What's New
New Enhanced Multiprotocol Extension blade with enhanced IP Security features to replicate data across distances
New Core Blades to upgrade the 8Gb DC SAN Directors to 16Gbps capability
New 8 Gb 32-port and 48-port blades for the HP SN8000B SAN Directors, enabling an initial lower point of entry for a 16Gb Fibre
Channel core.
Enterprise ICL POD licenses enabling scalability to topologies greater than four chassis with ICLs, thus reducing cost and
complexity.
HP SN8000B SAN Directors with 32-port and 48-port 16 Gbps and 64-port 8Gbps director blades which provide up to 8.2 Tbps of
total aggregate bandwidth making them the ideal foundation for private cloud storage and highly virtualized environments.
HP SAN Network Advisor provides comprehensive management of data center SAN fabrics, including configuration, monitoring,
diagnostics, best-practices validation, and management of B-series SAN Directors, SAN Switches, and Host Bus Adapters (HBAs).
New RoHS compliant HP B-series directors and director components.
NOTE:
Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive or RoHS is a directive adopted by the European Union that restricts the use of
certain hazardous materials in the manufacture of various types of electronic and electrical equipment. The RoHS compliant products
with new part numbers listed in this document are functionally equivalent to the corresponding products with old part numbers and are
fully interchangeable.
QuickSpecs
HP SN8000B and DC SAN Director Family
Overview
DA - 12993 Worldwide — Version 39 — December 20, 2013
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