HP Fabric Watch SAN Switch 2/32 313454-B21 Merkblatt

System Architecture

Fibre Channel ports

32 ports, universal (E, F, and FL)

Scalability

Full fabric architecture:

Certified maximum

Refer to SAN Design Guide for current configuration information:

Interoperability

SAN Switch 8
SAN Switch 16
SAN Switch 8-EL
SAN Switch 2/8V
4/8 SAN Switch
SAN Switch 16-EL
SAN Switch 2/16V
SAN Switch 2/16N FF
4/16 SAN Switch
Integrated /32
SAN Switch 2/32
4/32 SAN Switch
4/64 SAN Switch
Core Switch 4/64
SAN Director 2/128
DC04 SAN Director
DC SAN Backbone Director
SAN Switch 2/16
SAN Switch 1/16-EL
MSA SAN Switch 2/8
SAN Switch 8/8
SAN Switch 8/24
SAN Switch 8/40
SAN Switch 8/80
Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for p-class HP BladeSystem
Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for c-class HP BladeSystem
400 MP Router

Performance

1.063 Gbit/sec line speed (full duplex); 2.125 Gbit/sec line speed (full
duplex); 4.25 Gbit/sec line speed (full duplex); auto-sensing of 1 Gbit/sec,
2 Gbit/sec, and 4 Gbit/sec port speeds; optionally programmable to fixed
port speed; speed matching between 1, 2, and 4 Gbit/sec ports

ISL Trunking

Up to eight 4.25 Gbit/sec ports per ISL trunk; up to 32 Gbit/sec per ISL
trunk

Aggregate bandwidth 256 Gbit/sec end to end

Fabric latency

<0.8 µsec with no contention, cut-through routing at 4 Gbit/sec

Maximum frame size

2112-byte payload

Classes of service

Class 2, Class 3, Class F (inter-switch frames)

Port types

FL_Port, F_Port, and E_Port; self-discovery based on switch type (U_Port)

Data traffic types

Fabric switches supporting unicast and broadcast

Media types

Small Form-factor Pluggable (SFP) media; short-wave up to 500 meters (1640
feet); long-wave up to 10 kilometers (6.2 miles); extended long-wave up to
40km (24.8 mi). Distance depends on fiber optic cable and port speed.

QuickSpecs

HP StorageWorks 4/32B SAN Switch & 4/32B

SAN Switch Power Pack /B-Series Family

Technical Specifications

DA - 12712   Europe, Middle East and Africa QuickSpecs — Version 6 — 1.26.2009

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