HP Fabric OS 6.2.2f Release Notes (5697-1756, February 2012)

Table 3 DC Director blade support matrix (continued)
Number of bladesDirector blade
The DC04 SAN Director requires Fabric OS 6.2.0a or later, and
supports up to four blades.
Supported with Fabric OS 6.2.0b or later, with a maximum of four
blades of this type on the DC SAN Backbone Director or DC04
SAN Director
FS8-18 (DC Switch Encryption FC blade)
Power supply requirements for Director blades
Table 4 (page 17) lists power supply requirements for Director blades to provide full redundancy
(220 VAC power is assumed).
IMPORTANT: Director blades must meet minimum Fabric OS levels to operate in the Director
chassis. For example, the FC8-32 is not supported in the 4/256 SAN Director with Fabric OS
6.0.x.
Table 4 Power supplies required for blades in director chassis
DC SAN Backbone Director and DC04 SAN
Director
1
4/256 SAN DirectorDirector blade
Two power suppliesTwo power suppliesFC4-16
FC4-32
FC4-48
FC8-16
FC8-32
Two power suppliesFour power suppliesFC8-48
FC10-6
Two power supplies. The FC4-16IP blades are
not supported in the DC SAN Backbone Director
and DC04 SAN Director.
Four power suppliesFR4-18i (FCIP/FC Router blade)
FC4-16IP (iSCSI blade)
Not supportedFS8-18 (DC Switch Encryption FC
blade)
• A DC SAN Backbone Director with 3 or more
FS8-18 blades, requires (2+2) 220 VAC
power supplies for redundancy.
• A DC SAN Backbone Director with 1 or 2
FS8-18 blades, requires (2) 220 VAC power
supplies for redundancy.
• The DC04 SAN Director requires (2) 220
VAC power supplies to provide redundant
configuration with any number of FS8-18
blades.
1
The DC Director can operate with nominal power of 110 VAC. See the appropriate hardware reference guide for power
specifications. FC10-6, FC8-48, FR4-18i and FS8-18 are not supported in the DC SAN or DC04 SAN Directors in a
110 VAC configuration.
FC Routing scalability
For the latest FCR scalability support information, see the HP StorageWorks SAN Design Reference
Guide, available at:
http://www.hp.com/go/sandesignguide
Important notes
This section contains information that you should consider before you use this Fabric OS release.
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