HP B-series Fabric OS 7.0.2d Release Notes (5697-2822, August 2013--includes all 7.0.x versions)

Table 5 Power Supply Requirements for HP SN8000B 8-Slot SAN Backbone Director Switch

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HP SN8000B 8-Slot SAN Backbone

Director Switch

Director bladeNumber of Ports

FS8-18

FX8-24

Table 6 Power Supply Requirements for HP SN8000B 4-Slot SAN Director Switch

HP SN8000B 4-Slot SAN Director SwitchDirector bladeNumber of Ports

Two power suppliesFC16-3296 ports max

FC8-32E

Two power suppliesFC16-32Any combination of 8 Gbps or 16

Gbps ports and intelligent blades

FC16-48

FC8-32E

FC8-48E

FC8-64

FS8-18

FX8-24

FC Routing scalability

For the latest information about FC Routing (FCR) scalability support, see the HP StorageWorks

SAN Design Reference Guide, available at:

http://www.hp.com/go/sandesignguide

Important notes and recommendations

This section contains information that you should consider before you use this Fabric OS release.

HP Network Advisor compatibility

Fabric OS 7.0.2d is fully compatible with HP Network Advisor 11.1.0 or later management

software. HP Network Advisor is a comprehensive SAN management application that enables

end-to-end management of HP B-series data center fabrics. It is the next-generation product and

the successor to Data Center Fabric Manager (DCFM).

HP Network Advisor is available in three versions (see the HP Network Advisor release notes for

full support details):

• HP Network Advisor Professional—An application bundled with B-series switches that is ideally

suited for small- and medium-size businesses that need a lightweight management product to

manage their smaller fabrics (one physical fabric at a time, up to 1,000 ports). HP Network

Advisor Professional supports DC04 SAN Director, SN8000B 4-Slot SAN Director Switch and

4/256 SAN Director (but not DC SAN Backbone Director or SN8000B 8-Slot SAN Backbone

Director Switch), FC switches, FCIP switches, FCR switches/Integrated Routing (IR) capabilities,

FCoE/CEE switches, and Brocade HBAs.

• HP Network Advisor Professional Plus—A SAN management application designed for

medium-size businesses to manage up to four physical or virtual fabrics and up to 2,560

switch ports. HP Network Advisor Professional Plus supports DC04 SAN Director, SN8000B

4-Slot SAN Director Switch and 4/256 SAN Director (but not DC SAN Backbone Director or

SN8000B 8-Slot SAN Backbone Director Switch), FC switches, FCIP switches, FCR

switches/Integrated Routing (IR) capabilities, FCoE/CEE switches, encryption switch and