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HP StoreFabric SN8500C Director Switch
For a converged and virtualized environment to exist, there is pressure on the IT organization to manage fewer devices, utilize less
energy and resources, and transfer data faster, all while handling similar or higher volumes of work than a traditional
environment. When large amounts of data need to be transferred between data centers, arrays, or sites, a faster link can allow the
same tasks to be completed in less time.
With virtualization taking a strong hold in the datacenter, and the resulting increase in the storage networking traffic, customers
want high performance, high capacity, and a reliable storage area network (SAN) enabling them to deploy enterprise class
applications. This high density virtualization combined with new storage technologies is driving even higher I/O and bandwidth
requirements in the SAN and this problem is solved with 16Gb Fibre channel switching products and solutions from HP Storage.
The HP StoreFabric C-series SN8500C Director delivers many unique innovations for constructing powerful, large scale storage
networks. With these innovations, users can build highly scalable, always available, high performance storage network solutions
with comprehensive security and unified management. The HP StoreFabric SN8500C 8-slot 16Gb FC Director delivers industryleading scalability and performance (up to 24-Tbps front panel FC switching bandwidth), high port density (up to 384-ports in an
SN8500C 8-Slot Director) and high availability to lower TCO and enable integrated SAN infrastructures. HP delivers the HP
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StoreFabric SN8500C 8-slot 16Gb FC Director with high availability features inherent in the design. The base units include an 8 slot
modular chassis with 2 hot swappable redundant Supervisor 1 Modules, and 6 hot swappable redundant 3000W Power Supplies to
help ensure smooth, continuous operation and non-disruptive upgrade capability. The HP StoreFabric SN8500C 8-slot 16Gb FC
Director also includes 3 hot swappable redundant Fabric 1 Modules making even the backplane fabric both redundant and hotswappable, thereby taking fabric availability to a higher plane. The open expansion slots of the SN8500C Director can be filled by
HP StoreFabric C-series Family Modules, which include a 48-port 16Gb FC Module.
Layered, intelligent features also include integration with fabric-based applications to fabric-wide services for a wide range of
solutions for business continuance, storage virtualization, network assisted backup and information life cycle management.
Key Features and Benefits
Reduced Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for SAN Infrastructure
o Enables storage consolidation, simplified management of SAN environment
High Port Density
o 384 Fibre Channel ports (auto-sensing 16/8/4 or 8/4, or 10Gbps) in single chassis
Up to 1152 4/8/16-Gbps Fibre Channel ports in a standard rack
o 384 FCoE Channel ports (autosensing 10Gbps) in single chassis
Up to 1152 10-Gbps FcoE ports in a standard rack
Scalable
o Supports throughput up to 256Gb in a single PortChannel 'ISL Trunk'
Offers 48 to 384 Fibre Channel ports in a single chassis
Offers 48 to 384 FCoE Channel ports in a single chassis
Highly Available
o Grid Redundancy on Power Supply and 1+1 redundant Supervisors
o Users can add additional fabric card to enable N+1 Fabric Redundancy
o Combines non-disruptive software upgrades, stateful process restart and failover, and full redundancy of all
major components
o Supplies 1.5-Tbps in each directions, per slot for full 16Gb line rate performance in all slots
Interoperable
o Broad range of HP servers and operating systems
o Disk and tape storage devices
o Common architectural platform across all SN8500C and MDS9700 family products
Integrated Management
o Unified SAN management: includes built-in storage network management with all features available through a
command-line interface (CLI)
o Provides intelligent diagnostics, protocol decoding, and network analysis tools as well as integrated Call Home
capability for added reliability, faster problem resolution, and reduced service costs.
o Embedded Device Manager
o Integration with Cisco Works Resource Manager Essentials (RME)
Hardware Assisted Encryption Security
Comprehensive network security framework
o Comprehensive security framework consisting of RADIUS and TACACS+, Fibre Channel Security Protocol (FC-SP),
Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP), Secure Shell (SSH) Protocol, and Simple Network Management Protocol
Version 3 (SNMPv3)
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SN8500C Director
Supports up to 384 ports capable of 16/8/4 Gbps (with the use of the SN8500C FC 48 port Modules).
