Cisco MDS 9124 Fibre Channel Switch
Cisco's latest FC switch shows that SANs don't have to be expensive or complex to manage. The base price includes a lot of features other vendors would charge extra for and the port licensing scheme makes it highly flexible.
Verdict
Cisco's latest FC switch shows that SANs don't have to be expensive or complex to manage. The base price includes a lot of features other vendors would charge extra for and the port licensing scheme makes it highly flexible.
1U rack mount chassis
24 4Gbps FC ports
Supports 4/2/1Gbps SFPs
1GHz FreeScale MPC8541E
512MB SDRAM memory
256MB CompactFlash
RJ-45 serial port
10/100 Ethernet management port
Base price includes 8-port activation license, support for 16 VSANs, 16 buffer credits per port, Cisco Fabric Manager, Cisco Device Manager.
Options:
8-port activation license, £1,154
4Gbps SFP, £63
Redundant power supply, £236
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