Cisco MDS 9396V vs Lenovo ThinkSystem DB730S
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Cisco MDS 9396V is a 2RU Fibre Channel switch with up to 96 ports at 64 Gb/s, the 64G step up from the MDS 9396T. The ThinkSystem DB730S is Lenovo's highest-port-density Gen 7 Fibre Channel enterprise SAN switch, built on OEM Brocade G730 hardware.
| Cisco MDS 9396V | Lenovo ThinkSystem DB730S | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Cisco | Lenovo |
| Status | current | current |
| Released | Aug 2023 | Aug 2021 |
| Form factor | 2RU | 2U rack |
| Form factor | 2RU fixed, 3.4 x 17.4 x 23.9 in (8.64 x 44.23 x 60.73 cm), 44 lb (20 kg) | — |
| Ports | Up to 96x SFP+ Fibre Channel ports at 8, 16, 32 or 64 Gb/s autosensing (48 in the base model; 16-port upgrade licenses up to 96) | Up to 128 ports: 96x 64Gb/s SFP+ ports plus 16x 2x64Gb/s SFP-DD (double density) ports |
| Switching capacity | 6 Tb/s end-to-end full duplex | 8.192 Tb/s aggregate full duplex throughput |
| Power supply | Two hot-swap redundant 80 PLUS Platinum PSUs: 1400 W AC, or 2000 W AC / HVAC / HVDC | Dual redundant 1100W AC hot-swap power supplies |
| Buffer credits | Default 1,000 per port, up to 16,000 on one port and 24,000 per 24-port group | — |
| Software | Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS 9.4(1) or later; SAN Analytics needs 9.4(2) or later | — |
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