The Cisco MDS 9100 Series elevates the standard for Fibre Channel fabric switches, bringing Cisco Intelligent Storage Networking to small- and medium-scale storage area networks (SANs) and data center edge applications.
The Cisco MDS 9100 Series delivers an ideal balance of cost performance with enterprise-class features in a compact 1 RU form factor. Available in 20-port and 40-port configurations, the Cisco MDS 9100 Series offers the port densities required for a wide variety of storage environments.
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