HP AM867A

8/8 (8)-PORTS ENABL SAN SWITCH PERP .

Overview
The 8/8 Base SAN Switch and 8/8 SAN Switch are targeted for small to medium sized enterprises and are ideal for entry-level SANs, and as an edge switch for core-to-edge SAN environments. The 8/8 Base SAN Switch and 8/8 SAN Switch provide SAN connectivity that simplifies IT management infrastructures, improves system performance, maximizes the value of virtual server deployments, and reduces overall storage costs. The 8 Gbit/sec Fibre Channel 8/8 Base SAN Switch provides an affordable single-switch solution for a new, small SAN installation and connects to storage and servers only. An optional Full Fabric SAN scaling license provides connectivity to other switches. The 8/8 SAN Switch comes with a Full Fabric license and may be connected to multiple switches. Both 8 port switches provide growth options with Ports On Demand, the ability to non-disruptively to a max of 24 enabled ports.

Features
⁍ 8 Gbit/sec port speeds: Remove/avoid performance bottlenecks in high-density virtualized server environments.


⁍ Enhanced Inter-Switch Link (ISL) Trunking: Allows up to eight ports (at 2, 4, or 8 Gbit/sec speeds) between a pair of switches to be combined to form a single logical ISL with a speed of up to 64 Gbit/sec (128 Gbit/sec full duplex) for optimal bandwidth utilization and load balancing