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| Product series | MDS 9396T |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Cisco |
| Model | MDS 9396T |
| Manufacturer P/N | DS-C9396T-48EK9 |
| Product family | SAN Switch |
| Model / P/N | Cisco MDS 9396T / MPN DS-C9396T-48EK9 |
| Category | SAN Switch |
| Product reference | Manufacturer P/N DS-C9396T-48EK9, confirmed using the cited OEM documentation and professional product references. |
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|---|---|---|
| Hardware PID | Full product identifier and revision | Chassis or component; quantity and physical variant |
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Network-system planning
| Decision | Information to provide | Impact on selection |
|---|---|---|
| Topology and role | Peer devices, connection map and required network role | Identifies the protocols and interoperability requirements to check. |
| Physical links | Port type, required link rate, connector and cable reach | Defines the optics or cabling review for both ends of each link. |
| Operating configuration | Airflow, power, software release, licenses and management needs | Resolves model suffixes, deployment fit and entitlement scope. |
| P/N | Type | Tier | Term | Binding | SKU information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DS-C9396T-48EK9MDS 9396T exact hardware configuration | base | Hardware base | - | device | |
| M9396T-PL16Cisco documented MDS port or feature entitlement | Feature subscription | Platform entitlement | - | device | |
| M9396T-PL16-SL=Cisco documented MDS port or feature entitlement | Feature subscription | Platform entitlement | - | device | |
| M93XK9-A-1YCisco documented MDS port or feature entitlement | Feature subscription | Advanced | 12 months | device | |
| M93XK9-A-3YCisco documented MDS port or feature entitlement | Feature subscription | Advanced | 36 months | device | |
| M93XK9-A-5YCisco documented MDS port or feature entitlement | Feature subscription | Advanced | 60 months | device | |
| M93XK9-A-7YCisco documented MDS port or feature entitlement | Feature subscription | Advanced | 84 months | device | |
| M93XK9-P-1YCisco documented MDS port or feature entitlement | Feature subscription | Platform entitlement | 12 months | device | |
| M93XK9-P-3YCisco documented MDS port or feature entitlement | Feature subscription | Platform entitlement | 36 months | device | |
| M93XK9-P-5YCisco documented MDS port or feature entitlement | Feature subscription | Platform entitlement | 60 months | device | |
| M93XK9-P-7YCisco documented MDS port or feature entitlement | Feature subscription | Platform entitlement | 84 months | device |
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