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HPE Active Optical Cables provide high‑speed, energy‑efficient connectivity across multiple HPE server families using the common XXXXXX‑X21 SKU structure.
HPE Active Optical Cables deliver lightweight, extended‑reach optical links for ProLiant, Synergy, Apollo, Cloudline, and Integrity systems—ideal for high‑bandwidth data center workloads.
Overview
| XXXXXX- X21 is SKU designation formed by a common six digit part number and a -X21 suffix that identifies a SKU that is available across multiple server family lines. Refer to the table below to find the SKU suffix that applies to the specific server product line this option can be ordered with. | ||
| -B21 | -H21 | -K21 |
| COMPUTE Server Line | SPECIALIZED COMPUTE Server Line | STORAGE Server Line |
| HPE Cloudline CL2100/CL2200/CL2800/CL3100/CL4100/CL5200/CL5800 Servers HPE Composable Cloud for ProLiant DL HPE ProLiant BL460c/BL660c Servers HPE ProLiant DL20/DL160/DL180 Servers HPE ProLiant DL325/DL360/DL380/DL385/DL560/DL580 Servers HPE ProLiant DX360/DX380 Servers HPE ProLiant MicroServer HPE ProLiant for Microsoft Azure Stack HPE ProLiant ML30/ML110/ML350 Servers HPE Synergy 480/660 Systems HPE D2220sb/D2500sb Storage Blade | HPE Apollo 35/40/70 Systems HPE Apollo 2000/6000 Servers HPE Converged System 300/500/700/750 HPE Edgeline Systems and Servers HPE Integrity BL860c i6/BL870c i6/BL890c i6 Server Blades HPE Integrity MC990 X Server HPE Integrity rx2800 i6 Server HPE Integrity Superdome HPE ProLiant DX170r/DX190r, DX2000 Servers HPE SGI 8600 System HPE Solutions for SAP HANA (TDI) | HPE Apollo 4200 Gen9/Gen10 Servers HPE Apollo Systems for BlueData Software HPE Apollo 4510 Gen10 System HPE D3000/D6020/D8000 Disk Enclosures HPE Scalable Object Storage with Scality RING HPE SimpliVity 2600 HPE SimpliVity 325/380 Gen10 HPE Storage File Controllers HPE StoreEasy 1460/1560/1650/1660/1860 Disclaimer: This may not be a complete listing of applicable servers |
Models
| HPE 100Gb QSFP28 to QSFP28 7m Active Optical Cable | 845410-B21 |
| HPE 100Gb QSFP28 to QSFP28 15m Active Optical Cable | 845414-B21 |
Service and Support
HPE Services
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HPE Complete Care Service is a modular, edge-to-cloud IT environment service designed to help optimize your entire IT environment and achieve agreed upon IT outcomes and business goals through a personalized experience. All delivered by an assigned team of HPE Services experts. HPE Complete Care Service provides:
- – A complete coverage approach -- edge to cloud
- – An assigned HPE team
- – Modular and fully personalized engagement
- – Enhanced Incident Management experience with priority access
- – Digitally enabled and AI driven customer experience
https://www.hpe.com/services/completecare
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HPE Lifecycle Services
HPE Lifecycle Services provide a variety of options to help maintain your HPE systems and solutions at all stages of the product lifecycle. A few popular examples include:
- – Lifecycle Install and Startup Services: Various levels for physical installation and power on, remote access setup, installation and startup, and enhanced installation services with the operating system.
- – HPE Firmware Update Analysis Service: Recommendations for firmware revision levels for selected HPE products, taking into account the relevant revision dependencies within your IT environment.
- – HPE Firmware Update Implementation Service: Implementation of firmware updates for selected HPE server, storage, and solution products, taking into account the relevant revision dependencies within your IT environment.
- – Implementation assistance services: Highly trained technical service specialists to assist you with a variety of activities, ranging from design, implementation, and platform deployment to consolidation, migration, project management, and onsite technical forums.
- – HPE Service Credits: Access to prepaid services for flexibility to choose from a variety of specialized service activities, including assessments, performance maintenance reviews, firmware management, professional services, and operational best practices.
