.Part 2 Fabric Infrastructure Rules HP SAN Design Reference Guide 785352-001

Table 23 B-series Fibre Channel switch high-availability feature comparison (continued)
Redundant
active
components
Non-disruptive
port
expansion
Non-disruptive
code
activation
Redundant
control
processor
Redundant
core
switching
blade
Redundant/hot-
swappable
cooling
Redundant/hot-
swappable
powerModel
YesYesYesYesYesYes/YesYes/YesDC04 SAN Director
YesYesYesYesNoYes/YesYes/Yes
SAN Director 2/128,
4/256
NoNoYesNoNoYes/YesYes/Yes400 MP Router
NoYesNoNoNoYes/YesYes/YesMP Router
NoNoYesNoNoYes/YesYes/Yes
HP StorageWorks 1606
Extension SAN Switch
Usage
Table 24 (page 100) describes the use of B-series Fibre Channel switches as core switches.
Table 24 Using B-series Fibre Channel switches as core switches
729-1280 user ports501-728 user ports225-500 user ports97-224 user ports1-96 user portsModel
Excellent
HP SN8000B 8-Slot
SAN Backbone Director
Switch
HP SN8000B 4-Slot
SAN Director Switch
DC SAN Backbone
Director
DC04 SAN Director
Director Switch 2/128,
4/256
Not recommendedGoodVery goodExcellent
HP StoreFabric
SN6500B 16Gb FC
Switch
SAN Switch 8/80,
4/64
Not recommendedGoodVery goodExcellent
HP SN6000B 16Gb FC
Switch
HP SN3000B 16Gb FC
Switch
SAN Switch 8/24,
8/40, 4/32B
Not recommendedGood
SAN Switch 8/8, 400
MP Router, 1606
Extension SAN Switch
Not recommendedGood
Brocade 16Gb SAN
Switch for HP
BladeSystem c-Class
Brocade 8Gb SAN
Switch for HP
BladeSystem c-Class
Brocade 4Gb SAN
Switch for HP c-Class
BladeSystem
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