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Overview
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HPE 8/24 SAN Switch
The HPE 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 cust
simple, yet flexible networked storage connectivity solution that will meet evolving requirements. The 8/24 SAN Switch provid
the needed connectivity and flexibility at a price point that is affordable, while delivering industry
term investment protection. It is a solution that is easy to deploy and requires little management time, reducing operational
The 8/24 Base SAN Switch delivers sixteen high performance auto Sensing 1, 2, 4, and 8 Gb/s Fibre C
yet flexible capabilities
organizations to start small and grow their storage networks in a non
24 enabled ports provides 384 Gb switching (8 Gb full duplex) capacity for un
addition, organizations can choose to initially deploy 4 Gbit/sec SFPs and upgrade to 8 Gbit/sec SFP
necessary.
The 8/24 SAN Switch with 24 enabled ports may be deployed as a full
connectivity into any SAN (the default mode setting is a switch). Access Gateway mode utilizes N_
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 Br
other SAN fabrics. Key benefits of Access Gateway mode include:
An optional enhanced Power Pack+ software bundle can be purchased separately and includes Fabric Vision, Fabric Watch, ISL
Trunking, Extended Fabric and Advanced Per
necessary tools to proactively monitor the health and performance thresholds of the network, while also ensuring the highest levels
of security, scalability and manageability. Po
glass.
HPE 8/24 SAN Switch
What's New
• Updated HPE B-series Network Advisor SKUs to the next suffix (A to B) and added 3 Network Advisor E-LTU SKUs (suffix
NOTE:
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.
omers requiring a
es
-leading performance for long costs.
hannel ports. With powerful
-such as Ports On Demand scalability to 24 ports in an 8-port increment-the 8/24 SAN Switch enables
-disruptive manner. A fully populated 8/24 SAN Switch with
-congested sustained, 8 Gb full duplex throughput. In
+ at a later date when
-fabric switch or in Access Gateway mode, which provides
Port ID Virtualization (NPIV)
ocade, McDATA, Cisco, or
• 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
formance Monitor. The software bundle provides the SAN administrator with the
wer Pack+ software enables infrastructure management through a single-pane-of-
AE)
• HPE StoreFabric 8/24 8Gb Bundled Fibre Channel switch
• New RoHS 2016 compliant HPE SAN switches
Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive or RoHS is a directive adopted by the European Union that restricts
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Features and Benefits
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Key Features and Benefits
• Superior Performance
SAN Switch functionality from Embedded to Enterprise. The
- 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 HPE
HPE B-series 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 Hewlett Packard Enterprise.
• 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 HPE SAN solutions
- Interoperability with more than 3 Million HPE SAN Switch installed base
• HPE Power Pack+ Software Bundle (Optional) - Rich, feature packed software that provides the highest supported
modular functionality. It includes
- Fabric Vision
- Trunking
- Fabric Watch
• Broadest Range of HPE Packaged SAN Services
• Highest integration with Storage Essentials via:
• Unique Bundle model
- Advanced Performance Monitor
- Extended Fabric
- Mission critical SAN Services SAN-ES
- Assessment and installation services for security
- SAN Switch API
- SAN Switch element managers
- The HPE StoreFabric 8/24 8Gb Bundled Fibre Channel switch model facilitates ease of ordering with more
affordability by offering the HPE 8/24 Base SAN switch along with sixteen 8Gb optical transceivers in one
package
- The HPE StoreFabric 8/24 8Gb Bundled Fibre Channel switch model is offered at a lower price than the sum of
the list prices of the HPE 8/24 Base SAN switch and the 8Gb optical transceiver
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Models
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HPE
HPE 8/24 Base 16-port Enabled SAN Switch
AM868C
HPE StoreFabric 8/24 Bundled FC Switch
C8R07A
HP 8/8 and 8/24 SAN Switch 8-port Upgrade E-LTU
T5518AAE
(Physical License
- T5518A)
HP B-series Entry Switch Power Pack+ E-LTU
T5521AAE
(Physical License
- T5521A)
NOTE:
E-Delivery software licenses with new part numbers listed in this document are functionally equivalent to the corresponding
physical licenses with different part numbers. Some software licenses in this document are represented by two par
numbers, the first of which is the E-Delivery version (ending with AAE) and the second is the physical version.
