B-Series (Brocade) Director-Class Switches - HP StorageWorks T5521A Supplementary Manual

the B-Series Director-class Switches provide a wide range of high performance connectivity options, including 10, 8, 4, 2, or 1 gbps auto sensing
Fibre Channel ports (up to 384 ports in a single domain or 768 ports in a dual chassis configuration). they are highly available with no single point
of failure, support multiple protocols; FC, FCIP, iSCSI, & FICoN; and offer high security with hardware enforced zoning.
Q. How do I obtain a configuration and price quotation for these products?
A. the products on this page are Configure-to-order (Cto). HP Business Partners may configure solutions using Sales Builder for Windows
(SBW) available from Partner online. Please contact your HP or HP Business Partner account manager for a full configuration with
pricing quotation.
4/256 SAN Director
the 4/256 SaN Director provides the high-availability
and high-performance required in a mission-critical data
centre. It's designed to support five nines (99.999%)
availability with built-in-redundancy and non-disruptive
field-replaceable units (FrUs) and software upgrades
concurrent with operation.
add FC ports using blade technology in 16, 32 or 48-port
increments and add FCIP, iSCSI and FICoN support in
the same manner.
Generation
4gbps (Supports 10, 8, 2 & 1gbps)
Form Factor
14U
Minimum Ports
16 SFP
Maximum Ports
384 SFP using 48-port FC Blades
Features
redundant Power Supplies and Fans
automatic Control Processor Failover
online Software Code Loads
Performance
3.2tbps aggregate bandwidth
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Information on SaN Infrastructure: www.hp.com/go/san
Detailed Product Specifications: www.hp.com/go/productbulletin

B-Series (Brocade) Director-class Switches

our most advanced B-series switches provide the backbone for large and evolving
Storage area Networks (SaNs) in mission critical environments.
DC SAN Backbone Director
the most advanced B-series director-class switch provides
the backbone for evolving Storage area Networks (SaNs)
in mission critical environments. It supports an intelligent,
scalable, and application-centric approach to enterprise
data management.
the DC SaN Backbone Director provides high
performance with a 6tbps backplane and improves
energy efficiency with lower power consumption. It
facilitates server and storage expansion for open and
mainframe environments, delivering scalability with up to
768 ports in a dual chassis configuration. It also provides
investment protection, supporting existing and future
emerging protocols, including 8gbps Fibre Channel,
10 gigabit ethernet, FCIP, FICoN, and future support
for Fibre Channel over ethernet (FCoe) and iSCSI.
Generation
8gbps (Supports 10, 4, 2 & 1gbps)
Form Factor
14U
Minimum Ports
16 SFP
Maximum Ports
384 SFP using 48-port FC Blades
768 ports in a dual-chassis configuration
Features
No single point of failure
No active components on back plane
automatic Control Processor Failover
Non-disruptive "hot" software code loads and activation
Performance
6.5tbps aggregate bandwidth
SaN Design reference guide: www.hp.com/go/sandesignguide
Help selecting the right product: www.hp.com/go/product-selector
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