Dell Connectrix DS-6620B vs Dell Connectrix MDS-9396T
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Dell Connectrix DS-6620B is a high-density 1U Fibre Channel SAN switch built for enterprise private cloud storage networks and high-throughput all-flash data centers. The Dell Connectrix MDS-9396T is a high-density 2U 32Gb Fibre Channel switch based on the Cisco MDS 9396T platform.
| Dell Connectrix DS-6620B | Dell Connectrix MDS-9396T | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Dell | Dell |
| Status | current | current |
| Released | Oct 2017 | May 2018 |
| Form factor | 1U rack | 2U switch |
| Ports | 64x 32Gb Fibre Channel ports (48x SFP28 ports + 4x QSFP28 Q-Flex ports supporting 4x 32Gb breakout each) | — |
| Switching capacity | 2.048 Tbps full-duplex aggregate throughput | — |
| Power supply | Dual redundant hot-plug power supplies with integrated fans | Dual redundant hot-plug power supplies with hot-swappable fan trays |
| Port count | — | Up to 96 Fibre Channel ports (base 48 ports expandable to 96 ports in 16-port increments) |
| Port speeds | — | Auto-sensing 4, 8, 16, and 32Gb/s Fibre Channel speeds |
| Switching bandwidth | — | 3.072 Tbps aggregate bandwidth with line-rate non-blocking switching |
| Operating system | — | Cisco NX-OS Software for MDS 9000 Series |
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