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Which Cisco MDS model supports the most Fibre Channel ports per chassis?
The correct answer is A. MDS 9513. Among the listed Cisco MDS platforms, the 9513 director chassis has the most line-card slots and therefore supports the highest total Fibre Channel port count.
Question
Which Cisco MDS model supports the most Fibre Channel ports per chassis?
Options
- AMDS 9513
- BMDS 9509
- CMDS 9506
- DMDS 9250i
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(41 responses)- A85% (35)
- B2% (1)
- C5% (2)
- D7% (3)
Why each option
Among the listed Cisco MDS platforms, the 9513 director chassis has the most line-card slots and therefore supports the highest total Fibre Channel port count.
The MDS 9513 is a 13-slot director-class chassis that provides the greatest slot count of all options listed; populated with high-density FC line cards it scales to hundreds of Fibre Channel ports, surpassing every smaller chassis in the list.
The MDS 9509 has 9 line-card slots, fewer than the 9513, which directly limits its maximum achievable FC port count.
The MDS 9506 contains only 6 line-card slots, yielding a lower maximum FC port density than both the 9509 and 9513.
The MDS 9250i is a fixed-configuration, non-modular switch with a predetermined and comparatively small number of FC ports, far fewer than any of the director-class chassis options.
Concept tested: Cisco MDS 9000 chassis slot count and FC port density
Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/storage-networking/mds-9513-multilayer-director/index.html
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