HP SN8000D, DC SAN Director Specifications

The HP SN8000B and DC SAN Directors are part of the B-series portfolio and are the industry's leading Fibre Channel switching
infrastructure solutions, combining breakthrough performance, scalability, and energy efficiency with long-term investment
protection. The SN8000B Directors were designed to unleash the full potential of private cloud storage and virtualization. With
unmatched scalability, 16 Gbps performance, reliability, and functionality, the SN8000B Directors are the strategic platform for
transforming current SAN fabrics into cloud-optimized SANs. For SAN fabrics not requiring the performance of the 16 Gbps platforms,
the DC SAN Directors are the most advanced 8 Gbps switching platforms in the industry.

All B-series SAN Directors are based on the same core technology and consist of two form factors. The SN8000B 8-Slot Director and DC
SAN Backbone Director are both a 14U chassis and support 8 Fibre Channel blades for large enterprises to deliver maximum scalability,
performance, and functionality. The SN8000B 4-Slot Director and the DC04 SAN Director are both a 9U chassis and support 4 Fibre
Channel blades for mid-size enterprises as the core of their SANs.

The SN8000B SAN Directors are based on 7th generation technology and provide up to 384 16Gb or 512 8Gb FC ports. These directors
also provide up to 32 QSFP based Inter Chassis Links (ICLs) which are equivalent to 128 16Gb FC ports. They support a range of fibre
channel blade options including 32 port and 48 port 16Gb blades, 32 port and 48 port 8Gb enhanced blades and the 64 port 8Gb blade.
They provide up to 8.2Tbps of total aggregate bandwidth and 512Gbps of slot bandwidth and are the ideal foundation for private cloud
storage and highly virtualized environments.

The DC SAN Directors are based on 6th generation technology and provide up to 512 8Gb FC ports. They support several types of port
blades -16, 32, 48, and 64 port 8Gb blades. They provide up to 4.1Tbps of total aggregate bandwidth and 256Gbps of slot bandwidth
and are ideally suited to address the problems of traditional data centers

B-series SAN Directors offer multi protocol support through various blades with autosensing support, depending on model, for
16/10/8/4/2 Gbps Fibre Channel, FICON, FCIP, FCoE (not supported with SN8000B) and data at rest Encryption.

To help minimize downtime costs, all B-series SAN Directors build upon years of innovation and leverages the core B-series technology
performing at greater than 99.999 percent uptime in the world's most demanding data centers.

The Power Pack+ set of tools monitors the network's health and performance. It is pre-configured on every SN8000B 8-Slot Director
and DC SAN Backbone Director. It is available pre-configured or as an upgrade for every SN8000B 4-Slot Director and DC04 SAN
Director. Power Pack+ also provides the foundation for integration into HP storage management tools, enabling infrastructure
management through a single-pane-of-glass.

New features exclusively available on the SN8000B SAN Directors:

There is a common ICL POD (Ports on Demand) license between SN8000B 8-Slot and 4-Slot chassis. A single ICL POD license will enable
16 QSFP ICLs or 1Tbps of bandwidth in both SN8000B 8-Slot and 4-Slot Director. A subsequent ICL POD license will enable an additional
16 QSFP ICLs or 1Tbps in SN8000B 8-Slot Director. New, optional Enterprise ICL PODs will enable from five to nine chassis connected
together and is added to the base ICL POD.

SN8000B SAN Directors allow customers to configure a port in any 16Gb blade at 10Gb FC speed. This is required for DWDM metro
connectivity and will be enabled by a slot based 10GE license.

SN8000B SAN Directors provide features like in-flight encryption and compression as part of base Fabric Operating System (FOS) with
any 16Gb blade. There are new diagnostic features (Diagnostic-Port aka D-Port, Optic Health Monitoring) that will allow functional and
stress testing of cables and optics. They use the capabilities of FOS, Director ASIC, and B-series 16Gb optic and are available on 16Gb
port blade with 16Gb B-series optics without any additional software license.

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HP SN8000B 8-Slot SAN Director and DC SAN Backbone Director

(shown)

(identical chassis with different core blades and Fibre Channel

blades)

HP SN8000B 4-Slot Director and DC04 SAN Director (shown)

(identical chassis with different core blades and Fibre Channel

blades)

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What's New

New Enhanced Multiprotocol Extension blade with enhanced IP Security features to replicate data across distances
New Core Blades to upgrade the 8Gb DC SAN Directors to 16Gbps capability
New 8 Gb 32-port and 48-port blades for the HP SN8000B SAN Directors, enabling an initial lower point of entry for a 16Gb Fibre
Channel core.
Enterprise ICL POD licenses enabling scalability to topologies greater than four chassis with ICLs, thus reducing cost and
complexity.
HP SN8000B SAN Directors with 32-port and 48-port 16 Gbps and 64-port 8Gbps director blades which provide up to 8.2 Tbps of
total aggregate bandwidth making them the ideal foundation for private cloud storage and highly virtualized environments.
HP SAN Network Advisor provides comprehensive management of data center SAN fabrics, including configuration, monitoring,
diagnostics, best-practices validation, and management of B-series SAN Directors, SAN Switches, and Host Bus Adapters (HBAs).
New RoHS compliant HP B-series directors and director components.

NOTE:

Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive or RoHS is a directive adopted by the European Union that restricts the use of
certain hazardous materials in the manufacture of various types of electronic and electrical equipment. The RoHS compliant products
with new part numbers listed in this document are functionally equivalent to the corresponding products with old part numbers and are
fully interchangeable.

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SN8000B SAN Director
Highlights

HP SN8000B SAN Directors are the industry's most powerful Fibre Channel switching infrastructure
solutions, providing the most reliable, scalable, high-performance foundation for private cloud storage
and highly virtualized environments. They are designed to increase business agility while providing non­stop access to information and reducing infrastructure and administrative costs. The SN8000B director
family:

Unleashes the full potential of private cloud storage with unmatched scalability, performance, and
reliability
Enables simpler, flatter, low-latency chassis connectivity to reduce network complexity,
management, and costs
Optimizes data center connectivity over distance with integrated high-performance metro and
global connectivity
Simplifies and centralizes end-to-end Storage Area Network (SAN) management with
comprehensive diagnostics, monitoring, and automation
Maximizes performance for I/O- and bandwidth-intensive applications with more than seven times
the performance of competitive offerings
Protects investments in existing SAN fabrics and automation tools while reducing operational costs
and minimizing business disruption

SN8000B Performance

SN8000B 8-Slot SAN Director

384 ports operating simultaneously at full 16Gb speed (maximum)
8 Tbit/sec of chassis bandwidth
2 Tbit/sec of Inter Chassis Link (ICL) bandwidth (freeing up to 128 16 Gb ports for server,
storage, and fabric connections)

SN8000B 4-Slot Director

192 ports operating simultaneously at full 16Gb speed (maximum)
4 Tbit/sec of chassis bandwidth
1 Tbit/sec of Inter Chassis Link (ICL) bandwidth (freeing up to 64 16 Gb ports for server,
storage, and fabric connections)

DC SAN Director Highlights

HP DC SAN Directors are the most advanced 8 Gbps switching platforms in the industry. They provide
leading reliability, scalability, and performance for traditional data center environments. The DC SAN
Directors family:

Consolidates data center connectivity for highly available, lossless networking between applications
and data, as well as between servers and storage networks
Provides an adaptive platform for ensuring Quality of Service (QoS) to virtualized applications and
data in server, networking, and storage complexes
Scales up to eight times more than traditional SAN directors to support virtualized applications that
leverage shared storage environments
Improves energy efficiency by combining higher bandwidth with lower power consumption than
existing solutions

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DC SAN Director
Performance

DC SAN Backbone Director

512 ports at 8Gb speed
4 Tbit/sec of chassis bandwidth
512 Gbit/sec of Inter Chassis Link (ICL) bandwidth (freeing up to 64 8Gb ports for server,
storage, and fabric connections)

DC04 SAN Director

256 ports at 8Gb speed
2 Tbit/sec of chassis bandwidth
256 Gbit/sec of Inter Chassis Link (ICL) bandwidth (freeing up to 32 8Gb ports for server,
storage, and fabric connections)

SAN scalability

The SN8000B 8-Slot Director scales up to 384 16 Gbps ports or 512 8Gbps ports in a single switch domain.

The SN8000B 4-Slot Director scales up to 192 16 Gbps ports or 256 8 Gbps ports in a single switch domain.

The DC SAN Backbone Director scales up to 512 8Gbps ports in a single switch domain.

The DC04 SAN Director scales up to 256 8 Gbps ports in a single switch domain.

Please see the following web site for SAN configuration support information:

http://www.hp.com/go/sandesignguide

.

