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Today’s enterprise data centers are under intense pressure from AI-driven workloads, explosive data growth, and evolving quantum-era security threats.

Data centers are rapidly transforming and must deliver greater scale, lower latency, higher availability, and improved reliability; to meet these demands the storage network has become more critical than ever and must provide greater value by combining high performance, quantum‑safe security, and AI‑powered autonomy to form a robust foundation for modern data center architectures.

Overview

As a building block of modern data centers, HPE B-series Fibre Channel SAN Director Switches are the industry’s leading SAN infrastructure solution for optimizing storage, simplifying operations, and automating SAN management tasks. With industry-leading low latency, increased bandwidth, and continuous availability, organizations can ensure reliable access to data and applications while enabling modern AI-driven workloads to run smoothly.

A modern SAN must also be self-learning, self-healing, and self-optimizing, with advanced analytics for real-time actionable insights. B-series Fibre Channel HPE Storage SAN Director Switch give organizations a faster, more intelligent, more resilient data network that maximizes the performance of server and storage resources as they scale to meet ever-changing business demands.

HPE SN8800B 128Gb SAN Directors

The SN8800B SAN Director is a modular platform, purpose-built to power and secure large-scale storage environments. This director provides a stable, scalable, and high-performance foundation that supports growth, workload consolidation, and reliable operations, making it ideal for fueling and scaling mission-critical and

enterprise AI workloads.

With up to 384 × 128G ports, the SN8800B SAN Director delivers exceptional bandwidth and throughput required to support growing numbers of devices, applications, and workloads without compromising performance. High bandwidth and ultra-low latency eliminate I/O bottlenecks, delivering maximum performance for high-transaction workloads and next-generation storage. This performance headroom enables organizations to consolidate workloads onto fewer systems. To further maximize utilization, up to 128 UltraScale ICL links allow the director to scale efficiently with fewer chassis by preserving device ports for device connectivity. The SN8800B SAN Director offers flexible deployment options, multiprotocol support, and mixed-blade capability, enabling organizations to adapt their infrastructure and optimize resources to meet the evolving requirements of next-generation storageand servers.

As workloads become more demanding, cyber threats become more sophisticated, and the spectrum of threats expands, it is essential to fortify the storage network against hidden risks. The network must deliver optimal performance, operate autonomously, streamline management, and protect critical data.

The SN8800B SAN Director with Gen 8 technology combines 128G performance, quantum-safe security, and AI-powered autonomy to enable the most robust foundation for modern data center architectures. Integrated security featuring quantum-resistant encryption safeguards SAN fabrics against cybersecurity threats in the era of quantum computing. Embedded SAN AI technology modernizes SAN management, enabling the SAN to operate autonomously and efficiently. By hardening the SAN against evolving security risks and enabling AI-powered autonomy to learn, adapt, and respond to changing environments, Gen 8 is the most secure, intelligent, and high-performance network for storage. This enables faster decision making, improves operational efficiency, and maintains high levels of

resiliency.

Defend the Data Center with Advanced Security

Gen 8 technology secures storage traffic through Fibre Channel isolation and role-based access controls, protecting against unauthorized access. The HPE SN8800B SAN Director uses hardened Fabric OS and hardware, eliminating unnecessary access points, while validating hardware and software roots of trust to ensure only authenticated components operate within the system. These capabilities reduce the risk of hijacking and the installation of malicious software.

The HPE SN8800B SAN Director features Gen 8 technology, which protects SAN fabrics against cyber threats through quantum-resistant 256-bit encryption and advanced cryptographic algorithms. With post-quantum cryptography algorithms integrated, this switch is designed to be resistant to quantum attacks, protecting sensitive data and critical infrastructure from being decrypted by future quantum computers. In addition, Gen 8 technology further hardens the SAN to minimize the attack surface through strong access controls and limited privileges, using the industry-best-practice principle of least privilege. This architecture grants users, applications, and systems only the minimum level of access or permissions necessary to perform their essential functions. Locking down access strengthens the overall system security and reduces vulnerabilities to security breaches, accidental errors, or intentional misuse of privileges.

– Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC): Integrates next-generation PQC algorithms to safeguard key exchanges and authentication processes, protecting data against future decryption by quantum computers.
– Quantum-Resistant Encryption: Utilizes software-driven 256-bit symmetric encryption to secure SAN fabrics from sophisticated modern cyber threats.
– Principle of Least Privilege Architecture: Enforces hard access controls that restrict applications, users, and connected systems to the absolute minimum permissions required, reducing the switch's internal attack surface.
– Integrity Validation & Anti-Tampering: Monitors for unauthorized firmware or configuration changes, continuously validating software integrity to prevent malicious code injection.

Modernize SAN Management with AI-Powered Autonomy

Gen 8 technology offers a comprehensive suite of features that maximize network uptime, simplify SAN management, and provide unprecedented visibility and insight across the storage network. The HPE SN8800B SAN Director with Gen 8 technology is equipped with embedded SAN AI technology, which automates application infrastructure management and offers a robust analytics architecture that reduces the need for manual administration, ensuring a resilient network that remains stable and efficient even as workloads and infrastructure complexity continue to grow. Gen 8 technology modernizes SAN management with AI-powered autonomy that learns, adapts, and responds to potential issues using intelligence and automation technologies developed over three decades in the most demanding IT environments.

With self-optimizing capabilities, Gen 8 technology utilizes actionable intelligence to maximize performance. Real-time monitoring of health and performance characteristics enables the network to make smarter decisions on traffic prioritization, congestion management, and notification, ensuring optimal network performance for applications and storage. Adaptive Traffic Optimizer guarantees critical application performance by automatically prioritizing traffic. When traffic characteristics in the fabric change, the performance groups dynamically adapt to provide the optimal performance group configuration for the individual fabric. This advanced capability classifies and separates traffic with similar characteristics, such as protocol, speed, and latency. Additionally, Adaptive Traffic Optimizer can help avoid application performance impacts by automatically isolating traffic that is adversely impacting other flows.

Gen 8 technology leverages extensive data collection capabilities coupled with powerful analytics to quickly understand the health and performance of the environment and identify any potential impacts or trending problems. Built-in intelligence automatically collates millions of data points from across the fabric and simplifies complex telemetry into actionable insights to improve performance, reduce downtime, and simplify operations. In addition, autonomous SAN features monitor fabric behavior, detect anomalies, and self-correct before issues impact performance.

– SAN Fabric Intelligence (SAN FI): Automatically learns data center traffic patterns, tracks health, and correlates metrics across hosts, switches, and storage arrays without requiring manual rule-based configuration.
– End-to-End VM Visibility: Extends real-time data monitoring cleanly across physical paths and virtual machines (VMs) to map entire workloads automatically.
– Automated Anomaly Correction: Autonomously senses fabric disruptions or emerging bottlenecks and applies corrections before application performance degrades.
– Adaptive Traffic Optimizer: Learns changing application storage demands dynamically. It utilizes dynamic load balancing across performance groups and virtual channels to sustain critical I/O throughput.
– Automated Traffic Isolation: Automatically identifies and quarantines rogue or "slow-draining" devices, isolating problematic traffic paths so they do not impact neighboring storage flows.

Fabric Operating System (FOS) 10.x.x

Is an AI-driven, "quantum-safe" operating system designed to automate and secure high-density 128G Fibre Channel networks. It transforms the SAN from a passive pipe into an autonomous infrastructure that can self-identify and resolve performance bottlenecks using SAN Fabric Intelligence. Beyond performance, it introduces Post-Quantum Cryptography to protect data against future decryption threats and enforces a "Secure by Default" posture by disabling legacy protocols and requiring digital certificates for all firmware updates.