Notes: To review the list of Lifecycle Services available for your product go to:
https://www.hpe.com/services/lifecycle
For a list of the most frequently purchased services using service credits, see the HPE Service Credits Menu
Other Related Services from HPE Services:
HPE Education Services
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Defective Media Retention
An option available with HPE Complete Care Service and HPE Tech Care Service and applies only to Disk or eligible SSD/Flash Drives replaced by HPE due to malfunction.
Consult your HPE Sales Representative or Authorized Channel Partner of choice for any additional questions and services options.
Parts and Materials
HPE will provide HPE-supported replacement parts and materials necessary to maintain the covered hardware product in operating condition, including parts and materials for available and recommended engineering improvements.
Parts and components that have reached their maximum supported lifetime and/or the maximum usage limitations as set forth in the manufacturer's operating manual, product quick-specs, or the technical product data sheet will not be provided, repaired, or replaced as part of these services.
How to Purchase Services
Services are sold by Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Authorized Service Partners:
- – Services for customers purchasing from HPE or an enterprise reseller are quoted using HPE order configuration tools.
- – Customers purchasing from a commercial reseller can find services at https://ssc.hpe.com/portal/site/ssc/
AI-Powered and Digitally Enabled Support Experience
Achieve faster time to resolution with access to product-specific resources and expertise through a digital and data driven customer experience
Sign into the HPE Support Center experience, featuring streamlined self-serve case creation and management capabilities with inline knowledge recommendations. You will also find personalized task alerts and powerful troubleshooting support through an intelligent virtual agent with seamless transition when needed to a live support agent.
Consume IT On Your Terms
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- – Get faster time to market
- – Save on TCO, align costs to business
- – Scale quickly, meet unpredictable demand
- – Simplify IT operations across your data centers and clouds
To learn more about HPE Services, please contact your Hewlett Packard Enterprise sales representative or Hewlett Packard Enterprise Authorized Channel Partner. Contact information for a representative in your area can be found at "Contact HPE" https://www.hpe.com/us/en/contact-hpe.html
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Technical Specifications
| HPE 100Gb QSFP28 to QSFP28 7m Active Optical Cable (845410-B21) | Connectivity | Length | 22.97 ft. (7 m) |
| Physical characteristics | Weight | .33 lb. (0.15 kg), Fully loaded the cable with a QSFP28 transceiver at each end of the cable | |
| Environment | Operating temperature | 32°F to 158°F (0°C to 70°C) | |
| Operating relative humidity | 0% to 85%, noncondensing | ||
| Non-operating/ Storage temperature | –40°F to 185°F (–40°C to 85°C) | ||
| Non-operating/ Storage relative humidity | 0% to 85%, noncondensing | ||
| Altitude | up to 10,000 ft. (3 km) | ||
| Electrical characteristics | Notes | 3.5 watts maximum per cable end | |
| Notes | Electrical Properties Cable Characteristic Impedance: Non-conductive Crosstalk between pairs: 26 dB max Time delay: 1.57 nsec/ft o BER: 10-15 max Physical Properties Cable Diameter: 3 mm Minimum Cable Bend Radius: 25 mm | ||
| Services | Refer to the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website at: https://www.hpe.com/us/en/integrated-systems/bladesystem.html for details on the service-level descriptions and product numbers. For details about services and response times in your area, please contact your local Hewlett Packard Enterprise sales office. | ||
| Environment-friendly Products and Approach - End-of-life Management and Recycling | Hewlett Packard Enterprise offers end-of-life product return, trade-in, and recycling programs , in many geographic areas, for our products. Products returned to Hewlett Packard Enterprise will be recycled, recovered or disposed of in a responsible manner. The EU WEEE Directive (2012/19/EU) requires manufacturers to provide treatment information for each product type for use by treatment facilities. This information (product disassembly instructions) is posted on the Hewlett Packard Enterprise web site . These instructions may be used by recyclers and other WEEE treatment facilities as well as Hewlett Packard Enterprise OEM customers who integrate and re-sell Hewlett Packard Enterprise equipment. | ||
Summary of Changes
| Date | Version History | Action | Description of Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16-Feb-2026 | Changed | New branding applied to document | |
| 06-Dec-2023 | Changed | Service and Support Section was updated | |
| 15-Nov-2021 | Changed | Service and Support Section was updated | |
| 02-Dec-2019 | Changed | SKUs designation information updated | |
| 05-Feb-2018 | Added | Recommended and Extended to Transceivers and Cables were added | |
| 25-Sep-2017 | New | Initial version |
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