• Improved scalability for large or rapidly growing server and virtual server environments
• Simplified management through the reduction of domains and management tasks
• Fabric interoperability for mixed-vendor SAN configurations that require full functionality

An optional enhanced Power Pack+ software bundle can be purchased separately and includes Adaptive Networking, Fabric Watch, ISL Trunking, Extended Fabric, Advanced Performance Monitor, and Server Application Optimization. The software bundle provides the SAN administrator with the necessary tools to proactively monitor the health and performance thresholds of the network, while also ensuring the highest levels of security, scalability and manageability. Enhanced capabilities are based on the new Adaptive Networking software, a suite of tools for optimizing fabric behavior and ensuring ample bandwidth for mission-critical applications. Power Pack+ software enables infrastructure management through a single-pane-of-glass.

• Superior Performance
  • 8Gb/s full duplex performance to enable up to 384 Gbit/s of uncongested throughput
  • Optional enhanced ISL Trunking combines up to eight ISLs between a pair of switches into a single, logical high-speed trunk capable of up to 64 Gbit/s of throughput
• Flexible storage connectivity
  • The only SAN solutions providing the complete HP SAN Switch functionality from Embedded to Enterprise. The HP B-series line of products allows the capability to apply the complete SAN Switch functionality to an affordable entry level SAN deployment and then to grow that deployment to the largest SAN fabric solutions supported by HP.
• Reduced Total Cost of Ownership for SAN Infrastructure
  • Enables storage consolidation, simplified management of data center SAN environment
• Broadest range of compatibility with SAN products
  • Multi-vendor server and storage environment
  • Widest range of HP SAN solutions
  • Backward compatible with previously installed 1Gb, 2Gb, 4Gb, and 8Gb SAN Switches
  • Interoperability with more than 3 Million HP SAN Switch installed base
• HP Power Pack+ Software Bundle (Optional) - highest supported modular functionality
  • Adaptive Networking -optimizes fabric behavior
  • Trunking - highest throughput between switches (64Gb/sec)
  • Proactive threshold monitor (Fabric Watch)
  • Advanced Performance Monitor
  • Extended Fabric
  • Server Application Optimization - server/edge switch Quality of Server
• Broadest Range of HP Packaged SAN Services
  • Mission critical SAN Services SAN-ES
  • Assessment and installation services for security
• Highest integration with Storage Essentials via:
  • SAN Switch API
  • SAN Switch element managers
  • HP StorageWorks Fabric Manager

• Hot Code Load Activation

• Adaptive Networking (optional)
• ISL Trunking (optional)
• Hardware Enforced Zoning
• Web Tools
• Enhanced Group Management (EGM)
• Fabric Watch (optional)
• Extended Fabric (optional)
• Server Application Optimization (SAO)
• Data Center Fabric Manager (optional)

• Web Tools
• Enhanced Group Management (EGM)
• OpenView
• API
• IP
• SNMP
• Radius

• The SAN Switch 8/24 scale to the maximum limits defined in the SAN Design Guide.
  http://www.hp.com/go/sandesignguide

• HP StorageWorks (22U, 36U and 42U) 9000 and 10000 G1 Series, (25U, 33U and 41U) HP System/e, and the new 42U HP 10000 G2 Series
  NOTE: To order factory integration, add 0D1 after the part number on your sales order.

• Adaptive Networking
• ISL Trunking
• Advanced Performance Monitoring
• Fabric Watch
• Extended Fabric
• Server Application Optimization (SAO)

Ingress Rate Limiting:

Allows the ingress bandwidth of a port to be throttled to a rate lower than negotiated with the SAN node. This could be very useful for enterprises offering stepped levels of service and enforcing SLAs.

Quality of Service (QoS):

Enables zones with high, medium, and low priorities within a fabric on a zone by zone basis. This can be very useful for prioritizing array replication over MANs and WANs over less critical traffic.

Traffic Isolation Zones:

Defines paths through a fabric for some or all nodes. Failover allows a non-preferred path to be used if the preferred fails. TIZs use failover by default but it can be disabled if traffic should stop if a preferred path fails. TIZ can be used to manually map out traffic flows within a fabric based on application, priority, and topology.

Server Application Optimization (SAO) license improves overall application performance for physical servers and virtual machines. SAO, when deployed with B-Series Fibre Channel HBAs, extends B-Series Adaptive Networking from the B-series SAN fabric to the server infrastructure. This delivers application-level, fine-grain Quality of Service (QoS) management to the HBAs and related server applications.

Solution Requirements:

• SAO license must be installed on the edge (server connected) switch
• Adaptive Networking (AN) license must be installed on the edge (server connected) switch
• SAO requires B-series HBA installed in the server

HP StorageWorks Data Center Fabric Manager Professional is a server based management application available at no-charge and comes with B-series SAN Switches and includes the following features:

• Allows management of a single Fabric OS (FOS) fabric (up to a 1,000 B-Series switch ports) at a time
• Performs group switch management beyond the scope of Web Tools
• Does not offer management of the DC SAN Backbone Director or FICON

It is targeted for SMB customers that use FOS based SAN fabrics and require a management solution for smaller SANs based on a single fabric.

