637198-001 Technical Specifications<\/p>\n
HP StorageWorks 8GB Fibre Channel Switch<\/p>\n
Manufacturer Part Number: 637198-001<\/p>\n
Brand Name: HP<\/p>\n
Product Type: Fibre Channel SAN Switch<\/p>\n
Form Factor: 1U Rack-mountable<\/p>\n
Number of Fibre Channel Ports: 8 Active<\/p>\n
Port Type: SFP-Based FC Ports<\/p>\n
Port Speed: 8Gbps Auto-Negotiates to 4\/2Gbps<\/p>\n
Expansion Slots: 8 x SFP<\/p>\n
Aggregate Bandwidth: 128Gbps<\/p>\n
Fabric Support: Full Fabric Enabled<\/p>\n
Management: Web Tools, CLI, SNMP<\/p>\n
Advanced Features: Zoning, ISL Trunking<\/p>\n
Security: Role-Based Access Control<\/p>\n
Scalability: Supports Fabric Cascading<\/p>\n
Hot-Swappable Components: Yes<\/p>\n
Redundant Power Supplies: Supported<\/p>\n
Cooling: Integrated Fans<\/p>\n
Power Consumption: Energy Efficient<\/p>\n
Environmentally Friendly: Yes<\/p>\n
Environmental Certification: RoHS Compliant<\/p>\n
Operating Temperature: 10\u00b0C to 40\u00b0C<\/p>\n
Operating Humidity: 10% to 90% Non-Condensing<\/p>\n
Weight: Approx 12 lbs (5.5 kg)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
637198-001 Overview<\/p>\n
The HP 637198-001 StorageWorks 8Gb Fibre Channel Switch is an enterprise-grade SAN switch designed to provide high-speed, low-latency connectivity for servers and storage arrays in storage area networks. It operates at 8Gbps Fibre Channel speeds, delivering robust performance for mission-critical applications such as virtualization, databases, backup, and high-performance storage workloads.This switch supports full fabric operation, enabling advanced SAN features like zoning, inter-switch links (ISLs), traffic management, and secure segmentation of storage traffic. It also offers backward compatibility with 4Gb and 2Gb Fibre Channel devices, making it flexible for mixed SAN environments and gradual infrastructure upgrades.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[504],"product_cat":[2913,332],"product_tag":[3675,1104,300,2942],"class_list":["post-24438","product","type-product","status-publish","product_brand-hp","product_cat-hp-network-switch-network-switches","product_cat-network-switches","product_tag-128gbps","product_tag-8gb","product_tag-hp","product_tag-switch","first","instock","shipping-taxable","product-type-simple"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n