.SAN design reference guide Vol. 1-5 785350-001

◦ The 4-port 10 Gb/s Fibre Channel Switching Module is ideal for ultra-high-bandwidth
ISL connectivity and inter-data center connection over a metropolitan optical infrastructure.
◦ IPS modules, Multiprotocol Services Modules, and Multiservice Modules provide MDS
iSCSI and FCIP functionality:
– IPS-4 and IPS-8 provide 4 and 8 GbE IP ports, respectively.
– The 14/2 Multiprotocol Services Module provides 14 2 Gb/s Fibre Channel ports
and 2 GbE IP ports.
– The 18/4 Multiservice Module provides 18 4 Gb/s Fibre Channel ports and 4 GbE
IP ports.
◦ The 32-port 2 Gb/s SSM is recommended for Fibre Channel write acceleration and SCSI
statistics.
◦ The 48-port 8 Gb/s Host-Optimized Fibre Channel Switching Module uses four 12-port
port groups at 12.8 Gb/s per port group and is recommended for 8 Gb/s low-range
host connections.
◦ The 48-port 8 Gb/s Performance Fibre Channel Switching Module uses eight 6-port port
groups at 12.8 Gb/s per port group and is recommended for 8 Gb/s enterprise-level
mid-range host and storage connections.
◦ The 24-port 8 Gb/s Fibre Channel Switching Module uses eight 3-port port groups at
12.8 Gb/s per port group and is recommended for high-performance 8 Gb/s
enterprise-level host connections, storage connections, and ISL connections.
◦ The HP SN8000C 8Gb 32-Port Advanced Fibre Channel Module uses eight 4-port port
groups and delivers full line rate performance across all ports when used in conjunction
with the HP SN8000C Fabric 3 Director Module, and is recommended for high-end 8
Gb/s storage system connections and ISL connections. When used in the SN8000C
13-Slot Supervisor 2A Fabric 3 Director Switch, or the SN8000C 13-Slot Supervisor 2A
Fabric 2 Director Switch and the HP Cisco MDS 9513 Director Switch upgraded with
HP SN8000C Fabric 3 Director Modules, up to 24 ports can be configured to 10 Gb/s
for use as ISLs. These 10 Gb/s interfaces enable reduced cabling for ISLs as they provide
50 percent higher data rate than 8 Gb/s interfaces.
◦ The HP SN8000C 8Gb 48-Port Advanced Fibre Channel Module uses eight 6-port port
groups and delivers 48-ports of line-rate 8 Gb/s with Arbitrated Local Switching. It is
recommended for deploying dense virtual machine clusters. When used in the SN8000C
13-Slot Supervisor 2A Fabric 3 Director Switch, or the SN8000C 13-Slot Supervisor 2A
Fabric 2 Director Switch and the HP Cisco MDS 9513 Director Switch upgraded with
HP SN8000C Fabric 3 Director Modules, up to 24 ports can be configured to 10 Gb/s
for use as ISLs. These 10 Gb/s interfaces enable reduced cabling for ISLs as they provide
50 percent higher data rate than 8 Gb/s interfaces.
• MDS 9216A switches have 2 slots:
One slot is a fixed configuration with a 16-port 2 Gb/s Fibre Channel Switching Module.◦
◦ The second slot can accommodate a 16-port or 32-port 2 Gb/s Fibre Channel Switching
Module; 12, 24, or 48-port 4 Gb/s Fibre Channel Switching Module; 4-port 10 Gb/s
Fibre Channel module; or IPS-4, IPS-8, 14/2 Multiprotocol Services Module, or 18/4
Multiservice Module for iSCSI and FCIP support, and the 32-port 2 Gb/s SSM.
124 C-series switches and fabric rules