SMB customers that initially start off with Data Center Fabric Manager Professional and have a small SAN environment may over time feel the need for an enterprise-class product (Data Center Fabric Manager Enterprise) as their environments start to grow in size and complexity, and as they start to uptake more enterprise-class functionality (such as Fibre Channel Routing, FCIP, etc.). A non-disruptive upgrade path is available from Data Center Fabric Manager Professional to Data Center Fabric Manager Enterprise.

EXCLUSIVE REMEDY. The entire liability of HP and its suppliers and your exclusive remedy for software that does not conform to this Limited Warranty shall be the repair or replacement of the defective media. This warranty and remedy are subject to your returning the defective media during the warranty period to HP in the country in which you obtained the software.

Your HP storage product includes comprehensive support and software updates to enhance the performance and availability of your software. Experienced Response Center engineers provide trustworthy advice on issues such as software features and use, problem diagnosis and resolution, and software defect identification.

Software support benefits include:

• Improved productivity of system managers and operators
• Improved system performance and reduced downtime due to software defects
• Expedited problem resolution through expert-level technical resources
• Software and documentation updates
• Electronic access to essential product and support information

For increased uptime, productivity and ROI -HP Care Pack packaged services for Storage

These days, you need to get the most out of your storage investment-you can't afford not to. When you buy HP storage products and solutions, it's also a good time to think about what levels of service and support you may need. To help take the worry out of deploying, designing, maintaining, and managing your environment, we've designed a portfolio of service options that are as: flexible, reliable and scalable as your storage. Unlike storage-only vendors, we take a holistic approach to your entire environment, bridging storage, servers, blades, software and network infrastructures with our HP Care Pack packaged services for Storage.

Protect your business beyond the warranty
When it comes to robustness and reliability, standard warranties on today's computing equipment have matured just as the technologies have matured. Good news on some fronts-but also a source of potential problems and subsequent consequences that come from depending on standard warranties alone. Standard warranty protects against product defects and some causes of downtime- but not the business. By using a standard approach to warranty uplifts, such as HP Care Pack Services, you can reduce downtime risks and be more certain of operational consistency for both mission-critical and standard business computing. Simply put, HP Care Pack Services normalize the warranty of combined products - helping you proactively guard against unplanned downtime.

Extending warranties with HP Care Pack Services

For cost-effective upgrading or extending your standard warranty, HP Care Pack Services offer a suite of standard reactive hardware and software support services that are sold separately, or combined as with our Support Plus and Support Plus 24 services. The portfolio also provides a combination of proactive and reactive services, such as Proactive 24 Service and Critical Service. In addition, with HP Proactive Select we offer an innovative approach to service delivery that gives you the flexibility to acquire the specific proactive services you need today, then add services as your needs evolve. HP Proactive Select offers a broad set of technical or per-event type service options - including server, storage, and network, SAN device, and software, environment, installation and education services. Services that you can mix and match depending on your specific requirements, from preliminary planning and equipment delivery to installation, configuration, integration, and testing, through every level of ongoing support. Our HP Care Pack packaged services for Storage assures help when you need it most. And for many products, post-warranty HP Care Pack Services are available when your original warranty has expired.

HP Storage Services: Offering reliability, flexibility and value-just like your storage

HP Storage Services offers a full spectrum of customer care, from technology support to complex migrations to complete completely managed services. HP Factory Express provides customization, integration and deployment services for turnkey solutions. HP Education offers flexible, comprehensive training on storage networking, disk storage systems, and storage software to help your IT staff get the most out of your investments. And HP Financial solutions extend innovative financing and asset management programs to cost-effective buy, manage and eventually retire your older equipment.

HP Storage Services, the trusted business technology experts who manage your technology in action, because when technology works, business works. http://www.hp.com/hps/storage

NOTE: Care Pack Services availability may vary by product and country.

HP Care Pack Services are sold by HP and HP Authorized Service Partners:

• Services for customers purchasing from HP or an enterprise reseller are quoted using HP order configuration tools.
• Customers purchasing from a commercial reseller can find HP Care Pack Services at
  http://h30125.www3.hp.com/csn/salesmktg/elfpack/elf_nonlkup_ctrylang.asp?code=ELNL

3-Year HP Support Plus 24

For a higher return on your storage investment, HP Support Plus 24 provides integrated hardware and software support services designed specifically for your technology. Available 24x7, this 3-year combined reactive support option delivers onsite hardware support and over-the-phone software support around-the-clock. Leverage the full strength of HP Technology Services - customers can trust the services professionals at HP to work collaboratively with them, putting our strategic and technical know-how to work across their entire infrastructure.

