HPE AW576B Getting Started Guide

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HP SN6000 Stackable Fibre Channel Switch

Overview

The HP SN6000 Stackable 8Gb Fibre Channel switch simplifies SAN deployment in SMB to Enterprise environments with an affordable
and easy to manage SAN solution, while delivering scaling efficiency that keeps up with fibre channel port growth as the network
expands. Built with low-cost, high-performance scalability in mind, each SN6000 features up to 20 FC device ports enabled supporting
8/4/2 Gbps speeds, plus 4 dedicated high-speed 10/20 Gbps stacking ports for linking/stacking SN6000 switches. Heterogeneous
fabric connection is simplified too with Transparent Router (TR) functionality, standard in H-series switches (SN6000 and 8/20q), by
providing seamless, non-disruptive interoperability and access to servers and storage on HP B-series and HP C-series SANs. The
economical H-series SAN solution includes SAN Connection Manager (SCM) software for complete end-to-end fabric management. With
SSCM software it's easy to provision storage as well as manage HBAs and switches from a single screen that offers a comprehensive
topology view of the SAN. SCM software simplicity does not end with H-series switches. The software integrates with HP Virtual
Connect Enterprise Manager (VCEM) environments by providing an end-to-end integrated solution to manage HP Bladesystem c-class
via, HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager (VCEM), and P2000 MSA storage array/EVA storage with SN6000 switches via one
management interface.

No other 8Gb FC switch, available in the industry, offers the scaling efficiencies as the SN6000 stackable fibre channel switch. IT
Storage growth is escalating, while demand for more SAN access is increasing. Adding more usable FC ports in the data center is full of
challenges, but with the SN6000 switch it's as simple as stacking SN6000 switches. Begin with 20 device ports for an affordable
solution and add new stacking switches and save more money for up to 120 usable device ports per stack (single manageable unit), or
>500 ports in multi-stack topologies. To achieve higher performance 10 Gbps stacking ports may be upgraded to 20 Gbps speed at any
time, non-disruptively, extending the solution lifespan while preserving current investments. Best of all no matter how large a stacking
SAN becomes; it's managed as one logical end-to-end fabric with plenty of availability features to prevent downtime.

HP SN6000 Stackable Fibre Channel Switch

Scaling efficiencies: SN6000 easily accommodates IT budgets with dual stacks,

multiple stacks or large enterprise multi-stack deployments

Dedicated 10 Gbps/20 Gbps stacking ports give IT managers all the headroom they need to deploy new applications and technologies
with confidence. Need more ports? Simply add another switch to the stack for easy non-disruptive expansion to 120 ports and up to
five 120 device port stacks supporting greater than 500 device ports. Need more bandwidth? Simply apply the 20 Gbps Stacking (ISL)
port upgrade for growth and performance.

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HP SN6000 Stackable Fibre Channel Switch

Overview

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

Build a scalable SAN with less hardware and less complexity

The SN6000 single-power supply model can be ordered with 8 - 8 Gbps device ports enabled (BK780B) or 20 - 8 Gbps
device ports enabled (AW575B)

Enable additional ports, on the BK780B , in 4-port increments with a license, for a maximum of 20 FC device ports

per switch
The SN6000 dual-power supply model (AW576B) can be ordered with 20 - 8 Gbps device ports enabled
Four (4) 10 Gbps/20 Gbps Stacking (ISL)Ports
120 ports per stack, more in a multi-stack SAN configuration (>500 FC ports)
Hot-swappable dual power supply/FAN model, non-disruptive code load - high-availability stacking configurations
(AW576B)
Fewer cables and less switches to manage compared to non-stacking switches

Affordable High Performance

Industry leading ASIC technology: < 200ns latency
20 Gbps ISL stacking port upgrade option
Adaptive Trunking included with no added charges- Optimal and affordable ISL performance
544 Gbps aggregate bandwidth per switch
Low-cost HP standard SFP/SFP+ optics (4 Gbps/8 Gbps)

Gain operationally efficiencies with unique SAN management software

Integrated end-to-end fabric management-server to storage
Integration with HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager (VCEM) for end-to-end management of HP BladeSystem c-Class
to HP EVA or MSA arrays, switches and HBA in one easy to use interface.
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

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

What's new

New RoHS compliant HP SN6000 Stackable Fibre Channel Switch

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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Models

HP SN6000 Stackable Fibre Channel Switch

HP SN6000 Fibre Channel
Switch

HP SN6000 Stackable 8Gb 24-port Single Power Fibre Channel Switch
HP SN6000 Stackable 8 Gb 24-port Dual Power Fibre Channel Switch
HP SN6000 Stackable 8 Gb 12-port Single Power Fibre Channel Switch

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

1

The AW575B and BK780B single power supply model is not field upgradeable to a dual

power supply model.