8/24 SAN Switch
Some HPE B-series software licenses are now available through the Electronic Delivery (E-Delivery) mechanism. The
t
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24 non
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
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
features
• Hot Code Load Activation
Advanced Fabric
Services
•
Manageability
• Web Tools
Scal
•
Cabinet Support
• HPE (22U, 36U and 42U) 10000 G2 Series, the Intelligent Series racks and HPE (14U, 22U,
Software Components
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
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
Zone.
Web Tools
Enables organizations to monitor and manage single Fibre Channel switches and small SAN fabrics.
Tasks can be performed through a Java
workstation from any location within the enterprise.
-blocking ports
-availability
ability
Adaptive Networking
• ISL Trunking (optional)
• Hardware Enforced Zoning
• Web Tools
• Enhanced Group Management (EGM)
• Fabric Watch (optional)
• Extended Fabric (optional)
• Server Application Optimization (SAO)
• SAN Network Advisor (optional)
• Enhanced Group Management (EGM)
• OpenView
• API
• IP
• SNMP
• Radius
The SAN Switch 8/24 scales to the maximum limits defined in the SAN Design Guide.
http://www.hp.com/go/sandesignguide
36U, 42U, and 47U) 11000 G2 Series.
NOTE: To order factory integration, add 0D1 after the part number on your sales order.
groups and prevent unauthorized access by devices outside the
-capable Web browser from a standard laptop, desktop PC or
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EGM
Enhanced Group Management (EGM) is a FOS license that is included with all B-Series switches and
enables multi
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 t
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
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 bandwidt
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 wi
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
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.
Server Application
Optimization
Server Application Optimization (SAO) improves overall application performance for physical servers
and virtual machines. SAO, when deployed with B
Adaptive Networking from the
application
applications.
Solution Requirements:
Software Components, Optional
Power Pack+ Software
Bundle
Includes bundled license for:
NOTE: Starting with FOS 7.4.0a, Fabric Watch and Advanced Performance Monitor are replaced
-switch operations. It helps automate operations across multiple
roubleshooting for more effective fabric monitoring and diagnosis.
- SAN Network Advisor Professional,
h of a port to be throttled to a rate lower than negotiated with the SAN
thin a fabric on a zone by zone basis. This can be
-Series Fibre Channel HBAs, extends B-Series
B-series SAN fabric to the server infrastructure. This delivers
-level, fine-grain Quality of Service (QoS) management to the HBAs and related server
• SAO requires B-series HBA installed in the server
• Fabric Vision
• Fabric Watch
• Advanced Performance Monitoring
• Extended Fabric
• ISL Trunking
-preferred path to be used if
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by MAPS and Flow Vision respectively. Both are included in Fabric Vision.
Fabric Vision
Fabric Vision offers innovative diagnostic, monitoring and management capabilities to help accelerate
new application deployments, address SAN proble
operational costs. It Includes
ion: A comprehensive tool that enables administrators to identify, monitor, and analyze
Fabric Vision will be included by default in all
Directors bundled with Power Pack+ (with FOS 7.2.0a and late
enabled on
ways
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 b
routing connections between switches. Connections are load-balanced across the individual links, which
comprise the logical trunk group.
Advanced Performance
Monitor
This enabling technology helps administrators monitor and watch specific fabric metrics -- from a SID
(Source ID) to a DID (Destination ID)
Advanced Performance Monitoring includes the ability for early warning detection of hot spo
the fabric, a powerful tool for maintaining overall balanced performance.
NOTE:
utilize the Fabric Vision licensed Flow Vision features for performance monitorin
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. Mon
parameters permits early fault detection and isolation as well as performance measurement. Each
switch in the SAN needs its own Fabric Watch license.
NOTE:
Watch settings to the Fabric Vison licensed Monitoring and Performance Suite (MAPS) prior to
upgrading
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.
SAN Network Advisor
Professional
HPE SAN Network Advisor Professional is a management application available at no-charge and comes
with B
• Allows management of up to two SAN Fabric OS (FOS) fabrics (up to a 300 B-series switch
ms before they impact operations and reduce
• 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 Vis
specific application data flows without using taps to ensure optimized performance.
