HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.0.0 Features Overview (AA-RW1NA-TE, May 2005)

Standard features10
High availability features
The HP StorageWorks switch hardware and the Fabric OS firmware both support high
availability (HA). The HA features include redundancy, hot-swapping, and nondisruptive
operations. Table 3 summarizes the HA features available on various HP StorageWorks
models.
Table 2 Roles for admin and user
Role Usage Maximum
simultaneous login
sessions per switch
admin
Administrative (such as installing a
port upgrade license)
2
user Nonadministrative (such as
monitoring the system)
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Table 3 HP StorageWorks HA features
Feature SAN
Director
2/128
Core
Switch
2/64
SAN
Switch
4/32
SAN
Switch
2/32
SAN
Switch
2/16V
and
2/16N
SAN
Switch
2/8V
Redundant AC cables Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Redundant, hot-swappable
power supplies
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Redundant, hot-swappable
fans
Yes Yes Yes Yes
Hot-swappable port cards Yes Yes
Hot-swappable control
processor (CP) cards
Yes Yes
Hot-swappable World Wide
Name (WWN) card
Yes Yes
Nondisruptive CP failover Yes Yes