Cisco MDS 9000 SAN DS-C9513 Cisco MDS Fibre Channel storage switch

Brand: Cisco | Category: Network Switches

SKU: CSC-DS-C9513 | Part #: DS-C9513 | MPN: DS-C9513

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The Cisco MDS 9513 Multilayer Director operates as a high-performance Fibre Channel storage switch, designed to serve as a central fabric node within enterprise SAN architectures where management model sophistication—spanning L2/L3 routing, advanced policy enforcement, and multi-VSAN segmentation—determines fabric role and operational capacity. The DS-C9513 combines a 13-slot modular chassis with support for up to 9 line-card slots, enabling deployment of Fibre Channel switching modules, IP Storage Services modules for iSCSI and FCIP workloads, dual redundant supervisor engines, and fully redundant crossbar fabric modules. The platform supports Fibre Channel speeds of 1 Gbps, 2 Gbps, 4 Gbps, and 8 Gbps depending on installed line cards, with both cut-through and store-and-forward switching modes. Running Cisco NX-OS, the device provides up to 256 VSANs per switch, hardware-enforced Fibre Channel zoning including port, WWN, and LUN zoning capabilities, and comprehensive management via CLI, SNMP v1/v2c/v3, SMI-S, Cisco DCNM, and XML/NETCONF protocols. The 16U form factor accommodates redundant hot-swappable supervisor engines with stateful failover, redundant hot-swappable AC and DC power supply options, and redundant hot-swappable fan trays with front-to-back airflow.

Storage architects and network engineers responsible for large-scale virtualized datacenters and mission-critical SAN consolidation projects select the Cisco MDS 9513 to achieve fault-tolerant, carrier-class fabric redundancy while maintaining compliance with ANSI Fibre Channel standards, FICON, and T11 FC-SP security frameworks. Organizations operating environments with stringent availability requirements leverage the device's redundant hot-swappable components and dual supervisor architecture to eliminate single points of failure and support non-disruptive upgrades.

The DS-C9513 operates across temperature ranges from 0°C to 40°C, suiting standard datacenter deployments. To evaluate the Cisco MDS 9000 series for your SAN infrastructure or to confirm configuration options aligned with your storage requirements, please submit a request for quotation to Omnixon Global.