Cisco MDS 9148 for IBM System Storage0 pages

IBM Systems and Technology
Data Sheet

IBM System Storage

Cisco MDS 9148 for
IBM System Storage
Designed for ease of use in high performance
SAN environments

Highlights
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Extraordinary price and performance,
with up to forty eight 8 Gbps line-rate
ports in a compact one rack unit platform

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Scales from 16 ports to 48 ports in
eight-port increments

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Redundant power supplies, fans and
other availability features help minimize
downtime and improve business
resiliency

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Built-in management, operational and
conguration tools, with plug-and-play
features that support quick deployment
and easy end-to-end SAN management

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All-in-one licensing with no hidden
charges.

Cisco MDS 9148 for small, midrange and large
enterprise customers
The Cisco MDS 9148 for IBM® System Storage® Multilayer Fabric
Switch (2417-C48) is designed to provide an affordable, highly capable
and scalable storage networking solution for small, midrange and large
enterprise customers. The switch provides line-rate 8 Gbps ports with
high-performance, high-density, and enterprise-class availability. The
switch is designed to offer outstanding value by providing exibility, high
availability, security and ease of use at an affordable price in a compact,
one rack-unit (1RU) form factor. With the ability to expand from 16 to
48 ports in eight-port increments, the Cisco MDS 9148 can be used as
the foundation for small, stand-alone SANs, as a top-of-rack switch, or
as an edge switch in larger, core-edge storage area network (SAN)
infrastructures.
The Cisco MDS 9148 Multilayer Fabric Switch is designed to support
quick conguration with zero-touch plug-and-play features and task
wizards that allow it to be deployed quickly and easily in networks of
any size. Powered by Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS software, it includes
advanced storage networking features and functions, and is compatible
with Cisco MDS 9000 Series Multilayer Directors and Switches, providing transparent, end-to-end service delivery in core-edge deployments.