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Chapter 1 Product Overview
Chassis
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Cisco MDS 9216 Switch Hardware Installation Guide
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This chapter provides an overview of the Cisco MDS 9216 Switch, including the
following information:
• Chassis, page 1-2
• Backplane, page 1-3
• Power Supplies, page 1-4
• Fan Module, page 1-5
• Supervisor Module, page 1-6
• Switching Modules, page 1-10
• IP Storage Services Module, page 1-15
• 32 Port Fibre Channel Advanced Services Module, page 1-18
• Supported SFP Transceivers, page 1-21
• Ethernet Ports, page 1-23
Chassis
The Cisco MDS 9216 Switch has a 2-slot chassis that includes a non-removable
supervisor module with an integrated 16-port switching module, and a second slot
for either a 16-port or 32-port switching module or an IPS module (see
Figure 1-1). It supports dual power supplies and a removable fan module.
Slot 1 contains the supervisor module with its integrated 16-port switching
module. The supervisor module provides switching and local and remote
management. Above Slot 1 is the interface module, which provides the local and
remote management interfaces for the supervisor module.
Slot 2 is reserved for an additional hot-swappable 16-port or 32-port switching
module or an 8-port IPS module.
