Cisco MDS 9396S 16G FC switch, w/ 96 active ports (port-side intake)
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Description
Product Overview
The Cisco® MDS 9396S 16G Multilayer Fabric Switch represents the next evolution of high-performance, high-density, and reliable fabric switches in the Cisco MDS Series. Designed for exceptional performance and flexibility, this compact 2-rack-unit (2RU) switch offers scalability from 48 to 96 line-rate 16-Gbps Fibre Channel ports, making it a versatile choice for various environments.
The Cisco MDS 9396S is ideal for:
– Standalone SAN implementations in large departmental storage settings.
– Middle-of-row or top-of-rack configurations in medium-sized redundant fabrics.
– Edge switching within enterprise data center core-edge architectures.
Powered by Cisco NX-OS Software and Cisco Prime™ Data Center Network Manager (DCNM), the MDS 9396S simplifies management while delivering advanced storage networking features. It ensures seamless compatibility across the entire Cisco MDS 9000 Family, facilitating reliable end-to-end connectivity for your data center needs.
Main Features
1. High Performance and Flexibility at Lower Cost:
– Up to 96 autosensing Fibre Channel ports supporting speeds of 2, 4, 8, 10, and 16 Gbps.
– Dedicated 16 Gbps bandwidth for each port.
– Upgradeable from 48 to 96 ports with the Cisco MDS 9396S On-Demand Port Activation license.
– Compact 2RU form factor.
– Ideal for standalone small and midsize business (SMB) Fibre Channel networks.
2. High-Availability Platform for Mission-Critical Deployments:
– In-Service Software Upgrades (ISSU) allow software upgrades while carrying traffic.
– Dual redundant hot-swappable power supplies and fan trays.
– PortChannels and F-port channeling for resiliency.
– Hardware-based slow-port detection and recovery.
3. Simplified Storage Management with Sophisticated Diagnostics:
– Built-in storage network management and SAN plug-and-play capabilities.
– Command-Line Interface (CLI) or Cisco Prime DCNM for SAN Essentials Edition for centralized management.
– Cisco DCNM task-based wizards for simplified management.
– Power On Auto Provisioning (POAP) for automated software image upgrades and configuration file installation.
– Intelligent diagnostics, protocol decoding, network analysis tools, and Cisco Call Home for enhanced reliability and problem resolution.
4. Intelligent Network Services and Advanced Traffic Management:
– Virtual SAN (VSAN) technology for hardware-enforced isolated environments.
– Access Control Lists (ACLs) for intelligent frame processing.
– Optional Cisco MDS 9000 Family Enterprise Package includes advanced traffic management features like fabricwide QoS and Inter-VSAN Routing (IVR).
5. Comprehensive Network Security Framework:
– Extensive security features and functions available with the optional Cisco MDS 9000 Family Enterprise Package.
– Fabricwide per-VSAN role-based authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) services.
– VSAN fabric isolation, intelligent port-level packet inspection, and FC-SP host-to-switch and switch-to-switch authentication.
– Cisco Trustsec Link encryption, SFTP, SSHv2, and SNMPv3 with AES.
– Control-plane security, hardware-enforced zoning, and management access controls.
