DS C9148S D12PSK9 Fibre Channel Switch | 12-Port Licensed, 48-Port Scalable original new in stock

Product Summary:
The Cisco DS-C9148S-D12PSK9 is a 48-port Fibre Channel switch from the Cisco MDS 9148S Series, pre-licensed with 12 active ports. It is optimized for small to medium-sized SAN deployments that require 16-Gbps Fibre Channel connectivity, high reliability, and scalable performance — all within a compact 1RU form factor.

Product Description:
The DS-C9148S-D12PSK9 is part of Cisco’s MDS 9100 Series and is designed to deliver flexible, reliable, and scalable Fibre Channel switching. It comes with 12 active ports out of a possible 48, allowing you to scale as needed using port activation licenses. Supporting up to 16-Gbps Fibre Channel speeds with backward compatibility, this model ensures investment protection and smooth migration for growing enterprise SAN environments.

This switch features enterprise-class reliability with redundant hot-swappable power supplies and fans. It supports advanced features such as virtual SANs (VSANs), port security, NPIV (N_Port ID Virtualization), slow-drain device detection, and integration with Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) for centralized management.

Ideal for workloads such as virtualization, backup, and high-speed storage access, the DS-C9148S-D12PSK9 delivers excellent performance in a dense and energy-efficient footprint.

Key Features:

12 pre-activated ports (expandable up to 48 with licenses)

Supports 2/4/8/16 Gbps Fibre Channel

Hot-swappable dual redundant power supplies

Enterprise features: VSAN, NPIV, zoning, diagnostics

Backward compatibility with previous FC speeds

Compact 1RU design for space efficiency

Centralized SAN management via Cisco DCNM

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