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	HP StorageWorks 8/80 SAN Switch	HP StorageWorks 8/40 SAN Switch	HP StorageWorks 8/24 SAN Switch	HP StorageWorks 8/8 SAN Switch	HP StorageWorks 4/64 SAN Switch	HP StorageWorks 4/32B SAN Switch	HP StorageWorks 4/16 SAN Switch	HP StorageWorks 4/8 SAN Switch	HP StorageWorks 2/8 MSA SAN Switch
Performance	8 Gbps	8 Gbps	8 Gbps	8 Gbps	4 Gbps	4 Gbps	4 Gbps	4 Gbps	2 Gbps	Performance
Maximum Ports	80	40	24	24	64	32	16	16	8	Maximum Ports
Minimum Ports	48	24	16	8	32	16	16	8	8	Minimum Ports
Aggregate Switch Bandwidth	1,280 Gbps	640 Gbps	384 Gbps	384 Gbps	512 Gbps (end-to-end)	256 Gbps (end-to-end)	128 Gbps (end-to-end)	128 Gbps (end-to-end)	32 Gbps (end-to-end)	Aggregate Switch Bandwidth
Protocol Support	Fibre Channel, Routing	Fibre Channel, Routing	Fibre Channel	Fibre Channel	Fibre Channel	Fibre Channel	Fibre Channel	Fibre Channel	Fibre Channel	Protocol Support
Blade Type Supported	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not Applicable	Blade Type Supported
High Availability Features	No single point of failure. Hot code load. Ports on demand with no downtime	No single point of failure. Hot code load. Ports on demand with no downtime	No single point of failure. Hot code load. Ports on demand with no downtime	No single point of failure. Hot code load. Ports on demand with no downtime	Redundant, hot swappable cooling fans; Redundant, hot swappable power supplies; Field replaceable motherboard; Enhanced Fault Detection Logic; No Single Points of Failure	Integrated redundant, hot swappable power/fan Unit; Enhanced Fault Detection Logic; No Single Points of Failure	Second 4/16 may be purchased for redundancy	NA	Second MSA SAN 2/8 may be purchased for redundancy	High Availability Features


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