HP StorageWorks T5518A, T5521A, StorageWorks 8/24 SAN, AM868A Specifications
The new HP StorageWorks 8/24 SAN Switch delivers affordable and flexible 8 Gb/s connectivity and can be incorporated into an
extensive core fabric or placed as an edge switch for SAN environments. The 8/24 SAN Switch is ideal for entry and SMB customers
requiring a simple, yet flexible networked storage connectivity solution that will meet evolving requirements. The 8/24 SAN Switch
provides the needed connectivity and flexibility at a price point that is affordable, while delivering industry-leading performance for
long-term investment protection. It is a solution that is easy to deploy and requires little management time, reducing operational
costs.
The 8/24 Base SAN Switch delivers sixteen high performance auto Sensing 1, 2, 4, and 8 Gb/s Fibre Channel ports. With powerful
yet flexible capabilities-such as Ports On Demand scalability to 24 ports in an 8-port increment-the 8/24 SAN Switch enables
organizations to start small and grow their storage networks in a non-disruptive manner. A fully populated 8/24 SAN Switch with 24
enabled ports provides 384 Gb switching (8 Gb full duplex) capacity for un-congested sustained, 8 Gb full duplex throughput. In
addition, organizations can choose to initially deploy 4 Gbit/sec SFPs and upgrade to 8 Gbit/sec SFP+ at a later date when
necessary.
The 8/24 SAN Switch with 24 enabled ports may be deployed as a full-fabric switch or in Access Gateway mode, which provides
connectivity into any SAN (the default mode setting is a switch). Access Gateway mode utilizes N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) switch
standards to present Fibre Channel connections as logical devices to SAN fabrics. Attaching through NPIV-enabled switches and
directors, the 8/24 SAN Switch with 24 enabled ports in Access Gateway mode can connect to Brocade, McDATA, Cisco, or other
SAN fabrics. Key benefits of Access Gateway mode include:
Improved scalability for large or rapidly growing server and virtual server environments
Simplified management through the reduction of domains and management tasks
Fabric interoperability for mixed-vendor SAN configurations that require full functionality
An optional enhanced Power Pack+ software bundle can be purchased separately and includes Adaptive Networking, Fabric Watch,
ISL Trunking, Extended Fabric, Advanced Performance Monitor, and Server Application Optimization. The software bundle provides
the SAN administrator with the necessary tools to proactively monitor the health and performance thresholds of the network, while
also ensuring the highest levels of security, scalability and manageability. Enhanced capabilities are based on the new Adaptive
Networking software, a suite of tools for optimizing fabric behavior and ensuring ample bandwidth for mission-critical applications.
Power Pack+ software enables infrastructure management through a single-pane-of-glass.
HP StorageWorks 8/24 SAN Switch
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Key Features and Benefits
Key Features and BenefitsKey Features and Benefits
Key Features and Benefits
Superior Performance
8Gb/s full duplex performance to enable up to 384 Gbit/s of uncongested throughput
Optional enhanced ISL Trunking combines up to eight ISLs between a pair of switches into a single, logical high-speed
trunk capable of up to 64 Gbit/s of throughput
Flexible storage connectivity
The only SAN solutions providing the complete HP SAN Switch functionality from Embedded to Enterprise. The HP Bseries line of 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.
Reduced Total Cost of Ownership for SAN Infrastructure
Enables storage consolidation, simplified management of data center SAN environment
Broadest range of compatibility with SAN products
Multi-vendor server and storage environment
Widest range of HP SAN solutions
Backward compatible with previously installed 1Gb, 2Gb, 4Gb, and 8Gb SAN Switches
Interoperability with more than 3 Million HP SAN Switch installed base
HP Power Pack+ Software Bundle (Optional) - highest supported modular functionality
Adaptive Networking -optimizes fabric behavior
Trunking - highest throughput between switches (64Gb/sec)
Proactive threshold monitor (Fabric Watch)
Advanced Performance Monitor
Extended Fabric
Server Application Optimization - server/edge switch Quality of Server
Broadest Range of HP Packaged SAN Services
Mission critical SAN Services SAN-ES
Assessment and installation services for security
Highest integration with Storage Essentials via:
SAN Switch API
SAN Switch element managers
HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager
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HP StorageWorks 8/24
HP StorageWorks 8/24HP StorageWorks 8/24
HP StorageWorks 8/24
SAN Switch
SAN SwitchSAN Switch
SAN Switch
HP Storage Works 8/24 Base (16) Full Fabric Ports Enabled SAN Switch
AM868A
HP Storage Works 8/8 and 8/24 SAN Switch 8Gb 8-port Upgrade LTU
T5518A
HP Storage Works B-series 8-24 Port SAN Switch Power Pack+ Upgrade LTU
T5521A
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24 non-blocking ports
24 non-blocking ports24 non-blocking ports
24 non-blocking ports
Sixteen enabled ports with expandability to 24 ports; auto-sensing 1, 2, 4, or 8 Gb universal, selfconfiguring ports (F, FL, E). Can be programmed to fixed 1 Gb, 2 Gb, 4Gb, or 8Gb speed.
