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Cisco MDS 9710 Crossbar Switching Fabric-3 ModuleThe Cisco MDS 9710 Crossbar Switching Fabric 3 Module is a high performance plug in designed for Cisco MDS 9710 switches, delivering a dedicated third fabric path that elevates storage area network (SAN) throughput, reliability, and scalability. Built for modern data centers facing increasing data growth, virtualization, and demanding I O workloads, this CSF 3 module integrates seamlessly with the broader Cisco MDS 9000 family to provide unified
The Cisco MDS 9710 Crossbar Switching Fabric-3 Module is a high-performance plug-in designed for Cisco MDS 9710 switches, delivering a dedicated third fabric path that elevates storage-area network (SAN) throughput, reliability, and scalability. Built for modern data centers facing increasing data growth, virtualization, and demanding I/O workloads, this CSF-3 module integrates seamlessly with the broader Cisco MDS 9000 family to provide unified fabric management, advanced QoS, and non-disruptive upgrade capabilities. It enables organizations to deploy richer, more resilient SAN architectures without compromising uptime or operational efficiency. With hot-swappable design, robust fault tolerance, and optimized thermal and power characteristics, the CSF-3 module is the strategic choice for enterprises seeking to future-proof their storage infrastructure while maintaining precise control over performance, latency, and availability. In essence, the CSF-3 module expands the Cisco MDS 9710’s core capabilities, delivering scalable interconnectivity, simplified administration, and dependable crossbar switching that organizations rely on to support business-critical workloads, virtualization, and data-intensive applications.
- Enhanced fabric density and reliability: The Crossbar Switching Fabric-3 architecture adds a dedicated third fabric path, expanding the system’s interconnect capacity and enabling more robust redundancy. This design helps isolate traffic across multiple fabrics, reducing contention and latency while improving availability during maintenance or unexpected fabric events. By distributing I/O across multiple fabrics, you gain better fault tolerance and predictable performance for tens of thousands of I/O operations per second, which is essential for large-scale virtualization environments, mission-critical databases, and bulk data transfers. The CSF-3 module is engineered to work in harmony with existing fabric modules, enabling smoother transitions during upgrades and expansions while maintaining consistent service levels. Its architecture is purpose-built to handle burst workloads and fluctuating traffic patterns without compromising stability or throughput, making it a cornerstone for scalable SAN deployments.
- Seamless integration with Cisco MDS 9710 and MDS 9000 family: Designed to fit inside the Cisco MDS 9710 chassis, the CSF-3 module leverages Cisco’s mature SAN fabric management framework. This integration enables centralized visibility and control through Cisco management tools, such as DCNM and native MDS CLI interfaces. Operators benefit from unified zoning, fabric-based monitoring, and predictable policy enforcement across all fabrics, simplifying day-to-day operations and accelerating deployment cycles. The module’s compatibility with the broader MDS 9000 ecosystem ensures that organizations can adopt a phased modernization strategy, layering in additional fabrics as business needs evolve while preserving compatibility with existing SAN components, policies, and firmware baselines. Expect streamlined provisioning, consistent firmware upgrades, and reduced risk during the rollout of new storage services.
- Plug-in simplicity and non-disruptive upgrades: The CSF-3 module is designed for plug-in insertion with minimal downtime, enabling non-disruptive upgrades in busy data centers. Its hot-swappable capability means maintenance windows can be scheduled around regular operations, rather than requiring full-scale outages. Administrators can plan fabric expansions or performance upgrades with confidence, knowing that fabric rebalancing and failover readiness are maintained during replacement or addition of the CSF-3 module. This capability is particularly valuable for enterprises pursuing continuous availability, as it allows storage modernization, capacity expansion, and feature upgrades to proceed in parallel with ongoing business activities, reducing time-to-value and increasing overall agility.
- Intelligent management, QoS, and security integration: The CSF-3 module supports Cisco’s advanced fabric management features, enabling consistent quality of service (QoS) policies, traffic isolation, and security controls across all fabrics. Through centralized management interfaces, administrators can define service levels, monitor latency, track fabric health, and enforce zoning and access policies with clarity and precision. The module contributes to predictable performance for mixed workloads, including high-velocity data replication, database backups, and virtual machine storage I/O. By delivering uniform policies across fabrics, Cisco helps prevent misconfigurations that could lead to bottlenecks or unauthorized access, reinforcing both performance and security in high-density SAN environments.
- Energy efficiency and compact, robust design: The CSF-3 module is engineered with energy-conscious components suitable for dense data centers. Its compact form factor and optimized thermal design help minimize heat generation while maintaining dependable operation under load. This translates into lower cooling requirements and quieter data-center environments, contributing to total cost of ownership reductions over the module’s lifecycle. The module’s rugged construction and field-replaceable design ensure reliability in demanding deployments, while its self-diagnostics and status indicators simplify lifecycle management for IT teams managing large-scale storage networks.
