{"id":1978,"date":"2013-03-21T09:00:28","date_gmt":"2013-03-21T13:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maximummidrange.com\/blog\/?p=1978"},"modified":"2013-03-19T14:34:00","modified_gmt":"2013-03-19T18:34:00","slug":"hp-storageworks-432-san-switch-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maximummidrange.com\/blog\/hp-storageworks-432-san-switch-family\/1978","title":{"rendered":"HP StorageWorks 4\/32 SAN Switch Family"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>HP StorageWorks 4\/32 SAN Switch Family<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>What is it?<\/strong><br \/>\nHP StorageWorks 4\/32 SAN Switch.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s it for?<\/strong><br \/>\nLink your computer network or devices together using fibre channel technology.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who needs it?<\/strong><br \/>\nMedium to large businesses or workgroups.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why do I want it?<\/strong><br \/>\nThe line of HP StorageWorks 4\/32 SAN Switches are cost-effective and easily connected.<br \/>\nThis makes expanding your network easier while keeping budgets in check.<br \/>\nProven HP quality.<br \/>\nProven Maximum Midrange service and pricing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why are there three variants in this family?<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8211; The <em>A7537A<\/em> switch includes 16 active ports, upgradeable later to 24 or 32 with the 8 port upgrade license (T3677A).<br \/>\nThis gets you started at a lower price point without the need to upgrade hardware later.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The <em>A7393A<\/em> switch includes 32 active ports. 32 ports ready to go, no later upgrade needed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The <em>A7394A<\/em> switch also includes 32 active ports, but adds on the HP Power Pack.<br \/>\nThe Power Pack software bundle includes:<br \/>\n* Fabric Watch (313454-B21)<br \/>\n* Advanced Performance Monitor (313450-B21)<br \/>\n* Extended Fabric (313458-B21)<br \/>\n* ISL Trunking (313452-B21)<\/p>\n<p><strong>How do I get one?<\/strong><br \/>\nGive us a call at <a title=\"Contact Maximum Midrange\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maximummidrange.com\/blog\/contact-maximum-midrange\">855-932-6627<\/a> or visit each product page and request pricing there.<br \/>\n&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maximummidrange.com\/A7537A.html\" target=\"_blank\">A7537A<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maximummidrange.com\/A7393A.html\" target=\"_blank\">A7393A<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maximummidrange.com\/A7394A.html\" target=\"_blank\">A7394A<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pre and post sale support and service is always free.<br \/>\nIf you are upgrading your network and will have surplus hardware, let us know when you contact us. We may be able to purchase it from you.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1983\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maximummidrange.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/storageworks_san_switches.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1983\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1983\" alt=\"HP switches\" src=\"https:\/\/www.maximummidrange.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/storageworks_san_switches.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.maximummidrange.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/storageworks_san_switches.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.maximummidrange.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/storageworks_san_switches-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1983\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stack of four HP switches<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is a HP StorageWorks 4\/32 SAN Switch and why do I want one?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[16,15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1978","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-everything","category-the-enterprise-hardware-wiki"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - 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