Supports up to 384 FCoE ports capable of 10-Gbps (with the use of the SN8500C 48 port FCoE
Modules).
Network-based
Intelligent Storage
Applications
Integrated hardware-based VSANs and Inter-VSAN Routing (IVR)
Data replication and backup
Smart Zoning
Security
Supports role-based access control, VSANs, hardware-enforced Zoning, FC-SP, ACLs,
RADIUS authentication and TACACS+, SNMPv3, SSH, SFTP, and IPsec.
High Performance
Up to 24 Terabits/sec total internal system throughput
16Gbps Fibre Channel for ISL connectivity to 8Gbps platforms supporting 10Gb
Port Channels up to 16Gb
Supports data compression
Intelligent network
services
Integrated hardware-based VSANs and Inter-VSAN Routing (IVR):
Virtualization
Data replication
Network-Assisted Back-up IP and FC network acceleration Virtual SANs (VSANs and Inter-
VSAN routing)
Quality of Service (QoS)
Management Security
Embedded Diagnostics
High Availability
Online non-disruptive software upgrades
Stateful process restart/failover
Redundancy of all major components
Hot swappable components including switch fabric modules
Embedded Diagnostics
Provides intelligent diagnostics, protocol decoding and network analysis tools including Fibre Channel
ping and trace route, SPAN, Zone and VSAN merge analysis, and integrated Call Home capability.
Port Channels
Allows users to aggregate up to 16 physical links into one logical bundle. The bundle can consist of any
port in the chassis, ensuring that the bundle remains active in the event of a port, ASIC, or module
failure. The bundle can sustain the failure of any physical link without causing a reset. Additionally,
Fabric Shortest Path First (FSPF) multipath provides the intelligence to load balance across up to 16 FC
equal cost paths and, in the event of a switch failure, to dynamically reroute traffic.
Access Control
Hardware-based intelligent frame processing
VSAN-based access control
Role based access control within VSANs
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Hardware-enforced zoning
Traffic management
Virtual Output Queue (VOQ)
Up to 4095 buffer-to-buffer credits
Port Channels (up to 16 ISLs)
Fabric Shortest Path (FSPF) based multipathing
Management modes
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Line Interface (CLI)
Cisco Device Manager
Integration with third-party management tools
Cisco Data Center Network Manager
Interoperability
Offers compatibility with a broad range of HP servers and operating systems, as well as disk and tape
storage devices.
Product Family Models
HP StoreFabric SN8500C 8-slot 16Gb FC Director
o Intelligent, multi-protocol 8-slot Director with up to 384 16/8/4 Gb Fibre Channel
ports in a single chassis. Also, the HP StoreFabric SN8500C 48-port 16Gb FC Module
and the included Fabric 1 modules provide up to 384 ports of full 16Gbps line-rate
performance across all ports or 384 10GbE FCoE ports in a single chassis or up to
1152 FCoE ports in a single rack with the use of the SN8500 FCoE module.
HP SN8000C 13-Slot Supervisor 2A Fabric3 Director
o Intelligent, multi-protocol 13-slot Director with up to 528 Auto-Sensing 8/4/2 Gb
Fibre Channel ports in a single chassis. Also, the 32-port 8Gb Advanced Fibre Channel
modules and the included Fabric 3 modules provide up to 352 ports of full 8Gbps
line-rate performance across all ports.
HP SN8000C 6-Slot Supervisor 2A Director
o Intelligent, multi-protocol 6-slot Director with up to 192 Auto-Sensing 8/4/2 Gb Fibre
Channel ports
HP SN6500C 16Gb Multi-service Switch
o Intelligent multi-protocol Fabric Switch with twenty fixed 16Gb Fibre Channel ports,
two fixed 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet FCIP ports, and eight fixed 10 Gigabit Ethernet FCoE
ports. Provides up to forty active 16Gb Fibre Channel ports through a port upgrade
license.