Technical Details of Cisco MDS 9710 Crossbar Switching Fabric-3 Module
- Product name: Cisco MDS 9710 Crossbar Switching Fabric-3 Module
- Module type: Crossbar Switching Fabric Module (CSF-3)
- Target platform: Cisco MDS 9710 Series Switch
- Framework compatibility: Cisco MDS 9000 Family
- Deployment mode: Field-installable, hot-swappable
- Power and cooling: Redundant design with optimized thermal profile
- Key benefits: Adds a dedicated third fabric path to improve scalability, reliability, and performance for large SAN deployments
How to install Cisco MDS 9710 Crossbar Switching Fabric-3 Module
- Prepare your environment by reviewing Cisco’s installation guidelines and ensuring you have the correct slot bay and compatible controller firmware for the MDS 9710 chassis.
- Power down is not always required due to hot-swappable design, but always follow your data center’s maintenance policy and Cisco hot-swap procedures. Confirm the chassis supports non-disruptive insertions for this model.
- Identify the proper fabric bay in the MDS 9710 chassis designated for the CSF-3 module and remove any fillers or covers from the slot as directed by the chassis documentation.
- Carefully align the CSF-3 module with the backplane connectors, insert firmly until it seats, and secure any latches or screws as specified by Cisco hardware guidelines.
- Reconnect management interfaces and verify physical indicators. Power up or resume operation if required, then access the switch console to confirm detection of the new fabric module.
- Verify the module status with Cisco commands (for example, show fabric modules, show hardware status) and ensure the new fabric path is online. Validate zoning, QoS policies, and traffic routing across all fabrics to confirm proper interoperability.
Frequently asked questions
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Q: What is the Cisco MDS 9710 Crossbar Switching Fabric-3 Module?
A: It is a plug-in crossbar fabric module that adds a third fabric path to the Cisco MDS 9710 switch, enhancing bandwidth, redundancy, and scalability for storage area networks. -
Q: Is the CSF-3 hot-swappable?
A: Yes. The module is designed for field installation without powering down the entire switch, subject to your data center’s maintenance policy and Cisco’s hot-swap guidelines. -
Q: What deployment scenarios benefit from this module?
A: Large-scale data centers and enterprise SANs requiring high availability, multipath storage, and workload isolation across multiple fabrics. -
Q: Do I need additional licensing?
A: Licensing considerations depend on your Cisco MDS 9710 configuration; for most standard setups, additional licensing is not required beyond the base Cisco MDS 9000 software features. -
Q: How can I validate that the CSF-3 module is operating correctly?
A: After installation, confirm detection in the switch CLI, verify fabric status, monitor fabric performance counters, and run end-to-end I/O tests to ensure traffic flows as expected across all fabrics.
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★★★★★ 5
The Innovator's DNA - Disruptive Research - Disruptive Writing
A Politically Correct Status Quo
It is politically correct in management circles to say that you are "results oriented" or that you "drive for results" in your organization.
The status quo in business schools is to indoctrinate students in the delivery skills of analyzing, planning, detail-oriented implementing, and disciplined executing.
This book and the research upon which it is based disrupts that politically correct status quo.
Clayton Christensen has spent close to two decades creating the research, conceptual, and application foundation of the disruptive innovation body of knowledge. He has been working for more than 8 years with Jeff Dyer and Hal Gregersen, both gifted researchers, teachers, and consultants in their own right, on this project. These guys are a disruptive "dream team" of contributors.
This book articulates an extension of the disruptive innovation body of knowledge that clearly describes an individual profile of the disruptive innovator and an organizational profile of an organization that makes disruptive innovation happen.
So what makes this book disruptive?
The first thing is timing. It arrives on the scene at a time when innovation is one of the most critical components of a solution to our global financial and organizational mess. If we are to get out of our morass of debt and sluggish growth and respond to the continually emerging challenges of a burgeoning global society it will ride on the backs and wings of innovation. The status quo must be disrupted for us to survive and thrive!
Second is the audacity of the core models. The authors claim that innovation can be learned at both the individual and organizational level. Individuals can increase their ability to discover (Discovery Quotient - DQ) and learn to be more innovative. They cite the four specific behavioral skills of asking questions, engaging in observations, networking with people who have a different point of view, and experimenting to figure out what can work as the common elements of what innovators do. They also identify the cognitive skill of associational thinking, the ability to find connections between ideas that do not seem to be related to each other, as the connection between the behavioral skills and the generation of ideas. They extend their claim that the innovation competency can be learned to the organizational domain by saying that organizations can become more innovative through developing and leading people, designing and implementing processes, and advocating and living by philosophies that support innovation. These two arguments stand in stark contrast to the beliefs and practices of a vast majority of leaders and institutions.