• Improve uptime with responsive hardware and software services
• Cost-effectively obtain expert multivendor support
• Enjoy consistent service coverage across geographically dispersed sites
• Update HP and selected third-party software at a predictable cost
• Take advantage of subscription savings on software updates
• Increase revenue-with access to world-class expertise without headcount implications
• Increase customer satisfaction-with no interoperability gaps

http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetPDF.aspx/5981-6638EN.pdf

HP Enhanced Implementation Service for SANs

For customers who are building a new SAN or expanding their existing one, we offer the HP Enhanced Implementation Service for SANs. This provides complete design and implementation services for Fibre Channel, FCOE, FCIP, SAS and iSCSI SAN connectivity components. Covering all major SAN connectivity technologies including virtual as well as physical hosts, no competitor offers a more complete end to end SAN design and implementation service, ensuring comprehensive optimal SAN connectivity tailored to your specific environment.

• Ensures optimal SAN connectivity tailored to your specific environment.
• Allows your IT resources to stay focused on their core tasks and priorities
• Reduces implementation time, impact and risk to your storage environment
• Helps ensure a successful implementation for complex deployments by providing HP project management

http://h20195.www2.hp.com/v2/GetPDF.aspx/5981-8527EN.pdf

3-Year HP Proactive 24 for SANs

As an alternative to our recommended support level, for customers who want improved SAN availability and access to a wide range of proactive and reactive services:

HP Proactive 24 Service for SANs is an integrated hardware and software support service that combines proactive problem prevention with responsive 24x7 assistance for rapid problem resolution.

A collaborative relationship with HP Services strengthens your IT team and gives you direct access to our technical expertise as issues arise.

Improve IT staff skills, increase SAN productivity.

Proactive 24 Service for SANs can help you:

• Enhance the skills and efficiency of your IT staff through knowledge transfer, shared best practices in storage management, and hands-on assistance
• Improve SAN availability through access to a wide range of proactive and reactive services
• Boost productivity through effective change management, configuration assistance, and performance optimization
• Increase the return on your SAN investment
• Enhance your overall operational effectiveness

Expert single-point-of-contact assistance 24x7

An assigned HP Services account manager is your primary contact for proactive services and access to HP's diverse technical resources. Your account manager works closely with your IT staff to understand your goals, document the components of your infrastructure, recommend changes to improve performance and stability, and monitor ongoing operations through HP's industry-leading remote monitoring and support tools.

http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetPDF.aspx/5982-6887EN.pdf

HP Assessment Service for SANs

For customers interested in improving availability of their SAN and decreasing potential for unplanned downtime:

The HP Assessment Service for SANs offers customized technical and operational guidance to customers employing HP storage subsystems and the interconnecting storage area network (SAN) infrastructure. In a typical engagement, HP or one of our authorized business partners will perform a detailed discovery using HP's proprietary toolset to gain an understanding of the configuration of your storage devices and SAN topology.

The findings from this process will be compared to HP best practices and industry standards as defined by IT Service Management (ITSM) disciplines. The results of the evaluation will be quickly and efficiently processed into information you can leverage. This information, in the form of a comprehensive HP SAN Assessment report, will be summarized by HP or one of our authorized business partners with recommendations that are intended to improve availability levels and ongoing management of your storage and SAN environment.

http://h20195.www2.hp.com/v2/GetPDF.aspx/4AA1-2941ENW.pdf

• HP eSupport is a portfolio of technology-based services that assist you with managing your business environment - from the desktop to the data center.
  
  Support Portal
  The HP support portal provides one-stop access to the information, tools and services you need to manage the daily operations of your IT environment.
  
  Features include:
• Access to self-solve tools (including search technical knowledge base)
• Efficient logging and tracking of support cases
• Collaboration with other business and IT professionals
• Download of patches and drivers
• Access to diagnostic tools
• Proactive notification of relevant information

Access to certain features of the support portal requires an HP service agreement. To access the support portal, visit: http://www.hp.com/support

Remote Support Technology (RST)-HP Remote Support Pack
Taking a more proactive approach to IT support, the HP Remote Support pack plug-in module easily integrates with HP Systems Insight Manager to provide a powerful, unified "single pane of glass" solution for onsite and remote management.

HP Remote Support Pack enhances HP Systems Insight Manager with intelligent event diagnosis plus the automatic submission of hardware event notifications securely to HP support, including acknowledgment and status returns. It adds remote configuration collections to allow the delivery of assessment and proactive services for your SAN storage and HP-UX environments.

• SAN Switch 8
• SAN Switch 16
• SAN Switch 8-EL
• SAN Switch 2/8V
• 4/8 SAN Switch
• SAN Switch 16-EL
• SAN Switch 2/16V
• SAN Switch 2/16N FF
• 4/16 SAN Switch
• Integrated /32
• SAN Switch 2/32
• 4/32 SAN Switch
• 4/64 SAN Switch
• Core Switch 4/64
• SAN Director 2/128
• DC04 SAN Director
• DC SAN Backbone Director
• SAN Switch 2/16
• SAN Switch 1/16-EL
• MSA SAN Switch 2/8
• SAN Switch 8/8
• SAN Switch 8/24
• SAN Switch 8/40
• SAN Switch 8/80
• Encryption SAN Switch
• 1606 Extension SAN Switch
• 2408 FCoE Converged Network Switch
• Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for p-class HP BladeSystem
• Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for c-class HP BladeSystem
• 400 MP Router
• HP MP-Router Blade