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Business Value |
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Offers high performance, scalability, and enterprise-class features to enable new levels of consolidation and support growing virtual environments. |
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Overview |
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The HP StorageWorks 8/80 SAN Switch is ideal for medium-to-large-sized organizations that need a scalable and high-availability solution to meet rapidly evolving storage requirements. When deployed as a core SAN fabric switch, the fully enabled 80 port SAN Switch provides a single-switch core footprint that is ideal for SAN fan-out using lower-density B-series switches.
The 8/80 SAN Switch features a non-blocking architecture with as many as 80 ports concurrently active at 8 Gbit/sec full duplex providing an aggregate bandwidth of 1280 Gbit/sec.
Optional Integrated Routing provides selective device sharing while maintaining remote fabric isolation for higher levels of scalability and fault isolation.
The Power Pack+ software provides the SAN administrator with the necessary tools to monitor the health and performance of the network through a single pane of glass. Enhanced capabilities ensures ample bandwidth for mission-critical applications.
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What's new |
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- HP StorageWorks Data Center Fabric Manager Software
- HP 8G Long wave B-series 10km FC SFP+, recommended for FICON installations and connectivity of SAN islands to corporate central SANs over 150m. For use with 8Gb B-series switching products only
- Server Application Optimization, when deployed with B-Series HBAs, improves overall application performance for physical servers and virtual machines
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Features and Benefits |
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High Performance
- Non-blocking architecture:
Includes simultaneous wire-speed support for all ports to provide a high-performance system with aggregate bandwidth of up to 1280 Gbit/sec full duplex.
- Auto-sensing 1, 2, 4, and 8 Gbit/sec switch:
Enables rapid deployment with minimal configuration in existing environments; provides the highest performance available, with complete backward and forward investment protection.
- Ports on Demand capability:
Enables “pay-as-you-grow” non disruptive scalability from 48 to 80 ports for easy, scalable growth in highly dynamic business environments.
High Scalability
- Full 1:1 subscription on all ports at
8 Gbit/sec:
Simplifies SAN management, negating the need to map application performance requirements to port speeds.
- Integrated Routing, per-port routing option:
Optional software improves scalability and fault isolation on a per-port basis; delivers architecture flexibility, negating the need to deploy a dedicated routing platform or consume director slots.
- Enhanced Inter-Switch Link (ISL) Trunking: Allows up to eight ports (at 2, 4, or 8 Gbit/sec speeds) between a pair of switches to be combined to form a single logical ISL with a speed of up to 64 Gbit/sec (128 Gbit/sec full duplex) for optimal bandwidth utilization and load balancing.
Improved TCO
- Dynamic Path Selection (DPS):
Optimizes fabric-wide performance and load balancing by
automatically routing data to all available paths in the
fabric.
- Management:
Single code stream supports the entire B-series portfolio,
providing full forward and backward compatibility among
B-series SAN switches and simplifying maintenance and
software upgrades.
- Adaptive Networking:
Advanced fabric services to optimize SAN performance and
resource utilization.
Investment Protection
- Sixth-generation technology:
Delivers low latency, power efficiency, and high reliability
while providing a highly scalable and flexible platform for
advanced fabric services.
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