HP AE496A StorageWORKS 4/64 SAN Switch Power PACK WITH 32 ACTIVE Ports
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- Overview
The HP StorageWorks B-Series 4/64 SAN Switch delivers excellent overall value and investment protection as the foundation for a small SAN or as an edge switch in a larger core to edge enterprise SAN. With its high port count and Ports on Demand flexibility to establish a footprint and grow port capacity as needed, the HP StorageWorks 4/64 SAN Switch is an ideal solution for fan-out from a director core, or as the core switch in a fabric.
- Fabric Latency: < 2.40 µs No Contention
- Switching Method: Cut-through Routing @ 4 Gbps
- Maximum Frame Size: 2.1 KB Payload
- Scalability: 64 Port
- Fabric Supported: FL_Port
- Fabric Supported: F_Port
- Fabric Supported: E_Port
- Fabric Supported: U_Port
- Topology: Switched Gigabit Ethernet
- Fibre Channel Class Supported: Class 2
- Fibre Channel Class Supported: Class 3
- Fibre Channel Class Supported: Class F
Technical Information
- Data Transfer Rate: 4 Gbps
- Performance: 512 Gbps Aggregated Bandwidth
- Laser Type Supported: Short-wavelength Laser up to 1640.42 ft
- Laser Type Supported: Extended Long-wavelength Laser up to 328083.99 ft
- Laser Type Supported: Long-wavelength Laser up to 32808.40 ft
Media & Performance
- Number of Fibre Channel Ports: 32
- Interfaces/Ports Details: RS-232 Serial
- Interfaces/Ports Details: RJ-45 10/100Base-T
Interfaces/Ports
- Expansion Slots: 32 x Expansion Slot
- Slot Details: 32 x SFP (mini-GBIC)
I/O Expansions
- Protocols: FC-AL
- Protocols: FC-AL-2
- Protocols: FC-FG
- Protocols: FC-FLA
- Protocols: FC-GS-2
- Protocols: FC-PH
- Protocols: FC-PH2
- Protocols: FC-PH3
- Protocols: FC-PLDA
- Protocols: FC-SW
- Protocols: FC-VI
- Protocols: IPFC RFC
- Management:
- WebTools
- Advanced Zoning
- ISL Trunking
- Advanced Performance Monitoring
- Fabric Watch
- Extended Fabric
Management & Protocols
- Form Factor: 2U Rack-mountable
- Height: 24.0"
- Width: 16.8"
- Depth: 3.4"
- Weight (Approximate): 29.98 lb
Physical Characteristics
- Package Contents:
- StorageWorks B-Series 4/64 SAN Switch
- Hardcopy documentation (SAN Switch Installation Guide, Read-me-First doc, EULA, Safety and Regulatory Guides)
- Accessory Kit
- Rackmount kit
- Serial cable
- Standard and PDU power cords
- Additional Information:Software included:
- Fabric Watch
- ISL Trunking
- Extended Fabric
- Performance Monitor
- Compatibility:
- SAN Switch 8
- SAN Switch 16
- SAN Switch 8-EL
- SAN Switch 16-EL
- SANSwitch 2/8v
- SAN Switch 2/16v
- SAN Switch 2/16N
- SAN Switch 2/16
- SANSwitch 2/16-EL
- Core Switch 2/64
- SAN Switch 2/32
- SAN Director 2/128
- SAN Director 4/256
- 4/64 SAN Switch
- 4/32 SAN Switch
- 4/32B SAN Switch
- 4/8 SAN Switch
- 4/16 SAN Switch
- 8/8 SAN Switch
- 8/40 SAN Switch
- 8/80 SAN Switch
- DC SAN Backbone Director
- Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem
- Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem
- MSA SAN Switch 2/8
- HP 400 MP-Router
- HP MP-Router
Miscellaneous
- Limited Warranty: 1 Year
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Additional Warranty Information:
The hardware warranty covers firmware and embedded non-saleable software. Saleable software carries its own warranty. HP warrants only that the software media will be free of physical defects for a period of ninety (90) days from delivery.
Warranty
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