Cisco MDS 9500 Series Hardware Installation Guide
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Table Of Contents

Numerics - A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - L - M - N - O - P - R - S - T - W - X -

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Numerics

4-port 10-Gbps Fibre Channel switching modules

description 1-33

figure 1-33

12-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel switching modules

description 1-32

figure 1-32

14/2-port Multiprotocol Services module. See MPS-14/2

16-port switching modules

description 1-35

figure 1-35

LEDs (table) 1-34, 1-37

24-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel switching modules

description 1-31

figure 1-31

32-port Fibre Channel Advanced Services Module. See ASM

32-port Fibre Channel Storage Services Module. See SSM

32-port switching modules

description 1-34

figure 1-35

LEDs (table) 1-34, 1-37

48-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel switching modules

connectors 1-31

description 1-31

figure 1-31

LEDs (figure) 1-31

A

AC power

installing (MDS 9509 Director) 2-57

providing (MDS 9506 Director) 2-30, 2-32

providing (MDS 9509 Director) 2-30, 2-32

providing (MDS 9513 Director) 2-29

removing (MDS 9509 Director) 2-56

removing (MDS 9513 Director) 2-52

airflow specifications B-4

ASM

description 1-45

figure 1-45

LEDs (table) 1-46

audience

description xv

B

backplane

description 1-8

batteries on CSM 2-50

binary images

downloading 1-45, 1-47

C

cabinet installation guidelines 2-2

cabinets

perforated, requirements A-3

requirements A-1

See also racks

solid wall requirements A-4

space requirements A-2

cabling

COM1 port C-3

console port C-2

MGMT 10/100/1000 Ethernet port C-5

MGMT 10/100 Ethernet port C-6

requirements 3-2

SFP transceivers 3-14, 3-15

Caching Services Module. See CSM

chassis

grounding 2-23

installing guidelines 2-3

unpacking 2-5

chassis (MDS 9506 Director)

description 1-7

features 1-7

figure 1-7

grounding (figure) 2-27

installing in a rack (procedure) 2-15

preinstallation 2-2

serial number location D-3

chassis (MDS 9509 Director)

description 1-6

features 1-6

figure 1-6

grounding 2-26

installing in a rack (procedure) 2-11

power supplies 2-11

preinstallation 2-2

serial number location D-2

chassis (MDS 9513 Director)

