4/32B SAN Switch models

The HP StorageWorks 4/32B SAN Switch models include:

•HP StorageWorks 4/32B SAN Switch ships with 16 ports activated, and includes a Full Fabric license, Zoning and Advanced Web Tools as standard software components.

•HP StorageWorks 4/32B Full SAN Switch ships with 32 ports activated, Full Fabric and includes Zoning and Advanced Web Tools as standard software components.

•HP StorageWorks 4/32B SAN Switch Power Pack ships with 32 ports activated, includes a Full Fabric license, Advanced Web Tools, and Zoning as standard software components. It also includes integrated licenses for all optional management tools (including Advanced Performance Monitoring, ISL Trunking, Extended Fabric and Fabric Watch).

NOTE:

To add ports, see Activating additional 4/32 and 4/32B SAN Switch ports.

4/32B SAN Switch features

The HP StorageWorks 4/32B SAN Switch provides the following features:

•Air-cooled 1U chassis

•Thirty-two fixed autosensing 1, 2, or 4Gbps FC ports with the following characteristics:

•Automatic negotiation to the highest common speed of all devices connected to the port

•Port interfaces compatible with SFP transceivers, both SWL and LWL

•Universal and self-configuring ports capable of becoming an F_Port (fabric enabled), FL_Port (fabric loop enabled), or E_Port (expansion port)

•One RS-232 serial port designed to connect to a DTE port, see Serial port specifications, page 141

•One 10/100 Mb/s Ethernet port with an RJ-45 connector

•Two hot-swappable, redundant power supply/fan assembly units. They are identical and interchangeable.

4/32B SAN Switch chassis

This section provides an illustration of the front (port side) chassis and identifies the components.

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AA-RWF3A-TE specifications

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