High-availability features

Redundant, hot-swappable components
Separate Control Processor (CP) and Core (CR) switching blades
No active components on the backplane
Redundant hot swappable power and cooling subsystems
Enhanced data integrity on all data paths
Fabric Shortest Path First (FSPF) rerouting around failed links
Integration with SNMP managers
Automatic Control Processor fail over
Non-disruptive "hot" software code loads and activation
Easy configuration, save and restore

Advanced Fabric Services

ISL Trunking
Hardware Enforced Zoning
Frame Filtering
Web Tools
Enhanced Group Management (EGM)
End-to-End Performance Analysis
Extended Fabrics
Fabric Watch
Adaptive Networking
Server Application Optimization (SAO)
SAN Network Advisor

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Cabinet Support

22U, 36U, and 42U 5000, 9,000, 10,000, 10,000 G2 series Cabinets and Intelligent Series racks are
supported.

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 to
order from the factory in a 42U, 10000 (10KG2) and Intelligent Series cabinet. However, 220V PDUs must
be configured because 110V PDUs are not supported.

Software Components, Standard

Remote Switch

The Remote Switch fabric functions with the aid of a bridging device, or network bridge. The network
bridge supports Fibre Channel physical interfaces, as well as secondary non-Fibre Channel FCIP physical
interfaces.

Frame Filtering

An ASIC based capability in the 4 Gb, 8 Gb, and 16 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.

Advanced Zoning

WWN Zoning and Access Control are included in the DC SAN Directors' hardware. Administrators can
organize a physical fabric into logical groups and prevent unauthorized access by devices outside the Zone.

WebTools

WebTools is an intuitive and easy-to-use graphical interface that enables organizations to install and
configure an SN8000B or DC SAN Director. SAN administrators can perform the initial configuration and
basic management tasks by using a Java-capable Web browser from standard laptops, desktop PCs, or
workstations 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.

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 the
decision around which management application is right for them - SAN Network Advisor Professional,
Professional Plus, or Enterprise.

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SAN Director Power Pack+
Software Bundle

The SAN Director Power Pack+ Software bundle includes:

Fabric Vision
Extended Fabric
ISL Trunking
Advanced Performance Monitoring
Fabric Watch

NOTE:

Optional software for the SN8000B 4-Slot (QK712A, QK712B) and DC04 Base SAN Director (AR478A,
AR478B)

Fabric Vision

Fabric Vision offers innovative diagnostic, monitoring and management capabilities to help accelerate new
application deployments, address SAN problems before they impact operations and reduce operational
costs. It Includes

Monitoring and Alerting Policy Suite: A policy-based monitoring tool with pre-built rules and
automation that simplifies fabric-wide threshold configuration and monitoring.
Flow Vision: A comprehensive tool that enables administrators to identify, monitor, and analyze
specific application data flows without using taps to ensure optimized performance
Health and performance dashboard: A single customizable screen displayed in HP SAN Network
Advisor that contains all critical SAN information for convenient review and analysis

Fabric Vision will be included by default in all HP StoreFabric B-series Fibre Channel switches and Directors
bundled with Power Pack+ (with FOS 7.2.0a and later). In all other cases, Fabric Vision can be enabled on
HP StoreFabric B-series Fibre Channel switches and Directors in any one of the following ways

Application of the Fabric Vision LTU (FOS 7.2.0a and later)
Application of the Power Pack+ LTU (FOS 7.2.0a and later)
Upgrading existing Switch/Director loaded with Power Pack+ to FOS 7.2.0a or later
Upgrading existing Switch/Director loaded with both Advanced Performance Monitor (APM) and
Fabric Watch (FW) licenses to FOS 7.2.0a or later

Extended Fabric

Extends 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 Support

Optional FICON CUP license which enables host control of switches in mainframe environments. FICON
Accelerator 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 Trunking

For high performance enhanced Trunking, this license logically groups up to eight E-ports to provide a high
bandwidth trunk between two switches. Each 8 Gb or 16 Gb slot needs its own license. The switch
operating system views the trunk as a single, high bandwidth resource (up to 64 Gb/s for 8 Gb, or up to 128
Gb/s for 16Gb) when routing connections between switches. Connections are load-balanced across the
individual links, which comprise the logical trunk group.

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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 non­preferred 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.

Advanced Performance
Monitor

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 the
fabric, a powerful tool for maintaining overall balanced performance.

Top Talkers is a component of Advanced Performance Monitoring and tracks the top traffic flows for hosts
and targets for a switch port or a switch. Top Talkers can help identify the ports that need certain Quality
of Service (QoS) attributes or it can help determine portions of the physical topology that need
reconfiguration.

Fabric Watch

Fabric Watch enables each switch to monitor the SAN for potential faults and automatically alert network
managers to problems before they become failures. Fabric Watch tracks a variety of SAN fabric elements,
events, and counters. Monitoring fabric-wide events, ports, SFPs, and environmental parameters permits
early fault detection and isolation as well as performance measurement. Each switch in the SAN needs its
own Fabric Watch license.

Server Application
Optimization (SAO)

Server Application Optimization (SAO) license improves overall application performance for physical
servers and virtual machines. SAO, when deployed with B-Series Fibre Channel HBAs, extends B-Series
Adaptive Networking from the B-series SAN fabric to the server infrastructure. This delivers application­level, fine-grain Quality of Service (QoS) management to the HBAs and related server applications.
Solution Requirements:

SAO license must be installed on the edge (server connected) switch
Adaptive networking (AN) license must be installed on the edge (server connected) switch
SAO requires B-series HBA installed in the server

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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 enterprise­class 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
Professional+

HP SAN Network Advisor Enterprise and Professional+ 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 Professional+ 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 Professional+ 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.

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HP DC SAN Director 16
Inter-Chassis Link LTU

Inter Chassis Links (ICLs) harness unused ports to connect the switching backplane of one DC SAN Director
to the switching backplane of a second DC SAN Director.

The DC SAN Backbone Director has a total of 16 ICL ports (8 per core switching blade) that deliver 1 Tbps of
bandwidth. This is equivalent to 64 8 Gbps ISLs. The DC04 SAN Director has a total of 8 ICL ports (four per
core switching blade) that deliver 512 Gbps of bandwidth. This is equivalent to 32 16 Gbps ISLs.

The 16 Inter Chassis Link LTU enables 1Tbps of bandwidth in the DC SAN Backbone Director.

NOTE:

Two ICL licenses are required for ICL connectivity (one license required for each DC SAN Director). HP
DC SAN Backbone Director Switch Inter-Chassis Link LTU (T4641) is only valid for DC SAN Backbone
Directors. AR480A required for ICL copper cable connectivity.

HP DC SAN Director 8
Inter-Chassis Link LTU

Inter Chassis Links (ICLs) harness unused ports to connect the switching backplane of one DC SAN Director
to the switching backplane of a second DC SAN Director.

The DC SAN Backbone Director has a total of 16 ICL ports (8 per core switching blade) that deliver 1 Tbps of
bandwidth. This is equivalent to 64 8 Gbps ISLs. The DC04 SAN Director has a total of 8 ICL ports (four per
core switching blade) that deliver 512 Gbps of bandwidth. This is equivalent to 328Gbps ISLs.

The 8 Inter Chassis Link LTU enables 512 Gbps of bandwidth in the DC SAN Backbone Director and the DC04
SAN Director.

NOTE:

Two ICL licenses are required for ICL connectivity (one license required for each DC SAN Director).
AR480A required for ICL copper cable connectivity.

HP SN8000B Enterprise
Inter Chassis Link Licenses

Increased core-edge and active-active mesh topologies of up to nine (9) chassis can be supported with the
addition of SN8000B 8-slot or 4-slot Enterprise Inter-Chassis Link licenses (FOS v7.0.1 or greater required).
A license specific to the chassis is required for each chassis in the ICL-connected fabric. Fabric topologies
with fewer than five (5) SN8000B chassis do not require this license.

HP B-Series SAN Director
FICON CUP Active License

Optional license feature provides Control Unit Port (CUP) in-band management function designed to allow
mainframe applications to perform configuration, monitoring, management and statistics collection.
These applications include System Automation for OS/390 (SA/390), Dynamic Channel Management
Facility (DCM) and Resource Management Facility (RMF). Hardware- enforced FICON and FCP port zoning
enhances separation with intermix operation.

NOTE:

Supported for all B-series SAN Directors.

HP DC SAN Director Switch
Multiprotocol Ext Blade
FICON Accelerator
Upgrade LTU

The FICON Accelerator software license increases the speed of FICON disk and tape read and writes, while
maintaining the integrity of command and acknowledgement sequences

NOTE:

Supported for the MP Extension Blade (AP865A, AP865B) and Enhanced MP Extension Blade
(C8R46A) for all B-series SAN Directors.

HP B-series SAN Backbone
Director Integrated
Routing LTU

Integrated Routing is an optional license which provides native Fibre Channel Routing (FCR) on a per-port
basis, rather than limiting routing ports to those on a dedicated routing blade or switch. Just like traditional
FCR, Integrated Routing uses EX_Ports to import/export devices between fabrics, enabling selective device

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sharing while maintaining remote fabric isolation. Integrated Routing provides architecture flexibility to
route on a port-by-port basis, enabling increased scalability and fault isolation.