• Health and performance dashboard: A single customizable screen displayed in HPE SAN
Network Advisor that contains all critical SAN information for convenient review and analysis.
HPE StoreFabric B-series Fibre Channel switches and
r). In all other cases, Fabric Vision can be
HPE StoreFabric B-series Fibre Channel switches and Directors in any one of the following
• 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
andwidth resource (up to 64 Gb) when
ing
-- so they can fine-tune and scale the fabric more efficiently. Plus,
Advanced Performance Monitoring has been obsoleted in FOS 7.4.0 and later. Users can
itoring fabric-wide events, ports, SFPs, and environmental
Fabric Watch has been obsoleted in FOS 7.4.0 and later. Users can migrate their Fabric
.
-series SAN Switches and:
ts within
g.
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ports and 1000 devices) at a time
It is targeted for SMB customers that use FOS based SAN fabrics and require a management solution
for smaller SANs based
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
Professional+ or SAN Network Advisor
complexity, and as they start to uptake more enterprise
Routing, FCIP, etc.). A non-disruptive upgrade path is available from SAN Network Advisor Professional
to SAN Network Advisor Professional+ or SAN Network Advisor Enterprise.
SAN Network Advisor
Enterprise and
Profess
HPE SAN Network Advisor Enterprise and Professional+ are the enterprise-class products that support
FOS products as well as FOS and M
complete SN8000B 8
class features/environments such as FICON, Fibre Channel Routing, FCIP, adaptive networking, etc
while
SAN Network Advisor Professional+ provides the same feature set except for support for the
SN8000B 8
HPE
switch ports, while
ports. To accommodate growth, there is an upgrade available to SAN Network Advisor Enterprise from
SAN Network Advisor Professional Plus.
Both offerings provide brand
service, ingress rate limiting and traffic isolation zones.
3PAR
HPE Smart SAN, optional software for HP 3PAR, makes end-to-end SAN configuration and
management simple and reduces the probability of errors through automation. It is an application
embedded in SAN com
configuration, settings and policies across the SAN. Smart SAN is only supported with B
Switches, HPE Storefabric Fibre Channel Adapters (HBAs) and 3PAR storage. HPE Smart S
3PAR through its Target Driven Peer Zoning (TDPZ) feature enables customers to automate peer
zoning, resulting in the creation of fewer zones and enables configuration of zones in minutes and not
in hours. Through automation, it reduces the probabil
information can be found here:
detail.html?oid=8295863#!tab=features
NOTE:
NOTE:
https://h20272.www2.hp.com/spoc
NOTE:
3PAR StoreServ storage.
• Performs group switch management beyond the scope of Web Tools
• Does not offer management of the SN8000B 8-Slot or DC SAN Backbone Directors
= fabrics.
-class product (SAN Network Advisor
Enterprise) as their environments start to grow in size and
-class functionality (such as Fibre Channel
-EOS products together. SAN Network Advisor Enterprise provides
ional+
HPE
-Slot Director, DC SAN Backbone Director, and FICON.
SAN Network Advisor Enterprise delivers unprecedented scalability, up to 100 fabrics and 15,000
-Slot Director and DC SAN Backbone Director management including enterprise-
HPE SAN Network Advisor Professional+ scales to 36 SAN Fabrics and 2560 switch
-new features including Adaptive Networking features for quality of
HPE Smart SAN for
ponents (array, hosts and switches) that enables 3PAR arrays to orchestrate
ity of errors and potential downtime. Additional
http://www8.hp.com/us/en/products/storage-software/product-
Supports B-series Brocade 16/8Gb FC switches with FOS 7.4.0a or later.
A list of supported HPE FC Adapters can be found at
k/
Supports 3PAR StoreServ storage with 3.2.2 or later with only 16Gb target ports on HPE
-series
AN for
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and its suppliers and your
which you obtained the software.
