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 HP B-Series SAN SWITCH
 The B-Series SAN switches:
- Can be core or edge switches. When configured in a core-edge fabric topology, a core switch
typically connects to other switches in the SAN; an edge switch typically connects to servers
and storage.
- Have 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 64, 80, 128, 192, 256, 384, 512 ports.
- Include entry-level and high-availability switches.
- Support plug-and-play compatibility.
- Support 10 Gb/s ISL connectivity (through a 10/6 FC ISL Blade for DC SAN Backbone
Director, DC04 SAN Director, or 4/256 SAN Director).
- Support Fibre Channel routing.
- Support FCIP through the 1606 Extension SAN Switch, DC Dir Switch MP Extension Blade,
400 MP Router, MP Router Blade, MP Router, and HP IP Distance Gateway.
- Support iSCSI through the MP Router and iSCSI Director Blade.
- Support encryption through the encryption switch and encryption blade.
| HP switch name |
Fabric Management |
Number of ports |
| HP StorageWorks 8/8 SAN Switch |
FM & DCFM |
8 to 24 |
| HP StorageWorks 8/24 SAN Switch |
FM & DCFM |
16 to 24 |
| HP StorageWorks 8/40 SAN Switch |
FM & DCFM |
24 to 40 |
| HP StorageWorks 8/80 SAN Switch |
FM & DCFM |
48 to 80 |
| HP StorageWorks 1606 Extension SAN Switch |
DCFM |
16 at 8 Gb/s Fibre Channel,
6 at 1-GbE FCIP |
| HP StorageWorks 2408 FCoE Converged |
DCFM |
8 at 8 Gb/s Fibre Channel,
24 at 10-GbE FCIP |
| HP StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone Director |
FM & DCFM |
16 to 512 |
| HP StorageWorks Encryption SAN Switch |
N/A |
32 |
| HP StorageWorks 4/256 SAN Director |
|
16 to 384 |
* FC: Fabric Manager
* DCFM:
Data Center Fabric Manager
The HP B-Series SAN switches fabric rules
| Rule number |
Description |
1 |
A maximum of 56 switches and 2,560 virtual or physical connections in a single fabric with DC SAN
Backbone, or DC04 SAN Directors, 8/8, 8/24, 8/40, 8/80, 4/8, 4/16, 4/32B, 4/32, 4/64, or
4/256 switches using firmware 6.x (or later), or 2/64 or 2/128 switches using firmware 5.3.x (or
later).
A maximum of 16 DC SAN Backbone Director or DC04 SAN Director chassis, or 6,000 virtual or
physical connections (WWNs logged into a single fabric), are supported in a fabric containing DC
SAN Backbone Directors or DC04 SAN Directors only.
A maximum of 4,096 virtual or physical connections are supported in a fabric containing other switch
models using firmware 6.1.x or later. |
2 |
A maximum of 56 switches and 2,560 virtual or physical connections in a single fabric with 4/8, 4/16,
4/32B, 4/32, 4/64, 4/256, 2/64, or 2/128 switches using firmware 5.x (or later). |
| 3 |
HP StorageWorks 4/256 SAN Director—Maximum of 20 chassis per fabric with all 16-port Fibre
Channel blades, maximum of 10 chassis with all 32-port Fibre Channel blades. For all configurations,
the maximum number of total virtual or physical connections must not exceed 2,560. Each chassis adds
one switch to the fabric switch count if it is configured as one domain. This switch does not support
port-based routing. |
| 4 |
HP StorageWorks 2/128 SAN Director—Maximum of 20 chassis per fabric. Each chassis adds one
switch to the fabric switch count if it is configured as one domain. |
| 5 |
B-series switches and routers supported routing modes with Continuous Access products:
• XP Continuous Access-supported with port-based routing (aptpolicy = 1) or exchange-based routing
(aptpolicy = 3).
• Continuous Access EVA supported with port-based routing (all XCS versions) or exchange-based
routing (XCS 09534000 or later).
Routing policy—HP recommends that you use the same routing policy in all switches and routers within
a fabric. |
| 6 |
Access Gateway (AG) requirements are:
• AG mode for Brocade 8Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class and HP StorageWorks SAN
Switch 8/8 or 8/24 (with 24 ports enabled) requires firmware 6.1x (or later).
• AG mode for the SAN Switch 8/40 requires firmware 6.2x (or later).
• AG mode for the 2408 FCoE Converged Network Switch requires firmware 6.3.1a (or later).
• AG mode for Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class and p-Class BladeSystems requires firmware
5.2.1b (or later).
• AG mode for HP StorageWorks SAN Switch 4/8 or 4/16 requires firmware 5.3.0 (or later).
• All switches that communicate with Access Gateway switches require firmware 5.1.x (or later). |
| 7 |
In a fabric that contains a Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class or p-Class BladeSystem, StorageWorks
SAN Switch 4/8, 4/16, 4/32B, 4/32, 4/64, SAN Director 2/128, or SAN Director 4/256, Core
switch addressing mode is required on all other switches in that fabric. |
| 8 |
Within a fabric, all B-series Fibre Channel switches and routers must use the HP default setting of iodSet
for IOD.
Note: Brocade branded Fibre Channel switches and routers use the Brocade default setting of iodReset
for IOD. All HP B-series Fibre Channel switches and routers must use iodSet.
All B-series Fibre Channel switches and routers must use the HP default setting of dlsSet for
non-Continuous Access configurations, and dlsReset for Continuous Access EVA configurations. |
| 9 |
Within a fabric, assign a unique domain number (domain ID) and a unique WWN to each switch. All
switch configuration parameters for the same switch models must be the same. Do not configure any
switches with a domain ID of 8, which is reserved for HP-UX.
Insistent Domain ID mode is required on all B-series switches in fabrics that include HP-UX 11i v3 (or
earlier) or IBM AIX servers, when configuring switches for FICON or when implementing port-based
fabric zoning.
Routing policy—HP recommends the same routing policy be used in all switches within a fabric. |
| 10 |
Switch data routing policies—Different switch models support different routing policies. For most
configurations, the default routing policy provides the best performance. |
| 11 |
Maximum of seven hops (eight switches) 13 between any two communicating devices. |
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