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HPE 313452-B21 B-series 32-64 ISL Trunking SAN Switch License
- Enables ISL (Inter-Switch Link) Trunking functionality.
- Increases bandwidth between SAN switches.
- Provides link redundancy and resilience.
- Aggregates multiple physical links into a single logical link.
- Designed for HPE B-series SAN switches.
- Improves overall SAN performance and availability.
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Key specifications
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- Software License
- Feature
- ISL Trunking
- Compatibility
- HPE B-series SAN Switches
- License Type
- Feature License
Product details
The HPE 313452-B21 is a B-series SAN switch license that enables ISL (Inter-Switch Link) Trunking. This feature allows multiple physical links between SAN switches to be aggregated into a single logical link, increasing bandwidth and resilience.
Technical Information
| Product Type | Software License |
| Feature | ISL Trunking |
Additional Specifications
| Compatibility | HPE B-series SAN Switches |
| License Type | Feature License |
Description
The HPE 313452-B21 is a specialized license designed to unlock the Inter-Switch Link (ISL) Trunking feature on HPE B-series Storage Area Network (SAN) switches. ISL Trunking is a critical technology for high-performance and highly available SAN environments. It allows administrators to group multiple physical links between two SAN switches into a single logical trunk. This aggregation significantly increases the available bandwidth between the switches, which is essential for handling large data transfers and supporting demanding applications like high-performance databases and virtualized environments. Beyond enhancing bandwidth, ISL Trunking provides crucial resilience for the SAN fabric. If one of the physical links within the trunk fails, the remaining links continue to carry traffic, ensuring that data flow is uninterrupted. This fault tolerance minimizes the impact of link failures on application performance and availability. The license enables the switch to intelligently distribute traffic across all active links in the trunk, optimizing utilization and preventing bottlenecks that can occur with single-link connections. This license is a software entitlement that must be applied to compatible HPE B-series SAN switches. It is a key component for organizations looking to scale their SAN infrastructure, improve performance, and ensure robust connectivity between their storage resources and servers. By enabling ISL Trunking, the 313452-B21 license helps create a more efficient, reliable, and high-performing SAN environment, crucial for modern data centers.
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