HP MSL4048 HP StorageWorks 8/20q Fibre Channel Switch release notes (5697-7757 - Page 5

• One HP StorageWorks 8/20q Fibre Channel Switch (8 ports active) • One HP StorageWorks Fibre Channel Rack-Mount Kit • Four rubber mounting feet for the HP StorageWorks 8/20q Fibre Channel Switch (for desktop placement, if you are not using the rack-mount kit) • Ten 8-Gb shortwave fiber optic transceivers • Six 5-mm LC-LC Multi-Mode Fibre Channel (FC) cables • Four 8-Gb HP StorageWorks 81Q PCI Express HBAs (PCI-e x8 physical connector) • Four low-profile HBA mounting brackets • One standard power cord • One HP Power Distribution Unit (PDU) power cable • One serial cable Products supported The 8/20q Fibre Channel Switch supports the following storage arrays: • HP StorageWorks MSA1000 (active/active failover only- firmware 7.x or later) • HP StorageWorks MSA1500 (active/active failover only- firmware 6.x or later) • HP StorageWorks MSA2000fc • HP StorageWorks MSA2000fc G2 (with MSA2300fc G2 controllers) • HP StorageWorks EVA4000, EVA6000, EVA8000 • HP StorageWorks EVA4100, EVA6100, EVA8100 • HP StorageWorks EVA4400 • HP StorageWorks XP20000/24000 • HP StorageWorks XP10000/12000 The 8/20q Fibre Channel Switch supports the following backup drive solutions: • MSL6000 with LTO4 drives • MSL2024, MSL4048, and MSL8096 with LTO4 drives • EML-e Series with LTO4 drives • VLS6000, VLS9000 • VLS12000 EVA Gateway Other supported products For the latest information on hardware and software products supported with the HP StorageWorks 8/20q Fibre Channel Switch, as well as the 8Gb Simple SAN Connection Kit, see the HP StorageWorks SAN Design reference guide located at the HP website: http://www.hp.com/go/sandesignguide, or contact an HP storage representative for the latest support information. Operating systems The following operating systems are supported with the 8/20q Fibre Channel Switch: • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 and R2 • Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 • VMware ESX v3.5 U1 and v3.5 U2 HP StorageWorks 8/20q Fibre Channel Switch release notes 5