DS-C9250ID16GSFPK9 – 20x16G FC SFPs – 8x10G FCoE Ports – 2×1/10G IP Services
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DS-C9250ID16GSFPK9 Description
The DS-C9250ID16GSFPK9 is a Cisco MDS 9250i multiservice fabric switch with 20 16G Fibre Channel SFPs for SAN consolidation and remote storage replication over IP. The fixed 2RU chassis has 20 enabled 16G Fibre Channel ports out of 40, eight 10GbE FCoE ports, two 1/10GbE FCIP and iSCSI ports and front-to-back airflow. The remaining 20 Fibre Channel ports stay inactive until a 20-port upgrade license is installed, and the SFPs arrive loose rather than seated in the port cages.
Quick Specs
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Parameter |
Specification |
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Product ID |
DS-C9250ID16GSFPK9 |
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Product series |
Cisco MDS 9200 Series Multiservice Switches |
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Product type |
Multiservice Fibre Channel SAN switch bundle |
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Order configuration |
MDS 9250i 50-port switch base configuration bundle with 20 16G FC SFPs |
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Maximum Fibre Channel ports |
40 x 16-Gbps Fibre Channel ports |
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FCoE ports |
8 x 10-Gigabit Ethernet FCoE ports |
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IP storage services ports |
2 x 1/10-Gigabit Ethernet ports for FCIP and iSCSI storage services |
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Fibre Channel speed support |
2/4/8/16-Gbps autosensing and optionally configurable |
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Included software package |
Cisco SAN Extension over IP package enabled as standard on the two IP storage services ports |
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Fan modules |
Hot-swappable 1+1 redundant fan tray with integrated temperature and power management |
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Airflow direction |
Front-to-back airflow |
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Power supply rating |
300W AC input power supply option |
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Supported Cisco optics |
Cisco SFP+ transceivers with LC connectors for supported Fibre Channel speeds |
Product Performance
Key Features
The bundle supplies 20 16G Fibre Channel SFPs, one for each enabled Fibre Channel port. They arrive loose rather than seated in the port cages.
Twenty of the 40 Fibre Channel ports are enabled in the base configuration. A 20-port upgrade license enables the rest on the same fixed chassis.
Fibre Channel, FCoE and IP storage share the chassis, with eight 10GbE FCoE ports and two 1/10GbE ports for FCIP and iSCSI. The SAN Extension over IP package is included on the two IP ports, which support up to six FCIP tunnels each.
Application Scenarios
In a data center SAN, the switch connects hosts and storage arrays to 16G Fibre Channel ports, while the eight FCoE ports take directly attached unified fabric devices.
For storage replication between sites, the two 1/10GbE ports carry FCIP tunnels that extend a Fibre Channel fabric across an IP WAN, using the SAN Extension over IP package included with the switch.
In a server room that mixes Ethernet-attached and Fibre Channel-attached equipment, the IP storage ports let iSCSI hosts reach Fibre Channel storage arrays through the same chassis.
Product Comparison
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Parameter |
DS-C9250ID16GSFPK9 |
DS-C9250ID8GSFPK9 |
DS-C9250I-K9 |
M9250IPD20-16GSFP= |
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Fibre Channel ports enabled in base configuration |
20 |
20 |
20 |
Not applicable |
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Maximum Fibre Channel ports |
40 x 16-Gbps |
40 x 16-Gbps |
40 x 16-Gbps |
Not applicable |
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Fibre Channel speed |
2/4/8/16 Gbps autosensing |
2/4/8/16 Gbps autosensing |
2/4/8/16 Gbps autosensing |
Not applicable |
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Fixed FCoE ports |
8 x 10GbE |
8 x 10GbE |
8 x 10GbE |
Not applicable |
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Fixed IP storage services ports |
2 x 1/10GbE |
2 x 1/10GbE |
2 x 1/10GbE |
Not applicable |
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Included FC optics |
20 x 16G SFPs |
20 x 8G SFPs |
Not included |
20 x 16G SFPs |
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Airflow direction |
Front-to-back |
Front-to-back |
Front-to-back |
Not applicable |
DS-C9250ID16GSFPK9 and DS-C9250ID8GSFPK9 are the same 50-port base configuration (20 Fibre Channel, 8 FCoE and 2 FCIP ports), but DS-C9250ID16GSFPK9 comes with 20 16G FC SFPs where DS-C9250ID8GSFPK9 comes with 20 8G FC SFPs, so 16G fabric links need the 16G bundle. A site that buys its own optics, or orders through the OSM channel, takes DS-C9250I-K9, whose description lists no optics. The base configuration enables 20 of the 40 Fibre Channel ports; the other 20 come from the 20-port upgrade license M9250IP20-16G=, or from M9250IPD20-16GSFP=, which bundles that license with 20 16G SFPs and is an upgrade for an installed switch, not a chassis.
Ordering Checklist
- Fibre Channel port upgrade: Add M9250IP20-16G=, or M9250IPD20-16GSFP= to add 20 16G SFPs with it, for ports 21 to 40. The base configuration enables 20 Fibre Channel ports, so the other 20 stay inactive without the upgrade.
