Cisco MDS 9124V vs Lenovo ThinkSystem DB730S
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Cisco MDS 9124V is a 1U 24-port 64Gbps Gen 7 Fibre Channel switch designed for high-performance SAN connectivity in department clusters and edge storage environments. The ThinkSystem DB730S is Lenovo's highest-port-density Gen 7 Fibre Channel enterprise SAN switch, built on OEM Brocade G730 hardware.
| Cisco MDS 9124V | Lenovo ThinkSystem DB730S | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Cisco | Lenovo |
| Status | current | current |
| Released | Mar 2022 | Aug 2021 |
| Form factor | 1U rack | 2U rack |
| Port count | 24x SFP+ Fibre Channel ports (active in 8-port increments via On-Demand Port Activation) | — |
| Port speeds | 64Gbps, 32Gbps, 16Gbps, and 8Gbps Fibre Channel | — |
| Performance | Up to 1.536Tbps aggregate line-rate switching throughput | — |
| Protocols | Fibre Channel (FC-NVMe, FCP, FICON support) | — |
| Analytics | Built-in telemetry ASIC for deep packet inspection and I/O analytics | — |
| Power supply | Dual redundant hot-swap power supplies and cooling fans | Dual redundant 1100W AC hot-swap power supplies |
| Management | Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) / Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC) | — |
| Ports | — | Up to 128 ports: 96x 64Gb/s SFP+ ports plus 16x 2x64Gb/s SFP-DD (double density) ports |
| Switching capacity | — | 8.192 Tb/s aggregate full duplex throughput |
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