1

1

AW575B
AW576B

BK780B

*
*
*

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Product Highlights

HP SN6000 Stackable Fibre Channel Switch

Configuration and
interoperability support

High-availability features

Security features

The HP SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch will interoperate with other H-series switches, HP SN6000 and HP
8/20q Fibre Channel Switches, running the firmware version defined in the SAN Design Guide:

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

The HP SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch will also interoperate with HP B-series and C-series fabrics using
Transparent Router (TR) technology. For details and supported firmware versions, refer to the SAN Design
Guide:

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

Hot-swappable power supply and fan module (Dual power supply model)
Hot-swappable 8 Gbps SFP+ and 4 Gbps SFP optical transceivers
Non-Disruptive Code Load and Activation (NDCLA)
Non-Disruptive 20 Gbps ISL Upgrade License Activation
I/O StreamGuard
Configure switches in redundant stacking configurations

User Security

User Accounts
RADIUS Authentication

Connection security

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

Device security

FC-SP DH-CHAP
FC-GS-6 CT Authentication

Easy manageability

SAN Connection Manager (SCM)
Enterprise Fabric Management Suite (Optional)
QuickTools with stack management enabled
Command Line Interface
SMI-S v1.1 provider
GS-4 Management Server (including FDMI)
SNMP
FTP
TFTP
RADIUS

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HP SN6000 Stackable Fibre Channel Switch

H-series solutions

Scaling efficiency

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

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 BladeSystem 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)

All topologies supported: cascade, ring, and mesh
Available models

8 device ports enabled + 4 stacking (ISL) ports (single-power supply model - BK780A)

Expand BK780B model to 20 ports in 4 port increments with a license
20 device ports enabled + 4 stacking (ISL) ports: single-power supply model (AW575B) and
dual-power supply model (AW576B)

Supports stacks of two to six switches linked via 10 Gbps or 20 Gbps high-speed stacking ports
Supports up to a 30 switch fabric and over 500 device ports
7 Hops
Adaptive Trunking, intelligent ISL path selection
The HP SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch scales to the maximum limits defined in the SAN Design Guide:

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

Cabinet Support

Disk Array Support

**

22U, 36U, and 42U; 5000, 9000, 10,000 series Cabinets and the Intelligent Series racks.

HP P2000 G3 MSA
HP MSA2000fc and MSA2000fc G2
HP MSA1000 and MSA1500 (active/active failover only)
HP StoreVirtual 4000 Series with Fibre Channel connectivityHP P6000/EVA (P6300, P6500; EVA4400,
EVA6400, EVA8400; EVA4100, EVA6100, EVA8100; EVA4000, EVA6000, EVA8000)
HP P9500, XP10000, XP20000, XP12000, XP24000
HP 3PAR 7000 Series,10000 Series, F-Class, T-Class

SAN Connection Manager software only supports configuration, management and/or provisioning of
P6000/EVA and P2000/MSA.

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Product Highlights

HP SN6000 Stackable Fibre Channel Switch

Operating System Support

For specific support details, see the SAN Design Guide:

Enterprise Backup
Support

(EBS)

Software Components

HP SAN Connection
Manager

(included with H-series)

Powerful and comprehensive end-to-end SAN infrastructure lifecycle management software that includes
configuration, management, and maintenance for HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure, HP switches, HBAs,
and HP P2000/MSA/P6000/EVA storage in a single management interface.

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 x64
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 x64 Hyper-V
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003
VMware
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)
HP-UX
Citrix Xen Enterprise
Integrated Citrix XenServer HP Enterprise
Apple OS

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

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

Features include:

Integration with HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager (VCEM)/HP BladeSystem c-Class
Topology views (sever, switch, HBA and storage)
P6000/EVA and P2000/MSA storage configuration and provisioning
Drill-down device management
Switch configuration
HBA and storage zoning administration
Application-based MSA/EVA setup and provisioning wizard for Microsoft Exchange deployments and
template for custom applications
Microsoft volume management
Automatic switch/HBA software/firmware update notifications and downloads for convenient
upgrades
Automatic P6000/EVA/P2000/MSA firmware notifications
HBA failover configuration
Event logs for switch & HBAs
Change tracking
Easy to follow software documentation

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

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