NOTE:

Supported for all B-series SAN Directors.

HP MP Blade Performance
Extension LTU

Optional software license to activate the high performance extension services. The HP MPR Blade provides
two types of SAN Services: FC-FC Subnet Routing Service for SAN island consolidation: Logically connect
devices in multiple SAN fabrics to share storage resources-from any fabric regardless of distance-with the
administration and fault isolation benefits of separately managed fabrics.

FCIP and FC Tunneling Service for SAN extension over distance: Either seamlessly and reliably extends HP
B-Series SANs across MAN and WAN IP networks or dark fiber and xWDM Fibre Channel networks with high
performance extension services, fully integrated with HP CA solutions for EVA and XP. FC and FCIP
extension services are mutually exclusive.

NOTE:

HP MP Blade Performance Extension LTU (T4427A) is an optional license for HP Multi-Protocol
Router blade (AG461B) for the DC SAN Directors.

10GbE and 10Gb FC
Performance Upgrade

Optional software license to activate high performance for either 10GbE or 10Gb Fibre Channel
connectivity.

10GbE Performance Upgrade LTU for MP Extension Blade and Enhanced MP Extension Blade (C8R46A)

Enables10 Gigabit Ethernet ports for the MP Extension Blade and Enhanced MP Extension Blade (C8R46A).
Options for available Ethernet connectivity are:

(10) 1 GbE ports and (1) 10 GbE port or
(2) 10 GbE ports

10Gb Performance Upgrade LTU for 16Gb Fibre Channel Blades

Enables customers to configure the first 8 ports of a 16Gb Fibre Channel blade at 10Gb Fibre Channel
speed. This is required for DWDM and dark fiber metro connectivity.

NOTE:

The optional 10GbE and 10Gb Fibre Channel performance upgrade features can be applied to a
mixture of 16Gb FC blades and the MP Extension Blade or Enhanced MP Extension Blade. The license is
available on an individual SAN Director slot basis based on the particular blade installed. The 10GbE
Performance upgrade feature is available for the MP Extension Blade (AP865A, AP865B) and Enhanced MP
Extension Blade (C8R46A) for all B-series SAN Directors. The 10Gb Performance Upgrade feature is
available for 16Gb Fibre Channel Blades for the SN8000B Directors. Requires 10Gb optics (QK726A and/or
QK727A).

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HP MP Extension Blade
Advanced Upgrade

Optional software license for the MP Extension Blade and Enhanced MP Extension Blade which enables two
advanced extension features: FCIP Trunking and Adaptive Rate Limiting.

FCIP Trunking:

FCIP Trunking feature allows multiple IP source and destination address pairs (defined as FCIP circuits) via
multiple of the 1 GE and 10 GE interfaces to provide high bandwidth FCIP tunnel and failover resiliency. In
addition, each FCIP circuit supports four QoS classes (Class-F, Hi, Medium and Low Priority), each as a TCP
connection.

Adaptive Rate Limiting:

An FCIP tunnel can be configured a minimum (guaranteed) committed rate as well as a maximum
committed rate. FCIP tunnel will run at least the minimum rate. If additional bandwidth is needed, the
committed rate will grow until the channel traffic demand is satisfied, maximum committed rate is
reached, or the throughput capabilities of the network are reached.

NOTE:

Supported for the MP Extension Blade (AP865A, AP865B) and Enhanced MP Extension Blade
(C8R46A) for the SN8000B and DC SAN Directors.

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Warranty

SN8000B 8-Slot SAN
Director

(2-2-2) Hardware Warranty - Hardware Warranty - Two-year on-site warranty,
24x7, 4-hour remote response, installation not included.

SN8000B 4-Slot SAN
Director

(2-2-2) Hardware Warranty - Hardware Warranty - Two-year on-site warranty,
24x7, 4-hour remote response, installation not included.

DC SAN Backbone Director

(2-2-2) Hardware Warranty - Hardware Warranty - Two-year on-site warranty,
24x7, 4-hour remote response, installation not included.

DC04 SAN Director

(2-2-2) Hardware Warranty - Hardware Warranty - Two-year on-site warranty,
24x7, 4-hour remote response, installation not included.

NOTE:

The hardware warranty covers firmware and embedded non-saleable software.
Saleable software carries its own warranty, see below.

Software Warranty - HP warrants only that the software media will be free of physical defects for a period
of ninety (90) days from delivery.

EXCLUSIVE REMEDY:

The entire liability of HP and its suppliers and your exclusive remedy for software
that does not conform to this Limited Warranty shall be the repair or replacement of the defective media.
This warranty and remedy are subject to your returning the defective media during the warranty period to
HP in the country in which you obtained the software.

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infrastructure solutions. HP storage lifecycle support services offers a full spectrum of customer care­from technology support to complex migrations to complete managed services.

Choose the right level of support, deployment and integration services

HP support recommendations are designed to help you enhance technology operations and lower risk-and
make it easier for you to seek the right balance between affordability and service-level commitments.
Depending on your individual support needs, choose from three levels of care that cover the entire lifecycle
to better address your needs-Optimized Care, Standard Care, and Basic Care. If none of our support
recommendations meet your needs, we can tailor a service solution for your unique support requirements.
Only HP brings together deep expertise, proactive and business critical support and a strong partner
network-plus, a full set of infrastructure services designed to power a Converged Infrastructure.

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Optimized Care- delivers
best performance and
stability through
deployment and proactive
management practices

HP Proactive Care 24x7-

for a higher return on your storage investment, Proactive Care delivers hardware
and software support services designed specifically for your technology; rapid access to Advanced Solution
Center Specialists plus, Firmware/Software management and best practice advice. Customers can optimize
the return on their IT investment and realize the advantage of running their business critical applications
on virtualized/x86 infrastructure.

Plus, 40 credits per year

, select from an extensive menu of consultancy

and technical services, such as onsite firmware upgrades, health checks, assessments, and education.

Standard Care-maintains
high level of uptime,
along with expert help to
cut the cost and
complexity of
implementation and
support

HP Proactive Care 24x7- for a higher return on your storage investment, Proactive Care delivers hardware
and software support services designed specifically for your technology; rapid access to Advanced Solution
Center Specialists plus, Firmware/Software management and best practice advice. Customers can optimize
the return on their IT investment and realize the advantage of running their business critical applications
on virtualized/x86 infrastructure. Plus, 30 credits per year, select from an extensive menu of consultancy
and technical services, such as onsite firmware upgrades, health checks, assessments, and education.

Basic Care-Minimum
recommended support

3-Year Support Plus 24

-For a higher return on your server and storage investment, HP Support Plus 24
provides integrated hardware and software support services designed specifically for your technology.
Available 24x7, this 3-year combined reactive support option delivers onsite hardware support and over­the-phone software support around-the-clock. Leverage the full strength of HP Technology Services ­customers can trust the services professionals at HP to work collaboratively with them, putting our
strategic and technical know-how to work across their entire infrastructure.

Plus, 10 credits per year

,
select from an extensive menu of consultancy and technical services, such as onsite firmware upgrades,
health checks, assessments, and education. Plus, 10 credits per year, select from an extensive menu of
consultancy and technical services, such as onsite firmware upgrades, health checks, assessments, and
education

Implementation

HP Enhanced Implementation Service for SANs provides a comprehensive SAN strategy, planning and
implementation. The service covers a comprehensive complement of technologies including Fibre Channel,
Fibre Channel over Ethernet, Fibre Channel over IP, FICON, iSCSI, or HP BladeSystem FC or Serial Attached
SCSI (SAS) switches and associated devices. Benefits-ensure optimal SAN connectivity tailored to your
specific environment. Helps ensure a successful implementation for complex deployments by providing HP
project management.

http://h20195.www2.hp.com/v2/GetPDF.aspx/5981-8527EN.pdf

HP Proactive Select:

Accelerate the ROI of your technology investment
HP Proactive Select is a flexible way to purchase services to fit your particular environment or situation.
Working with an HP Account Support Manager, you select a 'package' of services, from a wide range of
proactive services offered by HP spanning many technologies and processes-- such as onsite firmware
upgrades, health checks, assessments, and education. You tailor the service delivery to improve time-to­production, optimize performance, or build in continuous improvements

The link to the datasheet is as follows:

http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetPDF.aspx/4AA2-3842ENW.pdf

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Remote
Support Tools

HP Insight Remote Support-: Available at no additional cost to all warranty, HP Care Pack Service and
service agreement customers, uses proven technology to deliver secure, reliable 24x7 remote monitoring,
diagnosis and problem resolution.

