Hp Brocade 8Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class User Manual download pdf (Page 6)

1 Overview

The Brocade 8Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class (referred to in the rest of this manual

as the 8Gb SAN Switch) is a Fibre Channel (FC) switch that supports link speeds of up to 8 Gbps.

The 8Gb SAN Switch can operate in a fabric containing multiple switches or as the only switch

in a fabric.

NOTE: In this document, the Brocade 8Gb SAN Switch refers to those Brocade FC switch modules

compatible with the HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure only.

8Gb SAN Switch features

The 8Gb SAN Switch provides the following features:

• Fully integrated, embedded FC SAN design that connects directly to the HP BladeSystem

c-Class enclosure midplane

• Dynamic Ports on Demand (DPOD), which 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 1/2/4/8 Gbps auto-sensing Small Form-factor Pluggables (SFPs) 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 1/2/4/8 Gbps FC 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, 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 with HP specified SEEPROMs

• Hot-swap capability

• Compatibility with redundant and dual redundant switch configurations in c-Class BladeSystem

• Hot code activation

• Real-time clock

• SFP port monitoring

Component identification

Figure 1 (page 7) identifies the physical components of the 8Gb SAN Switch.

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