SAN Network Advisor
Professional
HP SAN Network Advisor Professional is a management application available at no-charge and comes with
B-series SAN Switches and:
Allows management of a single Fabric OS (FOS) fabric (up to a 1,000 switch ports)
Performs group switch management beyond the scope of Web Tools
Does not offer management of the SN8000B 8-Slot, DC SAN Backbone Directors, or FICON.
It is targeted for SMB customers that use FOS based SAN fabrics and require a management solution for
smaller SANs based on a single fabric.
SMB customers that initially start off with SAN Network Advisor Professional and have a small SAN
environment may over time feel the need for an enterprise-class product (SAN Network Advisor Enterprise)
as their environments start to grow in size and complexity, and as they start to uptake more enterprise-
class functionality (such as Fibre Channel Routing, FCIP, etc.). A non-disruptive upgrade path is available
from SAN Network Advisor Professional to SAN Network Advisor Enterprise
SAN Network Advisor
Enterprise and
Profe
HP SAN Network Advisor Enterprise and Profe are the enterprise-class products that support FOSt.
SAN Network Advisor Enterprise provides complete SN8000B 8-Slot Director and DC SAN Backbone
Director management including enterprise-class features/environments such as FICON, Fibre Channel
Routing, FCIP, adaptive networking, etc while HP SAN Network Advisor Profe provides the same
feature set except for support for the SN8000B 8-Slot Director, DC SAN Backbone Director, and FICON.
HP SAN Network Advisor Enterprise delivers unprecedented scalability, up to 24 fabrics and 9,000 switch
ports, while HP SAN Network Advisor Profe scales to 4 SAN Fabrics and 2560 switch ports. To
accommodate growth, there is an upgrade available to SAN Network Advisor Enterprise from SAN Network
Advisor Professional Plus.
Optional Software:
HP SN8000B Inter Chassis
Link License
Inter Chassis Links (ICLs) harness unused ports to connect the switching backplane of SAN Directors. The
SN8000B SAN Directors offer Second-generation ICL technology which includes new optical ports, higher
port density, and support for standard optical cables up to 100 meters. Base ICL support can connect up to
four SN8000B Directors, enabling flatter, faster, and simpler fabrics that increase consolidation while
reducing network complexity and costs.
ICLs enable scalable core edge and active-active mesh chassis topologies. These high-density chassis
topologies reduce inter-switch cabling by 75 percent and free up to 33 percent of ports for server and
storage. This maximizes overall port density in the lowest amount of rack space.
The SN8000B 8-Slot Director has a total of 32 ICL ports (16 per core switching blade) that deliver 2.1 Tbps
of bandwidth. This is equivalent to 128 16 Gbps ISLs. The SN8000B 4-Slot Director has a total of 16 ICL
ports (eight per core switching blade) that deliver 1 Tbps of bandwidth. This is equivalent to 64 16 Gbps
ISLs.
There is a common ICL POD (Ports on Demand) license between SN8000 8-Slot and 4-Slot chassis. A single
ICL POD license will enable 16 QSFP ICLs or 1Tbps of bandwidth in both SN8000 8-Slot and 4-Slot SAN
Director. A subsequent ICL POD license will enable an additional 16 QSFP ICLs or 1Tbps in a SN8000B 8-Slot
Director.
NOTE:
ICL licenses are required for each SN8000B SAN Director. ICL QSFPs and optical cables are required
for connectivity.
QuickSpecs
HP SN8000B and DC SAN Director Family
Product Highlights
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