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Table 22 B-series legacy Fibre Channel switches and routers
Number of portsFabric ManagementLegacy HP switch name
8 at 1, 2, or 4 Gb/s Fibre Channel
HP Network Advisor
HP StorageWorks iSCSI Director Blade
8 at 1-GbE iSCSI
DCFM
1
16 at 1, 2, or 4 Gb/s Fibre ChannelHP Multi-protocol Router Blade for
B-Series
2 at 1-GbE FCIP
HP StorageWorks 400 Multi-Protocol
Router
16 to 384
HP StorageWorks 4/256 SAN
Director base/power pack
32
HP StorageWorks 4/32B SAN Switch
full/power pack
16 to 32
HP StorageWorks 4/32B SAN Switch
base
32/48/64
HP StorageWorks 4/64 SAN Switch
base/power pack
64
HP StorageWorks 4/64 SAN Switch
full
8
HP StorageWorks 4/8 SAN Switch
base/full
16
HP StorageWorks 4/16 SAN Switch
full/power pack
1 to 16 internal
Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP
c-Class BladeSystem
1 to 8 external
8 or 16 at 1 or 2 Gb/s Fibre Channel
or 1-GbE
N/A
HP StorageWorks Multi-protocol
Router
2
See Table 35 (page 118) for scalability
rules.
1
DCFM = Data Center Fabric Manager
2
You cannot manage this router with DCFM.
Features
Features of the B-series Fibre Channel switches include:
• Access Gateway Mode—Provides connectivity to B-series or other switch-series fabrics that
support NPIV. The following B-series Fibre Channel switches support Access Gateway Mode:
Brocade 16Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class, Brocade 8Gb SAN Switch for HP
BladeSystem c-Class, HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 8/24, 8/40 (with 40 ports enabled and
6.2.0a or later), HP StorageWorks 2408 FCoE Converged Network Switch (Fibre Channel
ports with 6.3.1a or later), HP SN3000B, and HP SN6000B 16Gb FC switches.
• Advanced Performance Monitor—Analyzes resource utilization throughout the fabric.
• Advanced WebTools—Centralizes and simplifies switch management through a browser-based
application.
• Advanced Zoning—Provides secure access control over fabric resources. Uses the switch
hardware to enforce port and WWN zoning.
• Extended Fabrics—Enhances performance for Fibre Channel SAN connectivity for distances
greater than 1 km (8 Gb/s), 2.5 km (4 Gb/s), 5 km (2 Gb/s), and 10 km (1 Gb/s) to improve
disaster recovery operations and ensure business continuity. Extended fabric support for
B-series Fibre Channel switches, 1606 Extension SAN Switches, and MP Routers 95