AK859B Technical Specifications
HP StorageWorks DC SAN Director Fibre Channel Switch 32 Ports
Manufacturer: HP
Manufacture Part Number: AK859B
Type: DC SAN Director Fibre Channel Switch
Ports: 32 Fibre Channel ports
Port Speed: 8Gbps (backward compatible with 4Gbps/2Gbps)
Form Factor: Director-class SAN switch module
Switching Capacity: High throughput with low-latency switching
Scalability: Director-class expansion for large SAN fabrics
Management: CLI, web GUI, SNMP, zoning, fabric management tools
Features: ISL trunking, NPIV support, advanced fabric services
Redundancy: Hot-swappable, Director chassis-based fault tolerance
Reliability: Enterprise-grade continuous availability design
Use Case: SAN core switching, large enterprise storage consolidation, high I/O workloads