4Gb SAN Switch features
The 4Gb SAN Switch provides the following features:
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Fully integrated, embedded FC SAN design connects directly to the HP c-Class
BladeSystem enclosure midplane
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Dynamic Ports on Demand (DPOD), automatically detects port connections,
assigns port licenses and enables ports
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Easy to manage HP Storage Essentials Systems Insight Manager support
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Full compatibility with HP StorageWorks B-Series switches and Brocade fabrics
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Sixteen internal 1/2/4 Gbps auto-sensing FC interconnect technology with the
following characteristics:
• Independent automatic negotiation to the highest common speed for each
server FC port connected to the switch
• Universal self-con
fi
guring ports, which are capable of becoming F_Ports
(fabric enabled)
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Eight external 1/2/4 Gbps FC Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP) ports, with
the following characteristics:
• Automatic negotiation to the highest common speed of all devices connected
to the port
• Port interface-compatible SFP transceivers, both short wavelength (SWL) and
long wavelength (LWL)
• Universal self-con
fi
guring ports, which are capable of becoming F_Ports
(fabric enabled), FL_Ports (fabric loop enabled), or E_Ports (expansion ports)
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Heterogeneous support for mixed storage fabrics
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Power supplied and controlled by the BladeSystem enclosure
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Identi
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cation to HP chassis management via HP speci
fi
ed SEEPROMs
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Hot-swap capability
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Compatible with redundant and dual redundant switch con
fi
gurations in c-Class
BladeSystem
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Hot code activation
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Real-time clock
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SFP port monitoring
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