HP B-series SAN Switches and Directors

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HP B-series SAN Switches and Directors

For more information about B-series SAN Switches and Directors, including how to access the latest
firmware, Fabric OS release notes, product and software documentation, and supported SAN
configurations, see the following documents:
• For information about HP-supported interoperability configurations, see the HP Fabric Interoperab-

ility: Merging Fabrics Based on M-series and B-series Fibre Channel Switches Application Notes
and the HP Fabric Interoperability: Merging Fabrics Based on C-series and B-series Fibre Channel
Switches Application Notes.
• For information about SAN design, see the HP SAN Design Reference Guide.
• For information about FICON connectivity, see the HP Mainframe Connectivity Design Guide.
You can download these documents from the HP SAN Manuals website:
http://www.hp.com/go/SDGManuals
Table 1 lists Brocade product names and the equivalent HP B-series product name.
NOTE:
Table 1 lists all HP-supported Brocade products. Other Brocade products are not supported by HP.

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Fourth edition: September 2011

Table 1 Switch product names

Brocade name HP equivalent
4-Gb switches and blades
HP 4/8 SAN Switch
Brocade 200E switch
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Brocade 4100 switch
Brocade 4900 switch HP 4/16 SAN Switch
Brocade 48000 SAN Director HP SAN Switch 4/32
• FC4-16 Blade HP 4/64 SAN Switch
HP 4/256 SAN Director
• HP 16 Port 4Gb Blade

• FC4-32 Blade • HP 32 Port 4Gb Blade

• FR4-18i Blade • B-series Multi-Protocol (MP) Router Blade

• FC4-48 Blade • HP 4/48 SAN Director 48 Port 4 GB FC Blade

• FC4-16IP Blade • HP iSCSI Director Blade

Brocade 7500 HP 400 Multi-Protocol (MP) Router

Brocade 4012 Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem

Brocade 4024 Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem

Brocade 5000 HP SAN Switch 4/32B

8-Gb switches and blades

Brocade DCX Backbone HP DC SAN Backbone Director (DC Director)

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Brocade DCX-4S HP DC04 SAN Director Switch

• Brocade FS8-18 Encryption Blade1 • HP Encryption Fibre Channel Director Blade

• FR4-18i Blade • B-series Multi-Protocol (MP) Router Blade

• FC10-6 Blade2 • HP SAN Director 6 Port 10 Gb FC Blade

• FC8-16 Blade2 • HP SAN Director 16 Port 8 Gb FC Blade

• FC8-32 Blade2 • HP SAN Director 32 Port 8 Gb FC Blade

• FC8-48 Blade2 • HP SAN Director 48 Port 8 Gb FC Blade

• FC8-64 Blade1, 3 • HP DC SAN Director 64-port 8 Gb Fibre Channel Blade

• FCOE10-24 • HP DC SAN Director 10/24 FCoE Blade

• FX8-241 • HP DC Director Switch MP Extension Blade

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Brocade name HP equivalent
Brocade Encryption SAN Switch HP Encryption SAN Switch
Brocade 5410 HP EVA4400 Embedded Switch Module
Brocade 5480 Brocade 8 Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class
HP 8/8 SAN Switch
Brocade 300
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Brocade 5100
Brocade 5300 HP 8/24 SAN Switch
Brocade 7800 HP 8/40 SAN Switch
Brocade 8000 HP 8/80 SAN Switch
16-Gb switches and blades HP 1606 Extension SAN Switch
Brocade DCX 8510-8 Backbone HP 2408 FCoE Converged Network Switch
Brocade DCX 8510-4
HP SN8000B 8-Slot SAN Backbone Director Switch
HP SN8000B 4-Slot SAN Director Switch

• FC16-32 HP SN8000B 16/32 FC SAN Director Blade

• FC16-48 HP SN8000B 16/48 FC SAN Director Blade

Brocade 6510 HP SN6000B 16Gb Fibre Channel Switch

1This blade is also supported in the Brocade DCX 8510-8 Backbone and the Brocade DCX 8510-4.
2This blade is also supported in the 48000 Director.
3This blade cannot be used in the same chassis with an FCOE10-24 blade.

NOTE:
The 8-Gb license is enabled on all HP 8-Gb switches by default.

Table 2 lists features and the corresponding licenses that must be installed on the local switch and all
attached switches.

Table 2 License requirements

Feature License Where to install license

Administrative domains No license required N/A

Configuration No license required N/A

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upload/download configupload and configdown-

load commands are included with the

OS on the switch.

Diagnostic tools No license required N/A

Distributed Management No license required N/A
Server

EX_Ports Integrated Routing Local switch

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Feature License Where to install license

Extended fabrics Extended Fabrics Local switch and attached switches;

FC FastWrite FC-IP Services or nl

FCIP nl license is required on both ends of the
connection
FICON High Performance Extension over
FICON CUP FCIP/FC Local switch and attached switches
FICON CUP accelerator
FICON tape read and FC-IP Services or Local switch and attached switches;
write emulation over an
FCIP tunnel nl nl
FICON XRC sequence
emulation over an FCIP High Performance Extension over license required on both ends of the
tunnel FCIP/FC tunnel
FIPS
No license required N/A
Firmware download
FICON Management Server Local switch
Full fabric
Ingress rate limiting FICON Management Server Multi-protocol extension blade
Integrated routing
Inter-chassis link (ICL) FICON Tape High-Performance Local switch and attached switches
Interoperability
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IPsec for FCIP tunnels
Extension over FCIP/FC
LDAP
Logical fabric FICON XRC High-Performance Local switch and attached switches
Logical switch
NPIV nl
OpenSSH public key
Extension over FCIP/FC

No license required N/A

No license required N/A

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The firmwaredownload command is

included with the OS on the switch.

Full Fabric Local switch; can be required on

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attached switches

Adaptive Networking Local switch

Integrated Routing Local switch

ICL Local director and attached directors

No license required N/A

FC-IP Services or Local switch and attached switches;

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High Performance Extension over license is required on both sides of the

FCIP/FC tunnel

No license required N/A

No license required N/A

No license required N/A

No license required N/A

No license required N/A

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Feature License Where to install license

Performance monitoring No license required for basic features Local switch

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Advance Performance Monitoring

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license required for advanced features

10GbE performance 10GbE performance upgrade Multi-protocol extension blade

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upgrade

Port fencing Fabric Watch Local switch

Ports Ports on Demand Local switch

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This license applies to a select set of

switches.

QoS Adaptive Networking Local switch and attached switches

QoS on an HBA Server Application Optimization and Local switch

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Adaptive Networking

RADIUS No license required N/A

RBAC No license required N/A

Routing traffic No license required N/A

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Includes port-based or

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exchanged-based routing,

static routes, frame-order

deliver, and dynamic routes

Security No license required N/A

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Includes the DCC, SCC,

FCS, IP Filter, and

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authentication policies

SNMP No license required N/A

Encryption performance Encryption Blade Performance Upgrade On encryption switch or director with
upgrade encryption blade
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Encryption SAN Switch Performance

Upgrade

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