HP MDS 9222i Multilayer Fabric Switch
o Intelligent, multi-protocol modular Fabric Switch with eighteen fixed 4Gb Fibre
Channel ports, four fixed 1Gb Ethernet ports, a four port FCIP software license and an
open modular expansion slot for up to forty-eight 48 additional Fibre Channel ports
or 10Gb Fibre Channel ports for Inter-Switch Links
HP SN6000C 8Gb Fabric Switch
o With up to 48 Auto-Sensing 8/4/2 Gb Fibre Channel ports
o "Pay as you grow" scalability starting at 16 ports
Cisco MDS 8Gb Fabric Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class
o With up to 24 Auto-Sensing 8/4/2 Gb Fibre Channel ports
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o "Pay as you grow" scalability starting at 12 ports
Software Components, Standard
NX-OS
New MDS 9000 NX-OS provides deterministic hardware performance and a comprehensive feature set
that allows virtual machines to have the same SAN attributes as a physical server. The SN8500C
Director with 2 Supervisor 1 modules supports NX-OS 6.2(1) or later. The SN8500C 48port FCoE
Module requires NX-OS 6.2(7) or later.
Cisco Data Center
Network Manager
Cisco Data Center Network Manager is a responsive, easy-to-use Java application that simplifies
management across multiple switches and fabrics. Cisco Data Center Network Manager enables
administrators to perform vital tasks such as topology discovery, fabric configuration and verification,
LUN security, monitoring, and fault resolution. All functions are available through a secure interface,
which enables remote management from any location. Cisco Data Center Network Manager may be
used independently or in conjunction with third-party management applications. Cisco provides an
extensive API for integration with third-party and user developed management tools.
Software Components, Optional
HP StoreFabric SN8500C
Enterprise Package
Cisco MDS switches have a set of advanced traffic engineering and advanced security features that are
recommended for all Enterprise SANs. These features are bundled together in a management
application called the HP StoreFabric SN8500C Enterprise Package (for the SN8500C Director).
HP StoreFabric Data
Center Network Manager
Package
The "Standard" Cisco Data Center Network Manager software that is included at no charge with the
SN8500C Director provides basic switch configuration and troubleshooting capabilities. HP's C-series
StoreFabric Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) Package (for the SN8500C director) extends Cisco
Data Center Network Manager by providing historical performance data collection for network traffic
hot-spot analysis, centralized management services and advanced application integration.
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Warranty
The SN8500C 16Gb Director offers (2-2-2) Hardware Warranty - Hardware Warranty - Two-year
warranty, 24x7, 4-hour remote response, installation not included.
The SN8500C FCoE Module (3-3-3) Hardware Warranty – Three-year warranty, 24x7, 4-hour remote
response, installation not included.
NOTE: The hardware warranty covers firmware and embedded non-saleable software.
Saleable software carries its own warranty, see below.
Software Warranty - HP warrants only that the software media will be free of physical defects for a
period of ninety (90) days from delivery.
EXCLUSIVE REMEDY: The entire liability of HP and its suppliers and your exclusive remedy for software
that does not conform to this Limited Warranty shall be the repair or replacement of the defective
media. This warranty and remedy are subject to your returning the defective media during the
warranty period to HP in the country in which you obtained the software.
NOTE: The hardware warranty covers firmware and embedded non-saleable software. For hardware
installation information, click the link below:
www.hp.com/services/deployment
NOTE: Certain restrictions and exclusions apply. Consult the Customer Support Center for details.
Hardware or Software product installation is not included in the warranty, but is available and highly
recommended.
Service and Support
Services to accelerate time to results
HP Storage Services bring you a rich portfolio of consulting and support services designed to add value
to our core storage products and solutions. We have the know-how and experience to put storage
technology to work for you. We work closely with you as your strategic partner, leveraging our full
services portfolio to make sure that everything works to optimize your enterprise.
Choose from services aligned to our storage product offerings and lifecycle. From mission-critical
onsite services to innovative web-based remote support, you choose the precise level of attention and
support your business demands.
