Product comparison · 2 network switches

HP A7984AR network switch Managed vs HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10Gb/24-port

4specifications compared
3differ
1identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- A7984AR network switch Managed:8
- Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10Gb/24-port:24
Maximum data transfer rate
- A7984AR network switch Managed:4 Gbit/s
- Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10Gb/24-port:10 Gbit/s

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Comparison of A7984AR, Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10Gb/24-port
22 specifications	A HP A7984AR network switch Managed Model A7984AR View product	B HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10Gb/24-port View product
Management featuresidentical
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	8	24
Networkidentical
10G supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VLAN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Data transmission1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	4 Gbit/s	10 Gbit/s
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	10/100 Mbps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocols1 differ
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMP v1, v2
Supported protocolsDiffers	FC-AL Rev. 4.5; FC-GS-2 Rev 5.3 FC-PH Rev 4.3; FC-PLDA Rev 2.1; FC-VI Rev 1.5; FC-AL-2 Rev 7.0; FC-FG Rev 3.5 FC-PH-2 Rev 7.4; FC-SW Rev 3.3; IPFC RFC 2625; FC-FLA Rev 2.7; FC-FH Rev 1.7; FC-PH-3 Rev 9.4	FlexFabric Link Aggregation
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HP ProLiant / Integrity
StackableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 x SFP+
Technical featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CLI Virtual Connect Manager GUI
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source
Input frequencyKnown for one	47/63 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	FL_Port F_Port E_Port	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	28 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	192.5 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	267.9 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.27 kg
Poweridentical
Input voltageKnown for one	90 - 264 V	Unknown — not stated by the source

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