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Fabric Switches


Sphereon TM 4400
The 8- to 16-port McDATA 4400 Fabric Switch offers the industry's highest performance Fibre Channel connectivity in a tiny footprint. Only half a rack wide, the 4 Gb/s McDATA 4400 delivers enterprise-level features with an entry-level price. The McDATA 4400 Fabric Switch is perfect for entry-level SANs. Every switch comes with an installation wizard for easy deployment. The 4 Gb/s McDATA 4400 delivers ISL capability on every port and can auto-negotiate to 2 and 1 Gb/s to protect your existing investments. What's more, it's the only full-featured Fibre Channel switch available in a half-rack width configuration, and it provides unmatched flexibility of deployment and scalability. You can begin with as few as 8 ports and grow capacity in 4-port increments, leveraging McDATA's industry-first FlexPort technology.

Unquestionably cost-effective, the McDATA family of fabric switches is designed to provide industry-leading power, cooling and space economies that, together, result in a lower total cost of ownership for you.
  • Non-blocking architecture and ISL capability on each port
  • Flexibility with dynamic buffer credit configuration
  • Exclusive HotCAT® code load and activation
  • EFCM Basic management tool
  • Loop Fibre Channel support
  • Optional hot-swap redundant power supply
  • Standard full fabric services

SphereonTM 4300
The 12-port SphereonTM 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 SphereonTM 4300 is the only entry fabric switch to provide unique features such as HotCATTM online code activation and FlexPort Technology capacity on demand.

SphereonTM 4500
McData Sphereon 4500 Fabric SwitchThe 24-port SphereonTM 4500 offers unprecedented connectivity on demand with McDATA's exclusive FlexPort Technology. Minimize your initial SAN investment by purchasing only the ports you need today, while having standby capacity for tomorrow. Additional connectivity can be added quickly and non-disruptively to any Sphereon 4500 in your storage network.

SphereonTM 3232
The 32-port SphereonTM 3232 offers high performance with 2Gb/s non-blocking bandwidth for every port. The Sphereon 3232 is the only 32-port switch offering McDATA's exclusive FlexPort Technology for connectivity on demand.