Discover, plan, and
design
Choose from a rich portfolio of services to make the most of HP StoreFabric Storage, so you can
efficiently and affordably consolidate, manage, and extract value from unstructured data.
HP Services can help you discover needs and create a plan for simplifying the environment,
reducing risk, and maximizing your storage investments
HP Storage Efficiency Analysis -The HP Storage Efficiency Analysis provides customers with a view of
their storage infrastructure and operating environment, highlighting recommendations for
improvements. The report provides extensive insight about the existing storage environment,
opportunities for efficiency gains, asset aging and replacement through interaction with key decision
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makers. http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetPDF.aspx/4AA3-6727ENW.pdf
HP Storage Impact Analysis (SIA) - The HP Storage Impact Analysis service provides a 2-4 week
discovery engagement with executive summary presentation. The goal of this service is to help
provide customers guidance on storage related issues and develop remediation plans.
http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetPDF.aspx/4AA4-1174ENW.pdf
HP Storage Modernization Service - The HP Storage Modernization service is a 4-6 week service that
defines the customer's envisioned target storage environment based on a proven solution design
methodology. HP architects will quickly perform tool-assisted automatic discovery and facilitate a
two-day strategy workshop with all key stakeholders involved in the storage infrastructure initiative.
http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetPDF.aspx/4AA3-4620ENW.pdf
Deploy and integrate
We can help you configure, set up, and efficiently use your HP SN8500C Director, as well as help
migrate data, improve capacity utilization, and establish information management standards
used across backup, replication, and archiving needs.
HP Enhanced Implementation Service for SANs - Select this service for complete design and
implementation support for Fibre Channel, FCoE, FCIP, SAS, and iSCSI SAN connectivity components.
http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetPDF.aspx/5981-8527EN.pdf
HP Storage Data Migration Services - End-to-end data migration service providing seamless
discovery, assessment, planning, and design, completely customizable to your organization's storage
area network or network attached storage environment and using innovative software to help you
migrate to HP storage quickly and efficiently.
http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetPDF.aspx/4AA3-0774ENW.pdf
HP Storage and Data Consultant Residency Service - Strategic augmentation of your current
environment with HP resources who become your trusted advisor to provide answers that are right for
your storage and backup environment.
http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetPDF.aspx/4AA3-9481ENW.pdf
HP Proactive Select - A flexible way to purchase services to fit your environment with an extensive
menu of HP Proactive Select event and technical services, such as onsite firmware upgrades, health
checks, assessments, and education.
http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetPDF.aspx/4AA2-3842ENW.pdf
Operate and support
Choose the right support to maximize uptime, free up your resources, and achieve improved valueas you get the most out of the existing IT assets while accelerating time-to-revenue.
HP Proactive Care 24x7 - Hardware and software support services designed specifically for your
technology with rapid access to Advanced Solution Center Specialists plus firmware and software
management and best practice advice.
http://h20195.www2.hp.com/v2/GetPDF.aspx/4AA3-8855ENW.pdf
HP Proactive Care Personalized Support - An option-if you have HP Proactive Care- to bring increased
personalization of the Proactive Care support experience through the assignment of an Account
Service Manager (ASM) who provides IT best practice advice to help address IT issues and projects.
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HP Foundation Care 24x7 - HHP Foundation Care 24x7 connects you to HP around the clock for
assistance on resolving issues with hardware onsite response within four hours and software call back
within two hours after opening your case.
http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetPDF.aspx/4AA4-0226ENW.pdf
HP Education Services - Comprehensive training for new, as well as experienced, storage
administrators designed to expand your skills and keep you up to speed with the latest storage and
virtualization technology from HP Storage.
http://education.hp.com/curr-storsan.htm
Optimized Care - Delivers
the highest levels of
performance and stability
through deployment and
proactive management
practices
Choose from three levels of operate and support care
HP Proactive Care 24x7-Plus, 20 credits per year
Additional options - HP Proactive Care Personalized Support (once per Proactive Care support new
environment), an additional day of HP Personalized Support, and 10 additional HP Proactive Select
credits per year.
