AK858C Technical Specifications<\/p>\n
HP 16-Ports 8Gbs Fibre Channel Blade Option DC SAN Director Switch<\/p>\n
Manufacturer: HP<\/p>\n
Manufacture Part Number: AK858C<\/p>\n
Type: Fibre Channel Blade Option SAN Director Switch<\/p>\n
Ports: 16 Fibre Channel ports<\/p>\n
Port Speed: 8Gbps (supports 4Gbps\/2Gbps backward compatibility)<\/p>\n
Form Factor: Blade option for Director-class chassis<\/p>\n
Switching Role: Core SAN backbone module<\/p>\n
Bandwidth: High throughput with low latency fabric switching<\/p>\n
Scalability: Expandable through Director-class chassis slots<\/p>\n
Management: Web-based GUI, CLI, SNMP, zoning, fabric services<\/p>\n
Features: ISL trunking, NPIV support, advanced fabric management<\/p>\n
Redundancy: Hot-swappable design, chassis-level redundancy<\/p>\n
Reliability: Enterprise-grade, fault-tolerant operation<\/p>\n
Use Case: Enterprise data centers, mission-critical SAN networks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
AK858C Overview<\/p>\n
The HP AK858C 16-Port 8Gb Fibre Channel Blade Option SAN Director Switch is designed for HP Director-class SAN chassis, offering enterprise-level performance, scalability, and resilience. With 16 Fibre Channel ports operating at 8Gbps and backward compatibility to earlier speeds, it ensures smooth integration into mixed-speed SAN fabrics. As a blade option, it enhances the port density and throughput of director class systems, making it ideal for core data center SAN deployments. Its advanced fabric services\u2014such as zoning, ISL trunking, and NPIV provide optimized network management and improved utilization of SAN resources.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":25189,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[504],"product_cat":[2913,332],"product_tag":[3952,3577,2492,3553],"class_list":["post-25188","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_brand-hp","product_cat-hp-network-switch-network-switches","product_cat-network-switches","product_tag-backbone-module","product_tag-director-switch","product_tag-hot-swappable","product_tag-san-networks","first","instock","shipping-taxable","product-type-simple"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n