Cisco MDS 9396T vs Lenovo ThinkSystem DB630S
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Cisco MDS 9396T delivers 96 auto-sensing 32-Gbps Fibre Channel ports in a 2U chassis, providing high-density SAN switching for large enterprise storage deployments. The ThinkSystem DB630S is Lenovo's high-density 2U Gen 6 Fibre Channel SAN switch, engineered on Brocade G630 OEM hardware.
| Cisco MDS 9396T | Lenovo ThinkSystem DB630S | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Cisco | Lenovo |
| Status | current | current |
| Released | Sep 2018 | May 2018 |
| Form factor | 2U | 2U rack |
| Form factor | 2U rackmount | — |
| Ports | 96x 32Gb FC SFP28 (48, 64, 80, or 96 ports active) | Up to 128 ports: 96x 32Gb/s SFP+ ports plus 8x 128Gb/s 4x32Gb QSFP ports |
| Switching capacity | 3.072 Tb/s full duplex | 4.096 Tb/s aggregate full duplex throughput |
| Latency | Cut-through switching architecture | — |
| Power supply | — | Dual redundant hot-swap AC power supplies |
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