Standard Care - maintains
high level of uptime, along
with expert help to cut the
cost and complexity of
implementation and
support
HP Proactive Care 24x7-Plus, 10 credits per year
Additional options - HP Proactive Care Personalized Support (once per Proactive Care support new
environment), an additional day of HP Personalized Support, and 10 additional HP Proactive Select
credits per year
Basic Care - Minimum
recommended support
HP Foundation Care 24x7
Additional options - 10 HP Proactive Select credits per year.
For more information
www.hp.com/services/storage
To learn more on HP Storage Services, please contact your HP sales representative or HP Authorized
Channel Partner
HP Care Pack Services are sold by HP and HP Authorized Service Partners:
Services for customers purchasing from HP or an enterprise reseller are quoted using HP
order configuration tools.
Customers purchasing from a commercial reseller can find HP Care Pack Services at
www.hp.com/go/lookuptool
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HP StoreFabric
SN8500C 8-
slot 16Gb FC
Director
HP SN8000C
13-Slot
Supervisor 2A
Fabric3
Director
HP SN8000C 6-
Slot Director
w/Dual
Supervisor 2A
HP SN6500C
16Gb Multi-
service Switch
HP MDS 9222i
HP SN6000C
8Gb Fabric
Switch
Cisco MDS 8Gb
Fabric Switch
for HP
BladeSystem
c-Class
Introduction
Date
August 2013
May 2012
May 2011
August 2014
November
2007
June 2010
November
2010
Switch Type
Multilayer
Director
Multilayer
Director
Multilayer
Director
Multi-service
Fabric Switch
Multilayer
Fabric Switch
Multilayer
Fabric Switch
Embedded
Fabric Switch
Maximum
ports
384 Fibre
Channel,
384 FCoE
528 Fibre
Channel, 44 IP
ports
192 Fibre
Channel,
16 IP ports
Up to 40 16Gb
FC ports, 2
fixed 1/10GbE
FCIP ports, 8
fixed 10GbE
FCoE ports
18 fixed auto-
sensing 4/2/1
Gbps Fibre
Channel ports,
4 1Gb Ethernet
ports
Up to 48 8Gb
Fibre Channel
ports
16 Internal, 8
auto-sensing
8/4/2 Gb Fibre
Channel ports
Number of
slots per
chassis
Eight
Thirteen
Six
N/A, Fixed FRU
Two, One fixed
N/A, Fixed FRU
N/A, Fixed FRU
For additional switch support information, refer to the C-series FC Switch Connectivity Stream on the Single Point of Connectivity
Knowledge (SPOCK) website at: http://www.hp.com/storage/spock
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Step 1 - Base Configurations
Select one:
Model
Part Number
HP StoreFabric SN8500C 8-slot 16Gb Fibre Channel Director Switch
C8S71A
NOTE: Base unit includes a 14U, (8) slot chassis with 2 hot swappable redundant Supervisor 1 Modules, three
hot swappable redundant Fabric 1 Modules, 6 hot swappable redundant 3000W Power Supplies, fans, six wall
power cords and six PDU power cords, firmware, accessory kit and documentation. Supports up to eight
optional expansion port modules.
** Appropriate country power cords and PDU cords will be included for each AC power supply for the SN8500C
Director based on Ship To destination information.