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For more information

www.hp.com/services/storage

To learn more on HP Storage Services, please contact your HP sales representative or HP Authorized
Channel Partner
HP Care Pack Services are sold by HP and HP Authorized Service Partners:

Services for customers purchasing from HP or an enterprise reseller are quoted using HP order
configuration tools.
Customers purchasing from a commercial reseller can find HP Care Pack Services at

www.hp.com/go/lookuptool

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Features

8/8 SAN Switch Base

and 8/8 SAN Switch

8/24 SAN Switch

Base

8/80 SAN Switch and

8/80 SAN Switch

Power Pack+

SN3000B 16Gb FC

Switch

SN6000B 16Gb FC

Switch and SN6000B

16Gb FC Power Pack+

Targeted

Environment

Workgroups,

Departments

Workgroups,

Departments

Workgroups,

Departments

Workgroups,

Departments

Workgroups,

Departments

Fibre Channel Port

Bandwidth

8Gbit/sec 8Gbit/sec 8Gbit/sec

16Gbit/sec 16Gbit/sec

Aggregate device

bandwidth

128 - 384 Gbit/sec

full duplex

256 - 384 Gbit/sec

full duplex

768 - 1280 Gbit/sec

full duplex

384 - 768 Gbit/sec

full duplex

768 - 1536 Gbit/sec

full duplex

OS Support

NOTE:

Please Refer to SAN Design Guide

http://www.hp.com/go/sandesign

or

http://www.hp.com/go/sandesignguide

Storage system

support

3PAR StoreServ, StoreVirtual 4000, P9000/XP, P6000/EVA, P2000/MSA

FC Ports

8 Enabled

24 Max

16 Enabled

24 Max

48 Enabled

80 Max

12 or 24 Enabled

24 Max

24 or 48 Enabled

48 Max

SFP

B-series B-series B-series B-series B-series

Advanced

Trunking

Optional Upgrade

Included with Power

Pack+ or Optional

Upgrade

Included with Power

Pack+ or Optional

Upgrade

Included with Power

Pack+ Upgrade

Included with Power

Pack+ or Optional

Upgrade

Adaptive

Networking

Included Included Included Included Included

Form factor

1U 1U 2U 1U 1U

Zoning Software

Yes (Included) Yes (Included) Yes (Included) Yes (Included) Yes (Included)

Hot plug, redundant

power supplies

No No

Yes

Optional

Yes

Hot plug fans

No No

Yes

Yes (integrated with

power supply)

Yes (integrated with

power supply)

Features

1606 Extension SAN Switch

Encryption SAN Switch

Targeted

Environment

Data Centers Data Centers

Fibre Channel Port

Bandwidth

8Gbit/sec 8Gbit/sec

Ethernet

1Gbit/sec Ethernet

N/A

Aggregate device

bandwidth

512 Gbit/sec

full duplex

OS Support

NOTE:

Please Refer to SAN Design Guide

http://www.hp.com/go/sandesign

or

http://www.hp.com/go/sandesignguide

Storage system

support

3PAR StoreServ, StoreVirtual 4000, P9000/XP, P6000/EVA, P2000/MSA

FC Ports

4 or 16 Enabled

16 Max

32 Enabled

32 Max

Ethernet Ports

2 or 6 Enabled

6 Max

N/A

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SFP

B-series B-series

Advanced

Trunking

Included with Power Pack+ or Optional Upgrade

Optional Upgrade

Adaptive Networking

Included Included

Form factor

1U 2U

Zoning Software

Yes (Included) Yes (Included)

Hot plug, redundant

power supplies

Yes Yes

Hot plug fans

Yes

Features

SN8000B 8-Slot SAN

Director Power Pack+

SN8000B 4-Slot SAN

Director and 4-Slot SAN

Director Power Pack+

DC SAN Backbone Director

Power Pack+

DC04 SAN Director and

DC04 SAN Director Power

Pack+

Targeted

Environment

Cloud Optimized Data

Centers

Cloud Optimized Data

Centers

Traditional Data Centers Traditional Data Centers

Port Bandwidth

Up to 16Gbit/sec Up to 16Gbit/sec

8Gbit/sec 8Gbit/sec

Aggregate device

bandwidth

16.4Tbit/sec
full duplex

8.2Tbit/sec
full duplex

4.1 Tbit/sec
full duplex

2 Tbit/sec

full duplex

OS Support

NOTE:

Please Refer to SAN Design Guide

http://www.hp.com/go/sandesign

or

http://www.hp.com/go/sandesignguide

Storage system

support

3PAR StoreServ, StoreVirtual 4000, P9000/XP, P6000/EVA, P2000/MSA

Ports

Up to 512 SFP Up to 256 SFP

Up to 512 Up to 256

SFP

B-series B-series B-series B-series

Advanced

Trunking

Included with Power Pack Included with Power Pack

or Optional Upgrade

Included with Power Pack+ Included with Power Pack+

or Optional

Adaptive

Networking

Included Included Included Included

Form factor

14U

9U

14U

9U

Zoning Software

Yes (included) Yes (included)

Yes (Included) Yes (Included)

Hot plug, redundant

power supplies

Yes Yes Yes Yes

Hot plug fans

Yes Yes Yes Yes

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Features

Brocade 16Gb SAN Switch

for HP c-Class

BladeSystem

Brocade 8Gb SAN Switch

for HP c-Class

BladeSystem

B-Series Multi-protocol

Router Blade

B-Series Multi-protocol

Extension Blade

Targeted

Environment

Datacenters, Workgroups,

Departments

Workgroups, Departments

Data Centers Data Centers

Port Bandwidth

16Gbit/sec

8Gbit/sec

4 Gbit/sec FC Ethernet: 1

Gbit/sec

8 Gbit/sec FC Ethernet: 1 or

10 Gbit/sec

Aggregate device

bandwidth

896 Gbit/sec

full duplex

384 Gbit/sec

full duplex

N/A N/A

OS Support

NOTE:

Please Refer to SAN Design Guide

http://www.hp.com/go/sandesign

or

http://www.hp.com/go/sandesignguide

Storage system

Support

3PAR StoreServ, StoreVirtual 4000, P9000/XP, P6000/EVA, P2000/MSA

Ports

12 external /16 internal

4 or 8 external / 8 or 16

internal

18 ports: 16 FC and 2

Gigabit Ethernet

16 8Gb FC and 10 1GbE or 2

10GbE

SFP

B-series B-series

HP

B-series

Advanced Trunking

Included with Power Pack+

or Optional Upgrade

Included with Power Pack+

or Optional Upgrade

Optional Upgrade to chassis Optional Upgrade to chassis

Adaptive

Networking

Included Included Included Included

Form factor

Embedded Embedded

Blade in 4/256, DC SAN

Back, or DC04 SAN Dir

Blade in SN8000B and DC

SAN Directors

Zoning Software

Yes (Included) Yes (Included) Yes (Included) Yes (Included)

Hot plug, redundant

power supplies

Yes, in BladeSystem

Enclosure

Yes, in BladeSystem

Enclosure

Yes, in director chassis Yes, in director chassis

Hot plug fans

Yes, in BladeSystem

Enclosure

Yes, in BladeSystem

Enclosure

Yes, in director chassis Yes, in director chassis

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Step 1 – Base Configuration and Power Pack

Select one:

Model
Model Description

Part Number

HP SN8000B 8-Slot Power Pack+ SAN Backbone Director Switch

QK710B

16Gb 384-port or 8Gb 512-port capable Fibre Channel Director, 2 control processors, 2
16Gb core blades, 2 power supplies, 1 2 GB USB Device, rack rails, cable comb Zoning,
Web tools, Enhanced Group Management, Adaptive Networking, Advanced Performance
Monitor, Fabric Watch, ISL Trunking, Extended Fabrics, Server Application Optimization,
and SAN Network Advisor Enterprise Software 75 day trial kit (separate DVD). Does not
include Port blades or SFPs.

HP SN8000B 4-Slot Power Pack+ SAN Director Switch

QK711B

16Gb 192-port or 256-port capable Fibre Channel Director, 2 control processors, 2 16Gb
core blades, 2 power supplies, 1 2 GB USB Device, rack rails, cable comb Zoning, Web
tools, Enhanced Group Management, Adaptive Networking, Advanced Performance
Monitor, Fabric Watch, ISL Trunking, Extended Fabrics, Server Application Optimization,
SAN Network Advisor Professional Software (separate DVD), and SAN Network Advisor
Enterprise Software 75 day trial kit (separate DVD). Does not include Port blades or
SFPs.

HP SN8000B 4-Slot SAN Director Switch

QK712B

16Gb 192-port or 8Gb 256-port capable Fibre Channel Director, 2 control processors, 2
16Gb core blades, 2 power supplies, 1 2 GB USB Device, rack rails, cable comb Zoning,
Web tools, Enhanced Group Management, and SAN Network Advisor Professional
(separate DVD), and SAN Network Advisor Enterprise Software 75 day trial kit (separate
DVD). Does not include Port blades or SFPs.

