Cisco DS-C9509

CISCO DS-C9509 MDS 9500

The Cisco® MDS 9509 Multilayer Director is a director-class SAN switch designed for deployment in large-scale storage networks that can support enterprise clouds and business transformation. Layering a rich set of intelligent features onto a high-performance, protocol-independent switch fabric, the Cisco MDS 9509 addresses the stringent requirements of large virtualized data center storage environments: uncompromising high availability, security, scalability, ease of management, and transparent integration of new technologies for extremely flexible data center SAN solutions. Sharing the same operating system and management interface with other Cisco data center switches, the Cisco MDS 9509 enables seamless deployment of unified fabrics with high-performance Fibre Channel and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) connectivity to achieve low total cost of ownership (TCO). Compatible with all generations of Cisco MDS 9000 Family switching modules, the Cisco MDS 9509 continues to provide outstanding investment protection.