DS-C9396S-K9 Technical Specifications<\/p>\n
Cisco MDS 9396S Series 48 x Ports + SFP+ 2U GE Switch<\/p>\n
Part Number: DS-C9396S-K9<\/p>\n
Series: Cisco MDS 9396S Series<\/p>\n
Type: 16G Fibre Channel SAN Switch<\/p>\n
Total Ports: 96 x 16Gbps Fibre Channel (SFP+)<\/p>\n
Active Ports (Base): 48 x 16Gbps Fibre Channel (upgradeable to 96)<\/p>\n
Form Factor: 2U Rack-mountable<\/p>\n
Switching Capacity: 1.5 Tbps<\/p>\n
Forwarding Rate: 720 Mpps<\/p>\n
Port Speed: 2\/4\/8\/16 Gbps auto-sensing<\/p>\n
Latency: 700 ns cut-through switching<\/p>\n
VLAN\/Zoning Support: Fibre Channel zoning, VSANs (up to 256)<\/p>\n
Security: VSAN-based access control, Port Security, RBAC, TACACS+, RADIUS<\/p>\n
Management: Cisco DCNM, CLI, SNMP v1\/v2c\/v3, Syslog<\/p>\n
High Availability: Dual redundant hot-swappable power supplies and fans<\/p>\n
Expansion: On-demand port activation licensing (48 to 96)<\/p>\n
LED Indicators: System, Power, Link\/Activity, Speed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
DS-C9396S-K9 Overview<\/p>\n
The Cisco MDS 9396S (DS-C9396S-K9) is a high-performance storage area network (SAN) switch designed for enterprise data centers and storage networks requiring ultra-reliable, low-latency connectivity. It features 48x SFP+ ports supporting 16\/32\/64 Gb Fibre Channel and FCoE (Fibre Channel over Ethernet) traffic, all housed in a 2U rack-mountable chassis.As part of the Cisco MDS 9000 Series, this switch provides advanced SAN services including virtualization, security, and high availability. It supports Fabric Shortest Path First (FSPF) routing, VSANs, QoS, and port-channeling, enabling scalable and efficient storage traffic management.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":22890,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[255],"product_cat":[2915,332],"product_tag":[2947,363,2909,2942],"class_list":["post-22889","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_brand-cisco","product_cat-cisco-network-switches-network-switches","product_cat-network-switches","product_tag-48-x-ports","product_tag-cisco","product_tag-sfp","product_tag-switch","first","instock","shipping-taxable","product-type-simple"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n