1. © 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialPresentation_ID 1 Cisco Storage Networking

2. © 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialPresentation_ID 2 Compares Cost of 10 Enterprises Migrating from Legacy DAS/SAN to Cisco MDS Solution  Summary - Payback in 13.2 Months for a 3 year ROI of 499% - Hard cost savings from the higher utilization rates and lower staffing costs totaled $7,143 annually/TB - Reduced unplanned downtime from 0.3 hours/month to zero. Reduced planned downtime from 2.6 hours/month to 0.6 hours. - Companies were able to provision their businesses with more reliable, flexible, storage resources, and reduce the provisioning cost per terabyte by 68%. Server setup and configuration Network Troubleshooting and Repair Storage network setup and config Capacity Planning Other storage activity Storage Management Backup 49.5% 31.9% 24.5% 22% 18% 7.1% 6% Source: SAN Implementation Yields ROI for the Enterprise ( IDC Report November 2005) IDC White Paper – Cisco MDS Saves You Money

3. © 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialPresentation_ID 3 Director Market Share: Cisco leads! Source: Dell’Oro Group – August 2006 McDATA 32.9% Cisco 33.6% Brocade 33.3%

4. © 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialPresentation_ID 4 Gartner Magic Quadrant 2005 2004: Cisco Challenges 2005: Cisco Leads!

5. © 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialPresentation_ID 5 Platform Overview

6. © 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialPresentation_ID 6 MDS 9513 Supervisor 1 and 2 Supervisor 1 and 2 MDS 9000 Modules Mgmt. OS MDS 9120 and 9140 MDS 9000 Family Systems Industry-Leading Investment Protection Across a Comprehensive Product Line SSM (Virtualization; Intelligent fabric Applications) IP Storage Services – iSCSI and FCIP MDS 9216A 14-Port, 16-Port, 32-Port 1 & 2 Gb FC Cisco Fabric Manager Cisco MDS 9000 Family SAN-OS MDS 9509 4-Port 10Gb FC 12-Port, 24-Port, 48-Port 1, 2 & 4Gb FC MDS 9000 Family – Platform Overview MDS 9216i

7. © 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialPresentation_ID 7 Extensible Architecture for Ease of Migration Switching modules are forward- and backward-compatible Common operating system with consistent features New Switching Modules (1, 2, 4–10 Gb Fibre Channel 12, 24, or 48 4 Gb Fibre Channel ports Four to 10 Gb Fibre Channel ports Four IP ports Existing Switching Blades (1–2 Gb Fibre Channel and IP) 14 2 Gb Fibre Channel ports and two IP ports 16 or 32 2 Gb Fibre Channel ports Storage Services Module Eight IP ports MDS-9500 Series Directors MDS-9506MDS-9509MDS-9513 Now 192 ports Now 336 ports 528 ports Now 64 ports Now 64 ports MDS 9216A MDS 9216i MDS 9200 Series Switches

8. © 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialPresentation_ID 8 Benefits of Larger Directors Ultra-Scalable Architecture Up To 528 Ports Price Per Port Decreases As System Port Density Increases Redundant 2.2 TB Cross Bar Bandwidth Advanced, Integrated Feature Set And Management Tools Make MDS 9000 Ideal For Storage/SAN Consolidation Integrated MultiProtocol, MultiTransport 2-Gbps, 4-Gbps And 10-Gbps In Single Platform Support For FICON, FC, FCIP, ISCSI Ideal Platform For Business Continuance Intelligent Services Platform Network-hosted Volume Management Network Accelerated Backup And Replication Data Migration Scalable SAN Provides Savings Beyond The Network Large Storage And Server Pools Drive High Storage Server Utilization, But Require Large Fabrics That Are Typically Limited By Maximum Qualified Domains Per Fabric

9. © 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialPresentation_ID 9 MDS 4Gb Fibre Channel Blades  12-Port Module Line-rate 4Gbps performance for ISLs and highest performance server and tape applications  24-Port FC Module Line-rate 2Gbps performance for enterprise storage connect and high performance server applications  48-Port FC Module Shared Bandwidth 4Gbps performance for mainstream server applications  4-Port 10Gbps FC Module Line-rate 10Gbps performance for ISL consolidation and high bandwidth Metro connect 1 Gbps2 Gbps4 Gbps10 Gbps DS-X9112 12-Port 1:1 NA DS-X9124 24-Port 1:1 2:1NA DS-X9148 48-Port 1:12:14:1NA DS-X9704 4-Port NA 1:1 Maximum subscription ratio with all ports active

