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QuickSpecsHP SN8000B and DC SAN Director FamilyProduct HighlightsCabinet Support22U, 36U, and 42U 5000, 9,000, 10,000, 10,000 G2 series Cabinets and Intelligent Series racks aresupported.25U, 33U, 41U HP system/e cabs are supported.NOTE: A maximum of two B-series SAN Director switches currently are supported to ship configured toorder from the factory in a 42U, 10000 (10KG2) and Intelligent Series cabinet. However, 220V PDUs mustbe configured because 110V PDUs are not supported.Software Components, StandardRemote SwitchThe Remote Switch fabric functions with the aid of a bridging device, or network bridge. The networkbridge supports Fibre Channel physical interfaces, as well as secondary non-Fibre Channel FCIP physicalinterfaces.Frame FilteringAn ASIC based capability in the 4 Gb, 8 Gb, and 16 Gb family of SAN switches that enables new applicationsand features. The switch has the ability to "view" the first 64-bytes of the Fibre Channel frame. At this time,Frame Filtering enables advanced capabilities such as Advanced Zoning and Advanced PerformanceMonitoring.Advanced ZoningWWN Zoning and Access Control are included in the DC SAN Directors' hardware. Administrators canorganize a physical fabric into logical groups and prevent unauthorized access by devices outside the Zone.WebToolsWebTools is an intuitive and easy-to-use graphical interface that enables organizations to install andconfigure an SN8000B or DC SAN Director. SAN administrators can perform the initial configuration andbasic management tasks by using a Java-capable Web browser from standard laptops, desktop PCs, orworkstations from any location within the enterprise.EGMEnhanced Group Management (EGM) is a FOS license that is included with all B-Series switches and enablesmulti-switch operations. It helps automate operations across multiple switches to save time andstreamline 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. EGMprovides streamlined troubleshooting for more effective fabric monitoring and diagnosis.HP SAN Network Advisor Professional, Professional Plus, and Enterprise enable EGM functionality.Customers have EGM functionality enabled within the hardware product and need only to make thedecision around which management application is right for them - SAN Network Advisor Professional,Professional Plus, or Enterprise.DA - 12993 Worldwide — Version 35 — May 1, 2013 Page 6
QuickSpecsHP SN8000B and DC SAN Director FamilyProduct HighlightsSAN Director Power Pack+ The SAN Director Power Pack+ Software bundle includes:Software BundleExtended FabricISL TrunkingAdaptive NetworkingAdvanced Performance MonitoringFabric WatchServer Application Optimization (SAO)NOTE: Optional software for the SN8000B 4-Slot (QK712A, QK712B) and DC04 Base SAN Director (AR478A,AR478B)Extended FabricExtends all of the scalability, reliability, and performance benefits of Fibre Channel Storage Area Networks(SANs) beyond the native 10 km distance specified by the Fibre Channel standard.FICON SupportOptional FICON CUP license which enables host control of switches in mainframe environments. FICONAccelerator is an optional software license that increases the speed of FICON disk and tape read and writes,while maintaining the integrity of command and acknowledgement sequences.ISL TrunkingFor high performance enhanced Trunking, this license logically groups up to eight E-ports to provide a highbandwidth trunk between two switches. Each 8 Gb or 16 Gb slot needs its own license. The switchoperating system views the trunk as a single, high bandwidth resource (up to 64 Gb/s for 8 Gb, or up to 128Gb/s for 16Gb) when routing connections between switches. Connections are load-balanced across theindividual links, which comprise the logical trunk group.Adaptive NetworkingAdvanced PerformanceMonitorAdaptive Networking (AN) is a family of technologies which allow flexible control of traffic movementwithin the fabric which deliver application aware management of fabric resources. Applications may beused 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 thannegotiated with the SAN node. This could be very useful for enterprisesoffering stepped levels of service and enforcing SLAs.Quality of Service(QoS)Traffic IsolationZonesEnables zones with high, medium, and low priorities within a fabric on a zoneby zone basis. This can be very useful for prioritizing array replication overMANs and WANs over less critical traffic.Defines paths through a fabric for some or all nodes. Failover allows a nonpreferredpath to be used if the preferred fails. TIZs use failover by default butit can be disabled if traffic should stop if a preferred path fails. TIZ can be usedto manually map out traffic flows within a fabric based on application, priority,and topology.This enabling technology helps administrators monitor and watch specific fabric metrics -- from a SID(Source ID) to a DID (Destination ID) -- so they can fine-tune and scale the fabric more efficiently. Plus,Advanced Performance Monitoring includes the ability for early warning detection of hot spots within thefabric, a powerful tool for maintaining overall balanced performance.Top Talkers is a component of Advanced Performance Monitoring and tracks the top traffic flows for hostsand targets for a switch port or a switch. Top Talkers can help identify the ports that need certain Qualityof Service (QoS) attributes or it can help determine portions of the physical topology that needDA - 12993 Worldwide — Version 35 — May 1, 2013 Page 7
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