EMC Introduces New Connectrix DS-4900B SAN Switch
——From EMC Corporation. May 9 2006
New Connectrix Switch Provides Customers with a Scalable, High-Availability Solution for Addressing Mission-Critical Storage Requirements
EMC Corporation, the world leader in information management
and storage, today announced the EMC Connectrix® DS-4900B
Fibre Channel storage area network (SAN) switch. With a
flexible architecture that supports 1, 2 and 4 gigabit-per-second
(Gb/s) technology, the new switch provides EMC customers
with a cost-effective, scalable, single-domain solution
for addressing mission-critical storage and consolidation
requirements in support of an infrastructure for information
lifecycle management (ILM).
Based on technology from Brocade® Communications Systems,
Inc., the EMC Connectrix DS-4900B includes new capabilities
for consolidating and simplifying management of SAN environments
in large and midsize organizations. With features such as
64 Fibre Channel ports at 4 Gb/s in a 2U enclosure and Ports
on Demand scalability, the switch combines high performance
and port density with investment protection. The Ports on
Demand capability is utilized to provide customers with
fast, easy and cost-effective scalability from 32 to 64
ports in 16-port increments.
"The EMC Connectrix DS-4900B is an ideal solution
for meeting the scalability and performance demands of mission-critical
SAN environments," said Marty Lans, EMC Senior Director
of Storage Network Marketing. "With new high-availability
capabilities such as non-disruptive software upgrades, hot-pluggable
components and hot code activation, the switch helps ensure
that mission-critical infrastructure requirements are met."
The Connectrix DS-4900B switch is available with a rich
optional feature-set that includes Brocade Inter-Switch
Link (ISL) Trunking® that supports data path rates up
to 32 Gb/s in a single trunk and Brocade Extended Fabrics®,
Fabric Watch® and Performance Monitor® for increasing
network performance. All four options are available in a
single, cost-effective Enterprise Bundle.
Availability:
The Connectrix DS-4900B is generally available today from
EMC and EMC Velocity partners. It is fully interoperable
and backwards-compatible with existing Connectrix B-series
switches and directors.
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