McData Sphereon 4300 Fabric Switch

Refurbished McData Sphereon 4300 Fabric Switches are availalbe, contact us for information.

McDATA's 12-port Sphereon™ 4300 extends the advantages of the award-winning Sphereon™ 4500 to the entry level with premium functionality priced right for first-time SAN installations or at the edge of the enterprise. The Sphereon™ 4300 is the only entry fabric switch to provide unique features such as HotCAT® online code activation and FlexPort Technology capacity on demand. These exclusive features deliver reliability and flexibility greatly simplifying storage environments and delivering a much lower total cost of ownership when compared with restrictive DAS solutions.

Unbeatable flexibility — connectivity on demand
Lower cost of ownership
Simplified scalability through FlexPort technology
Superior functionality

Sphereon 4300 Fabric Switch Specifications

Specifications

Port Count: 12
Port Density: 12/u
Height: 1.75" (1u)

Availability

HotCAT® on-line, non-disruptive firmware load and activation
FlexPort non-disruptive scalability in 4-port increments
Single integrated power system and cooling
Hot-plug small form factor (SFP) transceivers
On-line diagnostics
Fault isolation tools for network-wide activity

Compatibility

Fibre Channel Protocols: FC-AL-2, FC-DA, FC-GS-4, FC- FS, FC-MI,
SNMP: FC-MIB, TCP-IP MIB II
Fibre Channel Classes of Service: Class 2, 3, and F

Performance

Port Speed: 1.0625 - 2.125Gb/s, full duplex
Aggregate Throughput: 48Gb/s
Latency: Less than 1 microsecond average

Scalability

Ports per Chassis: 12 GL ports
Media Type: Hot plug, industry standard LC small form factor (SFP)
Distance: 20km (1Gb/s), 10km (2Gb/s) with optional full fabric feature

Management Options

EFCM Basic (formerly SANpilot®) Fabric Management - Browser based tool comes standard with all Sphereon switches
EFCM Management Software (Optional)
SMI-S Interface
SNMP
Open Systems Management Server (OSMS)
Command Line Interface (CLI)

Documentation

McData Sphereon 4300 Datasheet

SANpilot User Manual

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