Step 2 - Options
Select each type of required options with quantities specified:
NOTE: For a complete list of supported switching modules in the SN8500C Director, please refer to the C-series
FC Switch Connectivity Stream on the Single Point of Connectivity Knowledge (SPOCK) website at:
http://www.hp.com/storage/spock
Model Description
Part Number
HP StoreFabric SN8500C 48-port 16Gb Fibre Channel Module
NOTE: SFPs required; supports 4, 8, 10 and 16Gb FC SFPs
C8S70A
HP StoreFabric C-series 16 Gb Fibre Channel SW SFP+ Transceiver
C8S72A
HP StoreFabric C-series 16 Gb Fibre Channel LW SFP+ Transceiver
C8S73A
HP MDS 9000 8Gb FC SFP+ Short Range Transceiver
AJ906A
HP MDS 9000 8Gb FC SFP+ Long Range Transceiver
AJ907A
HP MDS 9000 4Gb FC SFP 4pack Short Range Transceiver
HP MDS 9000 4Gb FC SFP Long Range Transceiver
HP C-series 10Gb Fibre Channel Short Wave SFP+ Transceiver
AE379A
AE380A
QW928A
HP C-series 10Gb Fibre Channel Long Wave SFP+ Transceiver
QW929A
HP StoreFabric SN8500C FCoE Module
NOTE: SFPs required; supports 10GE SR & LR SFPs, shown here
HP C-series 10Gb Ethernet SR SFP+ Transceiver
HP C-series 10GbE LR SFP+ Transceiver
E7Y66A
AP783A
E7Y65A
HP StoreFabric SN8500C Fabric-1 Module
C8S74A
Optional Software Licenses
HP StoreFabric SN8500C Enterprise Package License
NOTE: Set of advanced traffic-engineering and advanced security features
TC459A
HP StoreFabric SN8500C Data Center Network Manager LTU
TC470A
Installation Services
MDS9506/9509/SN8500C Install
NOTE: 1 per switch
HA113A1#5D1
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Step 3 - Additional Options
Recommended Cables
HP PremierFlex OM4+ Fiber Optic Cables
HP Premier Flex LC/LC Multi-mode OM4 2 fiber 1m Cable
QK732A
HP Premier Flex LC/LC Multi-mode OM4 2 fiber 2m Cable
QK733A
HP Premier Flex LC/LC Multi-mode OM4 2 fiber 5m Cable
QK734A
HP Premier Flex LC/LC Multi-mode OM4 2 fiber 15m Cable
QK735A
HP Premier Flex LC/LC Multi-mode OM4 2 fiber 30m Cable
QK736A
HP Premier Flex LC/LC Multi-mode OM4 2 fiber 50m Cable
QK737A
HP OM3 LC-LC Optical Cables
HP LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 0.5m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable
AJ833A
HP LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 1.0m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable
AJ834A
HP LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 2.0m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable
AJ835A
HP LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 5.0m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable
AJ836A
HP LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 15.0m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable
AJ837A
HP LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 30.0m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable
AJ838A
HP LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 50.0m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable
AJ839A
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Fibre Channel and FCoE
