AK858B Technical Specifications<\/p>\n
HP 16-Ports 8GB Fibre Channel DC Director Blade Option SAN Switch<\/p>\n
Manufacturer: HP<\/p>\n
Manufacture Part Number: AK858B<\/p>\n
Type: Fibre Channel DC Director Blade Option SAN Switch<\/p>\n
Ports: 16 Fibre Channel ports<\/p>\n
Port Speed: 8Gbps (backward compatible with 4Gbps\/2Gbps)<\/p>\n
Form Factor: Blade option for Director-class chassis<\/p>\n
Architecture: Core SAN director module, enterprise-grade<\/p>\n
Switching Capacity: High throughput for large SAN fabrics<\/p>\n
Scalability: Expansion through director chassis slots<\/p>\n
Management: CLI, Web-based, SNMP, zoning support<\/p>\n
Features: ISL trunking, NPIV, advanced fabric services<\/p>\n
Reliability: Hot-swappable design, redundancy via director chassis<\/p>\n
Use Case: Core SAN backbone, data center-grade enterprise storage networks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
AK858B Overview<\/p>\n
The HP AK858B 16-Port 8Gb Fibre Channel DC Director Blade Option SAN Switch is an enterprise-class switching blade designed for HP Director-class SAN chassis. Built for high-performance storage environments, it delivers 16 Fibre Channel ports running at 8Gbps with backward compatibility, ensuring seamless integration with existing SAN infrastructures. This blade option offers core fabric services, including zoning, ISL trunking, and NPIV, while providing high bandwidth and low latency for data-intensive workloads. Designed for scalability, it slots into a director chassis to expand port density and switching capacity as storage networks grow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":25209,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[504],"product_cat":[2913,332],"product_tag":[1893,3953,3215,3954],"class_list":["post-25208","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_brand-hp","product_cat-hp-network-switch-network-switches","product_cat-network-switches","product_tag-enterprise-grade","product_tag-san-backbone","product_tag-san-switch","product_tag-zoning-support","first","instock","shipping-taxable","product-type-simple"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n