Fibre Channel Switches

Module 4

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Objectives
Identify the switches that HP supports in a SAN environment
B-Series products M-Series products C-Series products

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Supported Fibre Channel switches

HP branded Cisco branded
MDS 9513 Director Switch StorageWorks Director 2/140 MDS 9509 Director Switch SAN Director 2/128 MDS 9506 Director Switch

Enterprise

SAN Director 4/256

Mid-range

StorageWorks Switch 4/32 StorageWorks Switch 4/16

StorageWorks Edge 2/32

MDS-9216A Fabric Switch MDS-9216i Fabric Switch

BL p-Class 4Gb SAN Switch BL p-Class 4Gb SAN Switch

MDS 9140 Fabric Switch MDS 9120 Fabric Switch MDS 9020 Fabric Switch

Entry-level

StorageWorks Switch 4/8 MSA SAN Switch 2/8

StorageWorks Edge 2/12

B-Series

M-Series

C-Series

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B-Series product family

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Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem

Physical integration within enclosure
Zero footprint

4Gb auto-sensing SAN connectivity High availability

Redundant switches within the enclosure
Models Base Full fabric Power pack

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HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 4/8

4Gb connectivity for entry-level SAN Eight high-performance auto-sensing Fibre Channel ports
1, 2, or 4Gb/s

Scalable
Optional four-port license increases the number of active ports to 12 or 16 ports Optional Power Pack software bundle

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HP StorageWorks MSA SAN Switch 2/8

8-port 2Gb array embedded Fibre Channel switch Centralized management tools Supports 2Gb transfer

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HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 4/16

Sixteen high performance auto-sensing 1, 2, and 4Gb/s Fibre Channel ports
Fully non-blocking

128Gb switching bandwidth

4Gb full duplex per port

Full SAN scaling capabilities Hot-code load activation

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HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 4/32

Can be placed within the fabric or at the edge Ships with 16 active ports
High-performance auto-sensing 1,2, or 4Gb/s Fibre Channel ports

Scalable
Optional eight-port license increases the active ports to 24 or 32 Optional Power Pack software bundle

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HP StorageWorks SAN Director 2/128 and 4/256

Up to 256 x 1, 2, and 4Gb/s universal auto-sensing ports Uses ISL Trunking and Advanced Performance Monitoring Highly available
Hot-swappable Field-Replaceable Units Redundant control processors Concurrent hardware and software upgrades

14U rack-mount enclosure

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M-Series product family

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McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem

Eight internal, two external facing Fibre Channel ports 1/2/4Gb auto-sensing ports ISL trunking, zoning, binding, and authentication RJ45 port for management Two switches per blade enclosure
Redundancy built into enclosure

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HP StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/12

HotCAT on-line, non-disruptive firmware load and activation FlexPort non-disruptive scalability in four-port increments
All ports are auto sensing 1 or 2GB Four hot-plug SFP transceivers ship standard

Single integrated power system and cooling Online diagnostics Fault isolation tools for network-wide activity

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HP StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/32

2Gb transfer rate with no headof-line blocking Non-blocking crossbar technology for large-fabric support without performance hits Flexible deployment through support for Fibre Channel and FICON Benefits
Highly available High performance Expandable Manageable Secure Scalable

Flexible
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HP StorageWorks Director 2/140

Protocol-independent architecture 32 ports standard
Upgradeable to 140 ports in four-port increments 99.999% availability, certified to Mil-Spec 217-F Redundant power supplies and cooling fans Hot swapping for all FRUs Non-disruptive firmware activation Automatic fault detection and isolation Optional call-home and email notifications

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C-Series product family

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C-Series product family

Cisco MDS 9200 series

Cisco MDS 9100 series

Cisco MDS 9500 series

Cisco MDS 9020 series

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Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch

Entry-level access to high-performance SAN technology 20 4Gb non-blocking Fibre Channel ports Non-disruptive software upgrades CLI or Cisco Fabric Manager Full compatibility with the entire Cisco MDS product family

1U form factor

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Cisco MDS 9100 Series Multilayer Fabric Switches

Cisco MDS 9120 and 9140 Fabric Switch
20-port and 40-port configurations in a 1U chassis Fabric Manager and Device Manager are standard
VSAN technology ACLs, Fibre ChannelC, and fabric-wide QoS

Comprehensive security framework

Sophisticated diagnostics Redundant hot swappable power and fans
Cisco MDS 9140 Fabric Switch

Hot swappable SFPs

Front to back airflow

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Cisco MDS 9200 Series Multilayer Fabric Switches

Cisco MDS 9216i and 9216A Fabric Switch
Sixteen 2Gb Fibre Channel ports standard (9216A) Fourteen 2Gb Fibre channel ports and two Gigabit Ethernet ports standard (9216i) Integrated Fibre Channel and IP Storage Services
Fibre Channel Switch iSCSI router SAN Extension Gateway

Supports MDS 9000 Storage Services modules

Expansion capability to 64 ports Supports 4Gb and 10Gb Fibre Channel modules

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Cisco MDS 9500 Series Multilayer Directors

Cisco MDS 9506, 9509, and 9513 Director Switch
Multilayer integration
Fibre Channel, FICON, iSCSI, and Fibre Channel IP in one system

Virtual SAN technology 6-slot, 9-slot, and 13-slot configurations

Up to 44 10Gb autosensing Fibre Channel ports per chassis
528 1/2/4Gb 1584 ports per rack 2.2TB of fully redundant bandwidth

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