AK859A Technical Specifications
HP StorageWorks SAN Director Fibre Channel Switch 32 Ports 8.50 Gbps
Manufacturer: HP
Manufacture Part Number: AK859A
Type: SAN Director Fibre Channel Switch
Ports: 32 Fibre Channel ports
Port Speed: 8.5 Gbps (backward compatible with 4Gbps/2Gbps)
Form Factor: Director-class switch module
Switching Capacity: High throughput, low latency fabric switching
Scalability: Supports large SAN environments with Director-class expansion
Management: Web-based GUI, CLI, SNMP, zoning, fabric tools
Features: ISL trunking, NPIV support, advanced fabric services
Redundancy: Hot-swappable, Director chassis-based fault tolerance
Reliability: Enterprise-grade, designed for mission-critical uptime
Use Case: Enterprise SAN backbone, high I/O workloads, large storage consolidation