HP DC SAN Backbone Director Switch

AK857C

8Gb 512-port capable Fibre Channel Director , 2 control processors, 2 power supplies, 2
8Gb core blades,1 2 GB USB Device, rack rails, cable comb Zoning, Web tools, Enhanced
Group Management, Adaptive Networking, Advanced Performance Monitor, Fabric
Watch, ISL Trunking, Extended Fabrics, Server Application Optimization, and SAN
Network Advisor Enterprise Software 75 day trial kit (separate DVD). Does not include
Port blades or SFPs.

HP DC04 Power Pack+ SAN Director Switch

AR479B

8Gb 256-port capable Fibre Channel Director, 2 control processors, 2 power supplies, 2
8Gb core blades, 1 2 GB USB Device, rack rails, cable comb Zoning, Web tools, Enhanced
Group Management, Adaptive Networking, Advanced Performance Monitor, Fabric
Watch, ISL Trunking, Extended Fabrics, Server Application Optimization, SAN Network
Advisor Professional Software (separate DVD), and SAN Network Advisor Enterprise
Software 75 day trial kit (separate DVD). Does not include Port blades or SFPs

HP DC04 SAN Director Switch

AR478B

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8Gb 256-port capable Fibre Channel Director , 2 control processors, 2 power supplies, 2
8Gb core blades, 1 2 GB USB Device, rack rails, cable comb Zoning, Web tools, Enhanced
Group Management, and SAN Network Advisor Professional (separate DVD), and SAN
Network Advisor Enterprise Software 75 day trial kit (separate DVD). Does not include
Port blades or SFPs.

Step 2 – Additional Port Configurations

Model Description

Quantity

Part Number

HP SN8000B 16Gb 32-port blade

QK713B

32-port 16Gb/s Director Blade

NOTE:

Only supported in SN8000B Directors (QK710A, QK710B,
QK711A, QK711B, QK712A and QK712B). Requires B-series optical
SFP transceivers for each port as listed below.

NOTE:

A fully populated SN8000B 8-slot Director Switch with 16Gb or

8Gb 32-port blades requires two 2000W power supplies.

Add the
appropriate
quantity of 32­port blades to
meet
requirements

HP SN8000B 16Gb 48-port blade

QK714B

48-port 16Gb/s Director Blade

NOTE:

Only supported in SN8000B Directors (QK710A, QK710B,
QK711A, QK711B, QK712A and QK712B). Requires B-series optical
SFP transceivers for each port as listed below.

NOTE:

A fully populated SN8000B 8-slot Director Switch with 16Gb or
8Gb 48-port blades requires four 2000W power supplies. The
maximum number of 48-port blades supported with two power
supplies is seven (8th slot must be empty).

Add the
appropriate
quantity of 48­port blades to
meet
requirements

HP SN8000B 8Gb 32-port enhanced blade

QW940A

32-port 8Gb/s Enhanced Director Blade

NOTE:

Only supported in SN8000B Directors (QK710A, QK710B,
QK711A, QK711B, QK712A and QK712B). Requires B-series optical
SFP transceivers for each port as listed below. 16Gb optics not
supported in 8Gb blade.

NOTE:

A fully populated SN8000B 8-slot Director Switch with 16Gb

or 8Gb 32-port blades requires two 2000W power supplies.

Add the
appropriate
quantity of 32­port blades to
meet
requirements

HP SN8000B 8Gb 48-port enhanced blade

QW941A

48-port 8Gb/s Enhanced Director Blade

NOTE:

Only supported in SN8000B Directors (QK710A, QK710B,
QK711A, QK711B, QK712A and QK712B). Requires B-series optical
SFP transceivers for each port as listed below. 16Gb options not
supported in 8Gb blade.

NOTE:

A fully populated SN8000B 8-slot Director Switch with 16Gb or
8Gb 48-port blades requires four 2000W power supplies. The
maximum number of 48-port blades supported with two power
supplies is seven (8th slot must be empty).

Add the
appropriate
quantity of 48­port blades to
meet
requirements

HP 8/16 port blade

AK858C

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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 16­port 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 32­port 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 48­port 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 64­port 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 B­series 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

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NOTE:

Only supported in DC SAN Directors (AK857A, AK857B,
AK857C, AR479A, AR479B, AR478A and AR478B). The 10/24 Blade is
only compatible with 8Gb or 10Gb blades in the same chassis.

NOTE:

Requires B-series CEE optical SFP transceivers for each port as
listed below.

HP Multi Protocol Extension Blade

AP865B

22 enabled ports (12 8Gb Fibre Channel and 10 1 GbE) multi-protocol
extension blade for SAN connectivity over FCIP. Additional 1 or 2
10GbE ports require 10GbE performance upgrade (TA751A) which
will impact the number of available 1 GbE ports.

NOTE:

Supports IP Security (´IPsec´) encryption over only one 10GbE
port.

NOTE:

Supported in all B-series SAN Directors. Requires B-series
optical SFP transceivers for each port as listed below.

Add maximum of
4

HP StoreFabric Enhanced Multi Protocol Extension Blade

C8R46A

22 enabled ports (12 8Gb Fibre Channel and 10 1 GbE) multi-protocol
extension blade for SAN connectivity over FCIP. Additional 1 or 2
10GbE ports require 10GbE performance upgrade (TA751A) which
will impact the number of available 1 GbE ports.

NOTE:

Supports IP Security (´IPsec´) encryption over both 10GbE
ports.

NOTE:

Supported in all B-series SAN Directors. Requires B-series
optical SFP transceivers for each port as listed below.

Add maximum of
4

HP StoreFabric DC04 SAN Director 16 Gb Core Switch Blades

C8R82A

2 Core Switch Blades to upgrade the DC04 SAN Director chassis to
16Gb capability. The new core switch blades allow the DC04 Director
to support 16Gb port blades, 8Gb enhanced blades,
8Gb 64 port blade and all special application blades

NOTE:

The process of upgrading the DC04 SAN Director using the
16Gb Core switch blade is a disruptive process

NOTE:

Two Core switch blades are shipped when an order is placed

for the C8R82A. Both blades are required for the upgrade

NOTE:

Only supported in DC04 SAN Directors (AR479A, AR479B,
AR478A and AR478B)

HP StoreFabric DC SAN Backbone Director 16 Gb Core Switch
Blades

C8R83A

2 Core Switch Blades to upgrade the DC SAN Backbone Director
chassis to 16Gb capability. The new core switch blades allow the DC
SAN Backbone Director to support 16Gb port blades, 8Gb enhanced
blades, 8Gb 64 port blade and all special application blades

NOTE:

The process of upgrading the DC SAN Backbone Director using
the 16Gb Core switch blade is a disruptive process

NOTE:

Two Core switch blades are shipped when an order is placed

for the C8R83A. Both blades are required for the upgrade

NOTE:

Only supported in DC SAN Backbone Director (AK857A,

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AK857B, AK857C).

Add Software:

HP Director Power Pack+ SAN Director Switch

TA640A

Fabric Vision, Fabric Watch, ISL Trunking, Extended Fabric and
Advanced Performance Monitoring

NOTE:

Optional software for only the SN8000B 4-Slot Director
(QK711A, QK711B) and the DC04 SAN Director (AR478A, AR478B)

NOTE:

Adaptive Networking and Server Application Optimization
features are included by default in the switch firmware (FOS 7.2.0a or
later) and do not require a separate license

HP StoreFabric B-series 8Gb and 16Gb SAN Director Switch Fabric
Vision LTU

TC513A

HP SN8000B Inter Chassis Link License

TC351A

Inter Chassis Links (ICLs) harness unused ports to connect the
switching backplane of one SN8000B Director with the switching
backplane of a second SN8000B Director. Each ICL connection is the
equivalent of 16 fixed speed 16Gbit/sec E_PORTs. This additional full
duplex connection provides up to an additional 2 Tbit/sec of
bandwidth and does not consume usable ports.

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 SN8000B 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:

Each SN8000B SAN Director requires a license for ICL
connectivity (TC351A). Also requires QSFP (QK728A or H6Z76A) and
cables for ICL connectivity (QK729A or QK731A or H6Z30A).

A maximum of
four SN8000B
SAN Directors
may be connected
using ICL
connectivity

HP SN8000B 8-slot Director Enterprise Inter Chassis Link License

TC389A

HP SN8000B 4-slot Director Enterprise Inter Chassis Link License

TC390A

Inter Chassis Links (ICLs) harness unused ports to connect the
switching backplane of one SN8000B Director with the switching
backplane of a second SN8000B Director. Each ICL connection is the
equivalent of 16 fixed speed 16Gbit/sec E_PORTs. This additional full
duplex connection provides up to an additional 2 Tbit/sec of
bandwidth and does not consume usable ports.

From five to a
maximum of nine
SN8000B SAN
Directors may be
connected using
ICL connectivity

Each 8-slot and 4-slot SN8000B chassis require its own specified
license.

