Providing flexible industry standard choices for connecting HP BladeSystem to your Fibre Channel SAN

Supported SANs

HP StorageWorks SANs
HP StorageWorks offers industry leading world-class storage products and solutions perfectly suited for a wide range of needs. You can access your StorageWorks storage arrays and Fibre Channel tape libraries using the blades' Fibre Channel connectivity options. HP StorageWorks arrays include EVA, MSA, and XP storage. HP ProLiant BL c-Class servers and StorageWorks are uniquely designed and tested to ensure the highest quality complete computing and storage solutions.

Third-Party SAN Connectivity
HP ProLiant c-Class blade servers incorporate industry standard components and technologies to ensure interoperability, are validated by extensive compatibility testing, and sustain support through industry wide cross-vendor cooperative support networks. All this ensures HP customers the highest levels of quality and customer satisfaction. Participating third-party SAN vendors of HP blade server certifications include EMC, HDS, IBM, and NetApp.

SAN Qualifications

FC Connectivity - BladeSystem to fibre channel SAN connectivity

HP BladeSystem ProLiant Server	SAN vendor
	HP	EMC	IBM	HDS	NetApp
BL2x220c	See details
BL260c	See details
BL460c	See details	See details		(1)	See details
BL465c	See details	See details		(1)	See details
BL480c	See details	See details		(1)	See details
BL680c	See details	See details		(1)	See details
BL685c	See details	See details		(1)	See details

FC SAN I/O Module Qualifications - fibre channel SAN HP BladeSystem connectivity

HP BladeSystem I/O Modules	SAN vendor
	HP	EMC	IBM	HDS	NetApp
HP 4Gb Virtual Connect Fibre Channel Module for c-Class BladeSystem	See details	See details		(1)	See details
Brocade 8Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class	See details
Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem	See details	See details		(1)	See details
Cisco MDS 9124e Fabric Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem	See details	See details		(1)	See details
HP 4Gb Virtual Connect Fibre Channel Module for c-Class BladeSystem	See details	See details		(1)	See details

= SAN vendor qualified
(1) Please contact your HDS representative to request a specific configuration be certified for your usage.

Software & Drivers

FC HBA Software & Drivers

FC HBA	SAN vendor
	HP	EMC	IBM	HDS
Emulex LPe1105-HP 4Gb FC HBA for HP c-Class BladeSystem	See details	See details		See details
QLogic QMH2462 4Gb FC HBA for HP c-Class BladeSystem	See details	See details		See details