HP StorageWorks 2/64 HP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64 and SAN Director 2/128 I - Page 14

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Upgrading ports The Core Switch 2/64 and SAN Director 2/128 are available with 32 ports (0 through 31) installed and activated. To install additional ports, contact your HP representative to purchase a 16-port Upgrade module. Then, see the following sections for instructions on installing the 16-port card module: • Removing a filler panel, page 94 • Installing a 16-port card, page 95. Key features The Core Switch 2/64 and SAN Director 2/128 represent the next generation of advanced Fibre Channel Director models used to interconnect storage devices, hosts, and servers intelligently in a Storage Area Network (SAN). HP StorageWorks director-class switches deliver performance, scalability, flexibility, functionality, reliability, and availability. Key features include the following: • 64 ports in a single chassis for the Core Switch 2/64. • 128 ports in a single chassis for the SAN Director 2/128. • High-availability platform for mission-critical SAN-designed applications. • Dual, redundant Control Processors (CP) provide high availability and enable nondisruptive software upgrades. • Nonblocking architecture enables all ports to operate at full 2 Gb speed simultaneously. • Universal ports self-configure as E-ports, F-ports, or FL-ports. • Small form-factor pluggable (SFP) optical transceivers support any combination of short wavelength (SWL), long wavelength (LWL), and extended long wavelength (ELWL) optical media on a single switch module (the 16-port card). • Forward and backward compatibility with HP StorageWorks switches. • High availability redundant design, extensive diagnostics, and system monitoring capabilities integrated with Fabric OS management tools deliver unprecedented reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS). • Support for 1- and 2-Gb/s autosensing Fibre Channel ports (trunking technology groups up to four ports together to create high-performance 8 Gb/s ISL trunks between switches). 14 Overview

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Overview
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Upgrading ports
The Core Switch 2/64 and SAN Director 2/128 are available with 32 ports (0 through 31)
installed and activated. To install additional ports, contact your HP representative to purchase
a 16-port Upgrade module. Then, see the following sections for instructions on installing the
16-port card module:
Removing a filler panel
, page 94
Installing a 16-port card
, page 95.
Key features
The Core Switch 2/64 and SAN Director 2/128 represent the next generation of advanced
Fibre Channel Director models used to interconnect storage devices, hosts, and servers
intelligently in a Storage Area Network (SAN). HP StorageWorks director-class switches deliver
performance, scalability, flexibility, functionality, reliability, and availability.
Key features include the following:
64 ports in a single chassis for the Core Switch 2/64.
128 ports in a single chassis for the SAN Director 2/128.
High-availability platform for mission-critical SAN-designed applications.
Dual, redundant Control Processors (CP) provide high availability and enable nondisruptive
software upgrades.
Nonblocking architecture enables all ports to operate at full 2 Gb speed simultaneously.
Universal ports self-configure as E-ports, F-ports, or FL-ports.
Small form-factor pluggable (SFP) optical transceivers support any combination of short
wavelength (SWL), long wavelength (LWL), and extended long wavelength (ELWL) optical
media on a single switch module (the 16-port card).
Forward and backward compatibility with HP StorageWorks switches.
High availability redundant design, extensive diagnostics, and system monitoring
capabilities integrated with Fabric OS management tools deliver unprecedented reliability,
availability, and serviceability (RAS).
Support for 1- and 2-Gb/s autosensing Fibre Channel ports (trunking technology groups up
to four ports together to create high-performance 8 Gb/s ISL trunks between switches).