HP 8/8 Base SAN, AM867B, T5518A, T4261A, T5521A Specifications
The 8/8 Base SAN Switch and 8/8 SAN Switch are targeted for small to medium sized enterprises and are ideal for entry-level SANs, and
as an edge switch for core-to-edge SAN environments. The 8/8 Base SAN Switch and 8/8 SAN Switch provide SAN connectivity that
simplifies IT management infrastructures, improves system performance, maximizes the value of virtual server deployments, and
reduces overall storage costs.
The 8/8 SAN Switch integrates innovative hardware and software features that make it easy to deploy, manage, and integrate into a
wide range of IT environments. The 8 Gbit/sec Fibre Channel 8/8 Base SAN Switch provides a simple, affordable, single-switch solution
for a new, small SAN installation and connects to storage and servers only. An optional Full Fabric SAN scaling license provides
connectivity to other switches. The 8/8 SAN Switch has 8 active ports and can be connected to multiple switches and scale to full fabric
limits as defined in the SAN Design Guide. Both new 8 port switches provide growth options with Ports On Demand, the ability to
activate additional ports in 8 port increments to a maximum of 24 ports. This provides the flexibility to start small and grow storage
networks in a non-disruptive manner. 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 8/8 SAN Switch significantly increases performance and functionality for SANs at an entry-level price. The 8/8 SAN Switch provides
auto-sensing 1, 2, 4, and 8 Gbit/sec full duplex performance to enable up to 128 Gbit/sec of uncongested throughput. Auto-sensing
and speed-matching of data traffic provides interoperability with previous 1, 2, and 4 Gbit/sec devices. To provide more targeted
performance, enhanced Inter-Switch Link (ISL) Trunking combines up to eight ISLs between a pair of switches into a single, logical highspeed trunk capable of up to 64 Gbit/sec of throughput. The evolutionary design provides these capabilities while consuming less than
2.5 watts of power per port for exceptional power and cooling efficiency.
An optional enhanced Power Pack+ software bundle can be purchased separately and includes Fabric Vision, Fabric Watch, ISL
Trunking, Extended Fabric and Advanced Performance Monitor. 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. Power Pack+ software enables infrastructure management through a single-pane-of-glass.
The 8 port 8 Gb/s 8/8 Base SAN Switch
What's New
New RoHS compliant HP SAN switches
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
QuickSpecs
HP 8/8 Base SAN Switch and 8/8 SAN Switch Family
Overview
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Key Features and Benefits
Superior Performance
8Gb/s full duplex performance to enable up to 128 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
Superior Scalability
Eight 8Gb/s ports expandable to 16 or 24 ports with the purchase of optional 8 port upgrade license
"pay as you grow" scalability from single-switch to full fabric connectivity
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
nteroperability with the more than 3.0 Million port HP SAN Switch installed base
HP Power Pack+ Software Bundle
(Optional) - Rich, feature packed software that provides the highest supported modular
functionality. It includes
Fabric Vision
Trunking - highest throughput between switches
Proactive threshold monitor (Fabric Watch)
Advanced Performance Monitor
Extended Fabric
Broadest Range of HP Packaged SAN Services
Mission critical SAN Services SAN-ES
Assessment and installation services for security
Flexible 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.
QuickSpecs
HP 8/8 Base SAN Switch and 8/8 SAN Switch Family
Features and Benefits
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HP 8/8 SAN Switch Models
HP 8/8 Base (0) e-port SAN Switch
AM866B
HP 8/8 (8) Full Fabric Ports Enabled SAN Switch
AM867B
HP 8/8 and 8/24 SAN Switch 8Gb 8-port Upgrade RTU
T5518A
HP 4/8 SAN Full Fabric Upgrade License
T4261A
HP B-series 8-24-port SAN Switch Power Pack+ Upgrade LTU
T5521A
QuickSpecs
HP 8/8 Base SAN Switch and 8/8 SAN Switch Family
Models
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24 non-blocking ports
Eight enabled ports with expandability to 16 or 24 ports; auto-sensing 2, 4, or 8 Gb universal, selfconfiguring ports (F, FL, E). Can be programmed to fixed 2 Gb, 4Gb, or 8Gb speed.
Configuration support
8/8 SAN Switch will interoperate with 1Gb ,2Gb, 4Gb, 8Gb/s B-Series SAN Switches running the firmware
version as defined in the SAN Design Guide:
http://www.hp.com/go/sandesignguide
High-availability features
Hot Code Load Activation
Advanced Fabric Services
Adaptive Networking (optional)
ISL Trunking (optional)
Hardware Enforced Zoning
Web Tools
Enhanced Group Management (EGM)
Fabric Watch (optional)
Advanced Performance Monitor (optional)
Extended Fabric (optional)
Server Application Optimization (optional)
SAN Network Advisor (optional)
Manageability
Web Tools
Enhanced Group Management (EGM)
Radius
API
IP
SNMP
Scalability
8/8 Base SAN Switch has zero e-port connectivity and connects to storage or servers only (singleswitch connectivity). An optional Full Fabric SAN scaling license provides connection to switches
8/8 SAN Switch scales to the maximum limits defined in the SAN Design Guide:
http://www.hp.com/go/sandesignguide
Cabinet Support
HP 9000 and 10000 G1 Series (22U, 36U and 42U), HP System/e (25U, 33U and 41U), and HP 10000
G2 Series (22U, 36U, and 42U) and Intelligent Series racks.
NOTE:
To order factory integration, add 0D1 after the part number on your sales order.
Software Components
Frame Filtering
An ASIC based capability in the 8Gb 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.
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Advanced Zoning
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.
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
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 SAN Network Advisor 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 - SAN Network Advisor Professional, Professional Plus, or
Enterprise.
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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Server Application
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
Software Components, Optional
SAN Switch Power Pack+
Software Bundle
Includes bundled license for:
Fabric Vision
ISL Trunking
Advanced Performance Monitoring
Fabric Watch
Extended Fabric
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
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 8 Gb switch needs its own license. The switch
operating system views the trunk as a single, high bandwidth resource (up to 64 Gbit/s) when routing
connections between switches. Connections are load-balanced across the individual links, which comprise
the logical trunk group.
QuickSpecs
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