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Supervisor-1E Modules (DS-X97-SF1E-K9) are the only supervisors that work with the DS-X9718-FAB1, the Cisco MDS 9718 Crossbar Fabric-1 Switching Module. MDS NX-OS Release 7.3(1) or later supports it. A 9718 chassis cannot hold a mix of different supervisor modules or different crossbar fabric switching modules, apart from during a migration.
The 9718 Director has room for up to six crossbar modules, and DS-X9718-FAB1 and DS-X9718-FAB3 are the two supported types. Crossbar modules stand vertically at the back of the chassis behind the fan modules: slots 1 and 2 behind fan module slot 1, slots 3 and 4 behind slot 2, and slots 5 and 6 behind slot 3.
Every DS-X9718-FAB1 provides 256 Gbps of Fibre Channel bandwidth per slot. For the Cisco MDS 48-Port 32-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module to reach full bandwidth on all modules in the switch, the chassis needs a minimum of six of them. The 9718 takes 1 to 16 I/O modules. The spare form is DS-X9718-FAB1=.
DS-X9718-FAB3 is the other crossbar type, supported from NX-OS Release 8.4(2a) and only with Supervisor-4 (DS-X97-SF4-K9). Related directors and modules are in Cisco switches.
| Part number | DS-X9718-FAB1 |
| Type | Cisco MDS 9718 Crossbar Fabric-1 Switching Module |
| Bandwidth | 256 Gbps Fibre Channel per slot |
| Crossbar slots per chassis | Up to 6 |
| Minimum for 48-Port 32-Gbps FC module | 6 Fabric-1 modules |
| Software | Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 7.3(1) or later |
| Supervisor | Supervisor-1E Modules (DS-X97-SF1E-K9) only |
| I/O modules per chassis | 1 to 16 |
| Spare number | DS-X9718-FAB1= |
| Other crossbar type | DS-X9718-FAB3 |
| Compatible with | Cisco MDS 9718 Multilayer Director |