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Fibre Channel Switches

Module 4



Rev. 6.21 HP Restricted 1

Objectives

• Identify the switches that HP supports in a SAN

environment – B-Series products

– M-Series products

– C-Series products




Supported Fibre Channel switches

Enterprise

Mid-range

Entry-level

B-Series M-Series C-Series

StorageWorks Switch 4/16

StorageWorks Director 2/140

StorageWorks Edge 2/32

BL p-Class 4Gb SAN Switch

MDS 9509 Director Switch

MDS-9216A Fabric Switch

HP branded Cisco branded

MSA SAN Switch 2/8

SAN Director 2/128

StorageWorks Edge 2/12 MDS 9120 Fabric Switch

MDS 9020 Fabric Switch



SAN Director 4/256


MDS 9140 Fabric Switch

MDS-9216i Fabric Switch


BL p-Class 4Gb SAN Switch




B-Series

product family




Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-ClassBladeSystem

• Physical integration within

enclosure – Zero footprint

• 4Gb auto-sensing SAN connectivity

• High availability

– Redundant switches within the

enclosure

• Models

– Base

– Full fabric

– Power pack




HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 4/8

• 4Gb connectivity for entry-level SAN

• Eight high-performance auto-sensing Fibre Channel ports – 1, 2, or 4Gb/s

• Scalable

– Optional four-port license increases the number of active ports to 12

or 16 ports – Optional Power Pack software bundle


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HP StorageWorks MSA SAN Switch 2/8

• 8-port 2Gb array embedded Fibre

Channel switch• Centralized management tools

• Supports 2Gb transfer




• Sixteen high performance auto-sensing 1, 2, and 4Gb/s Fibre

Channel ports – Fully non-blocking

• 128Gb switching bandwidth

– 4Gb full duplex per port

• Full SAN scaling capabilities• Hot-code load activation




• Can be placed within the fabric or at the edge

• Ships with 16 active ports – High-performance auto-sensing 1,2, or 4Gb/s Fibre Channel ports

• Scalable

– Optional eight-port license increases the active ports to 24 or 32

– Optional Power Pack software bundle



HP StorageWorks SAN Director 2/128 and4/256• Up to 256 x 1, 2, and 4Gb/s universal auto-sensing ports

• Uses ISL Trunking and Advanced Performance Monitoring• Highly available

– Hot-swappable Field-Replaceable Units

– Redundant control processors

– Concurrent hardware and software upgrades

• 14U rack-mount enclosure



M-Series

product family

M DATA 4Gb SAN S i h f HP Cl



McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-ClassBladeSystem

• Eight internal, two external facing Fibre Channel ports

• 1/2/4Gb auto-sensing ports• ISL trunking, zoning, binding, and authentication

• RJ45 port for management

• Two switches per blade enclosure

– Redundancy built into enclosure



HP StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/12• HotCAT on-line, non-disruptive firmware load and activation

• FlexPort non-disruptive scalability in four-port increments – All ports are auto sensing 1 or 2GB

– Four hot-plug SFP transceivers ship standard

• Single integrated power system and cooling

• Online diagnostics

• Fault isolation tools for network-wide activity



HP StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/32• 2Gb transfer rate with no head-

of-line blocking• Non-blocking crossbar

technology for large-fabric

support without performance hits

• Flexible deployment through

support for Fibre Channel andFICON

• Benefits

– Highly available

– High performance

– Expandable

– Manageable

– Secure

– Scalable

– Flexible



HP StorageWorks Director 2/140

• Protocol-independent architecture

• 32 ports standard – Upgradeable to 140 ports in four-port increments

• 99.999% availability, certified to Mil-Spec 217-F

– Redundant power supplies and cooling fans

– Hot swapping for all FRUs – Non-disruptive firmware activation

– Automatic fault detection and isolation

– Optional “call-home” and

email notifications



C-Series

product family



C-Series product family

Cisco MDS 9500 series






Cisco MDS 9020 Fabric Switch

• Entry-level access to high-performance SAN technology

• 20 4Gb non-blocking Fibre Channel ports• Non-disruptive software upgrades

• CLI or Cisco Fabric Manager

• Full compatibility with the entire Cisco MDS product family

• 1U form factor

Ci MDS 9100 S i M ltil F b i



Cisco MDS 9100 Series Multilayer FabricSwitches

Cisco MDS 9120 and 9140 Fabric Switch

• 20-port and 40-port configurations in a 1U chassis

• Fabric Manager and Device Manager are standard

– VSAN technology

– ACLs, Fibre ChannelC, and fabric-wide QoS

• Comprehensive security framework

• Sophisticated diagnostics

• Redundant hot swappable

power and fans

• Hot swappable SFPs• Front to back airflow

Cisco MDS 9140

Fabric Switch

Ci MDS 9200 S i M ltil F b i



Cisco MDS 9200 Series Multilayer FabricSwitches

Cisco MDS 9216i and 9216A Fabric Switch

• Sixteen 2Gb Fibre Channel ports standard (9216A)

• Fourteen 2Gb Fibre channel ports and two Gigabit Ethernet ports

standard (9216i)

• Integrated Fibre Channel and IP Storage Services

– Fibre Channel Switch – iSCSI router

– SAN Extension Gateway

• Supports MDS 9000 Storage Services modules

– Expansion capability

to 64 ports – Supports 4Gb and 10Gb

Fibre Channel modules

Cisco MDS 9500 Series Multilayer



Cisco MDS 9500 Series Multilayer Directors

Cisco MDS 9506, 9509, and 9513 Director Switch

• Multilayer integration

– Fibre Channel, FICON, iSCSI, and Fibre Channel IP in one system

• Virtual SAN technology

• 6-slot, 9-slot, and 13-slot configurations

– Up to 44 10Gb autosensing Fibre Channel ports per chassis

• 528 1/2/4Gb

• 1584 ports per rack

• 2.2TB of fully redundant bandwidth



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