description 1-3

features 1-3

figure 1-4, 1-5

installing in a rack (procedure) 2-7

power supplies 1-9, 2-7, 2-28

preinstallation 2-2

serial number location D-2

Cisco MDS 9500 Series Multilayer Directors

description 1-1

clock modules

description 1-8, 2-76

installing (MDS 9506 Director) 2-86

installing (MDS 9509 Director) 2-83

installing (MDS 9513 Director) 2-79

installing in MDS 9506 Director (procedure) 2-86

installing in MDS 9509 Director (procedure) 2-79, 2-83

removing (MDS 9506 Director) 2-84

removing (MDS 9509 Director) 2-80

removing (MDS 9513 Director) 2-76, 2-77

removing from MDS 9506 Director (procedure) 2-83

removing from MDS 9509 Director (procedure) 2-77, 2-80

COM1 port

cabling C-3

connecting 3-4

pinouts (table) C-3

support 3-4

support (note) 3-4

CompactFlash cards

installing 2-76

LED on supervisor module 1-22

removing 2-75

Supervisor-1 modules 1-21

Supervisor-2 modules 1-17

Supervisor-2 modules, LEDs 1-18

connecting

COM1 port 3-4

console port 3-2

Fibre Channel ports 3-9

MGMT 10/100/1000 3-6

MGMT 10/100 Ethernet port 3-7

console port

cabling C-2

connecting 3-2

pinouts C-2

contact and site information D-6

crossbar fan modules

description 1-15

crossbar modules

Cisco MDS 9513 support 1-23

description 1-23

installing 2-48

location 1-23

removing 2-47

supervisor assocation 1-23

crossbar switching fabric

description 1-20

dual fabric configurations 1-15, 1-20

mesh design 1-15

Supervisor-2 modules 1-15

CSM

batteries 2-50

description 1-49

installing 2-45

internal (figure) 1-50

LEDs (table) 1-51

maintaining 2-50

powering off 2-44

removing 2-44

requirement (note) 2-44

CUP 1-38

customer service, contacting D-1

CWDM transceivers

description 1-53

SFP transceiver specifications B-27

D

DC power

installing (MDS 9509 Director) 2-62

providing (MDS 9506 Director) 2-34

providing (MDS 9509 Director) 2-33

removing (MDS 9509 Director) 2-61

documentation

additional publications xvii

downloading software images

ASM-SFN image 1-45

SSM image 1-47

E

electrostatic discharge (ESD) 2-19

environmental specifications B-1

Ethernet port

MGMT 10/100 3-7

MGMT 10/100/1000 3-6

F

fan modules

crossbar fan modules, description 1-15

description 1-14

failure (caution) 1-15

LEDs 1-15

removing and installing 2-68

Fiber Connectivity 1-38

fiber optic cables, maintaining 3-16

Fibre Channel/Gigabit Ethernet SFP transceivers 1-53

Fibre Channel ports

connecting 3-9

connecting with LC-type cables (figure) 3-15

G

Generation 1 modules

services modules 1-38

switching modules 1-30

Generation 2 modules

switching modules 1-30

Gigabit Ethernet/Fibre Channel SFP transceiver specifications B-25

grounding

attaching the ESD wrist strap 2-19

best practices 2-17

chasis 2-23

establishing the system ground 2-22

required tools and equipment 2-22

H

hardware compatibility matrix (table) 1-25

heat dissipation

Cisco MDS 9506 Director B-15

Cisco MDS 9509 Director B-7, B-10

high availability

features 1-1

I

installing

chassis (MDS 9506 Director) 2-2

chassis (MDS 9509 Director) 2-2

chassis (MDS 9513 Director) 2-2

CompactFlash cards 2-76

crossbar modules 2-48

EIA shelf brackets A-5

equipment required 2-4

guidelines 2-3

power supplies (Cisco MDS 9513 Director 2-54

power supplies (MDS 9509 Director) 2-57, 2-62

rack mount brackets A-10

rack-mounting guidelines A-6

services modules 2-38

SFP transceiver cables 3-15

SFP transceivers (note) 3-13

shelf brackets A-10

supervisor modules 2-38, 2-40

switching modules 2-38

Telco shelf brackets A-5

X2 transceivers 3-11

installing SFP transceivers 3-14

IPS modules

IPS-4 modules (figure) 1-44

IPS-4 modules, description 1-43

IPS-8 modules, description 1-43

IPS-8 modules, figure 1-43

LEDs (table) 1-44

IP Storage Services module. See IPS modules

L

LC-type cables

connecting to Fibre Channel ports 3-15

figure 3-15

LEDs

ASM (table) 1-46

clock modules 1-8, 1-15

CSM (table) 1-51

fan modules 1-15

IPS modules (table) 1-44

MDS 9513 Director power supplies (table) 1-10

MPS-14/2 (table) 1-40, 1-42

Supervisor-2 modules (table) 1-18

switching modules (table) 1-34, 1-37

M

maintaining

CSM 2-50

CSM disk drives 2-51

fiber optic cables 3-16

SFP transceivers 3-16

maintenance records D-1

MDS 9506 Director

description 1-7

grounding location (figure) 2-27

heat dissipation B-15

installing clock modules (procedure) 2-86

installing in a rack(procedure) 2-15

power supply LEDs (table) 1-8, 1-14

removing clock modules (procedure) 2-83

MDS 9509 Director

description 1-6

figure 1-6

grounding location (figure) 2-26

heat dissipation B-7, B-10

installing clock modules (procedure) 2-79, 2-83

installing in a rack (procedure) 2-11

power supply LEDs (table) 1-8, 1-14

removing clock modules (procedure) 2-77, 2-80

MDS 9513 Director

installing in a rack (procedure) 2-7

MGMT 10/100/1000 Ethernet port

cabling C-5

pinouts C-5

MGMT 10/100/1000 port

connecting 3-6

MGMT 10/100 Ethernet port

cabling C-6

connecting 3-7

pinouts C-6

modules

chassis compatibility 1-25

specifications B-4

weight B-5

MPS-14/2

description

LEDs (table) 1-40, 1-42

software release requirements 1-41, 1-45

N

NEBS 2-19

network connections, preparing 3-2

new and changed information (table) xi

O

open racks, standard (requirements) A-4

organization

description xv

P

PEMs

installing 2-64

removing 2-64

physical specifications (table) B-2

pinouts

COM 1 port C-3

console port C-2

MGMT 10/100/1000 Ethernet port C-5

MGMT 10/100 Ethernet port C-6

plugs supported for power supplies C-8

port

MGMT 10/100/1000 3-6

on supervisor module 1-21

port indexes

availability 1-26

description 1-26

Generation 1 limitations 1-26

Generation 2 (example) 1-29

Generation 2 maximum 1-29

Generation combination (example) 1-28

Generation combination limitations 1-28

port interfaces

Supervisor-2 modules 1-17

power cord, jumper C-13

power cords, length C-8

powering up the switch 2-36

power supplies

chassis (MDS 9509 Director) 2-11

chassis (MDS 9513 Director) 2-7, 2-28

circuits 2-4

description 1-9

installing (Cisco MDS 9506 Director) 2-67

installing (Cisco MDS 9513 Director) 2-54

installing (MDS 9509 Director) 2-57, 2-62

LEDs 1-10

LEDs (table) 1-10

MDS 9506 Director LEDs (table) 1-8, 1-14

MDS 9509 Director LEDs (table) 1-8, 1-14

MDS 9513 Director 1-9

MDS 9513 Director (figure) 1-9

removing (Cisco MDS 9506 Director) 2-67

removing (MDS 9509 Director) 2-56, 2-61

removing (MDS 9513 Director) 2-52

starting up the switch 2-28

supported plugs C-8

power supplies (Cisco MDS 9506 Director)

removing and installing PEMs 2-64

specifications B-13

power supplies (Cisco MDS 9509 Director)

specifications B-6, B-9

power supplies (MDS 9506 Director)

description 1-13

power supplies (MDS 9509 Director)

description 1-11

pre-installation

guidelines 2-2

rack mount brackets A-6

R

rack-mount installation options 2-2

racks

EIA installing A-9

open, requirements A-4

required equipment A-7

requirements A-1

See also cabinets.