10. © 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialPresentation_ID 10 MDS 9216i – Multilayer Fabric Switch  FCIP, iSCSI capable fabric switch –14 FC ports + 2 IP ports –Expansion slot for MDS 9000 Family modules  Optimized for SAN extension –FCIP enhancements Compression – b/w optimized Encryption – IPsec FCIP Write and Tape Acceleration –FC over DWDM/CWDM/SONET/SDH enhancements Extended distance capability 255 buffer credits per FC port Up to 3500 buffer credits on a single FC port  Low cost SANs via iSCSI –IP ports support both iSCSI and FCIP –Line rate performance for server aggregation

11. © 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialPresentation_ID 11 Intelligent Network Services Cisco MDS 9000 Family with VSAN Service

12. © 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialPresentation_ID 12 Virtual SANs (VSANs) offers the ability to consolidate multiple SAN Islands onto a single host director as virtual fabrics (VSANs), where each VSAN is completed isolated with independent set of fabric services, quality of service (QoS), security, and management functions Cisco MDS 9000 Family with VSAN Service Physical SAN islands are virtualized onto common SAN infrastructure Virtual SANs (VSANs) Technology Deliver Security and Scalability  Analogous To VLANs In Ethernet  Leverage VSANs In Replacement For Multiple Separate Physical Fabrics  Use Very High Port-Density Directors To Minimize Number Of Switches Required  Perfectly Position Your Company to Consolidate the Storage Environment to Launch an ILM Strategy

13. © 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialPresentation_ID 13 Inter-VSAN Routing Routed Connectivity HR SAN Sales SAN Common Physical Fabric Marketing SAN Potentially separate Administrators per SAN SAN Extension Services IP or FC HR SAN Sales SAN Common Physical Fabric Marketing SAN Tape SAN MS Tape Media Server Sharing a common resource such as tape Production & DR interconnect without merging fabrics

14. © 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialPresentation_ID 14 Intelligent SAN Security  Secure SAN Management Via Role-based Access 64 Customizable Roles Roles Apply To Command-line Interface (CLI), SNMP, And Web Access Full Accounting Support  Secure-management Protocols, Including Secure Shell, SFTP, And Snmpv3  Secure Switch-control Protocols, Leveraging IPsec ESP To Yield FC-SP  Port And Worldwide Name (WWN) Zoning  Full RADIUS Support For Switch And ISCSI Host Authentication Device-/SAN- management security via SSH, SFTP, SNMPv3, and user roles SAN protocol security (FC-SP) VSANs provide secure isolation iSCSI-attached servers Hardware-based zoning via port and WWN RADIUS server for iSCSI authentication Shared physical storage

15. © 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialPresentation_ID 15 Business Continuity and DR Solutions

16. © 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialPresentation_ID 16 MDS IP Services Blades – 8 Port and 14/2 Port  Supported In All MDS 9500/9216x Series Platforms  Interfaces: Eight Ethernet Ports Minimum Of One To Maximum Of Eight On The IP-only Models 14 Fibre Channel And Two IP Ports Tri-mode SFP/LC Optical Interfaces, Supporting 1–2 Gb Fibre Channel And 1 Gigabit Ethernet  Protocol Support ISCSI Gateway – ISCSI Attached Servers To FC SAN Attached Storage FCIP— SAN Extension Over IP WAN For BC/DR Project FCIP Support Requires Purchase Of A SAN Extension License ISCSI And FCIP On Each Blade Concurrently— Software Configurable Eight-port IP Services Blade 14 Fibre Channel ports and two IP ports

17. © 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialPresentation_ID 17 Intelligent Storage Services

18. © 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialPresentation_ID 18 MDS 9000 Storage Services Module Storage Services Module High performance virtualization engine Flexible architecture SSM Features 32 x 2Gbps FC ports FC Write Acceleration Network-assisted backup SANTap functionality Kashya Application hosting NASB

