Dell EMC Connectrix MDS 9000S

The Dell EMC Connecrix MDS 9000S Switch series support up to 16 Gigabit per second (Gb/s) Fibre Channel performance which accommodates mission-critical applications and today’s all flash storage systems. Both models are NVMe over Fabric (NVMe oF) capable with no change required in the SAN.

Connectrix MDS 16Gb/s Fibre Channel Switch Models

MDS-9148S This switch scales from 12 to 48 line-rate 16 Gb/s Fibre Channel ports in a single compact one rack-unit (RU) form factor, providing high performance with exceptional flexibility at effective cost. The MDS-9148S is an ideal solution for a standalone Storage Area Network (SAN) in small departmental storage environments, a top-of-rack switch in medium-sized redundant fabrics or as an edge switch in larger-scale enterprise data center core-edge topologies.

The MDS-9148S delivers speeds of 2, 4, 8 and 16 Gb/s, with 16Gb/s of dedicated bandwidth for each port. Individual ports can be configured with either short or long wavelength optics.

MDS-9396S This 96-port switch is a highly reliable, flexible, fabric switch. It combines high performance with exceptional flexibility and cost effectiveness. This powerful, compact two rack-unit (2RU) switch scales from 48 to 96 line-rate 16 Gb/s Fibre Channel ports. For ultimate flexibility, there are two MDS-9396S models to support options for airflow. You can choose port side intake (PSI) where air flows front to back or port side exhaust (PSE) where air flow flows back to front. Model MDS-9396S-48S-I includes a 48-port base and port side intake whereas model MDS-9396S- 48 includes a 48-port base and port side exhaust. Having two MDS-9396S airflow options extends the flexibility for hot/cold aisle network designs.

Connectrix MDS Optional Features and Data Center Network Manager (DCNM)

Enterprise License – includes advanced traffic engineering and network security features such as IVR, QoS, zoned based QoS, Fibre Channel Security Protocol (FC-SP), port security, VSAN-based access control and fabric binding.

Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) Server-based SAN License – includes advanced management capabilities such as vCenter integrataion, performance trending, advanced provisioning, backup and dashboards. License is hosted on a server.

Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) Switch-based SAN License – includes advanced management capabilities such as vCenter integration, performance trending, advanced provisioning, backup and dashboards. License is hosted on the switch.