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Sphereon 4500 fabric switch |
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24-port McDATA® Sphereon™ 4500 switch offers two gigabit
per second connectivity-on-demand with McDATA's
exclusive Flexport Technology. Additional connectivity
can be added quickly and non-disruptively, making it an
ideal SAN building block for small-to-medium
enterprises. |
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Ports per
chassis: |
24 GL
ports
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Port speed: |
1.0625 -
2.125 Gb/sec, full duplex
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Latency: |
<1
microseconds average
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Applications |
Disk
mirroring
Disk SANs employing McDATA Sphereon switches can be
implemented to improve the manageability of local
and remote mirroring systems, keeping online data
better protected and more available.
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Storage
consolidation
By consolidating storage with a SAN using McDATA
Sphereon switches, you can better manage and protect
all of your business critical information.
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Disaster
recovery
McDATA Sphereon switches play a critical role in
complete disaster recovery systems, including SANs
for clustering/fail-over, remote data vaulting and
backup and restore functions. |
Backup
and restore
McDATA Sphereon switches are at the center of
storage area networks (SANs) used to enable backup
and restore to be shared across several
applications, reducing costs and simplifying
management. |
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Benefits |
Simplified management
Larger switch building blocks lead to simpler
management and configuration as well as stronger
management performance. |
Lower
cost of ownership
The large 24-port-count switch size reduces the
number of inter-switch links needed as the fabric
grows, which lowers the cost per useable port. |
Scalability
The 24-port building block offers superior scaling
and seamless interoperability with McDATA’s
director-based products to support the largest of
application needs. |
Investment protection
The Sphereon 4500 offers backward and forward
compatibility with other McDATA switches. |
Flexible
growth
Pay only for the connectivity needed today. As needs
dictate, simply order and install an expansion kit
for your currently installed infrastructure to gain
access to the reserve connectivity. |
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Features |
McData
Flexport Technology
With McDATA Flexport Technology, you can pre-install
connectivity capacity and activate additional ports
non-disruptively as needed through the use of a
software activation key. |
Integrated SANpilot Management
SANpilot™ software provides an easy-to-use, powerful
tool that’s ideal for managing smaller fabrics. It
offers essential switch management features like
zoning, HotCAT code loading and activation, and
multiple switch level and fabric level views. |
HotCode
Activation Technology (HotCAT™)
This feature allows you to continue on-line
operations during switch code updates, which reduces
downtime. |
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Specifications |
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Performance |
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Port
speed: |
1.0625 - 2.125 Gb/sec,
full duplex
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Buffer
credits: |
Port 0-3 = 12 per
port; Port 4-23 = 5 per port
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Aggregate throughput: |
96 Gb/sec
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Latency: |
<1 microseconds
average
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Distance support: |
12.5 miles (20 km)
@ 1 Gb/sec, 6.2 miles (10 km) @ 2 Gb/sec, Ports 0-4
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Capacity |
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Ports
per chassis: |
24 GL ports
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Availability |
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Availability features: |
HotCAT online,
non-disruptive firmware upgrades
Hot-plug, redundant power and cooling
Hot-plug small form factor (SFP) transceivers
Online diagnostics
Fault isolation tools for network-wide activity
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Serviceability: |
Hot-plug power and
cooling modules
Hot-plug optics
HotCAT firmware upgrade
Call home, email (with McData software)
Maintenance port
Thermal event logging
Unit, port, and FRU beaconing
System error LED
FRU failed LED
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Compatibility |
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Fibre
Channel Protocols: |
FC-PH Rev 4.3,
FC-PH-2, FC-PH-3, FC-GS-2, FC-FLA, FC-FG, FC-SW-2
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SNMP:
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Fibre Alliance MIB
Fibre channel fabric element MIB
TCP-IP MIB II
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TCP-IP
MIB Groups: |
System, Interface,
Address Translation, IP, ICMP, TCP, UDP, SNMP
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Fibre
Channel classes of service: |
Class 2, 3, F
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Media
type: |
Hot plug, industry
standard LC Small Form Factor (SFP)
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Supported optical media types/distances:
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Short-wave: 500m
(1,640 ft)
Long-wave: 10km ((6.2 miles); long-wave supported by
maximum of 4 ports
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Access: |
In-band Ethernet
(10/100 Mbps)
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Management |
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Management options: |
SANpilot
McDATA software
SNMP
Open Systems Management Server (OSMS)
Command line interface (CLI)
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Fabric
Services: |
Simple name server
In order delivery (Class 2,3)
Management Server (optional)
Broadcast
Name server zoning
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Diagnostics: |
Power on self test
(POST)
Online port, internal & external loopback
Online system health
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Mechanical |
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Width:
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17 in (43.18 cm),
19 in (48.26 cm) rack mountable)
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Cabling: |
9/125 micron
single-mode, 6.2 miles (10 km)
50/125 micron multimode, 1,640 ft (500 m)
62.5/125 micron multimode, 1,148 ft (300 m)
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Installation options: |
Rack mountable, 19
in EIA rack Stackable tabletop
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Height: |
1.75 in (4.45 cm)
1 u
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Depth:
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17.5 in (44.45 cm)
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Weight: |
20 lb (9.05 kg)
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Environmental |
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Temperature: |
Nonoperating: 40°
F - 125° F
Operating: 40° F - 104° F
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Humidity: |
Nonoperating: 8% -
80%
Operating: 8% - 80%
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Altitude: |
Operating:40,000
ft (12,192 m)
Operating: 10,000 ft (3,048m)
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Power |
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Operating voltage: |
100 - 240 VAC
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Amps:
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1.25 - 0.67 Amps
typical, 2 Amps maximum
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Watts:
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Less than 50 Watts
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Regulatory Compliance |
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Certification: |
UL, TUV, CE Mark,
VCI Class A, FCC part 15 Class A
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