QuickSpecs
HPE Storage Fibre Channel Switch B-series SN6750B QuickSpecs
The HPE Storage Fibre Channel Switch B-series SN6750B with enhanced security and autonomous SAN technology takes the guesswork out of protecting and managing a network
The HPE Storage Fibre Channel Switch B-series SN6750B enables a cyber-resilient network that protects against security threats, enables nonstop operations, and maximizes management automation. With integrated security technology, the HPE Storage Fibre Channel Switch B-series SN6750B protects mission-critical operations by validating the integrity of B-series 64 GB hardware and software. In addition, it reduces the vulnerabilities from malware and hijacking attacks by hardening Fabric OS (FOS) and strengthening hardware.
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Organizations are under pressure to maximize the performance, productivity, and efficiency of their storage investments and resources, even as they rapidly scale their environments. In addition, they need to protect their enterprise against disruptions, outages, and cybersecurity vulnerabilities to ensure continuous availability. To address these requirements and the demands of an always-on datacenter, it is essential for organizations to deploy a modernized infrastructure that provides a faster, more intelligent, and more resilient network. With unmatched performance, integrated security, and automated SAN management technologies,
B-series 64 GB products transform current storage networks into an autonomous SAN and safeguard it against cybersecurity and business-continuity challenges that threaten to disrupt data center operations.
To simplify and automate management, the HPE Storage Fibre Channel Switch B-series SN6750B harnesses powerful analytics and advanced automation. Leveraging these capabilities enables organizations to realize a self-learning, self-optimizing, and self-healing SAN that maximizes performance and availability. The HPE Storage Fibre Channel Switch B-series SN6750B with B-series 64 GB technology transforms billions of telemetry data points in real time into automated actions that ensure the reliability and performance of critical applications, virtual infrastructure, and NVMe storage. By understanding and analyzing network telemetry data in real time, the SAN can automatically make intelligent decisions on traffic prioritization and congestion mitigation to ensure nonstop operations. With automated congestion detection and resolution, B-series 64 GB instantly mitigates impacts to applications and resolves issues much faster, freeing up valuable admin time.
The HPE Storage Fibre Channel Switch B-series SN6750B is a 64 GB high-density building block that enables dense rackmount environments to connect more devices and build larger fabrics. Its 128 line-rate 64 GB ports in a 2U design allow organizations to create high-scale fabrics in less space. The HPE Storage Fibre Channel Switch B-series SN6750B utilizes 96 64 GB SFP+ ports and 16 2x64Gb double-density optical transceiver (SFP-DD) ports. Each of the 16 SFP-DD transceivers provides 2 ports, making 32 ports available for device or ISL connectivity. The addition of SFP-DD ports allows the HPE Storage Fibre Channel Switch B-series SN6750B to connect more servers, storage, and switches in a very dense footprint. With a 50% latency reduction compared to the previous generation and no oversubscription, the HPE Storage Fibre Channel Switch B-series SN6750B enables the maximum performance of NVMe storage and high-transaction workloads.
The HPE Storage Fibre Channel Switch B-series SN6750B is available in two airflow options bundled with either 48 64 Gbps Secure Short Wave Transceivers:
- – HPE SN6750B 64 GB 48/128 48-port 64 GB Short Wave SFP56 Integrated Fibre Channel Switch
- – HPE SN6750B 64 GB 48/128 48-port 64 GB Short Wave SFP56 Port Side Intake Integrated FC Switch
Both offerings include the software features of Power Pack+: Fabric Vision and IO Insight, ISL Trunking, Extended Fabric, and Integrated Routing
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| HPE SN6750B 64 GB FC Switch with 64 GB Short Wave Secure Transceivers | |
| Description | SKU |
| HPE SN6750B 64 GB 48/128 48-port 64 GB Short Wave SFP56 Integrated Fibre Channel Switch | R8U61A |
| HPE SN6750B 64 GB 48/128 48-port 64 GB Short Wave SFP56 Port Side Intake Integrated FC Switch | R8U62A |
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Key Features and Benefits
- – Delivers 64 GB performance with up to 128 ports in an energy-efficient, 2U form factor, providing maximum flexibility for diverse deployment and cooling strategies
- – Features Ports on Demand (PoD) capabilities for fast, easy, and cost-effective scaling from 48 to 128 ports. PoD upgrades are available in 24-port upgrade kits with 64 GB SW Secure transceivers and a 32-port upgrade kit with 64 GB double-density secure transceivers, both of the kits include the license to activate the ports as well as the transceivers under one part number.
- – Increases scalability by using SFP-DD transceivers that provide dual SN connections allowing organizations to connect more servers, storage, or switches in a small footprint. Each transceiver supports two independent connections of 64 GB Fibre Channel via a two-lane electrical interface.
- – HPE Storage Fibre Channel Switch B-series SN6750B is available in two airflow configurations both bundled with 64 GB Secure transceivers providing flexibility to customers.
