About this guide
This installation guide provides information to help you set up and configure the following HP switches:
• HP StorageWorks 8/8 SAN Switch
• HP StorageWorks 8/24 SAN Switch
• HP StorageWorks 8/40 SAN Switch
• HP StorageWorks 8/80 SAN Switch
• HP StorageWorks Encryption SAN Switch
• HP StorageWorks 2408 FCoE CN Switch
Intended audience
This guide is intended for system administrators and technicians with knowledge of:
• Storage area networks (SANs)
• HP StorageWorks Fibre Channel switches
Related documentation
The following documents provide related information:
• HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.x release notes
• HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2.x administrator guide
• Fabric OS Encryption Administrator's Guide
• Brocade Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator's Guide
You can download these and other related documents from the Manuals page of the HP Business
Support Center website:
http://www.hp.com/support/manuals
In the Storage section, click Storage Networking. Then click the name of your switch (for example,
HP StorageWorks 8/40 SAN Switch) to access the Manuals web page. The Fabric OS Encryption
Administrator's Guide is only associated with the HP StorageWorks Encryption SAN Switch.
Storage Area Network (SAN) Glossary
The Storage Area Network (SAN) Glossary provides definitions for SAN-related terminology used
throughout this document. See Related documentation, page 11 for instructions on accessing the
glossary.
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