EMC Connectrix Switches: How They Compare

High availability for departmental or edge SANs

 

Ports per unit

Scalability

Max. Speed

Value-added functionality

Element management

Protocol support

DS-300B

DS-300B*
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Up to 24, 8-port base with 8-port increments

Up to 55 domains per fabric

8Gb/s

  • ISL Trunking*
  • Fabric Watch*
  • Advanced Performance Monitor*
  • Extended Fabrics*
  • Adaptive Networking*

  • Connectrix Manager*
  • Fabric Manager*
  • WEB TOOLS

FCP

DS-5100B

DS-5100B
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Up to 40, 24-port base with 8-port increments

Up to 55 domains per fabric

8Gb/s

  • ISL Trunking*
  • Fabric Watch*
  • Advanced Performance Monitor*
  • Extended Fabrics*
  • Adaptive Networking*
  • Integrated Routing*

  • Connectrix Manager*
  • Fabric Manager*
  • WEB TOOLS

FCP

DS-5300B

DS-5300B
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Up to 80, 48-port base with 16-port increments

Up to 55 domains per fabric

8Gb/s

  • ISL Trunking*
  • Fabric Watch*
  • Advanced Performance Monitor*
  • Extended Fabrics*
  • Adaptive Networking*
  • Integrated Routing*

  • Connectrix Manager*
  • Fabric Manager*
  • WEB TOOLS

FCP

MP-7500B

AP-7500B
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18

Refer to the EMC Support Matrix

4Gb/s

  • Fibre Channel Routing Services
  • FCIP Connectivity*
  • ISL Trunking*
  • Fabric Watch*
  • Advanced Performance Monitor*
  • Administrative Domains (ADs)

  • Connectrix Manager*
  • Fabric Manager*
  • WEB TOOLS

FCP and FCIP

AP-7600B

AP-7600B
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16 Fibre Channel ports

Refer to the EMC Support Matrix

4Gb/s

  • Platform for Invista and RecoverPoint
  • Extended Fabrics
  • ISL Trunking*
  • Advanced Performance Monitor*
  • FabFabric Watch*

  • Connectrix Manager*
  • Fabric Manager*
  • WEB TOOLS

FCP

ES-5832B

ES-5832B
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32 Fibre Channel ports

Refer to the EMC Support Matrix

8Gb/s

  • Fabric-based encryption
  • ISL Trunking*
  • Fabric Watch*
  • Advanced Performance Monitor*
  • Extended Fabrics*
  • Adaptive Networking*
  • Integrated Routing*

  • Connectrix B Fabric Manager*
  • Connectrix Manager*
  • WEB TOOLS

FCP

MP-8000B

MP-8000B
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8 Fibre Channel ports, up to 24 10Gb Ethernet ports

Refer to the EMC Support Matrix

8Gb/s Fibre Channel, 10 Gigabit Ethernet

  • ISL Trunking*
  • Fabric Watch*
  • Advanced Performance Monitor*

  • Connectrix Manager*
  • Fabric Manager*
  • WEB TOOLS

FCP, 10Gb Ethernet, FCoE

NEX-5010

NEX-5010
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Up to 28

Refer to the EMC Support Matrix

4Gb/s Fibre Channel, 10 Gigabit Ethernet

  • Storage Services Software
  • Fabric Manager Server*

Fabric Manager

FCP, 10Gb Ethernet, FCoE

NEX-5020

NEX-5020
spec sheetspec sheet

Up to 56

Refer to the EMC Support Matrix

4Gb/s Fibre Channel, 10 Gigabit Ethernet

  • Storage Services Software
  • Fabric Manager Server*

Fabric Manager

FCP, 10Gb Ethernet, FCoE

MDS 9124

MDS 9124
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Up to 24, 8-port base with 8-port increments

Up to 56 domains per fabric

4Gb/s

  • Virtual SANs (VSANs)
  • Access control lists
  • QoS
  • Port channel
  • Enterprise Package*
  • Fabric Manager Server*

MDS Fabric Manager

FCP

MDS 9134

MDS 9134
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Up to 34, 24-port base with 8-port increments for 32 4Gb Fibre Channel ports. Optional 2 10Gb Fibre Channel ports for Interswitch Links (ISLs).

Up to 56 domains per fabric

4Gb/s/10Gb/s

  • Virtual SANs (VSANs)
  • Access control lists
  • QoS
  • Port channel
  • Enterprise Package*
  • Fabric Manager Server*

MDS Fabric Manager

FCP

MDS 9222i

MDS 9222i
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Up to 70. Base includes 18 Fibre Channel and 4 IP ports. Additional slot accepts all MDS 4Gb blades, the 18/4 blade, and the SSM blade.

Up to 56 domains per fabric

4Gb/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

* Optional

† Fixed power supplies, fixed fans

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