The HP 8/24 SAN switch addresses the needs of SMB organizations as well as large enterprises by functioning as a standalone core switch or as lower-cost edge switch in large core-to-edge tiered storage networks. The 8/24 SAN switches provides unprecedented investment protection. Auto-sensing ports that support backward compatibility with 1, 2, 4, and 8 Gbit/sec devices significantly reduce deployment complexity and costs, while providing compatibility with installed devices. Organizations that do not require 8 Gbit/sec interfaces can populate the new switches with 4 Gbit/sec SFPs, while preserving their ability to easily upgrade to 8 Gbit/sec SFPs in the future. The 8/24 SAN Switch with 24 enabled ports may be deployed as a full-fabric switch or in Access Gateway mode, which provides connectivity into any SAN (the default mode setting is a switch). Access Gateway mode utilizes NPIV switch standards to present Fibre Channel connections as logical devices to SAN fabrics. Data transmission: - Supported data transfer rates: 8 Gb/s - Switching capacity: 384 Design: - Form factor: 1U - Product colour: Grey - Rack mounting: Yes Management features: - Switch type: Managed Network: - 10G support: No - Full duplex: Yes Operational conditions: - Operating altitude: 0 - 3000 - Operating relative humidity (H-H): 10 - 85 - Operating temperature (T-T): 0 - 40 - Storage relative humidity (H-H): 10 - 90 - Storage temperature (T-T): -25 - 70 Ports & interfaces: - Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity: 6 - Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports type: Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power: - AC input frequency: 47/63 - AC input voltage: 100 - 240 - Power consumption (typical): 48 - Power supply included: Yes Vendor information: - Brand Name: HP - Warranty: 1 - Product.Details.Specifications.Level1: Surveillance & Security - Product.Details.Specifications.Level2: Infrastructure - Product.Details.Specifications.Level3: Wired Network - Product.Details.Specifications.Level4: Network Switches