FW 08.01.00 McDATA Sphereon 4500 Fabric Switch Installation and Service Manual (620-000159-330, November 2005)

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General Information
Recommended
Specifications
Recommended server specifications are:
• 1U rack-mount server running the Intel Pentium 4 processor with
a 3 GHz or greater clock speed, using an 800 megahertz (MHz)
front side bus, using the Microsoft Windows Server 2003
operating system (Enterprise Edition with service pack 1).
• TightVNC™ Viewer Version 1.2.7 client-server software control
package that provides remote network access (through a web
browser) to the management server desktop.
• 2,048 MB (or greater) double data-rate synchronous dynamic
random access memory (SDRAM).
• 40 GB (or greater) internal hard drive, with advanced technology
attachment (ATA-100) integrated drive electronics interface
operating at 7,200 rpm.
• 1.44 MB 3.5-inch slim-type disk drive.
• 48X read speed slim-type CD-RW and 32X read speed DVD
combination drive, data only.
• 56K PCI internal data and fax modem, using the V .92 dial-up
specification.
• Video graphics array (VGA) capable 32 MB graphics card.
• NIC with two 10/100 Mbps Ethernet adapters using RJ-45
connectors.
Ethernet Hub
(Optional)
The management server and managed switches connect through a
10/100 Base-T Ethernet hub. Figure 1-4 illustrates the 24-port hub.
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Figure 1-4 24-Port Ethernet Hub