{"id":25303,"date":"2026-09-08T02:52:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T02:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geektechsol.com\/index.php\/product\/aa978a-hp-storageworks-2-16v-2gb-1u-rack-mountable-san-switch\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T02:52:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T02:52:17","slug":"aa978a-hp-storageworks-2-16v-2gb-1u-rack-mountable-san-switch","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"http:\/\/geektechsol.com\/index.php\/product\/aa978a-hp-storageworks-2-16v-2gb-1u-rack-mountable-san-switch\/","title":{"rendered":"AA978A HP StorageWorks 2\/16V 2GB 1U Rack-mountable SAN Switch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AA978A Technical Specifications<\/p>\n<p>HP StorageWorks 2\/16V 2GB 16 x SFP Fibre Channel 1U Rack-mountable SAN Switch<\/p>\n<p>Manufacturer: HP<\/p>\n<p>Manufacture Part Number: AA978A<\/p>\n<p>Type: Fibre Channel SAN Switch<\/p>\n<p>Ports: 16 x Fibre Channel (SFP included)<\/p>\n<p>Speed: 2Gb\/s per port (backward compatible with 1Gb\/s)<\/p>\n<p>Form Factor: 1U Rack-Mountable<\/p>\n<p>Included: 16 x SFP transceivers<\/p>\n<p>Managed: Yes<\/p>\n<p>Switching Capacity: Up to 64 Gbps<\/p>\n<p>Features: Zoning, Trunking, Fabric services, QoS<\/p>\n<p>Management: Web Tools, CLI, SNMP<\/p>\n<p>Redundancy: Dual power supply support<\/p>\n<p>Usage: Entry to mid-level SAN environments<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AA978A Overview<\/p>\n<p>The HP StorageWorks 2\/16V SAN Switch (AA978A) is a compact, rack-mountable storage networking solution designed for small to medium-sized enterprise environments. 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