HP (A4689A) Bridge Recommendations

The HP SureStore E Bridge FC 4/1 HV and 2/1 LV make it possible to share HP SureStore E Tape Libraries among multiple servers in a heterogeneous environment. These bridges take up only one EIA rack space and have increased memory for faster data transfers between Fiber Channel Storage Area Networks (FC SANs) and SCSI devices. These bridges have a single Gigabit Fiber Channel port to connect point-to-point, arbitrated loop or switched fabric topologies.??The HP SureStore E Bridge FC 4/1 HV bridges one fiber-port to four HVD SCSI ports and includes all of the accessories necessary to plug and play fiber with up to four DLT8000 drives or three HP 9840 drives in the HP SureStore E 10/180 or 20/700 tape libraries. The HP SureStore E Bridge FC 2/1 LV has one fiber-port to two LVD SCSI ports and includes all of the accessories necessary to plug and play fiber with up to two HP Ultrium drives in the HP SureStore E 10/180 or 20/700 tape libraries.