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16Gb FC Power Pack+
Targeted
Environment
Workgroups, Departments
Workgroups, Departments
Workgroups, Departments
Fibre Channel Port
Bandwidth
8Gbit/sec
8Gbit/sec
16Gbit/sec
Aggregate device
bandwidth
64-192 Gbit/sec
128-192 Gbit/sec
384-768 Gbit/sec
OS Support
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
24 or 48 Enabled
48 Max
B-series
B-series
B-series
Optional Upgrade
Included with Power Pack+
Included with Power Pack+
Included
Included
Included
Form factor
1U
1U
1U
Zoning Software
Yes (Included)
Yes (Included)
Yes (Included)
Hot plug,
power supplies
No
No Yes
No
No
Yes (integrated with
power supply)
Environment
Workgroups, Departments
Workgroups, Departments
Fibre Channel Port
8Gbit/sec
16Gbit/sec
128-192 Gbit/sec
384-768 Gbit/sec
16 Enabled
24 Max
24 or 48 Enabled
48 Max
SFP
B-series, 16 units included in the box
B-series, 24 units included in the box
Advanced
Trunking
Included with Power Pack+ or Optional Upgrade
Included with Power Pack+ or Optional Upgrade
Features
8/8 SAN Switch Base
and 8/8 SAN Switch
8/24 SAN Switch Base
SN6000B 16Gb FC
Switch and SN6000B
SFP
Advanced
Trunking
Adaptive
Networking
redundant
Hot plug fans
NOTE: Please Refer to SAN Design Guide
or Optional Upgrade
or Optional Upgrade
Features
8/24 Bundled FC Switch
Targeted
Bandwidth
Aggregate device
bandwidth
OS Support NOTE: Please Refer to SAN Design Guide
http://www.hp.com/go/sandesign or http://www.hp.com/go/sandesignguide
Storage system
3PAR StoreServ, StoreVirtual 4000, P9000/XP, P6000/EVA, P2000/MSA
support
FC Ports
SN6000B 16Gb Bundled FC Switch
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Included
Included
Form factor
1U
1U
Zoning Software
Yes (Included)
Yes (Included)
Hot plug,
power supplies
No
Yes
Hot plug fans
No
Yes (integrated with power supply)
Features
1606 Extension SAN Switch
Environment
Data Centers
Fibre Channel Port
Bandwidth
8Gbit/sec
Ethernet
1Gbit/sec Ethernet
FCIP/FICON
Yes, optional license required for FICON
OS Support
http://www.hp.com/go/sandesign or http://www.hp.com/go/sandesignguide
support
4 or 16 Enabled
16 Max
2 or 6 Enabled
6 Max
SFP
B-series
Trunking
Included with Power Pack+ or Optional Upgrade
Networking
Included
Form factor
1U
Zoning Software
Yes (Included)
power supplies
Yes
Hot plug fans
Yes
Slot SAN
Cloud Optimized Data
Cloud Optimized Data
Port Bandwidth
Up to 16Gbit/sec
Up to 16Gbit/sec
bandwidth
10.2 Tbit/sec
5.1 Tbit/sec
http://www.hp.com/go/sandesign
http://www.hp.com/go/sandesignguide
Adaptive
Networking
redundant
Targeted
NOTE: Please Refer to SAN Design Guide
Storage system
FC Ports
Ethernet Ports
Advanced
Adaptive
Hot plug,
redundant
Features
Targeted
Environment
Aggregate device
3PAR StoreServ, StoreVirtual 4000, P9000/XP, P6000/EVA, P2000/MSA
SN8000B 8-Slot SAN
Director Power Pack+
Centers
SN8000B 4-Slot SAN
Director and 4-
Director Power Pack+
Centers
OS Support
NOTE: Please Refer to SAN Design Guide
or
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Ports
Up to 512 SFP
Up to 256 SFP
SFP
B-series
B-series
Advanced
Trunking
Included with Power Pack
Included with Power Pack
Adaptive
Networking
Included
Included
Form factor
14U
9U
Yes (included)
Yes (included)
power supplies
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Features
Brocade 16Gb SAN
BladeSystem
Brocade 8Gb SAN Switch
BladeSystem
Brocade 16Gb Fibre
Module for HPE Synergy
Environment
