Cisco MDS 9124 Fibre Channel Switch
Verdict
Cisco's latest FC switch shows that SANs don't have to be expensive or complex to manage. The base price includes a lot of features other vendors would charge extra for and the port licensing scheme makes it highly flexible.
1U rack mount chassis 24 4Gbps FC ports Supports 4/2/1Gbps SFPs 1GHz FreeScale MPC8541E 512MB SDRAM memory 256MB CompactFlash RJ-45 serial port 10/100 Ethernet management port Base price includes 8-port activation license, support for 16 VSANs, 16 buffer credits per port, Cisco Fabric Manager, Cisco Device Manager.
Options: 8-port activation license, £1,154 4Gbps SFP, £63 Redundant power supply, £236
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