- – Accelerate critical workloads with 64 GB links
- – Maximize performance of NVMe storage with 50% lower switching latency than 32 GB
- – Simplify troubleshooting by identifying and isolating issues
- – Collect comprehensive telemetry data across the fabric to enable powerful analytics
- – Visualize the data to easily understand the health and performance of the SAN
- – Automate repetitive tasks to save time and eliminate human error
- – Support high-density server virtualization, cloud architectures and flash-based storage environments
- – Provides proactive, non-intrusive, and real-time monitoring and alerting of SAN health and performance with IO Insight (IO Insight takes advantage of the industry’s first integrated network sensors)
- – Increases resiliency by automatically discovering and recovering from device or network errors
- – Simplifies troubleshooting with real-time and historical visibility in a single dashboard
- – Provides a flexible, simple, and easy-to-use SAN solution with industry-leading technology
- – Supports highly virtualized, flash storage with multi-tenancy and non-stop operations
- – Offers best-in-class port density and scalability for enterprise SAN switches, along with redundant, hot-
- pluggable components and non-disruptive software upgrades
- – Yields exceptional price/performance value, exceeding comparable Ethernet storage-based alternatives
- – Congestion Notification that detects and corrects congestion, link integrity and delivery issues providing the self-healing benefits of the autonomous SAN.
The combination of SAN analytics and automation technologies unlocks the capabilities to deliver a self-learning, self-optimizing, and self-healing autonomous SAN.
Self-Learning
- – Gather and transform millions of data points into network intelligence
- – Visualize application and device-based performance and health metrics
- – Detect abnormal traffic behaviors and performance degradation
- – Eliminate operational steps by automatically learning application flows
Self-Optimizing
- – Optimize critical application performance by automatically prioritizing traffic Guarantee application performance by proactively monitoring and actively shaping traffic.
- – Eliminate human errors and performance impacts through open DevOps automation technology
- – Optimize administrative resources with cloud-like SAN orchestration
Self-Healing
- – Instantly notify end devices of congestion for automatic resolution
- – Ensure data delivery with automatic failover from physical or congestion issues
- – Detect and automatically reconfigure out-of-compliance fabrics
- – Eliminate performance impacts by automatically taking corrective action on misbehaving devices
SN6750B 64 GB FC Switch
- – Simplifies enterprise SAN deployment by combining higher edge switch port density with exceptional scalability, performance, and reliability
- – Delivers48, 72, 96, 112 or 128-ports in a 2U enclosure
- Port Numbers 0 to 95 support 8, 10, 16, 32, or 64Gbs transceivers
- Port Numbers 96 to 127 support 64Gbs double-density or 64 GB SFP56 transceivers
- All ports can be an F_Port, E_Port, EX_Port, D_Port, or AE_Port.
- – Provides 8, 10, 16, 32 and 64 Gbps performance
- The ports are capable of auto negotiating to 8, 10, 16, 32, or 64 GB speeds depending on the transceiver model and the minimum supported speed of the transceiver at the other end of the link.
- A 64 GB optical transceiver can auto negotiate to 64 GB, 32 GB, or 16 GB .
- A 32 GB optical transceiver can auto negotiate to 32 GB, 16 GB, or 8 GB .
- A 10 GB optical transceiver can auto negotiate to 10 GB .
- – Employs optional Inter-Switch Link (ISL) Trunking to provide a high-speed data path between switches which enables a high speed data path between 64 GB switches up to 512 Gbps per ISL trunk. Exchange based load balancing across ISLs with Dynamic Path Selection (DPS) included in FOS
Configuration Support
https://support.HPE.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=c00403562
High-availability features
- – Dual, hot-swappable, redundant power supplies with integral cooling fans and status LEDs. Three hot-swappable, redundant fan assembly units with system cooling fans and status LEDs.
Advanced Fabric Services
- – BB Credit Recovery
- – Brocade Advanced Zoning (Default Zoning, Port/WWN Zoning, Peer Zoning)
- – Congestion Signaling
- – Dynamic Fabric Provisioning (DFP)
- – Dynamic Path Selection (DPS)
- – Extended Fabrics; Fabric Performance Impact Notification (FPIN)
- – Fabric Vision; FDMI
- – Flow Vision
- – F_Port Trunking;
- – FSPF
- – Integrated Routing
- – ISL Trunking; Management Server
- – Name Server; NPIV
- – NTP v3
- – Port Decommission/Fencing– NTP v3
- – Port Decommission/Fencing
- – QoS
- – Registered State Change Notification (RSCN)
- – Slow Drain Device Quarantine (SDDQ)
- – Target-Driven Zoning
- – Traffic Optimizer
- – Virtual Fabrics (Logical Switch, Logical Fabric)
- – VMID
- – AppServer
Cabinet Support
HPE (22U, 36U, and 42U) 10000 G2 Series, the Intelligent Series racks, and HPE (14U, 22U, 36U, 42U, and 47U) 11000 G2 Series racks.
Notes: To order factory integration, add #0D1 after the part number on your sales order.
Hardware and Software Features on Standard Models
Frame Filtering
An ASIC based capability that enables new applications and features. The switch has the ability to "view" the first 64 bytes of the Fibre Channel frame. At this time, Frame Filtering enables advanced capabilities such as Advanced Zoning.
Advanced Zoning
WWN Zoning and Access Control are enforced by hardware that provides the same simple administration previously enforced only with software. Administrators can organize a physical fabric into logical groups and prevent unauthorized access by devices outside the Zone.
Web Tools
Web Tools is an intuitive and easy-to-use graphical interface that enables organizations to monitor and manage SAN fabrics. Tasks can be performed through a Java-capable Web browser from a standard laptop, desktop PC or workstation from any location within the enterprise.
