Instruction Manual

4Gb SAN Switch features

The 4Gb SAN Switch provides the following features:

• Fully integra

ted, embedded FC SAN design connects directly to the HP c-Class

BladeSystem enclosure midplane

• Dynamic Ports on Demand (DPOD), automatically detects port connections,

assigns p or t

licenses and enables ports

• Easy to manage HP Storage Essentials Systems Insight Manager s upport

• Full compatibility with HP Storag eWo rks B-Series switches and Brocade fabrics

• Sixteen int

ernal 1/2/4 Gbps auto-sensing FC interconnect technology with the

following

characteristics:

• Independent automatic neg otiation to the highest common speed for each

server FC port connected to the switch

•Universa

lself-conﬁguring ports, which are capable of b ecoming F _Por ts

(fabric e

nabled)

• Eight external 1/2/4 Gbps FC Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP) por ts, with

the following characteristics:

• Automatic negotiation to the highest common speed of all devices connected

to the p

ort

• Port interface-compatible SFP transceivers, both short wavelength (SWL) and

long wavelength (LWL)

•Unive

rsal self-conﬁguring ports, which are capable of becoming F_Por ts

(fab

ric enabled), FL_Ports (fabric loop enabled) , or E_Ports (expansion ports)

• Heterogeneous suppor t for m ixed storage fabrics

• Power supplie d and controlled by the BladeSystem enclosure

• Ide

ntiﬁcation to HP chassis management via HP speciﬁed SEEPROMs

• Hot- swap capability

• Compatible with redundant and dual redundant switch conﬁgurations in c-Class

Bla

deSystem

• Hotcodeactivation

• Real-time clock

• SF

P port monitoring

Overview