Table 46 provides a comparison of the high-availability features for C-series Fibre Channel switches.
Table 46 C-series Fibre Channel switch high-availability feature comparison
Protocol
nl
support
Port module
support
Nondisruptive
code
nl
activation
Redundant
control
nl
processor
Redundant/
hot-swappable
cooling
Redundant/
hot-swappable
powerModel
FCNoNoNoYes/YesYes/YesMDS 9120/9140 Fabric
FCNoYesNoYes/YesYes/YesMDS 9124/9134 Fabric
FCNoYesNoN/AN/AMDS 9124e Fabric
FC
FCIP
iSCSI
YesNoNoYes/YesYes/Yes
MDS 9216/9216A/9216i
Multilayer Fabric
FC
FCIP
iSCSI
YesYesNoYes/YesYes/Yes
MDS 9222i Multiservice
Fabric
FC
FCIP
iSCSI
YesYesYesYes/YesYes/Yes
MDS 9506/9509/9513
Director
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