Congestion Notification
Introduced in Fabric OS v9.0 Fabric Congestion Notification is a built-in feature that detects congestion, link integrity and delivery issues with automatic notification to end devices. Fabric OS or the end device may then mitigate and recover from the condition without user interaction providing the self-healing benefits of the autonomous SAN.
Adaptive Networking
Adaptive Networking (AN) is a family of technologies which allow flexible control of traffic movement within the fabric which deliver application aware management of fabric resources. Applications may be used with multiple protocols and multiple classes of service. It includes the following features:.
- – Ingress Rate Limiting:
- Allows the ingress bandwidth of a port to be throttled to a rate lower than negotiated with the SAN node. This could be very useful for enterprises offering stepped levels of service and enforcing SLAs.
- – Quality of Service (QoS):
- Enables zones with high, medium, and low priorities within a fabric on a zone by zone basis. This can be very useful for prioritizing array replication over MANs and WANs over less critical traffic.
- – Traffic Isolation Zones:
- Defines paths through a fabric for some or all nodes. Failover allows a non-preferred path to be used if the preferred fails. TIZs use failover by default but it can be disabled if traffic should stop if a preferred path fails. TIZ can be used to manually map out traffic flows within a fabric based on application, priority, and topology
Software Components
SN6750B 64 GB Switch
Both of the SN6750B offerings include the software features traditionally associated with the Power Pack+ Software Bundle. This includes the following:
- – Fabric Vision and IO Insight
- – Extended Fabric
- – ISL Trunking
- – Integrated Routing
Fabric Vision and IO Insight
Fabric Vision technology provides a breakthrough hardware and software solution that helps simplify monitoring, maximize network availability, and dramatically reduce costs. Featuring innovative monitoring, management, and diagnostic capabilities, Fabric Vision technology enables administrators to avoid problems before they impact operations, helping their organizations meet SLAs. It Includes
- – IO Insight: Proactively and non-intrusively monitors storage device IO performance and behavior through integrated network sensors at the storage tier, providing deep insight into problems and ensuring service levels
- – Monitoring and Alerting Policy Suite (MAPS): A policy-based monitoring tool with pre-built rules and automation that simplifies fabric-wide threshold configuration and monitoring. Configuration and Operational Monitoring Policy Automation Services Suite (COMPASS): Simplifies deployment, safeguards consistency, and increases operational efficiencies of larger environments with automated switch and fabric configuration services. Administrators can configure a template or adopt an existing configuration to seamlessly deploy a configuration across the fabric.
- – ClearLink Diagnostics: Ensures optical and signal integrity for Fibre Channel optics and cables, simplifying deployment and support of high-performance fabrics. ClearLink Diagnostic Port (D_Port) is an advanced capability of Fibre Channel platforms
- – Flow Vision: A comprehensive tool that enables administrators to identify, monitor, and analyze specific application data flows in order to simplify troubleshooting, maximize performance and avoid congestion without using taps to ensure optimized performance
- – Health and performance dashboard: A single customizable screen displayed in HPE SANnav Management Portal that contains all critical SAN information for convenient review and analysis
Extended Fabric
Optional license which extends all of the scalability, reliability, and performance benefits of Fibre Channel Storage Area Networks (SANs) beyond the native 10 km distance specified by the Fibre Channel standard.
ISL Trunking
For high performance enhanced Trunking, this logically groups up to eight 64 Gbps ports per ISL trunk or up to 512 Gbps per ISL trunk to provide a high bandwidth trunk between two switches. The switch operating system views the trunk as a single, high bandwidth resource (up to 512 GB) when routing connections between 64 GB switches. Connections are load-balanced across the individual links, which comprise the logical trunk group.
Integrated Routing
Integrated Routing is an included license which provides native Fibre Channel Routing (FCR) on a per-port basis, rather than limiting routing ports to those on a dedicated routing switch or blade. Integrated Routing uses EX_Ports to import/export devices between fabrics, enabling selective device sharing while maintaining remote fabric isolation. Integrated Routing provides architecture flexibility to route on a port-by-port basis, enabling increased scalability and fault isolation.
HPE SANnav Management Software
HPE SANnav Management Software is the next-generation SAN management application suite for HPE B-series SAN environments. It consists of SANnav Management Portal Software and SANnav Global View Software
- – SANnav Management Portal is a next-generation SAN management application with a simple browser-based user interface (UI) streamlining common workflows, such as configuration, zoning, deployment, troubleshooting, and reporting.
- – SANnav Global View helps administrators visualize the health, performance and inventory of multiple SANnav Management Portal instances at data centers across the globe or a single multi-tenant data center using a simple, intelligent dashboard.
- – SANnav Management Portal and SANnav Global View not only transform SAN telemetry data into useful insights, such as health and performance scores, but also enable administrators to quickly associate real-time data with historical metrics and logs for in-depth analysis. This can help with spotting trends, establishing baselines, and identifying any behavioral changes over time.
HPE SANnav Management Software is available as a term-license for 1-year, 3-years and 5-years period as both – physical and electronic License-to-Use (LTU). It supports 8 Gbps, 16 Gbps, 32 Gbps and 64 GB FC Switches and Directors.
