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The HP StorageWorks 8/24 is a 1U Fibre Channel SAN switch for small and mid-size storage networks. This Base model ships with 16 active 8Gb SFP ports and can grow to 24 ports with an upgrade license, so it scales without a chassis swap. It is managed through a CLI, web interface and HP's management tools, and it handles zoning and fabric services for entry-level SANs. Against newer 32Gb switches it is slower and closer to end of support, but for an existing 8Gb fabric it is a straightforward drop-in.
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Lowest price we've seen: $216.00 on Nov 11 at Inside Systems. Tracked across 2 stores since Nov 11.
Owners of this generation of HP 8/24 switches describe them as reliable workhorses for small fabrics. Most praise the simple zoning setup and stable uptime; complaints focus on the port licensing and the aging management tools.
The HP AM868C StorageWorks 8/24 Base is a managed Layer 2 SAN switch. It has 16 active ports that support 8GbE SFP connections.
The switch is rack-mountable and takes up 1U of rack space.