NOTE:

Each SN8000B SAN Director requires a license for ICL
connectivity (TC351A) as a prerequisite to the Enterprise Licenses
(TC389A and TC390A). Also requires QSFP (QK728A or H6Z76A) and
cables for ICL connectivity (QK729A or QK731A or H6Z30A).

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HP DC SAN Director 16 Inter-Chassis Link LTU

TA641A

Inter Chassis Links (ICLs) harness unused ports to connect the
switching backplane of one DC SAN Backbone with the switching
backplane of a second DC SAN Backbone Director or DC04 SAN
Director. Each ICL connection is the equivalent of 16 fixed speed
8Gbit/sec E_PORTs. This additional full duplex connection provides
an additional 1 Tbit/sec of bandwidth and does not consume usable
ports. ICL connections operate as hardware trunked ISLs.

NOTE:

Each DC SAN Director requires a license for ICL connectivity.
TA641A is only supported on DC SAN Backbone Director. HP DC SAN
Director ICL Cable Kit (AR480A) is required for the physical
connection.

A maximum of
three DC SAN
Directors may be
connected using
ICL connectivity

HP DC SAN Director 8 Inter-Chassis Link LTU

TA642A

With the 8 port ICL licenses you could connect up to 3 DC04 directors,
or 3 DC SAN Backbone
Directors' at half the available bandwidth, or any combination of
above models totaling 3. Each ICL connection is the equivalent of 8
fixed speed 8Gbit/sec E_PORTs. This additional full duplex
connection provides an additional 512 Gbit/sec of bandwidth and
does not consume usable ports. ICL connections operate as hardware
trunked ISLs.

NOTE:

Each DC SAN Director requires a license for ICL connectivity.
TA642A is supported on DC SAN Backbone Director or DC04 SAN
Director. HP DC SAN Director ICL Cable Kit (AR480A) is required for the
physical connection.

A maximum of
three DC SAN
Directors may be
connected using
ICL connectivity

HP SN8000B SAN Director
Inter Chassis Link Cable

HP Premier Flex MPO/MPO Multi-mode OM4 8 fiber 10m Cable

QK729A

NOTE:

Required for TC351A.

One cable/ICL
connector
supports 4 ports
of ICL connectivity
between 2 chassis

HP Premier Flex MPO/MPO Multi-mode OM4 8 fiber 50m Cable

QK731A

NOTE:

Required for TC351A.

One cable/ICL
connector
supports 4 ports
of connectivity
between 2 chassis

HP Premier Flex MPO/MPO Multi-mode OM4 8 fiber 100m Cable

H6Z30A

NOTE:

Required for TC351A.

One cable/ICL
connector
supports 4 ports
of connectivity
between 2 chassis

HP DC SAN Director Inter-Chassis Link Cable Kit

AR480A

Four 2 meter copper cables used to connect two DC SAN Directors via
an Inter Chassis Link (ICL) License

NOTE:

Required for TA641A and TA642A.

One Kit is required
for each ICL
connection

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HP 8-Slot SAN Director Integrated Routing

T5530A

HP SN8000B 8-Slot and SAN Backbone Director Integrated Routing
LTU

NOTE:

Optional Integrated Routing License for the SN8000B 8-Slot Director (QK710A,
QK710B) and the DC SAN Backbone Director (AK857A, AK857B, AK857C).

HP DC04 SAN Director Switch Integrated Routing LTU

TA643A

HP SN8000B 4-Slot and DC04 SAN Director Switch Integrated Routing LTU

NOTE:

Optional Integrated Routing License for theSN8000B 4-Slot Director (QK711A,
QK711B , QK712A and QK712B) and DC04 SAN Director (AR479A, AR479B, AR478A and
AR478B).

HP DC SAN Director Switch Multiprotocol Extension Blade 10GbE Perform Upgr LTU

TA751A

Optional software license to activate high performance for either 10GbE or 10Gb Fibre
Channel connectivity.

10GbE Performance Upgrade LTU for MP Extension and Enhanced MP Extension Blade

Enables10 Gigabit Ethernet ports for the MP Extension Blade and Enhanced MP
Extension blade. Options for available Ethernet connectivity are:

(10) 1 GbE ports and (1) 10 GbE port or
(2) 10 GbE ports

10Gb Performance Upgrade LTU for 16Gb Fibre Channel Blades

Enables customers to configure the first 8 ports of a 16Gb Fibre Channel blade at 10Gb
Fibre Channel speed. This is required for DWDM and dark fiber metro connectivity.

NOTE:

The optional 10GbE and 10Gb Fibre Channel performance upgrade features can
be applied to a mixture of 16Gb FC blades and the MP Extension Blade or Enhanced MP
Extension Blade. The license is available on an individual SAN Director slot basis based
on the particular blade installed. The 10GbE Performance upgrade feature is available
for the MP Extension Blade (AP865A, AP865B) and the Enhanced MP Extension Blade
(C8R46A) for all B-series SAN Directors. The 10Gb Performance Upgrade feature is
available for 16Gb Fibre Channel Blades for the SN8000B Directors. Requires 10Gb
optics (QK726A and/or QK727A).

HP DC SAN Director Switch Multiprotocol Extension Blade Advanced Upgrade LTU

TA752A

HP Multi Protocol Extension Blade Advanced Upgrade LTU

This optional license enables two advanced extension features: FCIP Trunking and
Adaptive Rate Limiting.

NOTE:

Optional Advanced Extension license is available on all B-series SAN Directors for
the MP Extension Blade (AP865A, AP865B) and Enhanced MP Extension Blade (C8R46A)
on an individual SAN Director slot basis.

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HP DC SAN Director Switch Multiprotocol Ext Blade FICON CUP Accelerator Upgr LTU

TA753A

Advanced Accelerator for FICON accelerates disk and tape read and write operations,
maximizing FICON performance

NOTE:

The Optional FICON Accelerator license is available on the SN8000B, DC SAN
Backbone and DC04 SAN Director for the MP Extension Blade (AP865A, AP865B) and
Enhanced MP Extension Blade (C8R46A) on an individual SAN Director slot basis.

HP B-Series FCIP Blade LTU

T4427A

HP MP Blade Performance Extension LTU

Optional software license to activate the high performance extension services for either
IP or FC connectivity in the Multi Protocol Router Blade. IP and FC extension services are
mutually exclusive. It includes the Encryption Services License.

HP ISL Trunking

ISL Trunking for Core 2/64

NOTE:

Optional ISL Trunking License for the SN8000B 4-Slot Director and DC04 SAN
Director.

325887-B21

HP Extended Fabric

Extended Fabric for Core 2/64

NOTE:

Optional Extended Fabric License for the DC04 SAN Director.

325886-B21

HP FICON

HP Director FICON CUP LTU

*

NOTE:

Only supported in XP Storage array environments. Please refer to HP's
mainframe connectivity stream at HP "Single Point of Connectivity Knowledge" (SPOCK)
for the latest information.

http://spock.corp.hp.com/

T4401A

*

Management

HP B-series SAN Network Advisor Enterprise LTU

TC352A

HP B-series SAN Network Advisor Professional Plus LTU

TC353A

HP B-series SAN Network Advisor Professional Plus Upgrade LTU

TC354A

Step 3 – Additional Options

Additional Power Supply

HP DC SAN Backbone Director Power Supply

NOTE:

Add in pairs; maximum. of 4 supported in DC SAN Backbone chassis.

NOTE:

Optional Power Supply for the B-series SAN Directors. The power supply is
shipped with one PDU cord and one power cord.

AK863B

Fibre Channel Optical
Transceivers

HP B-series 16Gb SFP+ Short Wave Transceiver

QK724A

HP B-series 16Gb Long Wave 25km Fibre Channel SFP+ 1 Pack

H6Z29A

HP 8Gb Short Wave B-series FC SFP+ 1 Pack

NOTE:

Qualified and supported on 8Gb Fibre Channel blades; This is the ONLY 8Gb Short
Wave Length SFP qualified and supported on 16Gb Fibre Channel blades (QK713A,
QK713B, QK714A and QK714B).

AJ716B

HP B-series 16Gb SFP+ Long Wave 10km Transceiver

QK725A

HP 8Gb Long Wave B-series 10km Fibre Channel 1 Pack SFP+ Transceiver

AJ717A

HP B-series 8Gb Extended Long Wave 25km Fibre Channel SFP+ Transceiver 1 Pack

AW538A

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HP 4Gb Short Wave B-series Fibre Channel 1 Pack SFP Transceiver

NOTE:

NOT supported and qualified on 16Gb Fibre Channel blades (QK713A, QK713B,
QK714A and QK714B).

AJ715A

HP 4Gb Long Wave B-series 30km Fibre Channel SFP Transceiver 1 Pack

NOTE:

NOT supported and qualified on 16Gb Fibre Channel blades (QK713A, QK713B,
QK714A and QK714B).