HPE Smart SAN for 3PAR
HPE Smart SAN, optional software for HPE 3PAR, makes end-to-end SAN configuration and management simple and reduces the probability of errors through automation. It is an application embedded in SAN components (array, hosts and switches) that enables 3PAR arrays to orchestrate configuration, settings and policies across the SAN. Smart SAN is supported with B-series Switches, HPE Fibre Channel adapters (HBAs) and 3PAR storage. HPE Smart SAN for 3PAR through its Target Driven Peer Zoning (TDPZ) feature enables customers to automate peer zoning, resulting in the creation of fewer zones and enables configuration of zones in minutes and not in hours. Through automation, it reduces the probability of errors and potential downtime.
Notes:
– Supports B-series 64 GB, 32 GB, 16 GB and 8 GB FC switches.
– A list of supported HPE FC Adapters can be found at http://www.HPE.com/storage/spock
– Supports 3PAR StoreServ storage with 3.2.2 or later with only 16 Gbps target ports on HPE 3PAR StoreServ storage.
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Warranty
Switch Warranty
(3-3-3) Hardware Warranty; 3-year parts; 3-year on-site (standard business hours, next business day response) and 3-year labor.
Notes:
– All other miscellaneous hardware not explicitly identified above such as POD Kits, optics and cables have a (1-1-1) hardware warranty - 1-year parts; 1-year on-site (standard business hours, next business day response) and 1-year labor.
– The hardware warranty covers firmware and embedded non-saleable software. For extended hardware installation and maintenance information, click the link below: https://ssc.HPE.com.
– Certain restrictions and exclusions apply. Consult the Customer Support Center for details.
– Hardware or Software product installation is not included in the warranty, but is available and highly recommended.
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Step 1 - Base Configuration (Select one) | |
| Description | SKU |
| HPE SN6750B 64 GB 48/128 48-port 64 GB Short Wave SFP56 Integrated Fibre Channel Switch | R8U61A |
| Notes: 64 Gbps 128-port FC Switch with 48 active ports, 48 64 GB SW Secure optics, accessory kit (Rackmount kit, enterprise safety and regulatory information, rack-mounting instructions), power cords, serial cable, and the following software: Advanced Fabric OS, Advanced Web Tools, Advanced Zoning, Fabric Vision, ISL Trunking, Extended Fabric, and Integrated Routing. | |
| HPE SN6750B 64 GB 48/128 48-port 64 GB Short Wave SFP56 Port Side Intake Integrated FC Switch | R8U62A |
| Notes: 64 Gbps 128-port FC Switch with 48 active ports, 48 64 GB SW Secure optics, accessory kit (Rackmount kit, enterprise safety and regulatory information, rack-mounting instructions), power cords, serial cable, and the following software: Advanced Fabric OS, Advanced Web Tools, Advanced Zoning, Fabric Vision, ISL Trunking, Extended Fabric, and Integrated Routing. | |
Step 2 – Options | |
| Ports on Demand (PoD) Kits | |
| HPE SN6750B 64 GB 24-port Short Wave SFP56 Fibre Channel Upgrade License with Transceiver Kit | R8U63A |
| HPE SN6750B 64 GB 32-port Short Wave 16SFP56-DD Fibre Channel Upgrade License with Transceiver Kit | R8U64A |
| Notes: The above PoD Kits are available as a physical upgrade package only, these are not available as an e-license because they include the optics. PoD Kits include Secure optics. | |
| Fibre Channel Transceivers - Secure | |
| HPE B-series 32 GB SFP28 Short Wave 1-pack Secure Transceiver | R6B12A |
| HPE B-series 32 GB SFP28 Short Wave 8-pack Secure Transceiver | R6W26A |
| HPE B-series 32 GB SFP28 Long Wave 10 km 1-pack Secure Transceiver | R6B13A |
| HPE B-series 32 GB SFP Extended Long Wave 25 km 1-pack Secure Transceiver | R7M17A |
| HPE B-series 32 GB SFP28 Extended Long Wave 25 km 1-pack Secure Transceiver | R9S31A |
| Notes: R9S31A requires a minimum FOS version of 9.1.1 and must use the same optic cable on both ends | |
| HPE B-series 64 GB SFP56 Short Wave 1-pack Secure Transceiver | R7M15A |
| HPE B-series 64 GB SFP56 Short Wave 8-pack Secure Transceiver | R7M16A |
| HPE B-series 10 GB SFP+ Short Wave 1-pack Secure Transceiver | R6B14A |
| HPE B-series 64 GB SFP56 Long Wave 10 km 1-pack Secure Transceiver | R9S29A |
| HPE B-series 64 GB SFP56 Long Wave 10 km 8-pack Secure Transceiver | R9S30A |
| HPE B-series 64 GB SFP56 Extended Long Wave 25 km 1-pack Secure Transceiver | R9S28A |
| HPE B-series 10 GB SFP+ Long Wave 10 km 1-pack Secure Transceiver | R6B15A |
| HPE B-series 64 GB SFP56-DD SN SR 1-pack Secure Transceiver | R8U66A |
| HPE B-series 64 GB SFP56-DD SN SR 8-pack Secure Transceiver | R8U67A |
| Other Optics | |
| Notes: The HPE SN6750B supports SmartOptics. For more information regarding Smartoptics reference Brocade Fabric OS Open Systems Compatibility Matrix | |
| Accessories | |
| HPE B-series 4G USB Drive | N9Y63A |
Optical Cables
| Performance | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Distance - Maximum | HPE Standard OM3 Cable | HPE PremierFlex OM3+ Cable | HPE PremierFlex OM4 Cable |
| 64 GB performance | 70 meters | 70 meters | 100 meters |
| 32 GB performance: | 70 meters | 70 meters | 100 meters |
