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DS-C9148S-48PK9 is the Cisco MDS 9148S 16G Multilayer Fabric Switch with all 48 ports enabled. The base model with 12 ports enabled is DS-C9148S-12PK9, and the 12-port On-Demand Activation licence M9148S-PL12 adds ports in steps of 12 to reach 24, 36 or 48.
Each port autosenses 2, 4, 8 and 16 Gbps Fibre Channel with 16 Gbps of dedicated bandwidth. Buffer credits default to 64 per port, up to 253 on a single port within its port set and 256 across a set of four ports. PortChannels bundle up to 16 physical links.
Two 300 W AC supplies run as a hot-swappable redundant pair on 100 to 240 V AC at 50 to 60 Hz. Airflow runs back to front at 200 LFM through the fan assembly. The switch is 1RU and measures 1.72 x 17.16 x 16.34 in, with a fully configured weight of 19.84 lb (9 kg).
Software support includes VSAN isolation, ACL-based hardware zoning, smart zoning, ISSU, F-port channeling for NPV uplinks, NPV and NPIV, and FC-NVMe readiness with NX-OS 8.2(1) or later. IVR, QoS, zone-based QoS, FC-SP, port security and fabric binding need the Enterprise Package M9100ENT1K9. The minimum software is NX-OS 6.2(9), and the switch is FIPS 140-2 compliant.
| Ports enabled | 48 |
| Port speeds | 2, 4, 8, 16 Gbps Fibre Channel autosensing |
| Bandwidth | 16 Gbps dedicated per port |
| Buffer credits | 64 default per port |
| PortChannel | up to 16 links |
| Power | 2 x 300 W AC, hot-swappable, redundant |
| Input | 100-240 V AC, 50-60 Hz |
| Airflow | back to front |
| Form factor | 1RU, 1.72 x 17.16 x 16.34 in |
| Weight | 19.84 lb (9 kg) fully configured |
| Port licence | M9148S-PL12 |
| Enterprise Package | M9100ENT1K9 |
| Minimum software | NX-OS 6.2(9) |
| Base 12-port model | DS-C9148S-12PK9 |