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Bob Nusbaum, Product Line Manager
Connectrix MDS 9148 Good Things in a New, Small Package
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Pressures on Storage Teams: Large and Small
Increasing SAN accessToday: Server virtualizationGoing forward: Unified fabric
Faster time-to-service/ limited teams
Continual storage growth
IT teams (of all sizes) must address evolving data center trends
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Connectrix MDS 9148More Performance and Value, For More Data Centers
High performance plus resiliencyIndustry-leading 8G FC port density
Highly scalable, resilient, and secure architecture (NX-OS)
Flexibility for growth and virtualizationPay-as-you-grow: start with 16, 32 or full 48 ports–add 8 port increments
Enables virtual machine-aware SANs
Lowest price with enterprise-class capabilitiesMost cost-effective switch in industry
Full features plus functionality at no extra license costs
Connectrix MDS 9148
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Performance Plus Reliability for Smaller SANs
Enterprise-class Reliability Single, proven data center OS supporting millions of LAN and SAN ports Non-disruptive software upgrades Self-healing equals minimize SAN disruptions Physical reliability: dual power plus fans
Industry-leading Performance/Density 48 line rate ports in 1 rack unit (RU)–768G in 1RU** Lowest power consumption equals greener SANs
NX-OS 5.0(MDS family, Nexus,
UCS Fabric Interconnects)Connectrix MDS 9148 Fabric Switch
Ideal solution for mid-market and departmental deployments
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Flexibility for Growth and VirtualizationE-mail
16 ports
Database
32 ports
Backup
48 ports
16 ports
Database
32 ports
Backup
48 ports
Pay-as-you-grow scalability16 32 48 x 8G ports
Enables mid-market customers to leverage enterprise-class capabilities
Virtual Machine (VM) Aware SANs
Map VM clusters to VSANs Quality of Service (QoS) per VM VM mobility with security
Cisco Storage Networking–Key for Data Center 3.0 Virtualization
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Flexibility for Future Business Growth
Connectrix MDS 9148
Departmental /Remote office / Entry-level SAN
Storage consolidation Common backup Simplified management
Mid-marketEdge/CoreSAN
LAN
Nexus 5000/2000Connectrix MDS 9148
Scalability Security Consistent
operations
Server
Server
Server
Server
Server
Arrays / Tapes
Rack 1
Server
Server
Server
Server
Server
Arrays / Tapes
Rack 2
SAN Core
LAN
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$0
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$25,000
$30,000
$35,000
$40,000
$45,000
Competitive w/ 32 ports MDS 9148 w/ 32 ports
$0
ISL Trunking License
Extended Fabrics License
Advanced Performance Monitoring
FabricWatch License
Base Switch List Price with 32 8G FC SFPs
Lowest Price SAN SwitchEnterprise-Class Capabilities at No Extra Cost
Total Cost: 198%
17% more
98% more
100%
MDS 9148: Availability, security, and flexibility features are bundled with hardware at no charge
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“Cisco FlexAttach (in combination with the Cisco 9148) saves time and money as it increases efficiency and reduces risk, allowing server administrators to manage server attachment to the SAN without needing to engage SAN administrators or make any changes to SAN configuration.”
Tony Palmer, ESG Senior Engineer.
Lowest Price SAN SwitchLower OPEX through Ease of Use
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Cisco Fibre Channel Solutions Comprehensive 8G End-to-End Portfolio
Seamless end-to-end FC connectivityServer–access layer–SAN
Unified OS plus managementSeamless interoperability/feature consistency
UCS B-series
UCS C-series with FC HBAs
FC Array FC HostsNexus 5000
ConnectrixMDS 9148
ConnectrixMDS 9500 series
6100 with 8G FC
8G FC
8G FC
8G FCFCoE Hosts
New
New
FCoENew
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Business Needs Customer Results
Consolidation of several city departments such as: emergency, police, administrative, etc.
Highly virtualized environment
Reduce power/space/cooling needs, while simplifying operations
Security, compliance requirements
“Performance and flexibility are two key aspects we look for in a SAN switch as we consolidate our storage infrastructure. Full fabric features as well as high 8 Gbps per port performance of the MDS 9148 is ideal to accommodate our bandwidth intensive virtualized server environment.”
- Samnang In, IT Analyst, City of St Paul, MN
Cisco MDS 9148: Case Study
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EMC / EMC Channel Partner Endorsement
“The high performance, flexibility, and the cost-effective price makes it an ideal storage solution offering to our customers.”Raphael Meyerowitz, Presidio Networked Solutions
“The Cisco MDS 9148 provides flexibility, scalability, and enterprise class features at a low cost, making it an ideal departmental/enterprise SAN solution offering for our customers.” Steve Culbreth, Evolving Solutions
“The MDS 9148 complements Cisco’s 8Gbps FC strategy in multiple platforms by providing a high performance, enterprise-class SAN switch at a lower cost point.” Mario G Brum II, GreenPages
“The high performance 8Gpbs Fibre Channel speeds, scalability features, and ease of management are ideal for entry level to mid size SAN deployments.” Deirdre Wassell, EMC
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Connectrix MDS 9148EMC Channel Partner Advantages
Adds to broad Cisco Data Center portfolio for EMC partners
Connectrix MDS 9148 is easy to sell and differentiate:
Quick configuration wizard for provisioningNo hidden licenses
Generous reward programs for partners:EMC Partners via Cisco Data Center Advantage Incentive Program (DCAIP)
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Learn more: www.cisco.com/go/datacenter
Cisco and EMC: Transforming to the Virtualized Data Center
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$0
$5,000
$10,000
$15,000
$20,000
$25,000
$30,000
$35,000
$40,000
$45,000
Competitive w/ 32 ports MDS 9148 w/ 32 ports
$26,300 $22,500
$3,900
$4,400
$4,400
$5,500
$0
ISL Trunking License
Extended Fabrics License
Advanced Performance Monitoring
FabricWatch License
Base Switch List Price with 32 8G FC SFPs
Lowest Price SAN SwitchEnterprise-Class Capabilities at No Extra Cost
Total Cost: $44,500
17% more
98% more
MDS 9148: Availability, security, and flexibility features are bundled with hardware at no charge
$22,500