| 16 GB performance: | 100 meters | 100 meters | 125 meters |
| HPE PremierFlex LC/LC OM4 Fiber Optic Cables | |
| Description | SKU |
| HPE Premier Flex LC/LC Multi-mode OM4 2 Fiber 1 m Cable | QK732A |
| HPE Premier Flex LC/LC Multi-mode OM4 2 Fiber 2 m Cable | QK733A |
| HPE Premier Flex LC/LC Multi-mode OM4 2 Fiber 5 m Cable | QK734A |
| HPE Premier Flex LC/LC Multi-mode OM4 2 Fiber 15 m Cable | QK735A |
| HPE Premier Flex LC/LC Multi-mode OM4 2 Fiber 30 m Cable | QK736A |
| HPE Premier Flex LC/LC Multi-mode OM4 2 Fiber 50 m Cable | QK737A |
| HPE PremierFlex SN/LC OM4 Fiber Optic Cables | |
| HPE Premier Flex SN to LC OM4 2 Fibers 1 m Cable | R8U73A |
| HPE Premier Flex SN to LC OM4 2 Fibers 2 m Cable | R8U74A |
| HPE Premier Flex SN to LC OM4 2 Fibers 5 m Cable | R8U75A |
| HPE Premier Flex SN to LC OM4 2 Fibers 15 m Cable | R8U76A |
| HPE Premier Flex SN to LC OM4 2 Fibers 30 m Cable | R8U77A |
| Notes: The above cables are for use with double-density transceivers. The SN/LC allows the connection from double-density to standard small form factor transceivers. | |
| HPE PremierFlex SN/SN OM4 Fiber Optic Cables | |
| HPE Premier Flex SN to SN OM4 2 Fibers 1 m Cable | R8U68A |
| HPE Premier Flex SN to SN OM4 2 Fibers 2 m Cable | R8U69A |
| HPE Premier Flex SN to SN OM4 2 Fibers 5 m Cable | R8U70A |
| HPE Premier Flex SN to SN OM4 2 Fibers 15 m Cable | R8U71A |
| HPE Premier Flex SN to SN OM4 2 Fibers 30 m Cable | R8U72A |
| Notes: The above cables are for use with double-density transceivers. The SN/SN allows the connection from double-density to double-density transceivers. | |
| HPE OM3 LC-LC Optical Cables | |
| HPE LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 0.5 m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable | AJ833A |
| HPE LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 1.0 m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable | AJ834A |
| HPE LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 2.0 m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable | AJ835A |
| HPE LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 5.0 m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable | AJ836A |
| HPE LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 15.0 m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable | AJ837A |
| HPE LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 30.0 m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable | AJ838A |
| HPE LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 50.0 m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable | AJ839A |
Step 3 - Optional Software | |
| Notes: For Fabric OS (FOS) minimum requirements, please refer to: https://www.HPE.com/storage/spock | |
| HPE GreenLake for Storage Fabric Management | |
| For more information reference, the HPE Greenlake for Storage Fabric Management QuickSpecs. | |
| SANnav Software Licenses: | |
| Notes: For users purchasing SANnav licenses for the first time, one of the following SKUs should be purchased. For users wanted to renew a SANnav license, a renewal license should be selected from the SANnav Renewal Software License in the next section. | |
| Description | SKU |
| HPE SANnav Management Portal Base 1yr E-LTU | R3P45AAE |
| HPE SANnav Management Portal Enterprise 1yr E-LTU | R3P46AAE |
| HPE SANnav Global View 1yr E-LTU | R3P47AAE |
| HPE SANnav Management Portal Base 3yr E-LTU | R3P48AAE |
| HPE SANnav Management Portal Enterprise 3yr E-LTU | R3P49AAE |
| HPE SANnav Global View 3yr E-LTU | R3P50AAE |
| HPE SANnav Management Portal Base 5yr E-LTU | R4P29AAE |
| HPE SANnav Management Portal Enterprise 5yr E-LTU | R4P30AAE |
| HPE SANnav Global View 5yr E-LTU | R4P31AAE |
| Notes: – The Base edition of HPE SANnav Management Portal does not support management of director class switches. – HPE SANnav Management Software License-to-Use (LTU/E-LTU) includes maintenance and support for the duration of the license. At the end of the license period, customers have the option to renew the license, maintaining the same license key, by selecting from the SANnav Renewal Software License section below Software renewal via HPE Services is not allowed/supported. – Trial Licenses: depending on the version of SANnav license, the trial period is different.
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| SANnav Renewal Software Licenses | |
| Notes: For users who currently have a SANnav license and want to renew their software license, one of the following licenses should be selected. The SANnav license must align with the current type of software license i.e. in order to renew a Base license, the Base renewal licenses will need to be selected. | |
| HPE SANnav Management Portal Base 1-year Renewal E-LTU | S1S52AAE |
| HPE SANnav Management Portal Enterprise 1-year Renewal E-LTU | S1S55AAE |
| HPE SANnav Global View 1-year Renewal E-LTU | S1S58AAE |
| Notes – The Base edition of HPE SANnav Management Portal does not support management of director class switches. – HPE SANnav Management Software License-to-Use (LTU/E-LTU) includes maintenance and support for the duration of the license. – Trial Licenses – depending on the version of SANnav license, the trial period is different.
