Switch latency
Locally switched ports 700 ns, blade to blade latency is 2.1 micro-seconds
Maximum frame size
2112-byte payload
SN8000B Frame buffers
8192 per 16-port group on 32-port blades and up to 8192 per 24-port group on 48-port blades,
dynamically allocated
DC SAN Director Frame
buffers
2048 per 16-port group on the 16,32, and 64-port blades and up to 2048 per 24-port group on the 48-port
blade, dynamically allocated
Classes of service
Class 2, Class 3, Class F (inter-switch frames)
SN8000B Fibre Channel
Port Types
D_Port (Diagnostic Port), E_Port, EX_Port, F_Port, M_Port (Mirror Port); self-discovery based on switch
type (U_Port); optional port type control
DC San Director Port types
FL_Port (except on 48-port blades), F_Port, M_Port (Mirror Port) and E_Port; self-discovery based on
switch type (U_Port); optional port type control
Data traffic types
Fabric Switches supporting unicast, multicast (255 groups), and broadcast
USB
1 USB port for firmware download and for Supportsave
SN8000B Media types
16 Gbps: 16/32 and 16/48 FC blades require B-series hot-pluggable SFP+, LC connector; 16 Gbps SWL
10 Gbps: 16/32 and 16/48 require B-series hot-pluggable SFP+, LC connector; 10 Gbps SWL, LWL
8 Gbps: Encryption Blade, Enhanced MP Extension Blade and MP Extension Blade require B-series hot-
pluggable SFP+, LC connector; 8 Gbps SWL, LWL, ELWL
ICL QSFP: B-series Core Blades require B-series hot-pluggable QSFP, MTP connector; 4×16 Gbps SWL
Fibre Channel distance subject to fiber-optic cable and port speed
DC SAN Director Media
types
Fibre Channel media type: Hot-pluggable, industry-standard Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP) and SFP+,
LC connector; Short-Wave Laser (SWL) and Long-Wave Laser (LWL); distance depends on fiber optic cable
and port speed; supports SFP+ (2, 4, and 8 Gbit/sec) and SFP (1, 2, and 4 Gbit/sec) optical transceivers
CEE media type: Hot-pluggable, 10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ supports any combination of Short-Reach (SR)
and Long-Reach (LR) optical transceivers
Fabric services
Advanced Performance Monitoring (APM) (including Top Talkers for E_Ports, F_Ports, and Fabric mode);
Adaptive Networking (Ingress Rate Limiting, Traffic Isolation, QoS); Bottleneck Detection; Advanced Zoning
(default zoning, port/WWN zoning, broadcast zoning); Dynamic Fabric Provisioning (DFP); Dynamic Path
Selection (DPS); Extended Fabrics; Enhanced BB credit recovery; Fabric Watch; FDMI; Frame Redirection;
Frame-based Trunking; FSPF; Integrated Routing; IPoFC; ISL Trunking; Management Server; NPIV; NTP v3;
Port Fencing; Registered State Change Notification (RSCN); Reliable Commit Service (RCS); Server
Application Optimization (SAO); Simple Name Server (SNS); Virtual Fabrics (Logical Switch, Logical Fabric)
QuickSpecs
HP SN8000B and DC SAN Director Family
Technical Specifications
DA - 12993 Worldwide — Version 39 — December 20, 2013
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