HPE AQ233B Getting Started Guide

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HP 8Gb Simple SAN Connection Kit

Overview

HP simplifies SANs by combining 8 Gbps Fibre Channel performance with a complete and economical SAN management system. Your future is protected today with an infrastructure capable of supporting emerging technologies at today's 4 Gbps prices.

The HP 8Gb Simple SAN Connection portfolio makes installing your first SAN (or your hundredth) easy. An entire SAN may now be deployed in minutes. SAN novices and seasoned experts alike will appreciate the simplicity and power of the included SAN Connection Manager (SCM) software, working seamlessly with both HP P6000/Enterprise Virtual Arrays (EVA) and HP P2000/Modular Storage Arrays (MSA) to handle common cross-platform management and maintenance tasks quickly. The 8Gb Simple SAN Connection Kit consists of an enterprise-class 8 Gbps switch, four 81Q HBAs, and SCM - along with all the cables, 8 Gbps SFPs and documentation you need for a complete SAN solution that installs in minutes.

The 8Gb Simple SAN Connection portfolio offers enterprise-class functionality and value.

HP 8Gb Simple SAN Connection Kit

New RoHS compliant HP Multifunction Router

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.

Key Features and Benefits

Today's performance at yesterday's prices:

High performance at affordable pricing - The future is within your reach today with state-of-the-art 8 Gbps Fibre Channel technology offering the bandwidth today that you will need for support of emerging technologies. 8 Gbps speed extends the useful life of your purchase. Migrate at your own pace. o Enterprise-class functionality - Powerful features such as Adaptive Trunking (optimizes fabric speed), drag-and-drop zoning, I/O StreamGuard (uninterrupted dataflow), automatic firmware notifications and downloads and non-disruptive upgrades give you the winning edge and help you get the most out of your SAN. o Integrated end-to-end management - No need to master separate interfaces to control HP switches, HBAs and storage. Configure and monitor them all from a convenient unified dashboard.

Simplicity at its finest:

Ease of deployment - Setting up your first SAN is now fast, easy and fool-proof. Eliminate the risk of expensive configuration errors with point-and-click wizards. Ensure full optimization and "best practices" with minimal training and

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expertise. Application-based wizards - Application-based wizard enables your SAN to be quickly and easily provisioned based on published best practices. Included is a Microsoft Exchange wizard sized for a variety of typical configurations as well as a custom template to create your own for fast deployment of other applications. Aggressively priced bundle - Ordering and deploying your first SAN couldn't be any easier or a better value. The 8Gb Simple SAN Connection Kit includes everything required for a 4-host SAN infrastructure, including 8Gb HBAs, cables and SFPs--just add your choice of HP storage!

Built with the future in mind:

Scalability - Start with an 8-port switch and as your needs for FC port growth change, simply expand via four-port license keys up to 20 ports per chassis. Then link additional switches to create a larger high-performance enterprise SAN of any topology. Investment protection - Although the 8Gb Simple SAN Connection portfolio delivers 8 Gbps performance capabilities and a cross-platform GUI, it is priced competitively with 4 Gbps switches. On a "Cost per throughput" basis, its aggregate platform bandwidth of 340 Gbps makes it the price/performance leader in the market. Long term value - Whether your needs involve email/database scalability, server/storage consolidation or automated backup/disaster recovery, an HP 8/20q Fibre Channel Switch can provide accelerated ROI for your company. Interoperability with HP B-series and C-series fabrics using new Transparent Routing (TR) feature enables low cost SAN expansion with simplification of management at remote sites

Gain operationally efficiencies with unique SAN management software

Integrated end-to-end management-server to storage Microsoft Exchange wizard eliminates user error Drag-and-drop zoning Adaptive Trunking Includes IO StreamGuard Enterprise Fabric Management Suite software (EFMS) for managing and monitoring larger SANs (optional)

Interoperability

TR - Seamless operation: HP B and C-series SANs 8/20q and SN6000 via device port -> ISL

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Models

What's new

New RoHS HP 8/20q Fibre Channel Switch

NOTE:

HP 8Gb Simple SAN Connection Kit

HP 8Gb Simple SAN Connection Kit (contents) HP 8/20q Fibre Channel Switch (8 switch ports active) HP 81Q PCIe FC HBA Single Port HP 5m Multi-mode OM3 LC/LC FC Cable HP 8 Gbps Short Wave FC SFP+ HP SAN Connection Manager Software

*#0D1 may appear after this part number on your sales order when factory integration is indicated.

