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6 HP StorageWorks DC04 SAN Backbone Director Switch Overview This chapter provides information about the following topics: • "HP StorageWorks DC04 SAN Director Switch" on page 113 • "Features" on page 113 • "Hardware components" on page 114 • "DC04 Director blades" on page 118 • "High availability" on page 119 • "Reliability" on page 119 • "Serviceability" on page 120 • "Software features" on page 120 • "Security" on page 121 • "Network manageability" on page 121 • "Optional software licenses" on page 122 • "Optional hardware kits" on page 123 HP StorageWorks DC04 SAN Backbone Director Switch The HP StorageWorks DC04 SAN Backbone Director Switch (DC04 SAN Director) 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 DC04 SAN Backbone Director Switch 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 DC04 SAN Director include: • Up to 192-port horizontal chassis with four usable port blades (in addition to two core switching and two core processing blades). • Up to 384 ports can connect using inter-chassis links (ICLs). • 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. • Dual-redundant CP blades (CP8) and core switch blades (CR8) provide high availability and enable non-disruptive software upgrades. HP StorageWorks DC and DC04 SAN Backbone Director Switches 113