Enterprise, Datacenters,
Workgroups, Departments
Workgroups, Departments
Enterprise, Datacenters,
Workgroups, Departments
Port Bandwidth
16Gbit/sec
8Gbit/sec
16 Gbit/sec
Aggregate device
bandwidth
448 Gbit/sec (24 ports x
192 Gbit/sec
576 Gb/s (36 ports x 16
OS Support
NOTE:
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
12 external /16 internal
4 or 8 external / 8 or 16
internal
8 SFP+ external, 4 QSFP
external /12 internal
SFP
B-series
B-series
B-series
Advanced Trunking
Included with Power Pack+
or Optional Upgrade
Included with Power Pack+
or Optional Upgrade
Included with Power Pack+
or Optional Upgrade
Included
Included
Included
Form factor
Embedded
Embedded
Embedded
Zoning Software
Yes (Included)
Yes (Included)
Yes (Included)
Hot plug,
supplies
Yes, in BladeSystem
Yes, in BladeSystem
Yes, in Synergy Frame
Yes, in BladeSystem
Enclosure
Yes, in BladeSystem
Enclosure
Yes, in Synergy Frame
Storage system
support
3PAR StoreServe, StoreVirtual 4000, P9000/XP, P6000/EVA, P2000/MSA
or Optional Upgrade
Zoning Software
Hot plug,
redundant
Hot plug fans
Targeted
Ports
Switch for HPE c-Class
16Gb/s)
for HPE c-Class
Please Refer to SAN Design Guide
Channel SAN Switch
Gb/s)
Adaptive
Networking
redundant power
Hot plug fans
Enclosure
Enclosure
QuickSpecs
HPE 8/24 SAN Switch
Configuration Information
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Step 1 - Base Configuration
Select one:
Model Name
Model Description
Part Number
8/24
Base (16) Full Fabric
Ports Enabled SAN
Switch
HPE 8/24 Base (16) Full Fabric Ports Enabled SAN Switch
AM868C
8/24 SAN Switch with 16 active ports; rackmount kit; accessory kit (enterprise safety
and regulatory information, installation guide, rack
cords, single power supply, serial cable, base software of Full Fabric, Advanced Fabric
OS, Advanced Web Tools, and Advanced Zoning
NOTE:
8/24
Bundled Fibre Channel
Switch
HPE StoreFabric 8/24 Bundled FC Switch
C8R07A
8/24 SAN Switch with 16 active ports; rackmount kit; 16 8Gb optical transceivers,
accessory kit (enterprise safety and regulatory information, installation guide, rack
mounting instructions), power cords, single power supply, serial cable, base software
of Full Fabric, Advanced Fabric OS, Advanced Web Tools, and Advanced Z
NOTE:
with this switch model
8/24
SAN Switch 8Gb 8
Upgrade LTU
HPE 8/8 and 8/24 SAN Switch 8Gb 8-port Upgrade LTU
T5518AAE
(Physical License
- T5518A)
8 port upgrade license for 8/24 SAN Switch (AM868B, AM868C) and 8/24 Bundled
Fibre Channel Switch (C8R07A)
Add Software
For Fabric OS (FOS) minimum requirements, please refer to:
http://spock.corp.hp.com/
B
Switch Power Pack+
Upgrade LTU
HPE B-series Entry Switch Power Pack+ E-LTU
T5521AAE
(Physical License
T5521AAE)
NOTE:
included by default in the switch firmware (FOS 7.2.0a or la
require a separate license
Optional Software:
HPE 8/16Gb Entry Switch Fabric Vision E-LTU
TC509AAE
(Physical License
HPE B-series Entry Switch ISLTrunking E-LTU
T5527AAE
(Physical License
HPE SAN Network Advisor Enterprise Software E-LTU
TC352BAE
(Physical License
TC352B)
HPE SAN Network Advisor Professional Plus Software E-LTU
TC353BAE
(Physical License
TC353B)
HPE SAN Network Advisor Professional Plus Upgrade E-LTU
TC354BAE
(Physical License
– TC354B)
HPE Intelligent Infrastructure Analyzer Software v2 E-LTU
TC472AAE
(Physical License
-mounting instructions), power
-port
-series 8-24 Port SAN
Requires optical transceivers listed below.
