HP StorageWorks 8/80 HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2 administrator guide (5697-0 - Page 280

Mixed CP blades are not supported on a single chassis, except during specific upgrade procedures detailed in the HP StorageWorks 4/256 SAN Director Hardware Reference Manual. CP4 and CP8 blades cannot be mixed in the same chassis under any circumstances. HP recommends that each platform have only one type of CP blade installed and that each CP (primary and secondary partition) maintains the same firmware version. For more information on maintaining firmware in your enterprise-class platform, see Chapter 8, "Installing and maintaining firmware" on page 213. Core blades The HP StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone Director supports two CORE8 core blades. This blade is used for intra-chassis switching as well as ICL connectivity to another HP StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone Director chassis. The HP StorageWorks DC04 SAN Director Switch supports two CR4S-8 core blades. This blade is used for intra-chassis switching as well as ICL connectivity to another HP StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone Director or HP StorageWorks DC04 SAN Director Switch chassis. This blade is not interchangeable or hot-swappable with the HP StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone Director Core Blades. If you try to interchange the blades they become faulty. The HP StorageWorks 4/256 SAN Director does not support core blades. Port and application blade compatibility Table 71 identifies which port and application blades are supported for each HP StorageWorks platform. Table 71 Port blades supported by each platform Port blades HP StorageWorks 4/256 SAN Director (CP4) HP StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone Director and HP StorageWorks DC04 SAN Director Switch HP StorageWorks SAN Director 2/128 16-port Blade Supported1 N/A HP StorageWorks 4/256 SAN Director 16 Port 4Gb Blade HP StorageWorks 4/256 SAN Director 32 Port 4Gb Blade HP StorageWorks 4/256 SAN Director 48 Port 4Gb Blade Supported Supported Supported N/A N/A N/A HP StorageWorks SAN Director 16 Port 8Gb FC Blade HP StorageWorks SAN Director 32 Port 8Gb FC Blade HP StorageWorks SAN Director 48 Port 8Gb FC Blade Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported Supported HP StorageWorks SAN Director 6 Port 10Gb FC Blade HP StorageWorks B-Series iSCSI Director Blade Supported Supported Supported N/A 278 Configuring Enterprise-class platforms