HP 4400 HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.0a Release Notes (5697-0881, June 2011) - Page 27

Number of Ports Director blade Any combination of 8 Gbps or 16 Gbps ports and intelligent blades with QSFP ICLs FC16-32 FC16-48 FC8-64 FS8-18 FX8-24 HP SN8000B 4-Slot SAN Director Switch Two power supplies Fibre Channel Routing scalability For the latest information about Fibre Channel Routing (FCR) scalability support, see the HP StorageWorks SAN Design Reference Guide, available at: http://www.hp.com/go/sandesignguide Important notes and recommendations This section contains information that you should consider before you use this Fabric OS release. HP Network Advisor compatibility Fabric OS 7.0.0a is fully compatible with HP Network Advisor 11.1.0 management software. HP Network Advisor is a comprehensive SAN management application that enables end-to-end management of HP B-series data center fabrics. It is the next-generation product and the successor to Data Center Fabric Manager (DCFM). HP Network Advisor is available in three versions (see the HP Network Advisor release notes for full support details): • HP Network Advisor Professional-An application bundled with B-series switches that is ideally suited for small- and medium-size businesses that need a lightweight management product to manage their smaller fabrics (one physical fabric at a time, up to 1,000 ports). HP Network Advisor Professional supports DC04 SAN Director, SN8000B 4-Slot SAN Director Switch and 4/256 SAN Director (but not DC SAN Backbone Director or SN8000B 8-Slot SAN Backbone Director Switch), FC switches, FCIP switches, FCR switches/Integrated Routing (IR) capabilities, FCoE/CEE switches, and Brocade HBAs. • HP Network Advisor Professional Plus-A SAN management application designed for mediumsize businesses to manage up to four physical Fabric OS fabrics and up to 2,560 switch ports. HP Network Advisor Professional Plus supports DC04 SAN Director, SN8000B 4-Slot SAN Director Switch and 4/256 SAN Director (but not DC SAN Backbone Director or SN8000B 8-Slot SAN Backbone Director Switch), FC switches, FCIP switches, FCR switches/Integrated Routing (IR) capabilities, FCoE/CEE switches, encryption switch and blade, and Brocade HBAs. Enterpriseclass customers who want to manage departmental SANs can consider deploying this product. • HP Network Advisor Enterprise-An application designed for enterprise-class customers that provides unparalleled performance and scalability (24 physical fabrics, up to 9,000 switch ports). HP Network Advisor Enterprise configures and manages the same switches and directors as Professional and Professional Plus, but also adds support for the DC SAN Backbone Director and SN8000B 8-Slot SAN Backbone Director Switch. HP Network Advisor Enterprise is required to HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.0a Release Notes 27