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HP StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone Director

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Consolidates data center connectivity for high available, lossless networking between applications and data, as well as between servers and storage networks.
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DC SAN Backbone Director DC04 SAN Director Power Pack+ DC04 SAN Director
SKU Part Numbers AK857B AR479A AR478A SKU Part Numbers
Performance 8 Gbps
Fibre Channel		 8 Gbps
Fibre Channel		 8 Gbps
Fibre Channel		 Performance
Ports 16-512 Fibre Channel 16 active, 512 maximum, requires at least 16 active ports to operate 16-256 Fibre Channel 16 active, 256 maximum, requires at least 16 active ports to operate 16-256 Fibre Channel 16 active, 256 maximum, requires at least 16 active ports to operate Ports
Aggregate Switch Bandwidth 3 Tbps 1.5 Tbps 1.5 Tbps Aggregate Switch Bandwidth
Encryption Capability AES 256-bit AES 256-bit AES 256-bit Encryption Capability
Protocol Support Fibre Channel, FCIP, FICON, and iSCSI ready Fibre Channel, FCIP, FICON, FCoE and iSCSI ready Fibre Channel, FCIP, FICON, FCoE and iSCSI ready Protocol Support
BladeSystem Supported Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable BladeSystem Supported
Availability Support “five nines” availability (i.e. 99.999%), Redundant hot swappable components; Redundant power and cooling subsystems, Automatic Control Processor failover, Non-disruptive “hot” software code loads and activation concurrent hardware upgrades Support “five nines” availability (i.e. 99.999%), Redundant hot swappable components; Redundant power and cooling subsystems, Automatic Control Processor failover, Non-disruptive “hot” software code loads and activation concurrent hardware upgrades Support “five nines” availability (i.e. 99.999%), Redundant hot swappable components; Redundant power and cooling subsystems, Automatic Control Processor failover, Non-disruptive “hot” software code loads and activation concurrent hardware upgrades Availability
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