McDATA Sphereon 4400 Fabric Switch

The Sphereon 4400 Fabric Switch is the ideal solution for the entry-level SAN market. This aggressively priced, 16-port switch addresses a range of small to mid-range applications and meets the ever-changing needs of today's business. You can begin with as few as 8 ports and grow capacity in 4-port increments (leveraging McDATA's industry-first FlexPort technology). The Sphereon 4400 is the only full-featured Fibre Channel switch available in a half-rack width configuration. It provides the highest performance (with 4 Gb/s non-blocking bandwidth), delivers ISL capability on every port and can auto-negotiate to 2 and 1 Gb/s to protect existing investments.

• Scalability from 8 to 16 non-blocking ports in 4-port increments
• High-performance 4 Gb/s technology (and auto-negotiates to 2 and 1 Gb/s)
• Installation flexibility with a half-rack width configuration
• Availability with optional hot-swap redundant power supply
• Ease of use with installation wizard
• Flexibility with dynamic buffer credit configuration