About the MSA SAN Switch 2/8
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MSA SAN Switch 2/8 Installation Guide
MSA SAN Switch 2/8 Firmware Features
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Universal and self-configuring optical ports for the following protocols:
— E_Port (expansion port)
— F_Port (fabric port that is not loop capable)
— FL_Port (fabric port that is loop capable)
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Automatic re-routing through the Fabric Shortest Path First (FSPF) algorithm
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Application Programming Interface (API) that allows applications to interface
with switch services
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Per port statistics for diagnosing and isolating problem ports without
disrupting switch operations
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Per port error detection and fault isolation that automatically disables failing
ports and restarts when the problem is resolved
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Industry standard Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
Management Information Base (MIB) support
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Automatic self-discovery that discovers and registers host server and storage
devices
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Zoning functionality that provides a means to allocate storage controllers to
groups of computers
Zoning 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 User Guide. This
guide is included on the HP StorageWorks SAN Switch Documentation CD.
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Web Tools graphical user interface, for managing the switch from a browser
such as Internet Explorer
For more information, refer to the HP StorageWorks Web Tools User Guide.
This guide is included on the Documentation CD.
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Fabric Operating System provides a command line interface (CLI), for
managing the switch through either a workstation connected to the serial port
or through a telnet session on the Ethernet port
For more information, refer to the HP StorageWorks Fabric Operating System
Procedures User Guide. This guide is included on the Documentation CD.