-
oning
Sixteen 8Gb optical transceivers (AJ716B ) are included in the package
Adaptive Networking and Server Application Optimization features are
ter) and do not
- TC509A)
- T5527A)
–
–
- TC472A)
QuickSpecs
HPE 8/24 SAN Switch
Configuration Information
Page 15
NOTE:
Electronic Delivery (E
with new
corresponding physical licenses with different part numbers. Some software
licenses in this document are represented by two part numbers, the first of
which is the E
(ending with AAE) and the second is the physical
version.
NOTE:
to customers. Instead, customers will be able to access and download the
software from
Step 2 - Additional Options
Optical Transceivers
HPE 8Gb Shortwave B-series Fibre Channel 1 Pack SFP+ Transceiver
AJ716B
Distance Maximum
OM3 Cable
PremierFlex Cable
8Gb performance:
150 meters
150 meters
4Gb performance:
380 meters
380 meters
2Gb performance:
500 meters
500 meters
HPE 8Gb Long Wave B-series 10km Fibre Channel 1 Pack SFP+ Transceiver
AJ717A
HPE B-series 8Gb Extended Long Wave 25km Fibre Channel SFP+ Transceiver 1
Pack
AW538A
HPE 4Gb Short Wave B-series Fibre Channel 1 Pack SFP Transceiver
AJ715A
Distance Maximum
OM3 Cable
PremierFlex Cable
4Gb performance:
380 meters
380 meters
2Gb performance:
500 meters
500 meters
1Gb performance:
860 meters
860 meters
HP 4Gb Long Wave B-series 30km Fibre Channel SFP Transceiver 1 Pack
AN211A
USB Device
HPE B-series 4G USB Drive
N9Y63A
Optical Cables
HPE
HPE Premier Flex LC/LC Multi-mode OM4 2 fiber 1m Cable
QK732A
HPE Premier Flex LC/LC Multi-mode OM4 2 fiber 2m Cable
QK733A
HPE Premier Flex LC/LC Multi-mode OM4 2 fiber 5m Cable
QK734A
HPE Premier Flex LC/LC Multi-mode OM4 2 fiber 15m Cable
QK735A
HPE Premier Flex LC/LC Multi-mode OM4 2 fiber 30m Cable
QK736A
HPE Premier Flex LC/LC Multi-mode OM4 2 fiber 50m Cable
QK737A
OM3 LC-LC type cables
HPE LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 0.5m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable
AJ833A
HPE LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 1.0m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable
AJ834A
HPE LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 2.0m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable
AJ835A
HPE LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 5.0m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable
AJ836A
HPE LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 15.0m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable
AJ837A
HPE LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 30.0m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable
AJ838A
HPE LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 50.0m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable
AJ839A
Accessories
HPE B-Series Switch Rack-Mount Kit
A7511A
Some HPE B-series software licenses are now available through the
-Delivery) mechanism. The E-Delivery software licenses
part numbers listed in this document are functionally equivalent to the
-Delivery version
HPE SAN Network Advisor software will no longer be shipped as a DVD
The HPE Product Download web site.
PremierFlex OM4+ Fiber Optic Cables
QuickSpecs
HPE 8/24 SAN Switch
Configuration Information
Page 16
NOTE:NOTE: When any of the switch models listed above is ordered, an accessory
kit which contains the Rack Mount Kit is included
is required only when the original accessory kit or Rack Mount Kit is unavailable.
