The HP 8/24 SAN switch addresses the needs of SMB organizations as well as large enterprises by functioning as a standalone core switch or as lower-cost edge switch in large core-to-edge tiered storage networks. The 8/24 SAN switches provides unprecedented investment protection. Auto-sensing ports that support backward compatibility with 1, 2, 4, and 8 Gbit/sec devices significantly reduce deployment complexity and costs, while providing compatibility with installed devices. Organizations that do not require 8 Gbit/sec interfaces can populate the new switches with 4 Gbit/sec SFPs, while preserving their ability to easily upgrade to 8 Gbit/sec SFPs in the future. The 8/24 SAN Switch with 24 enabled ports may be deployed as a full-fabric switch or in Access Gateway mode, which provides connectivity into any SAN (the default mode setting is a switch). Access Gateway mode utilizes NPIV switch standards to present Fibre Channel connections as logical devices to SAN fabrics.
| Specs |
| Ports & interfaces: |
| Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity: |
16 |
| Fiber ports quantity: |
16 |
| Power connector: |
DC-in jack |
| Network: |
| 10G support: |
✗ |
| Full duplex: |
✓ |
| Data transmission: |
| Switching capacity: |
384 Gbit/s |
| Supported data transfer rates: |
8 Gbit/s |
| Maximum data transfer rate: |
8 Gbit/s |
| Design: |
| Rack mounting: |
✓ |
| Product colour: |
Silver |
| Form factor: |
1U |
| Power over Ethernet (PoE): |
| Power over Ethernet (PoE): |
✗ |
| Operational conditions: |
| Operating temperature (T-T): |
0 - 40 °C |
| Storage temperature (T-T): |
-25 - 70 °C |
| Weight & dimensions: |
| Width: |
190.5 mm |
| Depth: |
406.4 mm |
| Weight: |
6.89 kg |
