The Cisco MDS 9100 Series switches are an economical, compact Fibre Channel switch that provides Cisco Intelligent Networking for small to medium sized SANs and data center edge applications. The Cisco MDS 9100 Series switches offer an ideal combination of cost, performance, and enterprise-class features in a compact 1RU form factor. The Cisco MDS 9100 Series switches are available in 20-port and 40-port configurations to provide the port density required for a variety of storage environments. The Cisco MDS 9100 Series switches compare favorably with competitive products by providing leading scalability, availability, security, and manageability that enables customers to deploy high-performance SANs at a lower TCO.