Cost-Effective Switching for Branches

The Cisco MDS 9222i Multiservice Modular Switch delivers state-of-the-art multiprotocol and distributed multiservice convergence, offering:

• High-performance SAN extension and disaster recovery solutions
• Intelligent fabric services such as storage media encryption
• Cost-effective multiprotocol connectivity

Its compact form factor, expansion slot modularity, and advanced capabilities make the MDS 9222i an ideal solution for departmental and remote branch-office SANs requiring director-class features at a lower cost.

Cisco MDS 9222i Multiservice Modular Switch Video Data Sheet

Video Data Sheet

Learn more about the MDS 9222i Multiservice Modular Switch. (5:52 min)

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Product Highlights

• High-density Fibre Channel switch; scales up to 66 Fibre Channel ports
• Integrated hardware-based virtual fabric isolation with virtual SANs (VSANs) and Fibre Channel routing with inter-VSAN routing
• Remote SAN extension with high-performance Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP)
• Long distance over Fibre Channel with extended buffer-to-buffer credits
• Multiprotocol and mainframe support (Fibre Channel, FCIP, Small Computer System Interface over IP [iSCSI], and IBM Fibre Connection [FICON])
• IPv6 capable
• Platform for intelligent fabric applications such as storage media encryption
• In-Service Software Upgrade (ISSU)
• Comprehensive network security framework
• High-performance intelligent application with the combination of 16-port storage services node