Configuration support
Configuration supportConfiguration support
Configuration support
SAN Switch 8/24 will interoperate with 1Gb/s, 2Gb/s, 4 Gb/s, and 8 Gb/s B-Series SAN Switches
running the firmware version defined in the SAN Design Guide:
http://www.hp.com/go/sandesignguide
High-availability features
High-availability featuresHigh-availability features
High-availability features
Hot Code Load Activation
Advanced Fabric Services
Advanced Fabric ServicesAdvanced Fabric Services
Advanced Fabric Services
Adaptive Networking (optional)
ISL Trunking (optional)
Hardware Enforced Zoning
Web Tools
Enhanced Group Management (EGM)
Fabric Watch (optional)
Extended Fabric (optional)
Server Application Optimization (SAO)
Data Center Fabric Manager (optional)
Manageability
ManageabilityManageability
Manageability
Web Tools
Enhanced Group Management (EGM)
OpenView
API
IP
SNMP
Radius
Scalability
ScalabilityScalability
Scalability
The SAN Switch 8/24 scale to the maximum limits defined in the SAN Design Guide.
http://www.hp.com/go/sandesignguide
Cabinet Support
Cabinet SupportCabinet Support
Cabinet Support
HP StorageWorks (22U, 36U and 42U) 9000 and 10000 G1 Series, (25U, 33U and 41U) HP
System/e, and the new 42U HP 10000 G2 Series
NOTE:
NOTE:NOTE:
NOTE:
To order factory integration, add 0D1 after the part number on your sales order.
Software Components
Software ComponentsSoftware Components
Software Components
Frame Filtering
Frame FilteringFrame Filtering
Frame Filtering
An ASIC based capability in the B-series family of switches that enables new applications and features.
The switch now 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
Advanced ZoningAdvanced Zoning
Advanced Zoning
In the 8 Gb generation of switches, WWN Zoning and Access Control are enforced by hardware that
provides the same simple administration previously enforced only with software. Administrators can
organize a physical fabric into logical groups and prevent unauthorized access by devices outside the
Zone.
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Web Tools
Web ToolsWeb Tools
Web Tools
Enables organizations to monitor and manage single Fibre Channel switches and small SAN fabrics.
Tasks can be performed through a Java-capable Web browser from a standard laptop, desktop PC or
workstation from any location within the enterprise.
EGM
EGMEGM
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.
Both Data Center Fabric Manager Professional 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 - Data Center Fabric Manager Professional, Professional
Plus, or Enterprise.
Software Components, Optional
Software Components, OptionalSoftware Components, Optional
Software Components, Optional
Power Pack+ Software
Power Pack+ SoftwarePower Pack+ Software
Power Pack+ Software
Bundle
BundleBundle
Bundle
Includes bundled license for:
Adaptive Networking
ISL Trunking
Advanced Performance Monitoring
Fabric Watch
Extended Fabric
Server Application Optimization (SAO)
Adaptive Networking
Adaptive NetworkingAdaptive Networking
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 non-preferred 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.
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ISL Trunking
ISL TrunkingISL Trunking
ISL Trunking
For high performance enhanced Trunking, this optional license logically groups up to eight E-ports to
provide a high bandwidth trunk between two switches. Each 8Gb switch needs its own license. The switch
operating system views the trunk as a single, high bandwidth resource (up to 64 Gb) when routing
connections between switches. Connections are load-balanced across the individual links, which
comprise the logical trunk group.
Advanced Performance
Advanced PerformanceAdvanced Performance
Advanced Performance
Monitor
MonitorMonitor
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 WatchFabric Watch
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.
Extended Fabric
Extended FabricExtended Fabric
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.
Server Application
Server ApplicationServer Application
Server Application
Optimization
OptimizationOptimization
Optimization
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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