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An MDS 9706 chassis holds up to six crossbar fabric switching modules, and DS-X9706-FAB1 is the Cisco MDS 9706 Crossbar Switching Fabric-1 Module. Each one provides 256 Gbps of Fibre Channel bandwidth per slot. A 48-port 32-Gbps module needs the full set of six Fabric-1 modules to receive full bandwidth, and six of them across the four payload slots deliver 6.144 Tbps of Fibre Channel switching per chassis, or 5.280 Tbps for FCoE.
The module is supported from Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 6.2(9) and works only with Supervisor-1 modules (DS-X97-SF1-K9). Fabric modules are not mixed within a chassis, except while migrating. It slots in vertically at the back, behind the fan modules: slots 1 and 2 sit behind fan module 1, slots 3 and 4 behind fan module 2, and slots 5 and 6 behind fan module 3. A status LED and a locator LED sit on the module, and the fan modules repeat them.
It weighs 5.7 lb (2.6 kg) and draws 85 W maximum, 64 W typical. Pair it with the DS-X97-SF1-K9 supervisor and the line cards in Cisco interface cards, with more chassis parts in Cisco switches.
| Part number | DS-X9706-FAB1 |
| Type | Cisco MDS 9706 Crossbar Switching Fabric-1 Module |
| Modules per chassis | Up to 6 |
| Bandwidth | 256 Gbps Fibre Channel per slot |
| Chassis switching | 6.144 Tbps Fibre Channel; 5.280 Tbps FCoE (6 modules, 4 slots) |
| Software | Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 6.2(9) or later |
| Supervisor required | Supervisor-1 Module (DS-X97-SF1-K9) |
| Mounting | Vertical, rear of chassis, behind the fan modules |
| Indicators | Status LED; locator LED |
| Weight | 5.7 lb (2.6 kg) |
| Power | 85 W maximum; 64 W typical |
| Compatible with | Cisco MDS 9706 Multilayer Director |