19. © 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialPresentation_ID 19 MDS Supports Intelligent Fabric Applications Standard FC protocolsSANTap ProtocolFAIS-based API (T11) Network-AcceleratedNetwork-AssistedNetwork-Hosted Serverless Backup, FC Write Acceleration Async. Replication, CDPVolume Mgmt, Data Migration, Copy Services MDS 9000 SSM 32P Module  Supported On All MDS-9500 And MDS 9216 Platforms  Supports Multiple 3 rd Party Fabric Applications and Appliance Solutions  Supports Cisco Network Assisted BU  SAN Tap Solutions Requires Software Solutions Enabler (SSE) License MDS 9000 32Port SSM Module

20. © 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialPresentation_ID 20 “Network-Assisted” Storage Applications: Backup SAN Media Servers Application Servers Disk Tape Media Servers Application Servers Disk Tape Customer Benefit Benefit Description Lower TCO  Offload I/O and CPU work from Media Servers to SSM  Reduce server admin & mgmt tasks Higher Performance & Reliability  Each SSM delivers up to 16 Gbps throughput  SSM integrated in a HA MDS platform Investment Protection  No changes to existing backup environment  SSM Data Movement can be enabled w/ software Instead of Media Servers, MDS (w/ SSM) Moves Data From Disk to Tape Backup - Today “Network-Assisted” Backup SSM

21. © 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialPresentation_ID 21 Network-Accelerated Backup  Offloads I/O And CPU Work From Media Servers To SSM Module  Requires No Changes To Existing Backup Environment  Reduces Server Administration And Management Tasks  Each SSM Delivers Up To 16 Gb/S Throughput  SSM Data Movements Can Be Enabled Through Software Application servers Media servers StorageTape Backup Today Application servers Media servers StorageTape SSM Network-Accelerated Backup

22. © 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialPresentation_ID 22 NASB Summary and Development Partners  Lower TCO By Dramatically Decreasing The Number Of Media Servers  Integration With Existing Backup Software  Increased Performance Over Traditional Backup Methods Allowing Data Centers To Meet Backup Window Requirements  Integration With Other Performance Enhancing Technologies Such As VSANs, Tape And Write Acceleration, And The Robust Bandwidth Of The MDS Platform.

23. © 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialPresentation_ID 23 Management Overview

24. © 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialPresentation_ID 24 Cisco MDS Fabric Manager Suite Simplified Management  Cisco Fabric Manager: GUI-based device configuration and fabric management  Cisco Protocol Analyzer (uses Ethereal): Frame level analysis Fibre Channel and SCSI decoders  Cisco Device Manager: Detailed real-time statistics MDS Counters SPAN-FC Packets Data Source  Cisco Fabric Manager Server: Performance trending and analysis Fibre Channel network performance analysis SCSI statistics LUN, VSAN, protocol …

25. © 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialPresentation_ID 25 MDS Fabric Manager  Switch-embedded, Java-based application  Discovery and topology mapping  Multiple views: Fabric View Summary View Physical View  Configuration  Monitoring and alerts  Network diagnostics  Security: SNMPv3 SSH RBAC Simplifies Management of Multiple Switches and Fabrics

26. © 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialPresentation_ID 26 Advanced Diagnostic & Troubleshooting Tools  SPAN Provides The Ability To Intelligently Capture Traffic From Any Port and Send to Another Port  Cisco Fabric Analyzer Decode And Analyze Fibre Channel And SCSI Protocols And Send To Workstation Over IP  FC Traceroute Check Reachability & Logs Timestamps Of Each Hop  FC Ping  Full IOS-like Debugging SPAN Benefits – Instant Resolution Of Faults And Reduction In Down Time

27. © 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialPresentation_ID 27 Summary  Lower Total Cost Of Ownership  Simplified Management  Compliance With Data Management Regulations  IT Infrastructure Growth Without Business Interruption GREATER VALUE Proven Solutions That Reduce Risk And TCO  Cisco Datacenter Vision Consolidate, Virtualize, and Automate  Multi Protocol Support With Flexible Hardware Architecture  Layers of Network and Storage Intelligence  Open Platform for Future Intelligence  Long Term Leadership

28. © 2006 Cisco Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.Cisco ConfidentialPresentation_ID 28