HP StorageWorks director 2/64 Order and Configuration Guide

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Features
The Director 2/64 is a highly available, redundant product that provides continuous data access at
high performance levels even in the event of a failure. It also allows non-disruptive maintenance
without the loss of data access.
The director 2/64 features redundant power supplies and cooling fans, along with redundant active
components that support automatic failover. Other high-availability capabilities include hot swapping
for all field-replaceable units, non-disruptive firmware updates, and automatic fault detection and
isolation. In addition, "call-home" and e-mail capabilities automatically alert HP support and
maintenance personnel to accelerate problem resolution.
• available: ensures business continuance through 99.999% availability
• reliable: maximizes availability with redundancy, automatic failover, and call-home capabilities
• high-performance: supports 2 Gbps transfer rate with no head-of-line blocking for top
performance
• compact: offers the highest port density with 64 user ports in a 9U form factor
• expandable: has non-blocking crossbar technology for large-fabric support without performance
hits
• manageable: maximizes system administrator resources with centralized management tools
Fabric Management summary:
• Command Line Interface (CLI) small to medium fabric
Scripting, Accessible via Telnet, Free
• Embedded Web Server (EWS) small to medium fabric
Accessible via any web browser, Does not show Fabric View, No Call home, Free
• High Availability Fabric Manager (HAFM) larger fabrics or with Director 2/64
Multi-platform Client software, Shows all switches in Fabric, Call Home*, Fee based
*Requires customer install and verify analog phone line for Call Home access
• secure: ensures safe server and storage access and guards against accidental reconfiguration
• scalable: supports large networked fabrics and allows addition of ports as business needs grow
• flexible: enables flexible deployment through support for both Fibre Channel and FICON
Configuration Guide hp StorageWorks Director 2/64