HP StorageWorks 4000/6000/8000 - Enterprise Virtual Arrays - Features; M-Series Legacy HP Storageworks Switches; Mcdata;Brocade Switches Supported with M-Series Switches

Table 61 McDATA/Brocade switches supported with M-series switches
Number of portsFirmware versionMcDATA/Brocade switch
8 to 3209.09.06
09.09.05
09.09.03
09.09.02
09.09.00
09.08.03
09.08.01
09.07.02
Sphereon 4700/M4700 Fabric Switch
4 to 16Sphereon 4400/M4400 Fabric Switch
32 to 25609.09.06
09.09.05
09.09.03
09.09.02
09.09.00
09.08.03
09.08.02
09.07.02
Intrepid 10000/Mi10K Director
Table 62 M-series legacy HP StorageWorks switches
Number of portsFirmware versionLegacy HP StorageWorks switch
4 to 1209.09.06
09.09.05
09.09.03
09.09.02
09.09.00
09.08.03
09.08.01
09.07.02
HP StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/12
8 to 24HP StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24
16 to 32HP StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/32
32 to 140HP StorageWorks Director 2/140
32 to 64HP StorageWorks Director 2/64
Features
Features of some M-series switch models include:
Additional features of the Director switches follow:
• Four ports on each card to minimize service disruption
• Nonblocking port density to minimize floor-space usage
• Low power consumption and heat generation
• Redundant, hot-swappable switching and processor logic cards
• Nondisruptive failover of redundant components
• Automatic health checks of redundant FRUs
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