Fibre Channel Standards
And Revisions
FC-AL Rev. 4.5
FC-GS-2 Rev 5.3
FC-PH Rev 4.3
FC-PLDA Rev 2.1
FC-VI Rev 1.5
FC-AL-2 Rev 7.0
FC-FG Rev 3.5
FC-PH-2 Rev 7.4
FC-SW Rev 3.3
IPFC RFC 2625
FC-FLA Rev 2.7
FC-FH Rev 1.7
FC-PH-3 Rev 9.4
in the package by default. A7511A
QuickSpecs
HPE 8/24 SAN Switch
Technical Specifications
Page 17
Fibre Channel ports
16 active with optional license to activate 24 universal ports
Full fabric architecture:
http://www.hp.com/go/sandesignguide
Certified maximum
Refer to SAN Design Guide for current configuration information:
http://www.hp.com/go/sandesignguide
• 4/8 SAN Switch
Performance
8 Gbit/sec line speed, full duplex
Switch core
Non-blocking
Fabric latency
700 nanoseconds with no contention, cut-through routing at 8 Gbit/sec
Maximum frame size
2112-byte payload
Classes of service
Class 2, Class 3, Class F (inter-switch frames)
Port types
FL_Port, F_Port, and E_Port; self-discovery based on switch type (U_Port)
USB
One USB port for system log file downloads or firmware upgrades
Fabric switches supporting unicast, multicast (255 groups), and broadcast
Media types
B-Series Branded Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP)
Laser
Short-wave up to 1,640 ft (500 m); long-wave up to 6.2 mi (10 km) when available
Simple Name Server, Registered State Change Notification (RSCN), Alias Server (multicast); and
Options
SFP media, USB Device
Telnet, RADIUS,SNMP, Web Tools, Enhanced Group Management, Advanced Zoning, Fabric Watch,
Manager, SAN Network Advisor, Server Application Optimization
Scalability
Interoperability
• 4/16 SAN Switch
• 4/32 SAN Switch
• 4/64 SAN Switch
• Core Switch 4/64
• DC04 SAN Director
• DC SAN Backbone Director
• MSA SAN Switch 2/8
• SAN Switch 8/8
• SAN Switch 8/24
• SAN Switch 8/40
• SAN Switch 8/80
• Encryption SAN Switch
• 1606 Extension SAN Switch
• 2408 FCoE Converged Network Switch
• Brocde 8Gb SAN Switch for HPE BladeSystem c-Class
• Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for c-class HPE BladeSystem
• 400 MP Router
• HPE MP-Router Blade
• SN8000B Director
• SN6500B Fibre Channel Switch
• SN6000B Fibre Channel Switch
• SN3000B Fibre Channel Switch
Data traffic types
Fabric services
Zoning, Web Tools, Enhanced group Management, Optional Fabric Watch, ISL Trunking, Adaptive
Networking, Extended Fabric, Advanced Performance Monitor, and Server Application Optimization.
Supported software
Extended Fabric, Adaptive Networking, Advanced Performance Monitoring, ISL Trunking, Fabric
QuickSpecs
HPE 8/24 SAN Switch
Technical Specifications
18
Management access
10/100 Ethernet (RJ-45), serial port
POST and embedded online/offline diagnostics
Back-to-front airflow,
power inlet on port side
1U
Width
42.88 cm (16.88 inches)
4.29 cm (1.69 inches)
Depth
30.66 cm (12.07 inches)
Weight
9.3 lbs with single power supply, without SFP/SFP+
Operating
0° to 40° C
Non
-25° to 70° C
Humidity
Operating
10% to 85% (non-condensing)
Non-operating
10% to 90% (non-condensing)
Altitude
Up to 9,800 ft (3,000 m)
20 G, 6 ms, half sine
Vibration
Operating
.5 G sine, .4grms random 5-500Hz
Non-operating
2 G sine, 5-500Hz
AC Input
100 to 240 VAC nominal
Nominal
48 Watts
Maximum
57 Watts
Frequency
47 to 63 Hz
Diagnostics
Dimensions
Environment
Power
Height
Temperature
Shock
Supported power range
-operating
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QuickSpecs
HPE 8/24 SAN Switch
Summary of Changes
Page 19
Date
Version History
Action
Description of Change
07-June-2016
From Version 28 to 29
Changed
Changes made to the Overview and Product Highlights
sections.
08-April-2016
From Version 27 to 28
Changed
Service Section was updated.
16-Feb-2016
From Version 26 to 27
Changed
Content updated throughout the QuickSpecs
10-Jun-2014
From Version 25 to 26
Changed
Changes were made throughout the QuickSpecs.
28-Feb-2014
From Version 24 to 25
Changed
Updated the following: added to Step 2, Additional
NOTE
09-Dec-2013
From Version 23 to 24
Changed
Model descriptions and product descriptions were revised
15-Oct-2013
From Version 22 to 23
Changed
Fabric Vision was added to Product Highlights
Pack+ was removed from Family Information chart
30-Sep-2013
From Version 21 to 22
Changed
Optional Software was revised.