HPE SN8700B 64Gb SAN Directors

HPE SN8700B Directors provide up to 512 64Gbps ports, enabling organizations to scale more devices, applications, and workloads. With diverse deployment options, multiprotocol flexibility, and mixed blade capability, organizations can adapt and optimize their businesses to meet next-generation storage and server requirements. The HPE SN8700B Director supports the concurrent use of both traditional Fibre Channel and Non‑Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) storage traffic, allowing organizations to seamlessly integrate HPE SN8700B Fibre Channel networks with next generation NVMe-based storage, without a disruptive rip-and-replace.

The HPE SN8700B Director modular design provides flexibility with two customizable chassis (available in both: port-side intake and port-side exhaust airflow models) that can scale on-demand for more devices, applications, and workloads. Both chassis utilize Brocade UltraScale ICL technology to scale out modular SANs while preserving blade ports for device connectivity and allowing flexible SAN design that supports core-edge or mesh topologies. This also provides our customers the flexibility to rack-install data center equipment suitable to their hot/cold aisle network designs.

– The 14U HPE SN8700B 8-slot PP+ Director Switch is built for large enterprise networks and has eight vertical blade slots to provide up to 512 ports for device connectivity. An additional 32 UltraScale InterChassis Link (ICL) connections provide 128 ports for chassis-to-chassis interconnect.

– The 8U HPE SN8700B 4-slot PP+ Director Switch is built for midsize networks and has four horizontal blade slots to provide up to 256 ports for device connectivity. An additional 16 UltraScale ICL connections provide 64 ports for chassis-to-chassis interconnect.

– Each blade slot within the SN8700B 4-slot and 8-slot PP+ Director Switch chassis can be populated with optional port or extension blades. For device connectivity, the following blades are available:

HPE SN8700B 64Gb 48p SW SFP28 Blade Fibre Channel port blade provides 48 x 64Gbps Fibre Channel ports with backward-compatibility support for 8, 10, 16, and 32Gbps Fibre Channel connectivity.
HPE SN8700B 32Gb 48p Fibre Channel port blade provides 48 x 32Gbps Fibre Channel ports with backward-compatibility support for 4, 8, 10, and 16Gbps Fibre Channel connectivity.
HPE SN8700B 64Gb 64p Fibre Channel port blade provides 64 x 64Gbps Fibre Channel ports utilizing 32 Double Density ports with backward-compatibility support for 8, 10, 16, and 32Gbps Fibre Channel connectivity
HPE SN8600B 32Gb 48p Fibre Channel port blade provides 48 x 32Gbps Fibre Channel ports with backward compatibility support for 4, 8, 10, and 16Gbps Fibre Channel connectivity in addition to supporting secure and non-secure optics.
HPE SN8600B 32Gb 64-port Fibre Channel port blade provides 64 x 32Gbps Fibre Channel ports with backward-compatibility support for 4, 8, and 16Gbps Fibre Channel connectivity as well as support for 10, 25, and 40GbE FCoE connectivity.
HPE SN8600B 32Gb SAN Extension Blade providing 16-ports for 32 Gbps Fibre Channel connectivity, 16-ports for 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) connectivity, and 2-ports for 40 GbE connectivity for Fibre Channel and IP replication traffic to support disaster recovery and data protection storage solutions over long distances,

To create high-scale fabrics, the new HPE SN8700B 64Gb 64p FC blade scales the SN8700B 8-slot Director up to 512 x 64G ports and the SN8700B 4-slot Director up to 256 x 64G ports. This blade increases the total system bandwidth up to 39.6Tb/s to handle more workloads, making it ideal for large-scale enterprise infrastructures. The HPE SN8700B 64Gb 64p FC blade utilizes SFP-DD transceivers, enabling 33% more device connectivity in a very dense footprint.

