Overview
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SAN Switch 2/16 Version 3.1.x Installation Guide
SAN Switch 2/16 Features
Read the following sections for feature-specific information.
Firmware
The SAN Switch 2/16 operates using Fabric Operating System (FOS) firmware
Version 3.1.x. (version as of this writing, please refer to the switch Release Notes
for exact version number). The firmware supports:
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An optional Security feature, provides security mechanisms at all vulnerable
points in a SAN fabric, from hosts to storage at the port, switch, and fabric
levels
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High-speed data traffic using Interswitch Link (ISL) trunking technology.
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Automatic re-routing through the Fabric Shortest Path First (FSPF) algorithm.
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Application Programming Interface (API); a protocol that allows applications
to interface with switch services.
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Zoning, providing a means to allocate storage controllers to groups of
computers. Allows you to create logical subsets of the fabric to accommodate
closed user groups or to create functional user groups within a fabric.
For more information refer to the HP StorageWorks Zoning Version
3.1.x/4.1.x User Guide.
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Per port statistics to help technicians diagnose and isolate problem ports
without disrupting switch operations.
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Error detection and fault isolation, automatically disables failing ports and
restarts when the problem is resolved.
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Industry standard Management Information Base (MIB) support.
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Automatic self-discovery, discovers and registers host server and storage
devices.
