Description
The Cisco MDS 9132T 32-Gbps Fibre Channel Switch (DS-C9132T-8PMESK9) delivers high-performance, low-latency SAN connectivity in a compact 1RU form factor. This configuration includes 8 active Fibre Channel ports pre-installed with 16G short-wave optics, making it an ideal entry-level solution for modern data center and enterprise storage environments.
Designed for scalability and investment protection, the MDS 9132T supports pay-as-you-grow port expansion up to 32 ports and seamless upgrades from 16G to 32G Fibre Channel. Built on Cisco’s next-generation ASIC architecture, the switch enables wire-speed performance, advanced SAN analytics, telemetry, and enterprise-grade reliability.
With redundant cooling, hot-swappable power supplies, and support for advanced SAN services, the Cisco MDS 9132T is well-suited for organizations deploying virtualized workloads, flash storage, and NVMe over Fibre Channel.
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Brand | Cisco |
| Model | MDS 9132T |
| SKU | DS-C9132T-8PMESK9 |
| Switch Type | Fibre Channel SAN Switch |
| Form Factor | 1RU Rack-Mountable |
| Active Ports | 8 × Fibre Channel |
| Port Speed | 4 / 8 / 16 / 32 Gbps (autosensing) |
| Installed Optics | 8 × 16G Fibre Channel Short-Wave SFPs |
| Maximum Port Capacity | Up to 32 Ports |
| Expansion Support | On-Demand Port Activation and 16-Port Expansion Module |
| Switching Architecture | Non-blocking, line-rate |
| Aggregate Bandwidth | Up to 1024 Gbps Full Duplex |
| Latency | Ultra-low latency Fibre Channel switching |
| Power Supplies | 1 × AC PSU (expandable to dual) |
| Cooling | Redundant hot-swappable fan modules |
| Airflow | Port-side exhaust |
| Management Interfaces | Ethernet management, CLI, NX-API, SAN management software |
| Use Case | Enterprise SAN, Virtualized Storage, NVMe-FC |
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