The HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/16-EL provides the configuration flexibility and performance needed by corporate storage network infrastructures. The SAN Switch 2/16-EL delivers sixteen high performance auto sensing 1 and 2 Gb Fibre Channel ports. It’s fully non-blocking and provides uncongested sustained, 2 Gb full duplex throughput. The SAN Switch 2/16-EL has universal, self-configuring (F, FL, E) ports and includes Web Tools, Quickloop and Advanced Zoning features. The switch features highly networked capabilities that can be incorporated into powerful, flexible storage area networks (SANs). SFPs (removable-small-form-factor- pluggable optical transceivers) are ordered separately. The SAN Switch 2/16-EL offers storage networking features which include redundant power supplies, and cooling; making it ideal for supporting corporate infrastructure implementations. The switch scales to a maximum of 4 switches in a SAN and is upgradable to full SAN scaling with the purchase of an optional upgrade license.
What’s new
•2 Gb/sec 16 port connectivity
–Investment protection for previous SAN switch installations
–Strongest management
•Flexible
–Choose the connection type (fabric, loop)
–Choose the best management
–Easily integrated into a core to edge SAN Switch configuration
•4 switch maximum switch scaling
•Upgradable to full SAN scaling
Key features and benefits
•Available: incorporates hot-plug redundant power supplies and fans and hot-plug optics
•Manageable: maximizes system administrator resources with centralized management tools
•Efficient: utilizes the same firmware as other HP StorageWorks SAN Switches
•Scalable: up to 4 switch scaling and all 16-ports can be cascaded to other switches to form larger SANs
•High performance: supports 2 Gb transfer with non-blocking for highest performance
