The 4/32 SAN Switch provides the flexible building blocks customers need to deploy highly scalable, highly available and easily manageable storage area networks in adaptive enterprise deployments.
The highly available HP StorageWorks 4/32 SAN Switch and 4/32 SAN Switch Power Pack offer very flexible connectivity for a performance-level storage area network (SAN). The new switches can be incorporated into an extensive core fabric or placed at the edge. They deliver 16, 24 or 32 high performance Auto Sensing 1,2, or 4 Gbps Fibre Channel ports. The 4/32 SAN Switch base model ships with 16 active ports. Ports can be activated in 8 port increments with the purchase of an upgrade license, Storage networking features include redundant, removable power supplies and cooling, making the switches ideal for supporting corporate infrastructure implementations. The 4/32 SAN Switch includes web management tools and hardware and software enforced zoning. The 4/32 Power Pack SAN Switch provides the SAN administrator with the necessary tools to monitor the health and performance of the network, while ensuring the highest levels of security, scalability and manageability. Power Pack software features are available pre-configured on the switch or as an upgrade.
What's new
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Simplifies enterprise SAN deployment by combining higher edge switch port density with exceptional scalability, performance and reliability
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Delivers 16, 24, or 32-ports in a 1U enclosure
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Meets enterprise level availability requirements with redundant, hot pluggable components, and hot code activation.
Features and Benefits
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High availability: Redundant, hot swappable, removable power supplies and cooling units.
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Efficient: Ports on Demand for instant scalability and “pay-as–you-grow” value.
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High performance: Industry-leading 4 Gbps performance for strategic, data-intensive applications.
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Stable: Provides investment protection as the device is forward and backward compatible with the entire family of 1Gb and 2Gb B-Series switches and directors.
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Adaptive: Provides 4Gbps technology with auto-sensing capabilities to recognize 1, 2, and 4Gbps devices.
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Ease of use: Easily integrates into installed base of B-series SANs for investment protection.
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Value: Ports on demand provides instant scalability and “pay as you grow” value.
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Adaptive: Auto sensing 1, 2, and 4Gbps transfer, using ISL virtual channels to provide non-blocking data transfer and maximum application data throughput.
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Management: Utilizes current B-series management and monitoring software tools to optimize operational efficiencies and maximize SAN investment.