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'And all of this is built upon the third source of disruption: research. Their work is based on well-founded research into the "DNA" of the world's leading innovators and the world's most innovative organizations. The authors conducted nearly 100 interviews of world class innovators and their colleagues to get at the heart of what innovators do. They also interviewed and surveyed executives who are not innovators. (Their survey data base has over 5000 respondents in it.) So they have been able to compare and contrast the two populations to more clearly see what it takes to effectively innovate.
They have also done research on business results attributable to innovation. Collaborating with HOLT (a division of Credit Suisse) they were able to craft a measurement called the "innovation premium." This measure identifies if an organization's market capitalization can be accounted for by existing cash flows or if there is an innovation influence on the stock price. By using this measure, they have been able to clearly and objectively identify which organizations are benefiting from innovation.
Yet to Explore
The tension in the balance of influence and power between the leaders with predominantly "Discovery" or "Delivery" mindsets is an area that has yet to be explored. If the premises of this book are sound, and I believe they are, we need to figure out how to manage that tension and balance in order to generate, incubate, and strengthen innovative ideas as we bring them to full fruition in the marketplace. Great ideas that are not delivered upon are simply recreational pursuits that do not build great people, great institutions, and great societies. So there is work yet to do.
Invest Your Time and Effort
This book makes a significant contribution to both the disruptive innovation body of knowledge and the evolving body of practice on innovating disruptively. It is well worth reading, pondering, and acting upon.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2011
★★★★★ 5
Inspiring and well-written
This is a very interesting book written by some Harvard profs. They did a large national survey of innovative businesses and their leaders. The book posits that innovative people follow five skills: associating, questioning, observing, networking, and experimenting. These skills can be found at the individual or organizational level. The idea is that most people have these skills in their DNA and can bring them out with some practice. There are a lot of interesting and inspiring examples like Steve Jobs and Jeff Bezos. Although this book seems like a self-help type book with a lot of hype, it has an academic underpinning. Any organization that is interested in promoting innovation could benefit from encouraging these 5 skills. If you are interested in innovation or creativity in business or any organization that produces something, you will like this book. The books is a little distracting to read because it has sidebars all through it giving interesting examples that break up reading concentration. Aside from that, it is a well-written book that is easy and enjoyable to read. I enjoyed the book greatly and found it to be inspiring.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2015
★★★★★ 4
Great read and research. But what about daily application for regular people?
The research piece behind this book might be the next thing I read, as I'm intrigued by the academic rigor applied.
The reveal and living examples of the five skills - questioning, networking, experimenting, observing and associating - are tangible and approachable given their articulation through well-known and highly visible entrepreneurs running innovative companies. There's much to be gleaned by looking at the way these people behave and, even through simple emulation, enhancing one's own skills.
My only real disappointment with the book is its limited approach to practical, daily application for those not yet at the top of the tree. It's rather a different kettle of fish for the innovation-minded, but stuck in bureaucracy, worker who wants to make things better, is still motivated, and hasn't been crushed by the machine. How does that person actively innovate? And, in some cases, get away with it? This book (or an accompanying volume) focussing on daily, in-work, innovation would be useful.
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Reviewed in the United States on May 23, 2013
★★★★★ 5
A Favorite Book on Innovation
Format: Hardcover
Very well written and enough stories to help the true content stick. This is a favorite book of mine and has lead to interesting conversations to boot.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2025
★★★★★ 5
An exceptional five stars out of five
Few qualities separate inordinately successful entrepreneurs from the rest of the pack than the ability to innovate. Many have debated whether individuals are born with this quality or whether it can be nurtured. In The Innovator's DNA, Jeff Dyer, Hal Gregersen and Clayton Christensen explain that while genetics play a role, innovation is most certainly a skill that can be learned.
In particular, the authors introduce and expound upon five "discovery skills" found in the leaders of some of the most innovative companies in the world: (1) associating, (2) questioning, (3) observing, (4) networking and (5) experimenting. Each discovery skill is accompanied by real-world examples and pragmatic exercises that make the book unusually valuable in an age where copious books on change, leadership and innovation overwhelm the already-overwhelmed executive.
I give The Innovator's DNA an exceptional five stars out of five. The authors present a very readable book and provide concrete exercises for developing innovative skills. Using the principles provided in the book, I created a folder on my computer that I call my "Innovation Room." I use this to track progress as I work through various exercises and as I take time to ponder about how to apply innovative solutions to extant problems in Utah. This book was and will continue to be useful to me, and is recommended as a must-read for those interested in adding rare innovative attributes to their arsenal of problem-solving and decision-making skills.
*NOTE: The preceding text is taken verbatim from my short book review printed in the June 2012 edition of Utah Business.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2013