16-port 8Gb/s Director Blade
NOTE:
Only supported in DC SAN Directors (AK857A, AK857B,
AK857C, AR479A, AR479B, AR478A and AR478B). Requires B-series
optical SFP transceivers for each port as listed below.
Add the
appropriate
quantity of 16-
port blades to
meet
requirements
HP 8/32 port blade
AK859C
32-port 8Gb/s Director Blade
NOTE:
Only supported in DC SAN Directors (AK857A, AK857B,
AK857C, AR479A, AR479B, AR478A and AR478B). Requires B-series
optical SFP transceivers for each port as listed below.
Add the
appropriate
quantity of 32-
port blades to
meet
requirements
HP 8/48 port blade
AK860C
48-port 8 Gb/s Director Blade
NOTE:
Only supported in DC SAN Directors (AK857A, AK857B,
AK857C, AR479A, AR479B, AR478A and AR478B). Requires B-series
optical SFP transceivers for each port as listed below.
Add the
appropriate
quantity of 48-
port blades to
meet
requirements
HP 8/64 port blade
BK798B
64-port 8 Gb/s Director Blade
NOTE:
Supported in all B-series SAN Directors. Includes 64 mSFPs.
Requires high density cables or adaptors listed below.
Add the
appropriate
quantity of 64-
port blades to
meet
requirements
HP Encryption FC Blade
AR945B
16-port 8 Gb/s Encryption Director Blade
NOTE:
Encryption with the Encryption SAN Switch and the HP
Encryption FC Blade is not fully supported with Thin Provisioned
LUNs in storage arrays. HP recommends LUNs to be encrypted are
fully provisioned. For LUNs that are already thin provisioned and
then encryption enabled, be aware that enabling First Time
Encryption (FTE) or Re-Key will make the LUN fully provisioned. This
is applicable to any array in general.
NOTE:
Requires HP Enterprise Secure Key Manager (ESKM) or HP
Secure Key Manager (SKM) for Key Management (creating,
distributing, authenticating, and storing encryption keys to ensure
proper use). Supported in all B-series SAN Directors. Requires B-
series optical SFP transceivers for each port as listed below.
Add maximum of
4
HP 10/24 Blade for DC SAN Directors
AP866B
24 10 GbE CEE ports and 32 8Gb FC ports to the core switch over the
backplane for FCoE converged SAN and LAN traffic.
Add maximum of
4
QuickSpecs
HP SN8000B and DC SAN Director Family
Configuration Information
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