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Next generation embedded FC switch that doubles network performance of HP BladeSystem c-Class and increases flexibility while reducing costs through rack consolidation, reduced cabling and fewer SFPs. |
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| HP B-series SFP Transceivers |
HP recommends using only HP high-quality fibre channel transceivers (SFPs) in HP SAN environments. HP SFPs are tested with HP hardware products to maximize performance, compatibility and reliability.
Please visit www.hpsancompat.com |
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| HP B-series Cables |
Please visit www.hpsancompat.com for all optics compatibility information, including Fibre Channel SFPs, Cables, and Port License Upgrades. |
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| Power Pack+ - ISL Trunking |
For high performance and seamless failover ISL Trunking logically groups up to eight E_Ports (switch mode) or F_Ports (Access Gateway mode) to provide a high bandwidth trunk between two Brocade or HP B-Series switches. Each switch needs its own license. The fabric operating system views the trunk as a single, high bandwidth ISL resource (up to 64 Gbps when routing connections between 8 Gbps-capable switches). Each 24-port switch can have an 8-port Trunk group for a total of up to 64 Gbps throughput when routing connections between 8 Gbps capable switches. Connections are load-balanced across the individual links, which comprise the logical trunk group. |
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| Power Pack+ - Advanced Performance Monitoring |
Helps administrators monitor specific fabric metrics so they can fine-tune and scale the fabric more efficiently. Includes the ability for early warning detection of hot spots within the fabric. |
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| Power Pack+ - Extended Fabrics |
Extends all of the scalability, reliability, and performance benefits of Fibre Channel Storage Area Networks (SANs) beyond the native 10 km distance specified by the Fibre Channel standard. |
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| Power Pack+ - Fabric Watch |
Enables each switch to monitor the SAN for potential faults and automatically alerts network managers to problems before they become failures. Monitoring fabric-wide events, ports, small form-factor pluggables (SFPs), and environmental parameters permits early fault detection and isolation as well as performance measurement. Each switch in the SAN needs its own Fabric Watch license. |
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| Power Pack+ - Adaptive Networking |
This suite of tools optimizes fabric behavior and ensures ample bandwidth for mission-critical applications. The tools currently include Quality of Service (QoS), Ingress Rate Limiting, Traffic Isolation, and Top Talkers. By assigning zones a high, medium, or low priority, QoS allocates bandwidth in the event of congestion to expedite high-priority traffic and keep all traffic flowing. Ingress Rate Limiting restricts data flow from less-critical hosts at preset bandwidths. Traffic Isolation assigns high-bandwidth data flows to specific ISLs. Top Talkers measures the top bandwidth-consuming traffic in real time for a specific physical or virtual device, or end to end across the fabric. |
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| Data Center Fabric Manager Enterprise and Pro+ |
HP Data Center Fabric Manager Enterprise and Pro+ provide comprehensive management and secure the flow of data across multiple B-Series FOS fabrics as well as fabrics in interop mode with FOS and M-EOS based fabrics. By measuring and displaying real-time and historical network performance, both versions provide the essential functions for efficiently configuring, monitoring, and dynamic provisioning SAN fabrics. They also feature easy-to-use admin tools that streamline or automate repetitive tasks so organizations can achieve high levels of productivity. |
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