The following features are built into the switch firmware, but not enabled.
Optional Upgrades and Software
The following optional upgrades and software are also available for SAN Switch
2/32 products.
Note:
section,
Power Pak Upgrade Bundle
The SAN Switch 2/32 Power Pak Upgrade Bundle is available as a separate option
for the SAN Switch 2/32, and includes licenses for Fabric Watch, ISL Trunking,
Advanced Performance Monitoring, Extended Fabric and Remote Switch options.
Fabric Manager
Fabric Manager is a separately purchased product that provides a graphical
interface, allowing the administrator to monitor and manage an entire fabric from
a standard workstation. Fabric Manager can be used to manage fabrics containing
integrated fabrics, in addition to individual switches.
SAN switch 2/32 Version 4.0.2b Release Notes
ISL Trunking—Using ISL trunking, high speed links ensure that
server-to-storage performance is efficient.
Advanced Performance Monitoring—Provides a comprehensive tool for
monitoring the performance of storage devices within the network.
Extended Fabric—Creates a fabric interconnected at distances greater than 5
km for 2 Gbps interswitch links. To enable, use the Web Tools Extended
Fabrics Tab, or use the telnet portCfgLongDistance command.
Remote Switch—Enables a switch to work with a separately purchased
network bridge, in order to interconnect fabrics. To enable, use the Web Tools
Extended Fabrics Tab. See the hp StorageWorks Common Software and Switch
Options Version 3.0.x/v4.0.x Release Notes for Remote Switch limitations.
Options purchased separately require you to obtain a license. See the next
Obtaining Software License Keys,
Optional Upgrades and Software
page 8, for more details.
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