AK242B Technical Specifications<\/p>\n
HPE StorageWorks 8\/20Q 16 x Ports Active Fibre Channel 1U Rack-mountable Layer 2 Managed Network Switch<\/p>\n
Manufacturer: HPE<\/p>\n
Manufacture Part Number: AK242B<\/p>\n
Type: Fibre Channel Switch<\/p>\n
Ports: 16 x Active Fibre Channel ports<\/p>\n
Speed: 8Gb\/s per port (auto-negotiates to 4Gb\/s, 2Gb\/s)<\/p>\n
Form Factor: 1U Rack-Mountable<\/p>\n
Layer: Layer 2 Fibre Channel switching<\/p>\n
Managed: Yes<\/p>\n
Switching Capacity: High-performance, low-latency fabric switching<\/p>\n
Features: Zoning, ISL trunking, NPIV support, advanced fabric services<\/p>\n
Management: CLI, Web GUI, SNMP monitoring<\/p>\n
Redundancy: Hot-swappable, redundant power and cooling supported<\/p>\n
Compatibility: HPE StorageWorks SAN environments<\/p>\n
Expansion: Supports cascading and fabric growth<\/p>\n
Usage: Enterprise SAN deployments, high-speed storage networking<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
AK242B Overview<\/p>\n
The HPE StorageWorks 8\/20Q Fibre Channel Switch (AK242B) is a high-performance 1U rack-mountable SAN switch designed to provide reliable Fibre Channel connectivity in enterprise storage networks. Featuring 16 active ports operating at speeds up to 8Gb\/s, with backward compatibility to 4Gb\/s and 2Gb\/s, it delivers scalable and resilient SAN performance. This Layer 2 managed switch supports zoning, NPIV, ISL trunking, and a wide set of fabric services for secure and efficient data traffic management. With robust management options through CLI, web-based GUI, and SNMP, administrators gain simplified control and monitoring of SAN environments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":25213,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[1318],"product_cat":[2913,332],"product_tag":[3957,3958,3959,3960],"class_list":["post-25212","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_brand-hpe","product_cat-hp-network-switch-network-switches","product_cat-network-switches","product_tag-cooling-supported","product_tag-managed-network-switch","product_tag-npiv-support","product_tag-san-deployments","first","instock","shipping-taxable","product-type-simple"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n