Sun Microsystems FC Switch-8 and Switch-16 816-0830-12 - Manual (Page 19)

Contents xix
Contents
1. Introduction 1
New Features, Benefits, and Products 2
New Device Names 2
On-Demand Node Creation 3
Fabric Connection of Hosts 3
Cascading of Switches 3
Higher Realized Bandwidth 3
Support of Multiple Protocols 4
Support for More, Heterogeneous Storage Devices 4
Support for New Hardware and Software 4
Software Upgrade Only 4
Building Blocks for More Complex Topologies 4
2. Configurations 5
The Switch 5
Supported Hardware 5
Supported Configurations 7
Hosts 7
Arrays 8