AN211A

HP B-series 10Gb SFP+ Short Range Transceiver

QK726A

HP B-series 10Gb SFP+ Long Range Transceiver

QK727A

HP 850nm Short-range 10 Gigabit Small Form Factor Pluggable Module Option Kit

443756-B21

HP 1350nm Long-range 10 Gigabit Small Form Factor Pluggable Module Option Kit

443757-B21

HP B-series 64Gb Quad SFP Short Wave Transceiver (50 mts)

NOTE:

Required for SN8000B Inter Chassis Link License (TC351A).Supports distances up
to 50m. Ships in a pack of 16 units

QK728A

HP B-series 64Gb Quad SFP Short Wave Transceiver (100 mts)

NOTE:

Required for SN8000B Inter Chassis Link License (TC351A).Supports distances up

to 100m. Ships in a pack of 16 units

H6Z76A

Converged Enhanced
Ethernet (CEE) Optical
Transceivers

HP B-series 10GbE Short Wave SFP+ Transceiver

AP823A

HP B-series 10GbE Long Wave SFP+ Transceiver

AP824A

Transceiver Performance

Distance ­Maximum

HP Standard
OM2 Cable

HP Standard
OM3 Cable

HP PremierFlex
OM3+ Cable

HP PremierFlex
OM4 Cable

16Gb
performance:

35 meters

100 meters 100 meters 125 meters

8Gb
performance:

50 meters

150 meters 150 meters 190 meters

4Gb
performance:

150 meters 380 meters 380 meters 400 meters

2Gb
performance:

300 meters 500 meters 500 meters

1Gb
performance:

500 meters 860 meters 860 meters

Copper Transceiver

HP B-series 1Gb Ethernet Copper SFP Transceiver 1 Pack

NOTE:

Supported on the HP Multi Protocol Extension Blade and HP Enhanced Multi

Protocol Extension Blade

AW537A

USB Device

HP B-series 2G USB Drive

AK864B

Optical cables

HP PremierFlex OM4+ Fiber Optic Cables

HP Premier Flex MPO/MPO Multi-mode OM4 8 fiber 10m Cable

QK729A

HP Premier Flex MPO/MPO Multi-mode OM4 8 fiber 50m Cable

QK731A

HP Premier Flex MPO/MPO Multi-mode OM4 8 fiber 100m Cable

H6Z30A

HP Premier Flex LC/LC Multi-mode OM4 2 fiber 1m Cable

QK732A

HP Premier Flex LC/LC Multi-mode OM4 2 fiber 2m Cable

QK733A

HP Premier Flex LC/LC Multi-mode OM4 2 fiber 5m Cable

QK734A

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HP Premier Flex LC/LC Multi-mode OM4 2 fiber 15m Cable

QK735A

HP Premier Flex LC/LC Multi-mode OM4 2 fiber 30m Cable

QK736A

HP Premier Flex LC/LC Multi-mode OM4 2 fiber 50m Cable

QK737A

HP OM3 LC-LC Optical Cables

HP LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 0.5m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable

AJ833A

HP LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 1.0m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable

AJ834A

HP LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 2.0m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable

AJ835A

HP LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 5.0m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable

AJ836A

HP LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 15.0m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable

AJ837A

HP LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 30.0m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable

AJ838A

HP LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 50.0m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable

AJ839A

High Density Cables
Due to the high number of connections required for the 64-port blade, a

unique set of cables and couplers must be used to enable the High Density
64-port blade for the DC SAN Directors. There are two methods available for
cabling the 64-port blade: The first method is directly from the 64-port blade
to a standard LC-LC cable using an mSFP/LC Cable with an LC/LC Multi-mode
Coupler as show in example A in the diagram below. The second is through
the use of a patch panel as shown in example B. A list of recommended patch
panels ,manufactured by CommScope and available through distributors
such as Anixter, Graybar, CSC, and AccuTech, is provided below:

For Inter Switch Links (ISL) between two 64-port blades, two mSFP/LC FC
Cables along with a LC/LC Multi-mode Coupler as shown in example C can be
used.

LC-MiniSFP Cables:

HP B-series 1.5 Meter Multi-mode OM3 Mini SFP/LC FC Cable

BK784A

HP B-series 2.5 Meter Multi-mode OM3 Mini SFP/LC FC Cable

BK785A

HP B-series 5 Meter Multi-mode OM3 Mini SFP/LC FC Cable

BK786A

HP LC/LC Multi-mode Optical Cable Coupling Connector 8 Pack

BK787A

Optional Software

HP Intelligent Infrastructure Analyzer Software v2 LTU

TC472A

HP Intelligent Infrastructure Analyzer Software v2 E-LTU

TC472AAE

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Recommended Patch Panels for the High Density Cables

Type

LC-LC

MPO-MPO (MTP-MTP)

CommScope part number

760139683 760136473

CommScope orderable model

3603D-1U-UP UHD w(3) 3603P-48LC-LS

3603D-1U-UP UHD w(3) 3603D-1U-72MPO

Rack unit

1U 1U

Number of ports

72

72 MPO or 432 LC ports (cables)

Lead time

4 weeks or sooner 4 weeks or sooner

NOTE:

Up to 1024 DC SAN Backbone Director ports are supported per 42U rack using Patch Panels. The last 16 ports require couplers

when using LC-LC Patch Panels.

Trunk Cables for mSFP Connection

Type

Description

Length

Corning

Part Number

Amphenol

Part Number

mSFP to MTP

mSFP LC - MTP-female, 12

fiber, 12" breakout, OM3,

50/125

Need to specify length when

ordering

PN varies based on length

H93S5TE9-BMU-XXXM

(XXX = length)

PN varies based on length

943-99867-1XXXX

(XXXX = length)

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Fibre Channel ports

16 port, 32 port, 48 port, and 64 port 8Gb Fibre Channel port blade options for the DC SAN Directors. 32
port and 48 port 16Gb and 64 port 8Gb Fibre Channel port blade options for the SN8000B SAN Directors.

Control processor

Redundant (active/standby) hot swappable control processor modules

Scalability

Full fabric architecture:

http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/san/documentation.html

SN8000B Performance

Fibre Channel: 4.25 Gbps line speed, full duplex; 8.5 Gbps line speed, full duplex; 10.53 Gbps line speed, full
duplex; 14.025 Gbps line speed, full duplex; auto-sensing of 4, 8, and 16 Gbps port speeds; 10 Gbps and
optionally programmable to fixed port speed

DC SAN Director
Performance

Fibre Channel: 1.063 Gbps line speed, full duplex; 2.125 Gbps line speed, full duplex ; 4.25 Gbps line speed,
full duplex; 8.5 Gbps line speed, full duplex; auto-sensing of 2 Gb, 4 Gb, and 8 Gb port speeds; optionally
programmable to fixed port speed; speed matching between 2 Gb, 4 Gb, and 8 Gb ports

SN8000B ISL Trunking

Up to eight 16 Gbps ports per ISL trunk; up to 128 Gbps per ISL trunk

DC SAN Director ISL
Trunking

Up to eight 8 Gbit/sec ports per ISL trunk; up to 64 Gbit/sec per ISL trunk. Up to two 8-port trunk groups
supported on 16-port blades, four 8-port trunk groups supported on 32-port blades, eight 8-port trunk
groups supported on 48-port and 64-port blades. ISL Trunking at 2 Gbit/sec for compatibility with B-Series
legacy switches and director

SN8000B Chassis
Bandwidth

SN8000B 8-Slot SAN Director: 8.2 Tbps per chassis
(384 ports × 16 Gbps data rate + 2.048 Tbps ICL bandwidth)
SN8000B 4-Slot SAN Director: 4.1 Tbps per chassis
(192 ports × 16 Gbps data rate + 1.024 Tbps ICL bandwidth)

DC SAN Director Chassis
Bandwidth

4 Tbit/sec (DC SAN Backbone Director) or 2 Tbit/sec (DC04 SAN Director)

SN8000B Slot bandwidth

512 Gbps (data rate)

DC SAN Director Slot
bandwidth

256 Gbps (data rate)

SN8000B Local Switching
bandwidth

512 Gbps for 16/32: 32 ports × 16 Gbps (data rate)
768 Gbps for 16/48: 48 ports × 16 Gbps (data rate)
512 Gbps for 8/64: 64 ports × 8 Gbps (data rate)

DC SAN Director Local
switching
bandwidth

128 Gbps available for FC8-16: 8 Gbps x 16 ports
256 Gbps available for FC8-32: 8 Gbps x32 ports
384 Gbps available for FC8-48: 8 Gbps x 48 ports
512 Gbps available for FC8-64: 8 Gbps x 64 ports

SN8000B Switch latency

Locally switched port latency is 800 ns; blade-to-blade latency is 2.4 µsec; encryption/compression is less
than 6 µsec per node; Forward Error Correction (FEC) adds 400 ns between E_Ports (enabled by default)