Each SFP-DD port provides two ports for device or ISL connectivity with SN connectors, port speed is configurable independently for each port. These ports are capable of 2×64G, 32G, or 16G utilizing the SFP-DD transceivers or 64G, 32G, 16G, or 8G using SFP+ transceivers. Leveraging this efficient, high-density designed blade, organizations can consolidate more device connectivity into a single fabric and reduce capital expenses by consuming less rack space. By utilizing fewer chassis, it lowers operational cost by reducing power consumption, cooling, and management. With industry-leading port density and increased bandwidth, organizations can effectively scale to meet data growth demands and drive efficiency by maximizing space utilization with room for future scaling of demanding IT applications.

The chassis connectivity leverages optical Inter-Chassis Links (ICLs), which provide 128 Gbps bandwidth through a QSFP link. These links can support up to 2 kilometers and connect up to 9 SN8700B chassis in a full-mesh topology or up to 12 SN8700B chassis in a core-edge topology enabling flatter, faster, and simpler fabrics that increase consolidation while reducing network complexity and costs.

UltraScale ICLs are QSFP-based and enable scalable core-edge and mesh chassis topologies. These high-density chassis topologies reduce inter-switch cabling by 75%. With the UltraScale ICL connections residing on the core routing blades instead of consuming ports on the port blades, up to 33% more device ports are available for server and storage connectivity. This maximizes overall port density within the smallest amount of rack space while freeing up front-facing device ports for server and storage connectivity.

The SN8700B 8-slot Director supports 32 4 X 50 Gb ICL ports, providing the equivalent of 128 ports, and the SN8700B 4-slot Director supports 16 4 X 50 Gb ICL ports, providing the equivalent of 64 ports. SN8700B ICLs are backward-compatible and can connect to SN8600B ICL ports, including connectivity with 2 km QSFPs at speeds of 32 Gbps (4×32) or the SN8000B at speeds of 16Gbps (4x16).

HPE Power Pack+ set of tools provides a breakthrough hardware and software solution that helps simplify fabric monitoring, increase operational stability, and dramatically reduce costs by continual monitoring of the fabric’s health and performance with actionable insights to remedy network problems quickly. Power Pack+ is pre-configured on every SN8700B 8-Slot Director and SN8700B 4-Slot Director.

Fabric Vision technology (Included in HPE PowerPack+ Software) is the building block to realize the autonomous SAN for the on-demand data center and simplifies monitoring, while maximizing network availability, and dramatically reducing costs.

New Fabric Vision enhancements take advantage of IO Insight and VM Insight (included with Fabric Vision), which provides organizations with deeper visibility throughout a storage fabric or into the performance of their environments at a VM level. This enhanced visibility enables administrators to quickly identify the source of degraded application or VM performance at the host and storage tiers, reducing time to resolution. The SN8700B Director can optimize the performance of NVMe over Fibre Channel by leveraging integrated, non-intrusive, real-time monitoring and alerts. This proactive monitoring of NVMe over Fibre Channel traffic and VMs provides administrators with key insights for maintaining optimal network health and performance. IO Insight proactively monitors IO performance and behavior through integrated network sensors, providing deep insight into problems and helping to ensure service levels. These features non-disruptively and non-intrusively gather IO statistics from any device port, then feed them to a monitoring policy that sets thresholds and generates alerts. VM Insight applies IO Insight visibility for each VM. Integrated VM, application-, and device-level IO latency and IOPS monitoring enables administrators to set the baseline for application performance and identify the VM or physical layer responsible for the degraded performance.

Fabric Operating System (FOS) 9.x.x

HPE FOS 9.x.x is the building block for the autonomous SAN and drastically simplifies and automates SAN management. With FOS 9.x.x, SANs leverage new self-learning capabilities through comprehensive data collection and analytics to understand the impacts of current SAN trends or issues. Additionally, the SAN becomes self-optimizing through incorporating actionable insights about traffic behavior. The SAN is able to automate network management and maximize performance by prioritizing traffic and managing congestion to ensure optimal storage and application performance. Finally, a 64Gb SAN raises the bar for availability through automatic avoidance and recovery capabilities. When potential disruptions or outages are detected, the network will automatically mitigate or resolve issues without intervention. