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EMC Connectrix Directors: How They Compare

Highest Levels of Availability and Scalability for Mission-Critical Applications

 

Ports

Ports
per blade

Scalability

Maximum Fibre
Channel speed

Value-added functionality

Element management

Protocol support

ED-DCX-B

ED-DCX-B
spec sheetspec sheet

384

16, 18, 32, and 48

Up to 55 domains per fabric

8Gb/s and 10Gb/s
  • Enterprise Bundle
  • FICON Management Server*
  • Integrated Routing*
  • FCIP SAN Extension*
  • FIPS Compliance Kit*
  • Inter-chassis Links (ICL) Kit*
  • Fabric-based encryption*
  • Connectrix Manager*
  • Fabric Manager*
  • WEB TOOLS

FCP, FCIP and FICON

ED-DCX-4S-B

ED-DCX-4S-B
spec sheetspec sheet

192

16, 18, 32, and 48

Up to 55 domains per fabric

8Gb/s and 10Gb/s
  • Enterprise Bundle
  • FICON Management Server*
  • Integrated Routing*
  • FCIP SAN Extension*
  • FIPS Compliance Kit*
  • Inter-chassis Links (ICL) Kit*
  • Fabric-based encryption*
  • Connectrix Manager*
  • Fabric Manager*
  • WEB TOOLS

FCP, FCIP and FICON

ED-48000B

ED-48000B
spec sheetspec sheet

384

16, 18, 32, and 48

Up to 55 domains per fabric

4Gb/s and 10Gb/s
  • ISL Trunking*
  • Fabric Watch*
  • Advanced Performance Monitor*
  • Extended Fabric*
  • Enterprise Bundle*
  • FICON Management Server*
  • Fibre Channel Routing Services*
  • FCIP SAN Extension*
  • Connectrix Manager*
  • Fabric Manager*
  • WEB TOOLS

FCP, iSCSI, FCIP and FICON

MDS-9506-V2

MDS-9506-V2
spec sheetspec sheet

192

12, 24, 48, and 4-port 10Gb blade

Up to 56 domains per fabric

8Gb/s and 10Gb/s
  • Virtual SANs (VSANs)
  • Access control lists
  • QoS
  • Port channel
  • Enterprise Package*
  • Fabric Manager Server*
  • SAN Extension Over IP*
  • Mainframe Package*
  • Storage Media Encryption*

MDS Fabric Manager

FCP, iSCSI, FCIP and FICON

MDS-9509-V2

MDS-9509-V2
spec sheetspec sheet

336

12, 24, 48, and 4-port 10Gb blade

Up to 56 domains per fabric

8Gb/s and 10Gb/s
  • Virtual SANs (VSANs)
  • Access control lists
  • QoS
  • Port channel
  • Enterprise Package*
  • Fabric Manager Server*
  • SAN Extension Over IP*
  • Mainframe Package*
  • Storage Media Encryption*

MDS Fabric Manager

FCP, iSCSI, FCIP and FICON

MDS-9513

MDS-9513
spec sheetspec sheet

528

12, 24, 48, and 4-port 10Gb blade

Up to 56 domains

8Gb/s and 10Gb/s

  • Virtual SANs (VSANs)
  • Access control lists
  • QoS
  • Port channel
  • Enterprise Package*
  • Fabric Manager Server*
  • SAN Extension Over IP*
  • Mainframe Package*
  • Storage Media Encryption*

MDS Fabric Manager

FCP, iSCSI, FCIP and FICON

* Optional

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