HP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64 Getting Started & General Reference Guide
2 getting started and general reference guide
devices connected to the port. They are compatible with short wave-length
and long wave-length SFP (small form factor pluggable) transceivers,
universal and self-configuring, and capable of individually becoming
FL_Ports (fabric loop ports), F_Ports (fabric ports), or E_Ports (expansion
ports).
The HP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64 is 14 rack units in height, has an
air-cooled chassis, and can be installed in either an HP Rosebowl II or
Compaq/Rittal rack. The HP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64 includes the
following features:
• Fabric OS 4.0 or later
•Web Tools
•Zoning
• Fabric Watch
• Advanced Performance Monitoring
• ISL Trunking (License required)
• Remote Switch (License required)
• Extended Fabrics (License required)
The Port Side of the Chassis
Figure 1 shows the port side of the HP StorageWorks Core Switch 2/64
chassis, which allows access to the following system components:
• The 16-port cards (two to eight cards per chassis, as ordered), with each
card containing sixteen fibre channel SFP ports.
• Two CP cards, each with a modem serial port, terminal serial port, and
10/100 Mbps ethernet port.
• Four power supplies that are hot-swappable and have built-in fans.
• Two AC power connectors, each with an on/off AC power switch.
For operating information for the components, refer to Chapter 4,
“Operating the Switch” on page 45.