AK859B Technical Specifications<\/p>\n
HP StorageWorks DC SAN Director Fibre Channel Switch 32 Ports<\/p>\n
Manufacturer: HP<\/p>\n
Manufacture Part Number: AK859B<\/p>\n
Type: DC SAN Director Fibre Channel Switch<\/p>\n
Ports: 32 Fibre Channel ports<\/p>\n
Port Speed: 8Gbps (backward compatible with 4Gbps\/2Gbps)<\/p>\n
Form Factor: Director-class SAN switch module<\/p>\n
Switching Capacity: High throughput with low-latency switching<\/p>\n
Scalability: Director-class expansion for large SAN fabrics<\/p>\n
Management: CLI, web GUI, SNMP, zoning, fabric management tools<\/p>\n
Features: ISL trunking, NPIV support, advanced fabric services<\/p>\n
Redundancy: Hot-swappable, Director chassis-based fault tolerance<\/p>\n
Reliability: Enterprise-grade continuous availability design<\/p>\n
Use Case: SAN core switching, large enterprise storage consolidation, high I\/O workloads<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
AK859B Overview<\/p>\n
The HP StorageWorks AK859B DC SAN Director Fibre Channel Switch is a high-performance 32-port 8Gbps switch built for enterprise-class storage environments. Designed for Director-class SANs, it offers exceptional scalability, throughput, and reliability to support mission-critical applications. With backward compatibility to 4Gbps and 2Gbps devices, it ensures seamless integration into existing SAN infrastructures. Advanced features such as zoning, ISL trunking, and NPIV provide efficient traffic management and secure connectivity across the storage fabric.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":25179,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[504],"product_cat":[2913,332],"product_tag":[3538,3945,3946,3947,2961],"class_list":["post-25178","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_brand-hp","product_cat-hp-network-switch-network-switches","product_cat-network-switches","product_tag-channel-switch","product_tag-fabric-management","product_tag-low-latency-switching","product_tag-san-switch-module","product_tag-snmp","first","instock","shipping-taxable","product-type-simple"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n