Features Specifications
Highest level of Up to 320 total ports/fabric, 640 for dual fabrics
connectivity
SAN switch support Up to 20-fibre channel switches total in a single
Fabric - a SAN with all switches interconnected.
Distance between Up to 160 km
switches
Compaq standard SAN
topologies
Cascaded SAN
Meshed SAN
Ring SAN
Skinny Tree Backbone SAN
Fat Tree Backbone SAN
Heterogeneous O/S
support
Compaq Open VMS
Compaq Tru64 Unix
HP-UX
Microsoft Windows NT, Windows 2000
Novell Netware
Redhat Linux
SUSE Linux
SGI Irix
SUN Solaris
Datacenter
IBM AIX
Cluster support
Compaq Tru64 TruCluster
VMS Clusters
HP MC/ServiceGuard
Microsoft Cluster Server (MSCS)
Novell Netware Clusters
SUN Clusters
Description
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A SAN is a network of shared storage resources that can be allocated across
a heterogeneous environment. SANs connect multiple heterogeneous servers to
single or multiple shared storage systems using Fibre Channel switches. SANs
enable new ways to configure and use storage. This method of storage reduces
operational costs, supports business growth, and strengthens the corporate
infrastructure.
Features
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Open SAN Design Philosophy
Selective Storage Presentation
Compaq SAN Switch 8/16 and 8/16-EL model switches.
Up to seven switch hops (eight switches) maximum between any two
devices.
Compaq StorageWorks heterogeneous Open SANs can be configured to
provide:
Data protection
High availability
Long distance accessibility
High connectivity with high bandwidth
Common storage access for multi-vendor platforms
Storage consolidation
Local, centralized, or distributed storage access
Centralized backup and restore
Centralized storage management
Disaster tolerance
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