OEM Identification
The original switch vendor can usually be deciphered from the EMC model name. Typically, model numbers are the same as the original number and the model name is suffixed with a letter denoting the original brand - B or M, for Brocade and McData respectively.
- EMC also rebadges Cisco MDS series switches and directors. These have the prefix MDS and no suffix, clearly not conforming to the EMC nomenclature.
For example:
- DS-4100B = Brocade Silkworm 4100
- ED-10000M = McData Intrepid 10000
- MDS 9216i = Cisco MDS 9216i
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