Part Number

AQ233B

AK344A

AJ836A AJ718A

Quantity

1 4 6

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Configuration support

High-availability features

Security features

The 8/20q Fibre Channel Switch will interoperate with other HP H-series Fibre Channel Switches running the firmware version defined in the SAN Design Guide:

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

The 8/20q Fibre Channel Switch will also interoperate with HP B-series and C-series fabrics using Transparent Routing (TR) technology. For details and supported firmware versions, refer to the SAN Design Guide:

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

Hot-swappable 8 Gbps SFP+ optical transceivers Non-Disruptive Code Load and Activation (NDCLA) Non-Disruptive Port License Activation Two switches for redundancy

User Security

User Accounts RADIUS Authentication

Connection security

SSH (CLI) SSL (EFS and SMI-S)

Device security

FC-SP DH-CHAP FC-GS-4 CT Authentication

Manageability

Scalability

Cabinet Support

SAN Connection Manager (SCM) (included) QuickTools (Included) Command Line Interface (Included) Enterprise Fabric Management Suite (EFMS) HP Systems Insight Manager SMI-S v1.1 provider GS-4 Management Server (including FDMI) SNMP FTP TFTP RADIUS

All topologies supported: cascade, ring, and mesh Up to six Inter-Switch links (ISLs) per switch Supports up to 30 switches in a fabric Adaptive trunking, intelligent path selection The 8/20q Fibre Channel Switch scales the maximum limits defined in the SAN Design Guide:

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

22U, 36U, and 42U; 5000, 9000, 10,000 series cabinets and Intelligent Series racks

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Disk Array Support

Server Support

H-series Solutions

HP P2000 G3 MSA HP MSA2000fc and MSA2000fc G2 HP MSA1000 and MSA1500 (active/active failover only) HP StoreVirtual 4000 Series with Fibre Channel connectivity P6000/EVA, P6300, P6500 HP EVA4400, EVA6400, EVA8400 HP EVA4100, EVA6100, EVA8100 HP EVA4000, EVA6000, EVA8000 HP P9000/XP, P9500, XP10000, XP20000, XP12000, XP24000 HP 3PAR, 7000 Series, F-Class , T-Class, V-Class (P10000)

NOTE:

SAN Connection Manager software integration and array provisioning are available with P6000/EVA and P2000/MSA. All other supported storage devices provide hardware connect support to the switch/HBA. Refer to SPOCK (

HP ProLiant ML, DL series servers HP Integrity servers HP BladeSystem c-Class ProLiant server blades HP BladeSystem c-Class Integrity server blades

The following HP products combine with HP H-series switches to provide unique, and comprehensive endto-end solutions that are powerfully simple to manage.

http://www.hp.com/storage/spock

) for the most recent interoperability support matrix

Operating System Support

HP BladeSystem c-Class chassis HP Virtual Connect Fibre Channel module for the HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager (VCEM) HP SAN Connection Manager (SCM) HP Enterprise Virtual Array (P6000/EVA), or Modular Storage Array (P2000/MSA) HP Command View EVA Software & HP P6000 Command View Software HP Continuous Access EVA Software HP P6000 Continuous Access Software HP FC HBAs for the HP BladesySystem c-Class Enclosure HP H-series Fibre Channel switches (SN6000 and 8/20q) HP MPX200 Multifunction Router (H-series switches and FCIP gateway for remote replication)

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 x64 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 x64 Hyper-V Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2 and R2 Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 VMware ESX v3.5 U1 and v3.5 U2, 4.0 Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 4.5, 4.6, 5, 5.1, 5.2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 9 SP3 and SP4, 10 SP1 and SP2 HP-UX 11.23, 11.31

For support details, see the SAN Design Guide:

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

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Enterprise Backup Support

(EBS)

Software Components

HP SAN Connection Manager

(included)

Comprehensive SAN infrastructure lifecycle enterprise management software that includes configuration, management, and maintenance for switches, HBAs, and HP P2000/MSA/P6000/EVA storage, HP BladeSystem c-Class with HP Virtual Connect and HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Management software in a single wizard-based management GUI.

Features include:

MSL6000 with LTO4 drives MSL2024, MSL4048, and MSL8096 with LTO4 drives EML-e Series with LTO4 drives HP 6000 Virtual Library System HP 9000 Virtual Library System HP 12000 Virtual Library System EVA Gateway

Topology views of discovered (servers, HP BladeSystem c-Class, switches, HBAs, storage) Integration with HP Virtual Connect and HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager (VCEM) for end-toend discovery of HP BladeSystem c-Class and SAN infrastructure Drill-down device management HBA and storage zoning administration EVA and MSA storage configuration and provisioning Application-based MSA/EVA setup and provisioning wizard for Microsoft Exchange deployment s and template for custom applications Automatic switch/HBA software/firmware update notifications and downloads for convenient upgrades Automatic EVA firmware notifications HBA failover configuration Event logs for switch & HBAs Change tracking Easy to follow software documentation

QuickTools

(included)

Optional Software

SAN Connection Manager is supported on a management station running Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2, Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 SP2, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2.

System requirements:

2 GB memory 200 MB disk space

2.0 GHz processor CD ROM drive, Ethernet port JAVA Runtime Environment (JRE) Internet browser: Microsoft Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, or Mozilla Firefox

On-board graphical user interface that resides on each switch allows administrators to access basic switch element management functionality using the switch's IP address.

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