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1 HP StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone Director Switch Overview This chapter provides the following information: • "HP StorageWorks DC SAN Director Power Pack" on page 19 • "Features" on page 19 • "Hardware components" on page 20 • "DC Director blades" on page 23 • "B-Series MP Router blade (FR4-18i) overview" on page 223 • "Reliability" on page 24 • "Serviceability" on page 24 • "Software features" on page 25 • "Security" on page 25 • "Network manageability" on page 26 • "Optional software licenses" on page 26 • "Optional hardware kits" on page 27 HP StorageWorks DC SAN Director Power Pack The HP StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone Director Switch (DC SAN Director) Power Pack model, part number AK857A, represents the next generation of advanced Fibre Channel (FC) enterprise-class platforms used to intelligently interconnect storage devices, hosts, and servers in a Storage Area Network (SAN). The HP StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone Director Switch is the highest-performance and highest-scalability enterprise-class product offered by HP. It satisfies the most demanding Reliability, Availability, and Serviceability (RAS), performance, and scalability requirements, while delivering investment protection, interoperability, and fabric-based intelligence advantages. Features Key features of the DC SAN Director include: • Up to 384 ports in a single chassis, providing high port density for a scalable solution to drive high-port-count SAN configurations. • Support for high-performance Director blades running at 1-, 2-, 4-, 8-, or 10-Gb/s, enabling flexible system configuration • Supports 1-, 2-, 4-, and 8-Gb/s auto-sensing FC ports. Trunking technology groups up to eight ports to create high performance 64-Gb/s ISL trunks between switches. 10 Gb/s ports (FC10-6) are 10 Gb/s only. HP StorageWorks DC and DC04 SAN Backbone Director Switches 19