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| Features | SN3000B 16 Gbps FC Switch | SN3600B 32 Gbps FC Switch | SN6000B 16 Gbps FC Switch and SN6000B 16 Gbps FC Power Pack |
|---|---|---|---|
| Targeted Environment | Workgroups, Departments | Workgroups, Departments | Workgroups, Departments |
| Fibre Channel Port Bandwidth | 16 Gbps | 32 Gbps | 16 Gbps |
| Aggregate device bandwidth | 384 – 768 Gbps full duplex | 768 Gbps end-to-end full duplex | 384- 768 Gbps |
| OS Support | Notes: Please Refer to SPOCK:https://h20272.www2.HPE.com/spock/ | ||
| Storage system support | Primera, Nimble, 3PAR StoreServ, StoreVirtual, P9500/XP7, MSA | ||
| FC Ports | 12 or 24 enabled 24 Max | 8 or 24 Enabled 24 Max | 24 or 48 Enabled 48 Max |
| SFP | B-series | B-series | B-series |
| Advanced Trunking | Included with Power Pack+ Upgrade | Included with Power Pack+ or Optional Upgrade | Included with Power Pack+ or Optional Upgrade |
| Adaptive Networking | Included | Included | Included |
| Form factor | 1U | 1U | 1U |
| Zoning Software | Yes (Included) | Yes (Included) | Yes (Included) |
| Hot plug, redundant power supplies | Optional | No | Yes |
| Hot plug fans | Yes (integrated with power supply) | Yes (integrated with power supply) | Yes (integrated with power supply) |
| Features | SN6600B 32 GB FC Switch and SN6600B 32 GB FC Switch | SN6700B 64 GB FC Switch |
|---|---|---|
| Targeted Environment | Workgroups, Departments | Workgroups, Departments |
| Fibre Channel Port Bandwidth | 32 Gb | 64 GB |
| Aggregate device bandwidth | 2 Tbps | 3.5 Tbps |
| OS Support | Notes: Please Refer to SPOCK:https://h20272.www2.HPE.com/spock/ | |
| Storage system support | Primera, Nimble, 3PAR StoreServ, StoreVirtual, P9500/XP, MSA | |
| FC Ports | 24 or 48 enabled 64 Max | 24 Enabled 56 Max |
| SFP | B-series Optics (16 Gbps or 32 Gbps) | B-series Secure 24 32 Gbps SFP28 or 64 GB SFP56 included |
| Advanced Trunking | Included with Power Pack+ or Optional Upgrade | Included in Power Pack+ on all switches |
| Adaptive Networking | Included | Included |
| Form factor | 1U | 1U |
| Zoning Software | Yes (Included) | Yes (Included) |
| Hot plug, redundant power supplies | Yes | Yes |
| Hot plug fans | Yes (integrated with power supply) | Yes (integrated with power supply) |
| Features | 2600 Extension SAN Switch | SN4000B SAN Extension Switch |
|---|---|---|
| Targeted Environment | Data Centers | Data Centers |
| Fibre Channel Port Bandwidth | 32 Gbps | 16 Gbps |
| Ethernet | 1/10 Gbps Ethernet | 1/10/40 Gbps Ethernet |
| OS Support | Notes: Please Refer to SPOCK:https://h20272.www2.HPE.com/spock/ | |
| Storage system support | Alletra, Primera, Nimble, 3PAR StoreServ, StoreVirtual, P9500/XP, MSA | |
| FC Ports | 4 or 12 Enabled 12 Max | 24 Enabled 24 Max |
| Ethernet Ports | 2 or 6 Enabled 6 Max | 16 ports 1/10GbpsE Enabled 16 Max 2 – 40GbpsE ports |
| SFP | B-series | B-series |
| Advanced Trunking | Included with Optional Upgrade Kit | Included |
| Adaptive Networking | Included | Included |
| Form factor | 1U | 2U |
| Zoning Software | Yes (Included) | Yes (Included) |
| Hot plug, redundant power supplies | Yes | Yes |
| Hot plug fans | Yes | Yes |
| Features | SN8000B 4-Slot SAN Director and 4-Slot SAN Director Power Pack+ | SN8600B 4-slot SAN Director Power Pack+ | SN8700B 4-Slot SAN Director Power Pack |
|---|---|---|---|
| Targeted Environment | Cloud Optimized Data Centers | Cloud Optimized Data Centers | Cloud Optimized Data Centers |
| Port Bandwidth | Up to 16 Gbps | Up to 32 Gbps | Up to 64 GB |
| Aggregate device bandwidth | 5.1 Tbps | 10.24 Tbps | 15.5 Tbps |
| OS Support | Notes: Please Refer to SPOCK: https://h20272.www2.HPE.com/spock/ | ||
| Storage system support | Primera, Nimble, 3PAR StoreServ, StoreVirtual P9500/XP, MSA | ||
| Ports | Up to 256 SFP | Up to 256 32 Gb ports or a 320-port equivalent with 16 ICL ports. | 256 ports - 192 device ports with a 64 GB data rate plus 16 4x50Gb ICLs or 320 ports - 256 device ports with a 32 GB data rate plus 16 4x50Gb ICLs |
| SFP | B-series | B-series | B-series Secure |
| Advanced Trunking | Included with Power Pack Optional Upgrade | Included with Power Pack | Included with Power Pack |
| Adaptive Networking | Included | Included | Yes (included) |
| Form factor | 9U | 9U | 9U |
| Zoning Software | Yes (included) | Yes (included) | Yes (included) |
| Hot plug, redundant power supplies | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Hot plug fans | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Features | SN8000B 8-Slot SAN Director Power Pack+ | SN8600B 8-Slot SAN Director Power Pack+ | SN8700B 8-Slot SAN Director Power Pack+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Targeted Environment | Cloud Optimized Data Centers | Cloud Optimized Data Centers | Cloud Optimized Data Centers |
