The Cisco SFS M7000E switch delivers an ideal combination of price and performance for customers seeking to minimize costs and maximize results. The switch provides double-data-rate (DDR) InfiniBand connectivity to up to 16 server modules and provides 8 DDR InfiniBand uplink ports. Each DDR InfiniBand port can support 20 Gbps of fully nonblocking bandwidth to each port. The blade switch is also a hot-pluggable expansion module, allowing capacity expansion in real time without application disruption. The Cisco SFS M7000E is designed as a compelling HPC solution in the blade market.