EMC Corporation 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 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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