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	HP StorageWorks Converged Network Switches	HP StorageWorks Encryption SAN Switch	HP StorageWorks 8/80 SAN Switch	HP StorageWorks 8/40 SAN Switch	HP StorageWorks 8/24 SAN Switch	HP StorageWorks 8/8 SAN Switch	HP StorageWorks 4/64 SAN Switch	HP StorageWorks 4/32B SAN Switch
Performance	8 Gbps Fibre Channel 10 Gbps Converged Enhanced Ethernet (CEE)	8 Gbps	8 Gbps	8 Gbps	8 Gbps	8 Gbps	4 Gbps	4 Gbps	Performance
Maximum Ports	8 Fibre Channel 24 Converged Enhanced Ethernet (CEE)	32	80	40	24	24	64	32	Maximum Ports
Minimum Ports	8 Fibre Channel 24 Gbps Converged Enhanced Ethernet (CEE)	32	48	24	16	8	32	16	Minimum Ports
Aggregate Switch Bandwidth	608 Gbps FC and CEE combined bandwidth	512 Gbps Maximum, depending on model	1,280 Gbps	640 Gbps	384 Gbps	384 Gbps	512 Gbps (end-to-end)	256 Gbps (end-to-end)	Aggregate Switch Bandwidth
Protocol Support	Fibre Channel, Converged Enhanced Ethernet (CEE), FCoE	Fibre Channel, Routing	Fibre Channel, Routing	Fibre Channel, Routing	Fibre Channel	Fibre Channel	Fibre Channel	Fibre Channel	Protocol Support
Blade Type Supported	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Blade Type Supported
High Availability Features	Hot-swappable, redundant, and integrated fan and power supply assemblies.	No single point of failure. Hot code load.	No single point of failure. Hot code load. Ports on demand with no downtime	No single point of failure. Hot code load. Ports on demand with no downtime	No single point of failure. Hot code load. Ports on demand with no downtime	No single point of failure. Hot code load. Ports on demand with no downtime	Redundant, hot swappable cooling fans; Redundant, hot swappable power supplies; Field replaceable motherboard; Enhanced Fault Detection Logic; No Single Points of Failure	Integrated redundant, hot swappable power/fan Unit; Enhanced Fault Detection Logic; No Single Points of Failure	High Availability Features


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