HP StorageWorks 8/8 HP StorageWorks 8-Gb SAN Switch hardware reference manual - Page 17
Power Pack+ models, 8/8 and 8/24 SAN Switch features, Port side of the 8/8 and 8/24 SAN Switch - 24 san switch console
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Power Pack+ models All 8-Gb SAN Switch Power Pack+ models ship with these licensed options: NOTE: The HP StorageWorks 2408 FCoE Power Pack+ Converged Network Switch does not include Adaptive Networking or Extended Fabric. • Adaptive Networking • Fabric Watch • Advanced Performance Monitor • Extended Fabric • ISL Trunking For detailed information on these features, see the HP StorageWorks Fabric OS administrator guide for the firmware version you are running. 8/8 and 8/24 SAN Switch features • Functions as an edge device in fabrics of up to 239 switches. • Integrates a single motherboard design with 667 MHz PowerPC 440EPx Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC) CPU and integrated peripherals which provide high performance. • Provides the EZSwitch Setup Wizard for easy setup and basic configuration. • Provides on-demand scaling of 8 to 24 ports. • Operates as a fully functional switch or an N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) Access Gateway (with all ports licensed only). • Integrates a single motherboard design with a 667 MHz PowerPC 440EPx Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC) CPU with integrated peripherals. • Integrates Inter-Switch Link (ISL) Trunking (requires an optional license) and enables up to eight ports between a pair of switches to be combined to form a single, logical ISL switch with a speed of up to 64 Gb/s (128 Gb/s full duplex) for optimal bandwidth utilization and load balancing. • Provides Dynamic Path Selection (DPS), which optimizes fabric-wide performance and load balancing by automatically routing data to the most efficient available path in the fabric. • Provides universal ports that self-configure as E_Ports, F_Ports, M_Ports, or FL_Ports. Port side of the 8/8 and 8/24 SAN Switch The port side of the 8/8 and 8/24 SAN Switch includes the system status LED, console port, Ethernet port, USB port, and FC ports with corresponding port status LEDs. Additionally, a pull-out tab identifies the serial number, MAC address, and World Wide Name (WWN). Record the switch IP address on the pull-out tab for easy access. Figure 1 shows the port side of the 8/8 and 8/24 SAN Switch. 8-Gb SAN Switch hardware reference manual 17