Features and Benefits
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Feature |
Benefit |
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Common software across all platforms |
Reduce Total Cost Of Ownership (TCO) by using Cisco NX-OS and Cisco Prime DCNM for consistent provisioning, management, and diagnostic capabilities across the fabric |
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POAP |
Automate deployment and upgrade of software images |
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Smart zoning |
Reduce consumption of hardware resources and administrative time needed to create and manage zones |
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Intelligent diagnostics and hardware-based slow-port detection |
Enhance reliability, accelerate problem resolution, and reduce service costs by using Fibre Channel ping and traceroute to identify exact path and timing of flows, as well as Cisco Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN) and Remote SPAN (RSPAN) and Cisco Fabric Analyzer to capture and analyze network traffic |
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Virtual output queuing |
Help ensure line-rate performance on each port by eliminating head-of-line blocking |
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High-performance ISLs |
Optimize bandwidth utilization by aggregating up to 16 physical ISLs into a single logical PortChannel bundle with multipath load balancing |
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ISSU |
Reduce downtime for planned maintenance and software upgrades |
Optional Licenses
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License |
Description |
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Cisco MDS 9396S 12-port On-Demand Activation |
Enables 12 additional Fibre Channel ports (up to 96 total ports on the switch) |
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Cisco MDS 9300 Family Enterprise Package |
Includes advanced traffic-engineering and network security features such as IVR, QoS and zone-based QoS, FC-SP, port security, VSAN-based access control, and fabric binding for open systems Licensed per switch for all the ports on the switch |
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Cisco Prime DCNM for SAN Advanced Edition for Cisco MDS 9300 Series |
Includes advanced management capabilities such as VMware vCenter integration, performance trending, advanced provisioning, backup, and dashboards Licensed per switch for all the ports on the switch. License is hosted on a server |
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Cisco MDS 9300 Family Enterprise and DCNM Package Bundle |
Includes both Cisco MDS 9300 Family Enterprise Package and Cisco Prime DCNM for SAN Advanced Edition for Cisco MDS 9300 Series |
System Requirements
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Software |
System Requirements |
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Software |
Port-side exhaust: Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Software Release 6.2 (13) or later and Cisco Prime DCNM Software Release 7.2 or later Port-side intake: Supported on Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Release 6.2.(15). Not supported on Cisco NX-OS Release 7.3 (0) D1 (1). |
Ordering Information
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Product Name |
Part Number |
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Base Model Options (See Note 2) |
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Cisco MDS 9396S 16G FC switch, w/ 48 active ports (port-side exhaust) |
DS-C9396S-48EK9 |
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Cisco MDS 9396S 16G FC switch, w/ 48 active ports (port-side intake) |
DS-C9396S-48IK9 |
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Cisco MDS 9396S 16G FC switch, w/ 96 active ports (port-side exhaust) |
DS-C9396S-96EK9 |
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Cisco MDS 9396S 16G FC switch, w/ 96 active ports (port-side intake) |
DS-C9396S-96IK9 |
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Cisco MDS 9396S 16G FC switch, w/ 48 active ports (port-side exhaust) + 16G SW SFPs |
DS-C9396S-48ESK9 |
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Cisco MDS 9396S 16G FC switch, w/ 96 active ports (port-side exhaust) + 16G SW SFPs |
DS-C9396S-96ESK9 |
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Cisco MDS 9396S 16G FC switch, w/ 48 active ports (port-side exhaust) + 8G SW SFPs |
DS-C9396S-48E8K9 |
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Cisco MDS 9396S 16G FC switch, w/ 96 active ports (port-side exhaust) + 8G SW SFPs |
DS-C9396S-96E8K9 |
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Component Spares |
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Cisco MDS 9396S 16G FC switch, w/ 48 active ports, no PSU, no FAN, spare |
