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Advanced Trunking Advanced Trunking Advanced Trunking Advanced Trunking Optional Upgrade Optional Upgrade Optional Upgrade Optional Upgrade Optional Upgrade to
chassis
Form factor Form factor Form factor Form factor Embedded Embedded Embedded 1U Blade in Director
Zoning Software Zoning Software Zoning Software Zoning Software Yes (Included) Yes (Included) Yes (Included) Yes (Included) Yes (Included)
Hot plug, redundant Hot plug, redundant Hot plug, redundant Hot plug, redundant
power supplies
power supplies power supplies power supplies
Yes, in BladeSystem
Enclosure
Yes, in BladeSystem
Enclosure
No Yes Yes, in director
chassis
Hot plug fans Hot plug fans Hot plug fans Hot plug fans Yes, in BladeSystem
Enclosure
Yes, in BladeSystem
Enclosure
No Yes Yes, in director
chassis
Enterprise Backup Enterprise Backup Enterprise Backup Enterprise Backup
Solution (EBS)
Solution (EBS) Solution (EBS) Solution (EBS)
support
support support support
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Features Features Features Features 8/8 SAN Switch 8/8 SAN Switch 8/8 SAN Switch 8/8 SAN Switch
Base and 8/8 SAN Base and 8/8 SAN Base and 8/8 SAN Base and 8/8 SAN
Switch Switch Switch Switch
8/24 SAN Switch 8/24 SAN Switch 8/24 SAN Switch 8/24 SAN Switch
Base Base Base Base
8/40 SAN Switch 8/40 SAN Switch 8/40 SAN Switch 8/40 SAN Switch
and 8/40 SAN and 8/40 SAN and 8/40 SAN and 8/40 SAN
Switch Power Pack+ Switch Power Pack+ Switch Power Pack+ Switch Power Pack+
8/80 SAN Switch 8/80 SAN Switch 8/80 SAN Switch 8/80 SAN Switch
and 8/80 SAN and 8/80 SAN and 8/80 SAN and 8/80 SAN
Switch Power Pack+ Switch Power Pack+ Switch Power Pack+ Switch Power Pack+
DC SAN Backbone DC SAN Backbone DC SAN Backbone DC SAN Backbone
Director Power Director Power Director Power Director Power
Pack+ Pack+ Pack+ Pack+
Targeted Targeted Targeted Targeted
Environment
Environment Environment Environment
Workgroups,
Departments
Workgroups,
Departments
Workgroups,
Departments
Workgroups,
Departments
Data Centers
Port Bandwidth Port Bandwidth Port Bandwidth Port Bandwidth 8 Gbit/sec 8 Gbit/sec 8 Gbit/sec 8 Gbit/sec 8 Gbit/sec
Aggregate device Aggregate device Aggregate device Aggregate device
bandwidth
bandwidth bandwidth bandwidth
128 - 384 Gbit/sec
end-to-end
256 - 384 Gbit/sec
end-to-end
384 - 640 Gbit/sec
end-to-end
768 - 1280 Gbit/sec
end-to-end
6.5Tbit/sec end-to-
end
OS Support OS Support OS Support OS Support NOTE: NOTE: NOTE: NOTE: Please Refer to SAN Design Guide:
http://www.hp.com/go/sandesign or http://www.hp.com/go/sandesignguide
Storage system Storage system Storage system Storage system
support
support support support
MA8000
EMA12000/
EMA16000 EVA,
XP, VA, MSA
MA8000
EMA12000/
EMA16000 EVA,
XP, VA, MSA
MA8000
EMA12000/
EMA16000 EVA,
XP, VA, MSA
MA8000
EMA12000/
EMA16000 EVA,
XP, VA, MSA
MA8000
EMA12000/
EMA16000
EVA , XP, VA, MSA
Ports Ports Ports Ports 8 SFP Enabled
24 SFP Max
16 SFP Enabled
24 SFP Max
24 SFP Enabled
40 SFP Max
48 SFP Enabled
80 SFP Max
Up to 384 SFP
Cascading support Cascading support Cascading support Cascading support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Advanced Trunking Advanced Trunking Advanced Trunking Advanced Trunking Optional Upgrade Included with Power
Pack+ or Optional
Upgrade
Included with Power
Pack+ or Optional
Upgrade
Included with Power
Pack+ or Optional
Upgrade
Included with Power
Pack+ or Optional
Upgrade
Form factor Form factor Form factor Form factor 1U 1U 1U 2U 14U
Zoning Software Zoning Software Zoning Software Zoning Software Yes (Included) Yes (Included) Yes (Included) Yes (Included) Yes (Included)
Hot plug, redundant Hot plug, redundant Hot plug, redundant Hot plug, redundant
power supplies
power supplies power supplies power supplies
No No Yes Yes Yes
Hot plug fans Hot plug fans Hot plug fans Hot plug fans No No Yes Yes Yes
Enterprise Backup Enterprise Backup Enterprise Backup Enterprise Backup
Solution (EBS)
Solution (EBS) Solution (EBS) Solution (EBS)
support
support support support
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
QuickSpecs
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