| Port Bandwidth | Up to 16 GB | Up to 32 Gb | Up to 64 GB |
| Aggregate device bandwidth | 10.2Tbps | 16.2 Tbps | 31 Tbps |
| OS Support | Notes: Please Refer to SPOCK: https://h20272.www2.HPE.com/spock/ | ||
| Storage system support | Primera, Nimble, 3PAR StoreServ, StoreVirtual P9500/XP, MSA | ||
| Ports | Up to 512 SFP | 384 32 Gb ports or a 512-port equivalent with 128 Gb (32 Gb×4 QSFP ports) | 512 ports - 384 device ports with a 64 GB data rate plus 32 4x50Gb ICLs or 640 ports - 512 device ports with a 32 GB data rate plus 32 4xGen7 ICLs |
| SFP | B-series | B-series | B-series Secure |
| Advanced Trunking | Included with Power Pack | Included with Power Pack | Included with Power Pack |
| Adaptive Networking | Included | Included | Yes (included) |
| Form factor | 14U | 14U | 14U |
| Zoning Software | Yes (included) | Yes (included) | Yes (included) |
| Hot plug, redundant power supplies | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Hot plug fans | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Features | Brocade 16 GB SAN Switch for HPE c-Class BladeSystem | Brocade 16 GB Fibre Channel SAN Switch Module for HPE Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Targeted Environment | Enterprise, Datacenters, Workgroups, Departments | Enterprise, Datacenters, Workgroups, Departments |
| Port Bandwidth | 16 Gb | 16 Gb |
| Aggregate device bandwidth | 448 Gb | 576 Gb |
| OS Support | Notes: Please Refer to SPOCK:https://h20272.www2.HPE.com/spock/ | |
| Storage system Support | Primera, Nimble, 3PAR StoreServ, StoreVirtual, P9500/XP, MSA | |
| Ports | 12 external /16 internal | 8 SFP+ external, 4 QSFP external /12 internal |
| SFP | B-series | B-series |
| Advanced Trunking | Included with Power Pack+ or Optional Upgrade | Included with Power Pack+ or Optional Upgrade |
| Adaptive Networking | Included | Included |
| Form factor | Embedded | Embedded |
| Zoning Software | Yes (Included) | Yes (Included) |
| Hot plug, redundant power supplies | Yes, in BladeSystem Enclosure | Yes, in Synergy Frame |
| Hot plug fans | Yes, in BladeSystem Enclosure | Yes, in Synergy Frame |
System Architecture | |
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| Fibre Channel ports | Switch mode (default): Minimum of 48 ports and maximum of 128ports configuration. Port numbers above minimum are enabled through Ports on Demand (PoD) Kits (which include PoDlicenses and transceivers).Universal ports self-configure as an E_Ports, F_Ports, M_Ports, or D_Ports. Ex. Ports can be activated on a per-port basis with the included Integrated Routing license. |
| Scalability | Full fabric architecture with a maximum of 239 switches: https://support.HPE.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=c00403562 |
| Certified maximum | 4,000 active nodes; 56 switches, 19 hops in Fabric OS® fabrics; larger fabrics certified as required Refer to SAN Design Guide for current configuration information: https://support.HPE.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=c00403562 |
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| Performance | Fibre Channel: 8.5 GB /s line speed, full duplex; 10.53 GB /s line speed, full duplex; 14.025 GB /s line speed, full duplex; 28.05 GB /s line speed, full duplex; 57.8 GB /s line speed, full duplex; auto-sensing of 8, 10, 16, 32, and 64 GB /s port speeds. 10 GB /s optionally programmable to fixed port speed. |
| ISL Trunking | Frame-based trunking with up to eight SFP+ ports per ISL trunk; up to 512 GB /s per ISL trunk Exchange-based load balancing across ISLs with DPS included in Fabric OS. |
| Aggregate bandwidth | 8.192 Tbps |
| Maximum Fabric latency | Port-to-port latency is minimized to 460 ns (including FEC) |
| Maximum frame size | 2112-byte payload |
| Frame buffers | 2K per switching ASIC |
| Classes of service | Class 2, Class 3, Class F (Inter-switch frames) |
| Port types | D_Port (ClearLink® Diagnostic Port), E_Port, EX_Port, F_Port, M_Port; optional port-type control |
| Data traffic types | Fabric switches supporting unicast |
| Media types | 64G FC SFP56 LC connector: SWL 32G FC SFP28 LC connector: SWL, LWL, ELWL 10G FC SFP+ LC connector: SWL, LWL 2x64G FC SFP-DD SN connector: SWL |
| USB | One standard USB port for firmware download, SupportSave, and configuration upload or download. |
