HP 1606 Extension SAN Switch HP 8/24 SAN Switch HP 8/40 SAN Switch HP 8/8 SAN Switch HP 8/80 SAN Switch HP Converged Network Switches HP DC SAN Director Switches HP Encryption SAN Switch HP SN6000B Fibre Channel Switch
Port speed
8 Gbps Fibre Channel; 1 Gbps Ethernet
8 Gbps Fibre Channel
8 Gbps Fibre Channel
8 Gbps Fibre Channel
8 Gbps Fibre Channel
8 Gbps Fibre Channel; 10 Gbps Converged Enhanced Ethernet (CEE)
16 Gbps Fibre Channel
8 Gbps Fibre Channel
16 Gbps Fibre Channel
Port speed
Number of ports
4 - 16 Fibre Channel; 2 - 6 Ethernet; Range, depending on model
16 - 24 Fibre Channel; Range, depending on model
24 - 40 Fibre Channel; 24 Active; 40 Maximum
8 - 24 Fibre Channel; Range, depending on model
48 - 80 Fibre Channel; 48 Active; 80 Maximum
8 Fibre Channel; 24 Converged Enhanced Ethernet (CEE)
16 - 512 Fibre Channel; Depending on model
32 Fibre Channel
24 - 48 Fibre Channel; Active ports vary by model
Number of ports
Aggregate switch bandwidth
268 Gbps; Maximum, depending on model
384 Gbps; Maximum
640 Gbps; Maximum
384 Gbps; Maximum
1,280 Gbps; Maximum
608 Gbps; FC and CEE combined bandwidth
8 Tbps; Depending on model
512 Gbps; Maximum, depending on model
1536 Gbps; Maximum
Aggregate switch bandwidth
Encryption capability
IPSec
No
No
No
No
No
AES 256-bit; data-at-rest and data-in-flight
AES 256-bit
In flight encryption
Encryption capability
Protocol supported
Fibre Channel, Ethernet, FCIP
Fibre Channel
Fibre Channel, Routing
Fibre Channel
Fibre Channel, Routing
Fibre Channel, Converged Enhanced Ethernet (CEE)
Fibre Channel, FCIP, FICON, and FCoE
Fibre Channel, Routing
Fibre Channel, Routing
Protocol supported
Form factor
1U
1U
1U
1U
2U
1U
The SN8000B and DC chassis are 14U; The SN8000B 4-slot and DC04 chassis are 9U
2U
1U
Form factor
Printable version