DS-C9396S-K9= |
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Cisco 1200W AC Power Supply (port-side exhaust), spare |
DS-CAC-1200W-E= |
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Cisco 1200W AC Power Supply (bi-directional), spare |
DS-CAC-1200W= |
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Cisco MDS 9396S Fan Tray (port-side exhaust), spare |
DS-C96S-FAN-E= |
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Cisco MDS 9396S Fan Tray (port-side intake), spare |
DS-C96S-FAN-I= |
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Configure-to-Order Port License Options (See Note 2) |
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Cisco MDS 9396S 16G FC 12-port upgrade license |
M9396S-PL12 |
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Cisco MDS 9396S 16G FC 12-port upgrade license + 16G SW SFPs |
M9396S-PL12-S |
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Cisco MDS 9396S 16G FC 12-port upgrade license + 8G SW SFPs |
M9396S-PL12-8 |
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Spare Port Licenses (See Note 1 and Note 2) |
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Cisco MDS 9396S 16G FC 12-port upgrade license, spare |
M9396S-PL12= |
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Cisco MDS 9396S 16G FC 12-port upgrade license + 16G SW SFPs, spare |
M9396S-PL12-S= |
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Cisco MDS 9396S 16G FC 12-port upgrade license + 8G SW SFPs, spare |
M9396S-PL12-8= |
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Cisco MDS 9396S 16G FC 12-port upgrade license (eDelivery) |
L-M9396S-PL12= |
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Cisco MDS 9396S 16G FC 12-port upgrade Smart license, spare |
M9396S-PL12-SL= |
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Configure-to-Order Optics Options (See Note 2) |
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Cisco MDS 4/8/16-Gbps Fibre Channel SW SFP+, LC |
DS-SFP-FC16G-SW |
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Cisco MDS 2/4/8-Gbps Fibre Channel SW SFP+, LC |
DS-SFP-FC8G-SW |
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Spare Optics (See Note 2) |
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Cisco MDS 4/8/16-Gbps Fibre Channel SW SFP+, LC, spare |
DS-SFP-FC16G-SW= |
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Cisco MDS 4/8/16-Gbps Fibre Channel LW SFP+, LC, spare |
DS-SFP-FC16G-LW= |
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Cisco MDS 2/4/8-Gbps Fibre Channel SW SFP+, LC, spare |
DS-SFP-FC8G-SW= |
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Cisco MDS 2/4/8-Gbps Fibre Channel LW SFP+, LC, spare |
DS-SFP-FC8G-LW= |
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Cisco MDS 2/4/8-Gbps Fibre Channel Extended Reach SFP+, LC, spare |
DS-SFP-FC8G-ER= |
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Cisco MDS 2/4/8-Gbps CWDM Long Distance SFP, LC, spare |
DS-CWDM8Gxxxx= |
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Configure-to-Order Accessory Kit Options |
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Cisco MDS 9396S Accessory Kit for Cisco |
DS-9396S-KIT-CSCO |
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Cisco MDS 9396S Accessory Kit for EMC |
DS-9396S-KIT-EM |
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Cisco MDS 9396S Accessory Kit for HDS |
DS-9396S-KIT-HDS |
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Cisco DS 9396S Accessory Kit for IBM |
DS-9396S-KIT-IBM |
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Accessory Kit Spare |
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Cisco MDS 9396S Accessory Kit for Cisco, spare |
DS-9396S-KIT-CSCO= |
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Configure-to-Order Power Cord Options |
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Power Cord, 250VAC 10A IRAM 2073 Plug, Argentina |
CAB-9K10A-AR |
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Power Cord, 250VAC 10A 3112 Plug, Australia |
CAB-9K10A-AU |
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Power Cord, 250VAC 10A GB1002 Plug, China |
CAB-9K10A-CH |
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Power Cord, 250VAC 10A CEE 7/7 Plug, EU |
CAB-9K10A-EU |
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Power Cord, 250VAC 10A SI16S3 Plug, Israel |
CAB-9K10A-ISR |
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Power Cord, 250VAC 10A CEI 23-16/VII Plug, Italy |
CAB-9K10A-IT |
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Power Cord, 125VAC 13A KSC8305 Plug, Korea |
CAB-9K10A-KOR |
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Power Cord, 250VAC 10A SABS 164/1 Plug, South Africa |
CAB-9K10A-SA |
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Power Cord, 250VAC 10A, Straight C15, MP232 Plug, SWITZ |
CAB-9K10A-SW |
