Overview The Brocade 8 Gb SAN Switch for HP Blade System c-Class delivers an easy to manage embedded Fibre Channel switch with 8 Gb/s performance. The Brocade 8 Gb SAN Switch hot-plugs into the back of the HP Blade System c-Class Enclosure. The integrated design frees up rack space, enables shared power & cooling, & reduces cabling & small form-factor pluggables. Enhanced trunking support with external switches provides higher bandwidth to enable demanding applications such as server virtualization. New features in the Power Pack+ option enable you to manage data flow to maintain optimized application performance. The 12 or 24 auto-sensing ports support lower bandwidth components for investment protection & an upgrade license enables you to ?pay as you grow′. The Brocade 8 Gb SAN Switch saves space & cost, significantly simplifies the SAN environment, enables easier deployment & management, & delivers the performance required for emerging higher throughput applications. Features • Enables data center consolidation with HP Blade System c-Class through a state-of-the-art zero-footprint design while lowering cost through shared power & cooling, fewer cables & SFPs, & a reduction in space • Providing support for up to a single trunk made up of all eight SAN ports for a total of up to 64 Gb/s balanced throughput. Trunking of the SAN-facing ports with external Brocade or HP B-series Switches provides a high-bandwidth solution while lowering costs through fewer SFPs & cables. • Integrates with HP Onboard Administrator for Blade System, HP Systems Insight Manager, & HP Storage Essentials & leverages HP B-series management & monitoring tools. An SMI-s API enables the use of industry standard interfaces to integrate management with other applications.