Advanced Zoning
WWN Zoning and Access Control are enforced by hardware that provides the same simple administration
previously enforced only with software. Administrators can organize a physical fabric into logical groups
and prevent unauthorized access by devices outside the Zone.
Web Tools
Enables organizations to monitor and manage single Fibre Channel switches and small SAN fabrics. Tasks
can be performed through a Java-capable Web browser from a standard laptop, desktop PC or workstation
from any location within the enterprise.
EGM
Enhanced Group Management (EGM) is a FOS license that is included with all B-Series switches and enables
multi-switch operations. It helps automate operations across multiple switches to save time and
streamline repetitive operations, which are typically prone to error. EGM drives consistency across fabrics,
while minimizing the risk associated with potential downtime due to configuration mismatches. EGM
provides streamlined troubleshooting for more effective fabric monitoring and diagnosis.
Both SAN Network Advisor Professional and Enterprise enable EGM functionality. Customers have EGM
functionality enabled within the hardware product and need only to make the decision around which
management application is right for them - SAN Network Advisor Professional, Professional Plus, or
Enterprise.
Adaptive Networking
Adaptive Networking (AN) is a family of technologies which allow flexible control of traffic movement
within the fabric which deliver application aware management of fabric resources. Applications may be
used with multiple protocols and multiple classes of service. It includes the following features:
Ingress Rate Limiting:
Allows the ingress bandwidth of a port to be throttled to a rate lower than negotiated with the SAN node.
This could be very useful for enterprises offering stepped levels of service and enforcing SLAs.
Quality of Service (QoS):
Enables zones with high, medium, and low priorities within a fabric on a zone by zone basis. This can be
very useful for prioritizing array replication over MANs and WANs over less critical traffic.
Traffic Isolation Zones:
Defines paths through a fabric for some or all nodes. Failover allows a non-preferred path to be used if the
preferred fails. TIZs use failover by default but it can be disabled if traffic should stop if a preferred path
fails. TIZ can be used to manually map out traffic flows within a fabric based on application, priority, and
topology.
QuickSpecs
HP 8/8 Base SAN Switch and 8/8 SAN Switch Family
Product Highlights
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