Protocols
FC-PH, Revision 4.3 (ANSI/INCITS 230-
1994)
FC-PH, Amendment 1 (ANSI/INCITS
230-1994/AM1 1996)
FC-PH, Amendment 2 (ANSI/INCITS
230-1994/AM2-1999)
" FC-PH-2, Revision 7.4 (ANSI/INCITS
297-1997)
FCP, Revision 12
(ANSI/INCITS 269-1996)
FCP-2, Revision 8 (ANSI/INCITS 350-
2003)
FC-SB-2, Revision 2.1 (ANSI/INCITS
349-2001)
FC-SB-3, Revision 1.6 (ANSI/INCITS
374-2003)
FC-SB-3, Amendment 1 (ANSI INCITS
374-2003/AM1-2007)
FC-SB-4, Revision 3.0 (ANSI INCITS
466-2011)
FC-BB-3, Revision 6.8 (ANSI INCITS
414-2006)
FC-BB-4, Revision 2.7 (ANSI
INCITS419-2008)
FC-BB-5, Revision 2.0 (ANSI INCITS
462-2010)FC-PH-3, Revision 9.4
(ANSI/INCITS 303-1998)
FC-PI, Revision 13 (ANSI/INCITS 352-
2002)
FC-FS, Revision 1.9 (ANSI/INCITS 373-
2003)
FC-AL-2, Amendment 1 (ANSI/INCITS
332-1999/AM1-2003)
FC-SW-2, Revision 5.3 (ANSI/INCITS
355-2001)
FC-SW-3, Rev. 6.6 (ANSI/INCITS 384-
2004)
FC-GS-3, Revision 7.01 (ANSI/INCITS
348-2001)
FC-GS-4, Rev. 7.91 (ANSI/INCITS 387-
2004)
FC-GS-5, Revision 8.51 (ANSI INCITS
427-2007)
FC-GS-6, Revision 9.4 (ANSI INCITS
463-2010)
FCP-3, Revision 4 (ANSI INCITS416-
2006)
FCP-4, Revision 2b (ANSI INCITS 481-
FC-BB-2, Rev. 6.0 (ANSI/INCITS 372-
2003)
FCP, Revision 12FC-VI, Revision 1.84
(ANSI/INCITS 357-2002)
FC-FLA, Revision 2.7 (INCITS TR-20-
1998)
FC-PLDA, Revision 2.1 (INCITS TR-19-
1998)
FC-Tape, Revision 1.17 (INCITS TR-24-
1999)
FC-MI, Revision 1.92 (INCITS TR-30-
2002)
FC-SP, Revision 1.8
FC-SP-2, Revision 2.71 (ANSI INCITS
496-2012)
FAIS, Revision 1.03 (ANSI INCITS 432-
2007)
FAIS-2, Revision 2.23 (ANSI INCITS
449-2008)
FC-IFR, Revision 1.06 (ANSI INCITS
475-2011)FC-DA, Revision 3.1(INCITS
TR-36-2004)
FC-DA-2, Revision 1.06 (INCITS TR-49-
2012)
FC-MSQS, Revision 3.2 (INCITS TR-46-
2011
IP over Fibre Channel (RFC 2625)
Extensive IETF-standards based
TCP/IP, SNMPv3, and Remote
Monitoring (RMON) MIBs
FC-PI-2, Revision 10 (ANSI INCITS 404-
2006)
FC-PI-3, Revision 4 (ANSI INCITS 460-
2011)
FC-PI-4, Revision 8 (ANSI INCITS 450-
2008)
FC-PI-5, Revision 6 (ANSI INCITS 479-
2011)
FC-FS-2, Revision 1.01 (ANSI INCITS
424-2007)
FC-FS-2, Amendment 1 (ANSI INCITS
424-2007/AM1-2007)
FC-FS-3, Revision 1.11 (ANSI INCITS
470-2011)
FC-LS, Revision 1.62 (ANSI INCITS433-
2007)
FC-LS-2, Revision 2.21 (ANSI INCITS
477-2011)
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2011)
FC-MI-2, Revision 2.6 (INCITS TR-39-
2005)
FC-MI-3, Revision 1.03 (INCITS TR-48-
2012)
HP StoreFabric SN8500C 8-slot 16Gb FC, 10Gb FCoE Director Weights, Dimensions, Environmental, Power and Packaging
Diagnostics
Cisco GOLD (Generic Online Diagnostics) is a suite of diagnostic facilities to verify that hardware and
internal data paths are operating as designed.
Boot-time diagnostics, continuous monitoring, standby fabric loopback tests, and on-demand and
scheduled tests are part of the Cisco GOLD feature set. This industry-leading diagnostics subsystem
enables the rapid fault isolation and continuous system monitoring critical in today's continuously
operating environments.
