4Gb San Switch Features - HP StorageWorks Brocade User Manual

4Gb SAN Switch features

The 4Gb SAN Switch provides the following features:
Fully integrated, embedded FC SAN design connects directly to the HP c-Class
•
BladeSystem enclosure midplane
• Dynamic Ports on Demand (DPOD), automatically detects port connections,
assigns port licenses and enables ports
• Easy to manage HP Storage Essentials Systems Insight Manager support
• Full compatibility with HP StorageWorks B-Series switches and Brocade fabrics
• Sixteen internal 1/2/4 Gbps auto-sensing FC interconnect technology with the
following characteristics:
• Independent automatic negotiation to the highest common speed for each
server FC port connected to the switch
• Universal self-configuring ports, which are capable of becoming F_Ports
(fabric enabled)
• Eight external 1/2/4 Gbps FC Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP) ports, with
the following characteristics:
• Automatic negotiation to the highest common speed of all devices connected
to the port
• Port interface-compatible SFP transceivers, both short wavelength (SWL) and
long wavelength (LWL)
• Universal self-configuring ports, which are capable of becoming F_Ports
(fabric enabled), FL_Ports (fabric loop enabled), or E_Ports (expansion ports)
• Heterogeneous support for mixed storage fabrics
• Power supplied and controlled by the BladeSystem enclosure
• Identification to HP chassis management via HP specified SEEPROMs
• Hot-swap capability
• Compatible with redundant and dual redundant switch configurations in c-Class
BladeSystem
• Hot code activation
• Real-time clock
• SFP port monitoring
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