HP StorageWorks 2/16V HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.4.0F Release Notes (AA-RW89A - Page 12

Table 2 New features in Fabric OS 4.4.x (continued) Category Feature Long-distance enhancements 200 km at 1 Gbit/sec or 100 km at 2 Gbit/sec (SAN Switch 2/8V, 2/16V, and SAN Director 2/128) 500 km at 1 Gbit/sec, 250 km at 2 Gbit/sec, or 100 km at 4 Gbit/sec (SAN Switch 4/32) Trunking over Extended Fabrics (HP StorageWorks 2 GB switches, Core Switch 2/64, and SAN Director 2/128 with version 4.4.0b) is supported only at 2 Gbit/sec as follows: • Four links at 10 km at 2 Gbit/sec per trunk group • Three links at 25 km at 2 Gbit/sec per trunk group • Two links at 50 km at 2 Gbit/sec per trunk group Buffer limited ports Enhanced trunking support is summarized below: Distance Number of 2-Gbit/sec ports LE 10 km 4 (one 4-port trunk) L0.5 25 km 3 (one 3-port trunk) L1 50 km 1 (one 2-port trunk) L2 100 km 0 LD 200 km 0 LD 250 km 0 LD 500 km 0 Enhanced trunking support with the ASIC is summarized below: Distance Number of 2-Gbit/sec ports or trunks Number of 4-Gbit/sec ports LE 10 km 32 (four 8-port trunks) 32 (four 8-port trunks) L0.5 25 km 32 (four 8-port trunks) 15 (one 8-port trunk) L1 50 km 15 (one 8-port trunk) 7 (one 7-port trunk) L2 100 km 7 (one 7-port trunk) 3 (one 3-port trunk) LD 200 km 3 (one 3-port trunk) 0 LD 250 km 3 (one 3-port trunk) 0 LD 500 km 0 0 12 Browser, OS, and Java plug-in support