HP B-Series User Manual

HP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64 and Core Switch

HP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64 and Core SwitchHP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64 and Core Switch

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2/64 PowerPak B-Series Family

2/64 PowerPak B-Series Family2/64 PowerPak B-Series Family

Overview

The HP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64 is a 2 Gb Fibre Channel core Fabric Switch that delivers high availability in a modular 14U enclosure, providing a foundation for an enterprise SAN that integrates seamlessly into an always-on Internet infrastructure. Scaling from 32-ports to 128-ports, the dual 64-port Core Switch 2/64 introduces new functionality via third-generation ASIC, which enables deployment of advanced fabric services via the Fabric OS.

The Core Switch 2/64 offers complete hardware redundancy with hot swap components. It comes with Advanced Zoning, and Web Tools. The Core Switch 2/64 can seamlessly connect to either 1 Gb or 2 Gb SAN devices by auto-sensing and speed-matching the Fibre Channel devices attached to it on a port-by-port basis. The Power Pack provides the SAN administrator with the tools to monitor the health and performance of the network. The Power Pack is available pre-configured on the switch or as an upgrade.

The Power Pack provides the SAN administrator with the necessary tools to monitor the health and performance of the network, while also ensuring the highest levels of security, scalability and manageability. Available pre-configured on the switch or as an upgrade, Power Pack also provides the foundation for integration into HP OpenView Storage Area Manager (SAM), enabling infrastructure management through a single-pane-of-glass. The Power Pack tools can be ordered separately, as well.

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HP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64 and Core Switch

HP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64 and Core SwitchHP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64 and Core Switch

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Overview

Key Features and Benefits

Key Features and BenefitsKey Features and Benefits

Reduced Total Cost of Ownership for SAN Infrastructure

Reduced Total Cost of Ownership for SAN InfrastructureReduced Total Cost of Ownership for SAN Infrastructure

Enables storage consolidation, simplified management of data center SAN environment

Interoperability with the more than 1 MILLION port HP SAN Switch installed base

Interoperability with the more than 1 MILLION port HP SAN Switch installed baseInteroperability with the more than 1 MILLION port HP SAN Switch installed base Highest integration with HP Open View Storage Area Manager via:

Highest integration with HP Open View Storage Area Manager via:

Highest integration with HP Open View Storage Area Manager via:Highest integration with HP Open View Storage Area Manager via:

SAN Switch API SAN Switch element managers HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager

Broadest range of compatibility with SAN products

Broadest range of compatibility with SAN productsBroadest range of compatibility with SAN products

Multi-vendor server and storage environment Widest range of HP SAN solutions Backward compatible with previously installed 1Gb SAN Switches

Flexible storage connectivity

Flexible storage connectivityFlexible storage connectivity

The only SAN solutions providing the complete HP SAN Switch functionality from Embedded to Enterprise. The HP SAN Switch value line products allows the capability to apply the complete SAN Switch functionality to an affordable entry level SAN deployment and then to grow that deployment to the largest SAN fabric solutions supported by HP.

2/64 PowerPak B-Series Family

2/64 PowerPak B-Series Family2/64 PowerPak B-Series Family

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Models

HP StorageWorks Core

HP StorageWorks CoreHP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64 and 2/64

Switch 2/64 and 2/64

Switch 2/64 and 2/64Switch 2/64 and 2/64 PowerPak Models

PowerPak Models

PowerPak ModelsPowerPak Models

StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64 StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64 PowerPack StorageWorks Core Switch Blade PowerPack Software Upgrade Bundle

HP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64 and Core Switch

HP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64 and Core SwitchHP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64 and Core Switch

2/64 PowerPak B-Series Family

2/64 PowerPak B-Series Family2/64 PowerPak B-Series Family

332177-B22 332178-B22 334883-B21 330882-B21

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Product Highlights

Core Switch 2/64 and

Core Switch 2/64 andCore Switch 2/64 and 2/64 Power Pack

2/64 Power Pack

2/64 Power Pack2/64 Power Pack

Configuration Support

Configuration SupportConfiguration Support

High-availability features

High-availability featuresHigh-availability features

Simplifies enterprise SAN deployment by combining high port density with exceptional scalability, performance, reliability and availability Delivers industry-leading port density with up to 128-ports in a single 14U enclosure and up to 256-ports in a single 42U cabinet, facilitating manageable SAN fabrics composed of thousands of ports Meets enterprise-level availability requirements with redundant, hot pluggable components, no single points of failure within the switch, and non-disruptive software upgrades Supports emerging storage networking technologies with a unique multi-protocol architecture Provides 1 Gb and 2 Gb operation today with seamless extension to 10 Gb in the future Employs optional Inter-Switch Link (ISL) Trunking (optional for base model) to provide a highspeed data path between switches.

http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/san/documentation.html

Redundant hot swappable Control Processors Redundant hot swappable N+1 cooling Fans (3 units Standard) Redundant, hot swappable power supplies (4 units Standard, 2 per switch) Enhanced Fault Detection Logic. Parity protection on all data paths and for system memory.

HP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64 and Core Switch

HP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64 and Core SwitchHP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64 and Core Switch

2/64 PowerPak B-Series Family

2/64 PowerPak B-Series Family2/64 PowerPak B-Series Family

Advanced Fabric Services

Advanced Fabric ServicesAdvanced Fabric Services

Power and Packaging

Power and PackagingPower and Packaging

Software Components, Standard

Software Components, StandardSoftware Components, Standard

Frame Filtering

Frame FilteringFrame Filtering

Advanced Zoning

Advanced ZoningAdvanced Zoning

Optional ISL Trunking Hardware and Software Enforced Zoning Frame Filtering Optional End-to-End Performance Analysis

36U high HP StorageWorks Cabinets 42U high HP StorageWorks 9000 Cabinets

NOTE:

Two Core switches are currently supported to ship configured to order from the factory in a HP

NOTE:NOTE: StorageWorks 42U, 9000 cabinet. NOTE:

NOTE:

The Standard internal PDUs provided with HP StorageWorks cabinets CANNOT be used for the

NOTE:NOTE: Core Switch 2/64 when configured in a HP StorageWorks 42U, 9000 series cabinet. Two 30 AMP, 200240V, L6-30p PDUs are required per cabinet. The part number for the required 30 AMP PDU is E7681A (E7681-63001).

An ASIC based capability in the 2 Gb family of SAN switches that enables new applications and 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 Performance Monitoring.

In the 2Gb generation of switches, WWN Zoning and Access Control are enforced by hardware providing the same simple administration that was previously only enforced with software. Administrators can organize a physical fabric into logical groups and prevent unauthorized access by devices outside the Zone.

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