HP B-series SAN Switches and Directors Read Me First (5697-2591, September 2013)

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READ ME FIRST

HP B-series SAN Switches and Directors

For more information about B-series SAN Switches and Directors, including how to access the latest firmware,

Fabric OS release notes, product and software documentation, and supported SAN configurations, see the

following documents:

• For information about HP-supported interoperability configurations, see the HP Fabric Interoperability:

Merging Fabrics Based on M-series and B-series Fibre Channel Switches Application Notes and the

HP Fabric Interoperability: Merging Fabrics Based on C-series and B-series Fibre Channel Switches

Application Notes.

• For information about SAN design, see the HP SAN Design Reference Guide.

• For information about FICON connectivity, see the HP Mainframe Connectivity Design Guide.

The documents listed above are available at:

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

On the Storage Networking Blueprints and Solutions page, select SAN Design Guide.

• For information about HP BladeSystem c-Class systems, see the HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure user

documentation, including white papers and best practices documents, which are available at: http://

www.hp.com/go/bladesystem/documentation

• For additional information on the OA and instructions for downloading the latest version, go to:

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

Warranty Statement: To obtain a copy of the warranty for this product, see the warranty information website:

http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/warranty.html.

Table 1 (page 2) lists Brocade product names and the equivalent HP B-series product name.

NOTE: Table 1 (page 2) lists all HP-supported Brocade products. Other Brocade products are not

supported by HP.

*5697-2591*

Printed in the US

The information in this document is subject to change without notice.

HP Part Number: 5697-2591

Published: July 2013

Edition: 7

Summary of content (5 pages)

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READ ME FIRST HP B-series SAN Switches and Directors For more information about B-series SAN Switches and Directors, including how to access the latest firmware, Fabric OS release notes, product and software documentation, and supported SAN configurations, see the following documents: • For information about HP-supported interoperability configurations, see the HP Fabric Interoperability: Merging Fabrics Based on M-series and B-series Fibre Channel Switches Application Notes and the HP Fabric Interoperabil
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Table 1 Switch product names Brocade name HP equivalent 4-Gb switches and blades Brocade 200E switch HP 4/8 SAN Switch HP 4/16 SAN Switch nl Brocade 4900 switch HP 4/64 SAN Switch Brocade 48000 SAN Director HP 4/256 SAN Director • FC4-16 Blade • HP 16 Port 4Gb Blade • FC4-32 Blade • HP 32 Port 4Gb Blade • FR4-18i Blade • HP B-series Multi-Protocol Router Blade • FC4-48 Blade • HP 48 Port 4Gb Blade • FC4-16IP Blade • HP B-series iSCSI Director Blade Brocade 7500 HP 400 Multi-Protocol Route
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Table 1 Switch product names (continued) Brocade name HP equivalent Brocade 8000 HP 2408 FCoE Converged Network Switch • FC8-32E4 HP 32 Port 8Gb Enhanced FC Blade • FC8-48E4 HP 48 Port 8Gb Enhanced FC Blade 16-Gb switches and blades Brocade DCX 8510-8 Backbone HP SN8000B 8-Slot SAN Director Switch Brocade DCX 8510-4 HP SN8000B 4-Slot SAN Director Switch • FC16-32 HP SN8000B 32 Port 16Gb FC Blade • FC16-48 HP SN8000B 48 Port 16Gb FC Blade Brocade 6520 HP StoreFabric SN6500B 16Gb 96–port Fibr
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Table 2 License requirements (continued) Feature License Where to install license FICON No license required N/A FICON CUP FICON Management Server Local switch FICON CUP accelerator FICON Management Server Multi-protocol extension blade FICON tape read and write emulation over an FCIP tunnel FICON Tape High-Performance Extension over FCIP/FC Local switch and attached switches FICON XRC sequence emulation FICON XRC High-Performance over an FCIP tunnel Extension over FCIP/FC Local switch and at
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Table 2 License requirements (continued) Feature License Where to install license Security No license required Includes the DCC, SCC, FCS, IP Filter, and authentication policies N/A SNMP N/A nl nl No license required