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Cisco MDS 9000 18/4-Port Multiservice Module FIPS (MSFM-18/4)
The Cisco MDS 9000 Family 18/4-Port Multiservice Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS)
Module is a FIPS 140-2 Level 3–compliant version of the Cisco MSM-18/4 Module. It provides added
security to meet regulatory and industry requirements. FIPS Level 3 certification requires enhanced
physical security, including a hard, opaque potting material to deter unauthorized access and tampering.
Cisco Data Mobility Manager
Cisco MDS Data Mobility Manager (DMM) for the Cisco MDS 9000 family of switches provides
capabilities and features that simplify data migration and minimize service disruptions. Data migration
is the process of copying data from an existing storage device to a new storage device.
Data migration is done frequently for storage array upgrades and consolidation or replacement of
existing Storage. Cisco MDS 9000 Data Mobility Manger (DMM) offers a new data migration approach
using a SAN switch based intelligent fabric application. Cisco DMM runs on the Cisco MDS 9000
Storage Services Module (SSM).
The primary purpose of this feature is moving data from existing storage array to a new storage array.
Cisco DMM features include:
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The Cisco DMM can be introduced without having to reconfigure or rewire the existing SAN
infrastructure, and migration can enabled/disabled via software control from the Cisco Fabric Manager.
Cisco DMM can be used in SANs which have only Cisco MDS 9000 switches as well as those containing
a heterogeneous mixture of Cisco and other vendor switches.
N-Port Virtualization
The N-Port virtualization (NPV) feature reduces the number of Fibre Channel domain IDs in core-edge
SANs. Switches operating in the NPV mode do not join a fabric, they just pass traffic between core
switch links and end-devices, which eliminates the domain IDs for these edge switches. This feature is
available only for Cisco MDS 9000 blade switches, the Cisco MDS 9124 Multilayer Fabric Switch, and
the Cisco MDS 9134 Multilayer Fabric Switch.
The NPV mode applies to an entire switch. All end devices connected to a switch in the NPV mode must
log in as N-port to use this feature. Loop attached devices are not supported. All links from the edge
switches in NPV mode to the core switches are established as N-ports, not E-ports as used for a typical
inter-switch links. Instead, N-Port Identifier Virtualization (NPIV) is used by the switches in NPV mode
to log in multiple end-devices that share a link to the core switch.
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Online migration of heterogeneous arrays
Simultaneous migration of multiple LUNs
Unequal size LUN Migration
Rate adjusted migration
Verification of migrated data
Dual fabric support
CLI and wizard-based management with Cisco Fabric Manager
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Release Notes for Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.2(1)
New Features in Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.2(1)
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