HP DC SAN Director 16
Inter-Chassis Link LTU
Inter Chassis Links (ICLs) harness unused ports to connect the switching backplane of one DC SAN Director
to the switching backplane of a second DC SAN Director.
The DC SAN Backbone Director has a total of 16 ICL ports (8 per core switching blade) that deliver 1 Tbps of
bandwidth. This is equivalent to 64 8 Gbps ISLs. The DC04 SAN Director has a total of 8 ICL ports (four per
core switching blade) that deliver 512 Gbps of bandwidth. This is equivalent to 32 16 Gbps ISLs.
The 16 Inter Chassis Link LTU enables 1Tbps of bandwidth in the DC SAN Backbone Director.
NOTE:
Two ICL licenses are required for ICL connectivity (one license required for each DC SAN Director). HP
DC SAN Backbone Director Switch Inter-Chassis Link LTU (T4641) is only valid for DC SAN Backbone
Directors. AR480A required for ICL copper cable connectivity.
HP DC SAN Director 8
Inter-Chassis Link LTU
Inter Chassis Links (ICLs) harness unused ports to connect the switching backplane of one DC SAN Director
to the switching backplane of a second DC SAN Director.
The DC SAN Backbone Director has a total of 16 ICL ports (8 per core switching blade) that deliver 1 Tbps of
bandwidth. This is equivalent to 64 8 Gbps ISLs. The DC04 SAN Director has a total of 8 ICL ports (four per
core switching blade) that deliver 512 Gbps of bandwidth. This is equivalent to 328Gbps ISLs.
The 8 Inter Chassis Link LTU enables 512 Gbps of bandwidth in the DC SAN Backbone Director and the DC04
SAN Director.
NOTE:
Two ICL licenses are required for ICL connectivity (one license required for each DC SAN Director).
AR480A required for ICL copper cable connectivity.
HP SN8000B Enterprise
Inter Chassis Link Licenses
Increased core-edge and active-active mesh topologies of up to nine (9) chassis can be supported with the
addition of SN8000B 8-slot or 4-slot Enterprise Inter-Chassis Link licenses (FOS v7.0.1 or greater required).
A license specific to the chassis is required for each chassis in the ICL-connected fabric. Fabric topologies
with fewer than five (5) SN8000B chassis do not require this license.
HP B-Series SAN Director
FICON CUP Active License
Optional license feature provides Control Unit Port (CUP) in-band management function designed to allow
mainframe applications to perform configuration, monitoring, management and statistics collection.
These applications include System Automation for OS/390 (SA/390), Dynamic Channel Management
Facility (DCM) and Resource Management Facility (RMF). Hardware- enforced FICON and FCP port zoning
enhances separation with intermix operation.
NOTE:
Supported for all B-series SAN Directors.
HP DC SAN Director Switch
Multiprotocol Ext Blade
FICON Accelerator
Upgrade LTU
The FICON Accelerator software license increases the speed of FICON disk and tape read and writes, while
maintaining the integrity of command and acknowledgement sequences
NOTE:
Supported for the MP Extension Blade (AP865A, AP865B) and Enhanced MP Extension Blade
(C8R46A) for all B-series SAN Directors.
HP B-series SAN Backbone
Director Integrated
Routing LTU
Integrated Routing is an optional license which provides native Fibre Channel Routing (FCR) on a per-port
basis, rather than limiting routing ports to those on a dedicated routing blade or switch. Just like traditional
FCR, Integrated Routing uses EX_Ports to import/export devices between fabrics, enabling selective device
QuickSpecs
HP SN8000B and DC SAN Director Family
Product Highlights
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