Compatibility
Fibre Channel protocols
See table above
Classes of service
Class 2, Class 3, Class F
Port types
Fibre Channel :E, F, FL, B, Enhanced SD, ST, TE; FCoE: VE, VF
Internet standards
RFC 791 IPv4, RFC 793, 1323 TCP, RFC 894 IP/Ethernet, RFC 1041 IP/802,
RFC 792, 950, 1256 ICMP, RFC 1323 TCP performance enhancements, RFC
2338 VRRP, RFC 2625, RFC 4338, IEEE 802.1Qbb-2011, IEEE 802.3db-2011,
EEE 802.1Qaz-2011, Extensive IETF-standards-based TCP/IP, SNMPv3, and
remote monitoring (RMON) MIBs
O/S Support
MDS NX-OS Release 6.2(1)- Min. Revision; NX-OS 6.2(7) for FCoE Module
Performance
Transfer Rate
4/8/16 Gb/FC port
10 Gb/FC port
10 Gbps FCoE port
Devices/Ports
384 FC ports, 384 FCoE ports
Interface
4/8/10/16 Gb FC ports
10 Gb FCoE Ports
10/100/1000 Mb Ethernet port (management)
RS-232 RJ-45 console port
Connectors/Cables
Connectors
RJ-45 Interface Cable Connector
LC-type-fiber optic SFP
Cables
RJ-45 to RJ-45 rollover cable
RJ-45 to DB-25 female DTE adapter (labeled "Terminal ")
RJ-45 to DB-25 male DCE adapter (labeled "Modem")
LC-type cable
Cable Lengths
2 meters, 5 meters, 15 meters, 30 meters, 50 meters
Dimensions
Description
Out-of-box
Shipping
Base unit w/o ports
24.35 x 17.3 x 34.0 in.
32 x 32 x 23 in
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(61.9 x 43.9 x 86.4 cm)
(81.28 x 81.28 x 58.42 cm)
3000W AC
22.04 x 3.95 x 1.6 in.
(55.98 x 10.03 x 4.06 cm)
n/a
Environment
Non-operating temp
40° to 158° F (-40° to 70° C), ambient non-operating and storage
Non-operating Humidity
5 to 95%, ambient (non-condensing) non-operating and storage
Operating temp
32° to 104° F (-40° to 70° C), ambient operating
Operating Humidity
10 to 90%, ambient (non-condensing) operating
Electrical
Line Voltage
3000W AC: 100 to 240 VAC ±10%
Line Frequency
3000W AC: 50 to 60 Hz (nominal) (±3% for full range)
Typical Input Current
3000W AC:
16A max at 200 to 240 VAC at 3000W output,
16A max at 100 to 120 VAC at 1451W output
Power
3000W AC power supply plug types,250VAC:
Argentina IR 2073-C19 (16A),
North America NEMA 6-20 or L6-20 (20A),
Australia, New Zealand AU20S3 (16A),
Europe CEE 7/7 (16A),
China GB16C, international IEC 309,
Israel SI16S3,
South Africa EL 208, SABS 164-1,
Switzerland SEV 5934-2 Type 23,
Argentina IR2073-C19,
Brazil EL224-C19
LED Indicators
(On front panel)
Switch System
Power Supply Status
Fan Status
Supervisor Module Status
Fabric Module Status
I/O Modules Status
Supervisor
Supervisor ID
Supervisor Status
System Status
Active/Standby
Power Management
Ethernet Activity (management)
USB Flash Activity
Slot 0 Activity
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LED Indicators
(On back)
Power Supply
Input Power
Output Power
PSU Fault Indicator
PSU ID
Fan
Fan Tray ID
Fan status
Left Fabric Module Status
Right Fabric Module Status
NOTES:
1. Dimension convention is as follows:
H (Height) is the vertical dimension when looking at the front of the component, as it would be seen in the chassis.
Exception is the compact flash where H is when looking at the identification label on the part.
W (Width) is the horizontal (left to right) dimension when looking at the front of the component, as it would be seen in the
chassis. Exception is the compact flash where W is when looking at the identification label on the part.
D (Depth) is the front to back dimension when looking at the front of the component, as it would be seen in the chassis.
Exception is the compact flash where D is when looking at the identification label on the part.
2. Packaging dimensions are reference as if you were looking at the front of the chassis in the packaging, if you could see through
the packaging.
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Date
Version History
Action
Description of Change:
18-Aug-2014
From Version 10 to 11
Changed
Changes made throughout the Technical Specifications,
Configuration Info and Product Highlights
18-Mar-2014
From Version 4 to 5
Changed
Changes made throughout the QuickSpec.
3-Mar-2014
From Version 3 to 4
Changed
Changes made throughout the QuickSpec
7-Feb-2014
From Version 2 to 3
Changed
Changes made in Step 2.
26-Aug-2013
From Version 1 to 2
Added
Added the Overview image.
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