- Optics by port type: Use DS-SFP-FC16G-SW or DS-SFP-FC16G-LW in Fibre Channel ports; SFP-10G-SR, SFP-10G-LR or SFP-10G-ER in the 10GbE FCoE ports; DS-SFP-GET in the IP Services ports. Each optic works only in its own port type, and the 20 SFPs in the bundle cover Fibre Channel ports only.
- Included SFPs: The 20 16G SFPs travel in the box and are not installed in the port cages. Install them before the first links are brought up.
- Optional software packages: M9200ENT1K9 (Enterprise) and DCNM-SAN-M92-K9 are separate lines; only SAN Extension over IP is included. Enterprise features and DCNM management are not licensed on the base switch.
- Power cords: Select one CAB-9K10A-xx cord for the destination country, or CAB-9K12A-NA for North America. The cord list is region-specific and the plug must match the site outlet.
Optional Add-ons
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Model |
Description |
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M9250IP20-16G= |
MDS 9250i 20-port Fibre Channel upgrade license, spare |
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M9250IP20-16G-SL= |
MDS 9250i 20-port Fibre Channel upgrade Smart License, spare |
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L-M9250IP20-16G= |
MDS 9250i 20-port Fibre Channel upgrade license, eDelivery spare |
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M9250IPD20-16GSFP= |
MDS 9250i 20-port FC upgrade license bundle with 20 16G FC SFPs |
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Cisco MDS 9000 Family 4/8/16-Gbps Fibre Channel shortwave SFP+ with LC connector | |
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Cisco MDS 9000 Family 4/8/16-Gbps Fibre Channel longwave SFP+ with LC connector | |
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10 Gigabit Ethernet short-range SFP supported only with 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports | |
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10 Gigabit Ethernet long-range SFP supported only with 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports |
Specifications
| Parameter | Specification | Parameter | Specification |
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| Product ID | DS-C9250ID16GSFPK9 | Product series | Cisco MDS 9200 Series Multiservice Switches |
| Product type | Multiservice Fibre Channel SAN switch bundle | Order configuration | MDS 9250i 50-port switch base configuration bundle with 20 16G FC SFPs |
| Base configuration | 20 x Fibre Channel ports, 8 x FCoE ports, and 2 x FCIP/IP storage services ports | Base Fibre Channel ports | 20 ports of 16-Gbps Fibre Channel |
| Maximum Fibre Channel ports | 40 ports of 16-Gbps Fibre Channel | Fibre Channel speed support | 2/4/8/16-Gbps autosensing and optionally configurable |
| FCoE ports | 8 x 10-Gigabit Ethernet Fibre Channel over Ethernet ports | IP storage services ports | 2 x 1/10-Gigabit Ethernet ports for FCIP and iSCSI storage services |
| Included optics | 20 x 16G Fibre Channel SFPs listed in the Cisco Direct bundle description | Included software package | Cisco SAN Extension over IP package enabled as standard on the two fixed 1/10-Gigabit Ethernet IP storage services ports |
| PortChannel support | Up to 16 physical links | FCIP tunnel support | Up to 6 FCIP tunnels per port |
| Form factor | Fixed 2RU rack-mountable switch | Dimensions | 3.84 x 17.22 x 21.4 in. (9.75 x 43.74 x 54.36 cm) |
| Weight | 22.4 lb (10.2 kg) with three power supply modules and two fan modules | Airflow direction | Front-to-back airflow |
| Fan modules | Hot-swappable fan modules with redundant fan-tray design | Default power supply | DS-C50I-300AC 300W AC power supply; 2+1 redundant power supplies shipped with the switch |
| Power supply redundancy | Hot-swappable 2+1 redundant power supplies shipped with the switch | AC input voltage | 85 VAC minimum, 100 to 240 VAC nominal, 264 VAC maximum |
| AC input frequency | 47 Hz minimum, 50 to 60 Hz nominal, 63 Hz maximum | Power supply output capacity | 300 W |
| Typical AC power consumption | 319W at 220V and 333W at 110V under Cisco’s typical fully populated sample | Worst-case AC power consumption | 406W at 220V and 425W at 110V under Cisco’s worst-case fully populated sample |
| Operating temperature | 32 to 104F (0 to 40C) | Nonoperating temperature | -40 to 158F (-40 to 70C) |
| Operating relative humidity | 10 to 90 percent noncondensing | Nonoperating relative humidity | 5 to 95 percent noncondensing |
| Operating altitude | -197 to 6500 ft (-60 to 2000 m) | Management access | Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI, Cisco Prime DCNM, Cisco Device Manager, SNMPv3, serial console, and Ethernet management access |
| Advanced functions | VSAN, IVR, PortChannel with multipath load balancing, flow-based QoS, zone-based QoS, FCIP tape acceleration, and FICON-related acceleration features | Supported transceiver families | 1000BASE-T RJ-45, 8-Gbps SW/LW LC SFP+, 10-Gbps SW/LW LC SFP+, 10GbE SR/LR/ER LC SFP+, and 16-Gbps SW/LW LC SFP+ |
| Transceiver rule | Use Cisco transceivers that are supported by the MDS 9250i switch |
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