McDATA offers its sleek rack-and-stack cabinet designed to optimize space and connectivity for Fibre Channel and FICON environments. The FC-512 Fabricenter is available in various configurations to meet data center requirements. The Management Fabricenter includes a notebook PC, an Ethernet hub and EFC Manager software, which provides a fabric-wide view of the entire storage network from a single console.

The FC-512 Fabricenter is an efficient and cost-effective way for IT managers to get a handle on the raised floor space demands in their data centers.

Measuring 24 inches wide, the FC-512 Fabricenter includes support for up to 512 fibre channel cables to seamlessly and efficiently manage future expansion of Fibre Channel products. This cabinet provides convenient access and connection to dual power sources through two power distribution modules and supply cables.