Data Sheet
Target Application (IT)
Building 1
• For midsize server installations, two
half-width M4300 10GbE models can
be paired in a single rack space for
redundant top-of-rack
• Compared with single top-of-rack
switch installation, such two-unit
horizontal stacking is cost-effective yet
highly efcient for HA
• Management unit hitless failover and
nonstop forwarding ensure no single
point of failure for servers and storage
Building 2
• Common for intermediate distribution
frames (IDF) in K-12 and other large
campuses, stacking topologies greatly
simplify deployments at the edge
• While reducing the number of logical
units to manage, stacking also brings
network resiliency with distributed
uplinks in aggregation to the core
• Management unit hitless failover and
nonstop forwarding ensures continuous
uptime for clients across the stack
Building 3
• For typical collapsed core installations,
with a variety of 1G and 10G access
ports in branch ofces, server rooms or
campus high performance labs
• M4300 10G models can stack with
M4300 1G models, enabling innovative
“spine and leaf” topologies
• Spine and leaf architectures deliver
highest performance with every leaf
switch (1G) connecting to every spine
switch (10G) for a fully non-blocking
deployment
• With management unit hitless failover
and nonstop forwarding, leaf switches
keep forwarding L2 and L3 trafc in and
out, while backup spine unit guarantees
connectivity to the core
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Data Sheet | M4300 series
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