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Switch latency

Locally switched ports 700 ns, blade to blade latency is 2.1 micro-seconds

Maximum frame size

2112-byte payload

SN8000B Frame buffers

8192 per 16-port group on 32-port blades and up to 8192 per 24-port group on 48-port blades,
dynamically allocated

DC SAN Director Frame
buffers

2048 per 16-port group on the 16,32, and 64-port blades and up to 2048 per 24-port group on the 48-port
blade, dynamically allocated

Classes of service

Class 2, Class 3, Class F (inter-switch frames)

SN8000B Fibre Channel
Port Types

D_Port (Diagnostic Port), E_Port, EX_Port, F_Port, M_Port (Mirror Port); self-discovery based on switch
type (U_Port); optional port type control

DC San Director Port types

FL_Port (except on 48-port blades), F_Port, M_Port (Mirror Port) and E_Port; self-discovery based on
switch type (U_Port); optional port type control

Data traffic types

Fabric Switches supporting unicast, multicast (255 groups), and broadcast

USB

1 USB port for firmware download and for Supportsave

SN8000B Media types

16 Gbps: 16/32 and 16/48 FC blades require B-series hot-pluggable SFP+, LC connector; 16 Gbps SWL
10 Gbps: 16/32 and 16/48 require B-series hot-pluggable SFP+, LC connector; 10 Gbps SWL, LWL
8 Gbps: Encryption Blade, Enhanced MP Extension Blade and MP Extension Blade require B-series hot­pluggable SFP+, LC connector; 8 Gbps SWL, LWL, ELWL
ICL QSFP: B-series Core Blades require B-series hot-pluggable QSFP, MTP connector; 4×16 Gbps SWL

Fibre Channel distance subject to fiber-optic cable and port speed

DC SAN Director Media
types

Fibre Channel media type: Hot-pluggable, industry-standard Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP) and SFP+,
LC connector; Short-Wave Laser (SWL) and Long-Wave Laser (LWL); distance depends on fiber optic cable
and port speed; supports SFP+ (2, 4, and 8 Gbit/sec) and SFP (1, 2, and 4 Gbit/sec) optical transceivers

CEE media type: Hot-pluggable, 10 Gigabit Ethernet SFP+ supports any combination of Short-Reach (SR)
and Long-Reach (LR) optical transceivers

Fabric services

Advanced Performance Monitoring (APM) (including Top Talkers for E_Ports, F_Ports, and Fabric mode);
Adaptive Networking (Ingress Rate Limiting, Traffic Isolation, QoS); Bottleneck Detection; Advanced Zoning
(default zoning, port/WWN zoning, broadcast zoning); Dynamic Fabric Provisioning (DFP); Dynamic Path
Selection (DPS); Extended Fabrics; Enhanced BB credit recovery; Fabric Watch; FDMI; Frame Redirection;
Frame-based Trunking; FSPF; Integrated Routing; IPoFC; ISL Trunking; Management Server; NPIV; NTP v3;
Port Fencing; Registered State Change Notification (RSCN); Reliable Commit Service (RCS); Server
Application Optimization (SAO); Simple Name Server (SNS); Virtual Fabrics (Logical Switch, Logical Fabric)

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SN8000B Extension

Supports DWDM, CWDM, and FC-SONET devices; Fibre Channel, in-flight compression and encryption (AES­GCM-256) BB credit recovery; FCIP, Adaptive Rate Limiting (ARL), data compression, Fast Write, read/write
Tape Pipelining, QoS

FICON

FICON cascading; support for lossless DLS; FICON CUP; Advanced Accelerator for FICON (FICON Global
Mirror and XRC emulation and read/write Tape Pipelining).

High availability

Control Processor

Redundant (active/standby) control processor modules; automatic failover;
non-disruptive software upgrades; dual-flash memory on each control
processor to store two software images

Modules

Hot swappable

Backplane

Fully passive

Input power

Dual or quad AC inputs

Chassis power

Dual AC-DC power supply modules, N+2 redundant, SN8000B 8-Slot and DC
SAN Backbone supports two additional power modules

Cooling

DC SAN Backbone Director: Three blower assembly modules (two operational
required)

DC04 SAN Director: Two blower assembly modules (one required for
operation)

Management

HTTP, SNMP v1/v3 (FE MIB, FC Management MIB), SSH; Auditing, Syslog; Web Tools, APM, Fabric Watch;
SAN Network Advisor SAN Enterprise (SN8000B and DC SAN Directors) or SAN Network Advisor SAN
Professional/Professional Plus (SN8000B 4-Slot and DC04 SAN Director); Command Line Interface (CLI);
SMI-S compliant; Administrative Domains; trial licenses for add-on capabilities

Security

AES-GCM-256 encryption on ISLs; DH-CHAP (between switches and end devices), FCAP switch
authentication; FIPS 140-2 L2-compliant, HTTPS, IPsec, IP filtering, LDAP with IPv6, Port Binding, RADIUS,
User-defined Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Secure Copy (SCP), Secure RPC, SFTP, SSH v2, SSL, Switch
Binding, Trusted Switch

Management access

10/100/1000 Ethernet (RJ-45), in-band over Fibre Channel; serial ports (RJ-45) and one USB per Control
Processor blade

SN8000B Diagnostics

D_Port offline diagnostics, including electrical/optical loopback, link traffic/latency/distance; POST and
embedded online/offline diagnostics, including environmental monitoring, FCping and Pathinfo (FC
traceroute), frame viewer, non-disruptive daemon restart port mirroring (SPAN port), optics health
monitoring, power monitoring (16 Gbps blades-only), RAStrace logging, and Rolling Reboot Detection
(RRD)

DC SAN Director
Diagnostics

POST and embedded online/offline diagnostics

Mechanical
specifications

Ports per rack

Up to 1536 ports per 42U rack
Up to 1024 DC SAN Backbone Director ports per 42U rack using Patch Panels.

NOTE:

The last 16 ports require couplers when using LC-LC Patch Panels.

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Enclosure

Rear panel-to-door airflow; SN8000B 4-Slot and DC04 SAN Director ships with
1U exhaust shelf

Width

17.22 in (43.74 cm)

Size

Width:

43.74 cm (17.22 in)

Height:

61.24 cm (24.11 in, 14U)

Depth (without door):

61.19 cm (24.09 in)

Depth (with door):

73.20 cm (28.82 in)
SN8000B 4-Slot and DC04 SAN Director
Width:

43.74 cm (17.22 in)
Height:

35.00 cm (13.78 in, 8U) plus 4.37 cm exhaust shelf

(1.72 in, 1U)

Depth without door:

61.19 cm (24.09 in)
Depth with door:

73.20 cm (28.82 in)

Weight

SN8000B 8-Slot and DC
SAN Backbone Director

103.50 kg (228.20 lb) fully populated

39.55 kg (82.20 lb) for chassis
SN8000B 4-Slot and DC04

SAN Director

68.04 kg (150.00 lb) fully populated

25.26 kg (56.80 lb) for chassis

Environment

Temperature

Operating

32° to 104° F (0° to 40° C )

Non-operating

-25° to 70° C (-13° to 158° F)

Humidity

Operating

5% to 85% non-condensing at 104° F (40° C)

Non-operating

0% to 93%

Altitude

Up to 3000 meters (9800 feet)

Shock

20 g, 6 ms, half sine

Vibration

Operating

0.5 g p-p, 5 to 500 to 5 Hz

Non-operating

2.0 g, 5 to 500 Hz

SN8000B Heat Dissipation

8-Slot Chassis
Min: 32-port configuration
(no QSFP)

873 W, 2982 BTU/hr

Max: 384-port
configuration (fully-loaded
w/QSFPs)
4-Slot Director

2242 W, 7654 BTU/hr

Min: 32-port configuration
(no QSFP)

618 W, 2111 BTU/hr

Max: 192-port
configuration (fully-loaded
w/QSFPs), 1195 W

1195 W, 4078 BTU/hr

Heat dissipation

DC SAN Backbone Director
Min: 16-port configuration

505 W, 1722 BTU/hr

Max: 384-port
configuration:

1337 W, 4564 BTU/hr

DC04 SAN Director
Min: 16-port configuration

363 W, 1239 BTU/hr

Max: 192-port
configuration

753 W, 2570 BTU/hr

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Power

Supported power range

Nominal

110-240 VAC, single phase

In-rush current

60A maximum, peak

Input frequency range

47-63 Hz

Power Supplies

Two power supplies
included with each director

Output voltages (each):

48V at 20 amps
12V at 4 amps

Maximum output power:

2000 watts

AC inrush current:

20A maximum, peak

Power Cables

The DC SAN Directors come
with:

two 220V US power cords
2 C19-C20 220V PDU jumpers.

Certified maximum

Please Refer to SAN Design Guide at the following URL:

http://www.hp.com/go/sandesignguide

.

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The information contained herein is subject to change without notice.

The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and
services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial
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