DS-C9148S-48PK9 16G Multilayer Fabric Switch with 48 enabled ports

Cisco DS-C9148S-48PK9 - Overview

The MDS 9148S belongs to the Cisco MDS 9100 Series of Fibre Channel switches. It provides a compact, cost-effective, and flexible SAN switching solution that can scale from 12 to 48 ports with on-demand licensing.

🔧 Key Specifications

• Form Factor: 1RU rack-mountable switch
• Ports:
  • 48 Fibre Channel ports (16-Gbps line-rate)
  • Scalable licensing: 12, 24, or 48 ports
• Performance:
  • 768 Gbps aggregate bandwidth
  • 16 Gbps full line-rate on all ports
• Transceivers: Supports hot-swappable SFP+ optics (2/4/8/16 Gbps FC)
• Resiliency:
  • Dual hot-swappable power supplies
  • Hot-swappable fan trays
  • PortChannels for ISL resiliency
  • F-port channeling for uplink resiliency
• Software:
  • Cisco NX-OS operating system
  • Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) for centralized management
• Advanced Features:
  • Virtual SANs (VSANs)
  • Inter-VSAN routing (IVR)
  • N-Port ID Virtualization (NPIV)
  • Role-based access control (RBAC)
  • Comprehensive security (RADIUS, TACACS+, SSH, SNMPv3)

🧩 Ideal Use Cases

• Standalone SANs in small departmental or branch environments
• Top-of-rack switch in medium-sized redundant fabrics
• Edge switch in enterprise data center core-edge topologies
• Scalable growth: start with 12 ports and expand to 48 as needed