AK859A Technical Specifications<\/p>\n
HP StorageWorks SAN Director Fibre Channel Switch 32 Ports 8.50 Gbps<\/p>\n
Manufacturer: HP<\/p>\n
Manufacture Part Number: AK859A<\/p>\n
Type: SAN Director Fibre Channel Switch<\/p>\n
Ports: 32 Fibre Channel ports<\/p>\n
Port Speed: 8.5 Gbps (backward compatible with 4Gbps\/2Gbps)<\/p>\n
Form Factor: Director-class switch module<\/p>\n
Switching Capacity: High throughput, low latency fabric switching<\/p>\n
Scalability: Supports large SAN environments with Director-class expansion<\/p>\n
Management: Web-based GUI, CLI, SNMP, zoning, fabric 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, designed for mission-critical uptime<\/p>\n
Use Case: Enterprise SAN backbone, high I\/O workloads, large storage consolidation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
AK859A Overview<\/p>\n
The HP StorageWorks AK859A SAN Director Fibre Channel Switch provides 32 ports of 8.5 Gbps Fibre Channel connectivity, making it a powerful solution for large-scale storage networks. Built as a Director-class switch, it offers high port density, superior bandwidth, and seamless scalability for enterprise-level SAN deployments. Its advanced features, including ISL trunking, zoning, and NPIV, allow for efficient resource allocation and optimized fabric performance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":25183,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[504],"product_cat":[2913,332],"product_tag":[3538,3578,3949,3950],"class_list":["post-25182","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-enterprise-san","product_tag-large-storage-consolidation","product_tag-supports-large-san","first","instock","shipping-taxable","product-type-simple"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n