space requirements A-2

Telco installing A-8

Telco requirements A-5

records

chassis and module information D-7

contact and site information D-6

site planning and maintenance D-1

removing

CompactFlash cards 2-75

crossbar modules 2-47

CSM 2-44

power supplies (MDS 9509 Director) 2-56, 2-61

power supplies (MDS 9513 Director) 2-52

services modules 2-45

SFP transceiver cables 3-14

SFP transceivers 3-12

shelf brackets A-11

supervisor modules 2-39

switching modules 2-45

X2 transceivers 3-11

S

serial number

location (MDS 9506 Director) D-3

location (MDS 9509 Director) D-2

location (MDS 9513 Director) figure D-2

services modules

ASM 1-45

CSM 1-49

description 1-38

Generation 1 modules 1-38

installing 2-38, 2-45

IPS modules 1-43

MPS-14/2 module 1-41

MSFM-18/4 module 1-38

MSM-18/4 module 1-38

removing 2-45

specifications B-4

SSM 1-47

SFP transceivers

cabling 3-14, 3-15

CWDM 1-53, B-27

description 1-53, 3-12, B-21

Fibre Channel 1-53

Fibre Channel/Gigabit Ethernet 1-53

Fibre Channel/Gigabit Ethernet supported B-25

Fibre Channel specifications B-22

Fibre Channel supported B-22

Gigabit Ethernet 1-53

installing 3-14

latches supported 3-12

removing 3-12

specifications B-21

shelf bracket

Cisco MDS 9500, installation A-12

installing Telco/EIA A-5

shelf brackets

description A-12

site planning preparation checklist D-4

specifications

airflow B-4

cables C-1

environmental B-1

heat dissipation for Cisco MDS 9506 Director B-15

heat dissipation for Cisco MDS 9509 Director B-7, B-10

MDS 9513 Director B-6

modules B-4

physical (MDS 9506 Director) B-3

pinouts C-1

power, MDS 9506 Director B-13

power, MDS 9509 Director B-6, B-9

SFP transceivers B-21

SSM

alarm LEDs 1-47

description 1-47

figure 1-47

LEDs (table) 1-48

power-on LEDs 1-47

ready LEDs 1-47

self-test passed LEDs 1-47

self-test running LEDs 1-47

Supervisor-1 modules

CompactFlash cards 1-21

control and management 1-20

Ethernet port 3-7

features 1-19

figure 1-20

LEDs 1-22

LEDs (figure) 1-22

LEDs (table) 1-22

memory options 1-21

nondisruptive restart 1-20

processor 1-21

redundant central arbiter 1-20

support (note) 1-19

warm switchover 1-20

Supervisor-2

Ethernet port 3-6

Supervisor-2 modules

CompactFlash cards 1-17

CompactFlash cards LEDs 1-18

control and management 1-16

description 1-15

features 1-16

figure 1-16

integrated crossbar switching fabric 1-15

LEDs 1-18

LEDs (figure) 1-18

LEDs (table) 1-18

LEDs description 1-18

memory options 1-17

nondisruptive restart 1-16

port interfaces 1-17

processor 1-17

redundant central arbiter 1-16

warm switchover 1-16

supervisor module

port interfaces 1-21

supervisor modules

description 1-15

installing 2-38, 2-40

removing 2-39

specifications B-4

switching modules

12-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel switching modules 1-32

16-port 2-Gbps Fibre Channel (figure) 1-35

24-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel switching modules 1-31

32-port 2-Gbps Fibre Channel (figure) 1-34

48-port 4-Gbps Fibre Channel switching modules 1-31

4-port 10-Gbps Fibre Channel switching modules 1-33

description 1-30

downloading binary image 1-45, 1-47

features 1-36

Generation 1 modules 1-30

Generation 2 modules 1-30

installing 2-38, 2-45

LEDs (table) 1-34, 1-37

removing 2-45

specifications B-4

system grounding 2-17

T

Telco racks (requirements) A-5

transceivers

description 1-52

supported SFP transceivers 1-52

supported X2 transceiver 1-52

troubleshooting

contacting customer service D-1

W

weight of modules B-5

X

X2 transceivers

description 1-52, B-18

installing 3-11

removing 3-11

supported (table) B-19