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Power Cord, 125VAC 15A CNS10917-2, Taiwan |
CAB-9K10A-TWN |
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Power Cord, 250VAC 10A BS1363 Plug (13 A fuse), UK |
CAB-9K10A-UK |
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Power Cord, 125VAC 13A NEMA 5-15 Plug, North America |
CAB-9K12A-NA |
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Power Cord, 250VAC 10A, Brazil |
CAB-250V-10A-BR |
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Cabinet Jumper Power Cord, 250 VAC 13A, C14-C15 Connectors |
CAB-C15-CBN |
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Spare Power Cords |
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Power Cord, 250VAC 10A IRAM 2073 Plug, Argentina, spare |
CAB-9K10A-AR= |
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Power Cord, 250VAC 10A 3112 Plug, Australia, spare |
CAB-9K10A-AU= |
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Power Cord, 250VAC 10A GB1002 Plug, China, spare |
CAB-9K10A-CH= |
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Power Cord, 250VAC 10A CEE 7/7 Plug, EU, spare |
CAB-9K10A-EU= |
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Power Cord, 250VAC 10A SI16S3 Plug, Israel, spare |
CAB-9K10A-ISR= |
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Power Cord, 250VAC 10A CEI 23-16/VII Plug, Italy, spare |
CAB-9K10A-IT= |
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Power Cord, 125VAC 13A KSC8305 Plug, Korea, spare |
CAB-9K10A-KOR= |
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Power Cord, 250VAC 10A SABS 164/1 Plug, South Africa, spare |
CAB-9K10A-SA= |
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Power Cord, 250VAC 10A, Straight C15, MP232 Plug, SWITZ, spare |
CAB-9K10A-SW= |
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Power Cord, 125VAC 15A CNS10917-2, Taiwan, spare |
CAB-9K10A-TWN= |
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Power Cord, 250VAC 10A BS1363 Plug (13 A fuse), UK, spare |
CAB-9K10A-UK= |
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Power Cord, 125VAC 13A NEMA 5-15 Plug, North America, spare |
CAB-9K12A-NA= |
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Power Cord, 250VAC 10A, Brazil, spare |
CAB-250V-10A-BR= |
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Cabinet Jumper Power Cord, 250 VAC 13A, C14-C15 Connectors, spare |
CAB-C15-CBN= |
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Configure-to-Order Advanced Software Package Options (See Note 3) |
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Cisco Enterprise Software Package License for MDS 9300 Series |
M9300ENT1K9 |
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DCNM SAN Adv. Features for MDS 9300 |
DCNM-SAN-M93-K9 |
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DCNM SAN Adv. Features for MDS 9300 Switch based |
DCNM-SAN-M93X-K9 |
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Enterprise + DCNM SAN Adv. Features for MDS 9300 Switch based |
M93ENTDCNMX-K9 |
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Enterprise + DCNM SAN Adv. Features for MDS 9300 |
M93ENTDCNM-K9 |
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Cisco NX-OS Software Release 6.2.13 |
M93S5K9-6.2.13 |
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Cisco NX-OS NPE Software Release 6.2.13 |
M93S5K9-NPE-6.2.13 |
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Spare Advanced Software Packages (See Note 1 and Note 3) |
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Cisco Enterprise Software Package License for MDS 9300 Series, spare |
M9300ENT1K9= |
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Cisco Enterprise Software Package License for MDS 9300 Series, eDelivery |
L-M9300ENT1K9= |
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DCNM SAN Adv. Features for MDS 9300, spare |
DCNM-SAN-M93-K9= |
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DCNM SAN Adv. Features for MDS 9300 Switch based, spare |
DCNM-SAN-M93X-K9= |
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Enterprise + DCNM SAN Adv. Features for MDS 9300 Switch based, spare |
M93ENTDCNMX-K9= |
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Enterprise + DCNM SAN Adv. Features for MDS 9300, spare |
M93ENTDCNM-K9= |
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DCNM SAN Adv. Features for MDS 9300, eDelivery |
L-DCNM-S-M93-K9= |
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DCNM SAN Adv. Features for MDS 9300 Switch based, eDelivery |
L-DCNM-S-M93X-K9= |
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Enterprise + DCNM SAN Adv. Features for MDS 9300 Switch based, eDelivery |
L-M93ENTDCNMX-K9= |
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Enterprise + DCNM SAN Adv. Features for MDS 9300, eDelivery |
L-M93ENTDCNM-K9= |
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