B-Series Fibre Channel Switch High-Availability Feature Comparison - HP StorageWorks 4000/6000/8000 - Enterprise Virtual Arrays Reference Manual

Table 23 provides a comparison of the high-availability features for B-series Fibre Channel switches.
Table 23 B-series Fibre Channel switch high-availability feature comparison
Model
Encryption SAN Switch
Brocade 8Gb SAN Switch
for HP BladeSystem c-Class
Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch
for HP c-Class BladeSystem
Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch
for HP p-Class BladeSystem
SAN Switch 8, 16, 2/8,
2/8-EL
SAN Switch 2/8V, 2/16V,
2/16N, 2/16N FF,
SAN Switch 4/8, 4/16
SAN Switch 2/16
SAN Switch 2/32
SAN Switch 4/32B, 4/32,
4/64
EVA4400 Embedded Switch
Module, 8 Gb Brocade
SAN Switch 8/8, 8/24,
8/40, 8/80
Core Switch 2/64
DC SAN Backbone Director
DC04 SAN Director
SAN Director 2/128,
4/256
400 MP Router
MP Router
HP StorageWorks 1606 Ex-
tension SAN Switch
Redundant Redundant
nl nl
/hot- /hot-
nl nl
swappable swappable
nl nl
power cooling
Yes/Yes Yes/Yes
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
No/No Yes/No
Yes/No Yes/No
No/No Yes/No
Yes/Yes Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes Yes/Yes
N/A N/A
Yes/Yes Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes Yes/Yes
Yes/Yes Yes/Yes
Redundant
core
Redundant
nl
switching control
nl nl
blade processor
No No
No No
No No
No No
No No
No No
No No
No No
No No
No No
No No
No No
No Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
No Yes
No No
No No
No No
SAN Design Reference Guide
Non- Non-
nl nl
disruptive disruptive
nl nl
code port
nl nl
activation expansion
Yes N/A
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes No
No No
Yes No
Yes Yes
No No
Yes No
Yes Yes
Yes No
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Yes No
No Yes
Yes No
103
Redundant
active
nl
compon-
ents
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
(2 switches
per chassis)
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No