HP StorageWorks SAN Director Installation Guide (A7393-90009, May 2007)

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4/256 SAN Director features
4/256 SAN Director key features include:
• Up to 384 ports in a single chassis, providing high port density for a scalable solution to drive
high-port-count SAN configurations.
• A single logical switch, that encompasses all port blades in the chassis for ease of maintenance.
The IP address for this single logical switch is shown as SWITCH under the ipaddrShow
command.Dual-redundant control processors provide high availability and enable nondisruptive
software upgrades.
• Redundant and hot swappable CPs, power supplies, and blower assembly enable a high
availability platform for mission critical SAN applications.
• Forward and backward compatibility with all HP StorageWorks Director models.
• Supports 1-, 2-, and 4-Gbit/sec auto-sensing Fibre Channel ports. Trunking technology groups
up to eight ports to create high performance 32-Gbit/sec ISL trunks between switches.
• Universal ports self-configure as E_Ports, F_Ports, or FL_Ports.
The 4/256 SAN Director does not support the dual domain configuration.
IMPORTANT: A maximum of four Intelligent blades total (i.e. combinations of up to two B-Series
MP Router Blades (FR4-18i) and up to four B-Series iSCSI Director Blades
(FC4-16IP) can be installed
in the 4/256 SAN Director running Fabric OS 5.2.x. The iSCSI Director Blade requires Fabric OS
5.2.
1b or later.
A summary of each port blade type is listed next:
NOTE: For simplicity, the optional port blades listed next are identified using their shortened
names throughout this document (FC2-16, FC4-16, FC4-32, FC4-48 and FC4-16IP).
• HP StorageWorks 16-port, 2Gb port blade (FC2-16)—Install up to eight port blades per chassis.
• HP StorageWorks 16-port, 4Gb port blade (FC4-16)—Install up to eight port blades per chassis.
• HP StorageWorks 32-port, 4Gb port blade (FC4-32)—Install up to eight port blades per chassis.
• HP StorageWorks 4/48 SAN Director Blade (FC4-48)—Install up to eight port blades per
chassis. You must first upgrade to Fabric OS 5.2.x or later before installing this blade.
• HP StorageWorks B-Series MP Router Blade (FR4-18i)—Provides Fibre Channel Routing Services
and FCIP. Install up to two port blades per chassis. You must first upgrade to Fabric OS 5.1.x or
later before installing this blade.
Refer to ”Installing and configuring the B-Series MP Router blade” on page 136 for set up and
configuration procedures.
• HP StorageWorks B-Series iSCSI Director Blade
(FC4-16IP)—Provides bridging of iSCSI hosts to
Fibre Channel fabrics. Install up to four port blades per chassis.