| Fabric services | BB Credit Recovery; Advanced Zoning (Default Zoning, Port/WWN Zoning, Peer Zoning); Congestion Signaling; Dynamic Fabric Provisioning (DFP); Dynamic Path Selection (DPS); Extended Fabrics; Fabric Performance Impact Notification (FPIN); Fabric Vision; FDMI; Flow Vision; F_Port Trunking; FSPF; Integrated Routing; ISL Trunking; Management Server; Name Server; NPIV; NTP v3; Port Decommission/Fencing; QoS; Registered State Change Notification (RSCN); Slow Drain Device Quarantine (SDDQ); Target-Driven Zoning; Traffic Optimizer; Virtual Fabrics (Logical Switch, Logical Fabric); VMID+ and AppServer. |
| Extension | Integrated optional 10G Fibre Channel for DWDM MAN connectivity. |
| Options | SFP media, USB Device |
| Management | |
|---|---|
| Management software supported | Advanced Web Tools; SANnav Management Portal and SANnav Global View; Command Line Interface (CLI); EZSwitchSetup; HTTP/HTTPS; RESTful API; SNMP v1/v3 (FE MIB, FC Management MIB); SSH. |
| Security | DH-CHAP (between switches and end devices); FCAP switch authentication; HTTPS; IP filtering; LDAP with IPv6; OpenLDAP; Port Binding; RADIUS; TACACS+; user-defined Role-Based Access Control (RBAC); Secure Boot; Secure Copy (SCP); Secure Syslog; SFTP; SSH v2; SSL; Switch Binding; Trusted Switch; Trusted FOS Certificates (TruFOS); root access removed. |
| Management access | 10/100/1000 MB /s Ethernet (RJ-45) port, serial console port, and USB port. |
| Diagnostics | Active Support Connectivity (ASC) and Brocade Support Link (BSL); built-in flow generator; ClearLink optics and cable diagnostics, including electrical/optical loopback, link traffic/latency/distance; Fabric Performance Impact Monitoring (FPI); flow mirroring; Forward Error Correction (FEC); frame viewer; Global Quiet Time (GQT); IO Insight for SCSI and NVMe monitoring; Monitoring and Alerting Policy Suite (MAPS); nondisruptive daemon restart; optics health monitoring; POST and embedded online/ offline diagnostics, including environmental monitoring, FCping, and Pathinfo (FC traceroute); power monitoring; RAStrace logging; Rolling Reboot Detection (RRD); Syslog/Audit Log; VM Insight. |
| Mechanicals | |
| Enclosure | Back-to-front airflow (non-port-side intake) or Front-to-back airflow (non-port-side exhaust); power from back, 2U |
| Size | Width: 440 mm (17.32 in.) Height: 86.7 mm (3.41 in.) Depth: 609.6 mm (24.00 in.) |
| System Weight | 18.92 kg (41.71 lbs) with two power supply FRUs, without transceivers |
| Environment | |
|---|---|
| Operating environment | Temperature : 0° to 40° C (32° to 104° F) Humidity: 10% to 85% (non-condensing) |
| Non-operating | Temperature: -25° to 70° C (-13° to 158° F) Humidity: 10% to 90% (non-condensing) |
| Operating Altitude | Up to 3,000 m (9,842 ft) |
| Storage altitude | Up to 12 km (39,370 ft) |
| Shock | Operating: Up to 20 G, 6 ms half-sine Non-operating: Half-sine, 33 G 11 ms, 3/eg axis |
| Vibration | Operating: 0.5 g sine, 0.4 grms random, 5 to 500 Hz Non-operating: 2.0 g sine, 1.1 grms random, 5 to 500 Hz |
| Heat dissipation | 128 ports at 3195 Btu/hr |
| Power | |
| Power Supply | Dual, hot-swappable redundant power supplies with integrated system cooling fans |
| AC input | 100 to 240 VAC nominal, 90 to 264 VAC range, maximum input current 12A @ 100 V or 5A @ 240 V |
| AC Input line frequency | 50 Hz to 60 Hz nominal, 47 Hz to 63 Hz range |
| AC Power Consumption | 969 W with all 128 ports operating at 64G (96 ports populated with 64G SWL transceivers, 16 ports populated SFP-DD SWL transceivers, each providing two ports of 64G connectivity). 364 W for an empty chassis with no transceivers |
| Date | Version History | Action | Description of Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02-Feb-2026 | Changed | Visual rebranding only—updated typography, colors, and design elements to align with new HPE brand standards. No technical specifications or content were modified. | |
| 07-Oct-2024 | Changed | Standard Features and Configuration Information sections were updated Removed references to SFM / Storage Fabric Management | |
| 03-Sep-2024 | Changed | Service and Support section was updated | |
| 15-Apr-2024 | Changed | Rebranding Series Name applied | |
| 13-Nov-2023 | Changed | Standard Features, Service and Support and Configuration Information sections were updated HPE Services Rebranding Added HPE Greenlake for Storage Fabric Management | |
| 05-Jun-2023 | Changed | Standard Features, Configuration Information and Technical Specifications sections were updated SANnav renewal offering added | |
| 06-Feb-2023 | Changed | Service and Support and Configuration Information sections were updated | |
| 01-Aug-2022 | Changed | Added 32 GB and 64 GB LW & ELW optics | |
| 11-Jul-2022 | Changed | Configuration Information section was updated. | |
| 05-Jul-2022 | New | New QuickSpecs |
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