HP StorageWorks edge switch 2/16 and edge switch 2/32 - Product Overview

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ey features and benefits
• available: incorporates hot-plug,
redundant power supplies and
fans and hot-plug optics
• dependable: offers call-home
functionality (when used with
HP StorageWorks HA-Fabric
Manager)
• manageable: maximizes system
administrator resources with
centralized management tools
• efficient: utilizes the same
firmware as the Director 2/64
• scalable: offers the industry’s
highest port density and
scalability with FlexPort technology
• high-performance: supports
2 Gbps transfer with no head-of-
line blocking for highest
performance
• cost-effective: integrates into 1 Gb
and 2 Gb director/edge fabrics
high-density, 16- or 32-port, 2 Gb FC SAN switch
The HP StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/16 and Edge Switch 2/32 provide the availability,
manageability, scalability, and performance not found in other Fibre Channel switch
products. This is the switch platform that companies choose first for powerful, flexible
storage area networks (SANs). Whether they’re incorporated into an expansive core
fabric or tactically placed at the edge, these switches deliver the performance of 2 Gb
technologies and the ability to support larger fabric implementations.
The Edge Switch 2/16 and Edge Switch 2/32 offer availability features not found in any
other switch, including redundant power supplies; hot-plug optics; and online, non-
disruptive firmware load (post-2.0 firmware release) and activation, making them ideal
for supporting medium to large infrastructure implementations. Both switches are
designed to the Fibre Channel standard and are capable of operating independently as
well as in director/edge fabrics.
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hp StorageWorks
edge switch 2/16 and
edge switch 2/32