22-Mar-2013
From Version 20 to 21
Changed
Cofiguration Information: Updated Optical Cables section.
08-Mar-2013
From Version 19 to 20
Changed
Family Information: Updated the Storage system support
sections.
18-Feb-2013
From Version 18 to 19
Changed
Updated the Family Information Section.
21-Dec-2012
From Version 17 to 18
Changed
Updated the descriptions of two of the model names.
04-Dec-2012
From Version 16 to 17
Changed
Changes were made throughout the QuickSpecs.
12-Oct-2012
From Version 15 to 16
Changed
Change was made to URL in Service and Support, HPE
Care Pack, and Warranty Information section.
14-Sep-2012
From Version 14 to 15
Changed
Changes were made in Configuration Information section.
13-Aug-2012
From Version 13 to 14
Changed
Changes were made in Overview, Models, Service
Configuration Information sections.
25-May-2012
From Version 12 to 13
Changed
Updated the following: Additional Options added AJ816B
06-Apr-2012
From Version 11 to 12
Changed
Cabinet Support was revised.
26-Sep-2011
From Version 10 to 11
Changed
Key Features and Benefits, Models, Advanced Fabric
Optical Cables and Interoperability were revised.
08-Jul-2011
From Version 9 to 10
Changed
Updated the following sections: Product Highlights -
Replaced DCFM references with SAN Network Advisor.
09-Jun-2011
From Version 8 to 9
Removed
Removed "StorageWorks" from the document.
23-Oct-2017
Version 30
Changed
Care Pack naming and Service and Support- Parts and
Materials updated.
Options A7511A, HPE B-Series Switch Rack Mount Kit and
throughout Configuration Information
HPE 8/40 SAN Switch and 8/40 SAN Switch Power Pack+
was removed from Family Information
SN3000B and SN6500B Fibre Channel Switches were
added to Interoperability
2408 FCoE CN Switch and 2408 FCoe CN Switch Power
Support, HPE Care Pack and Warranty Information and in
Services, Cabinet Support, EGM, Family information,
Advanced Fabric Services; Software Components - EGM,
and Software Components optional - SAN Network
Advisor; Configuration Information - Step 1 Add Software;
Technical Specifications - Management software
supported; Technical Specifications - Supported Software.
QuickSpecs
HPE 8/24 SAN Switch
Summary of Changes
20
27-Sep-2010
From Version 7 to 8
Added
PremierFlex Cable was added to Step 2.
04-Dec-2009
From Version 6 to 7
Added
HPE 8Gb Long wave B-Series 25km FC SFP+1 Pack was
added to Step 2 of the Configuration Information section.
14-Sep-2009
From Version 5 to 6
Added
All mentions of Server Application Optimization and Data
Network Switch to the Technical Specifications section.
Changed
Completely revised Service and Support, HPE Care Pack
sections.
26-Jan-2009
From Version 4 to 5
Added
DC04 SAN Director and DC04 SAN Director Power Pack
+ to the Family Information chart.
Changed
Completely revised Data Center Fabric Manager
Interoperability in the Technical Specifications section.
17-Nov-2008
From Version 3 to 4
Added
Enhanced Group Management (EGM) and Data Center
Configuration Information section.
Changed
Optional Software in Step 1 of the Configuration
Information section.
01-Aug-2008
From Version 2 to 3
Added
Extended Fabric to StorageWorks B-series 8-24 Port SAN
Configuration Information section.
11-Jul-2008
From Version 1 to 2
Changed
Family Information Charts were rewritten and 1Gb
Step 2 of the Configuration Information section.
Center Fabric Manager Professional Plus (+) throughout
the QuickSpecs and Encryption SAN Switch, 1606
Extension SAN Switch and 2408 PCoE Converged
and Warranty Information and Family Information
Enterprise in the Product Highlights section and
Fabric Manager throughout the QuickSpecs and HPE 8Gb
Long Wave B-Series 10km FC SFP +1 Pack to Step 2 in the
Switch Power Pack+ Upgrade LTU in Step 1 of the
performance was removed from Optical Transceivers in
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Summary of Changes
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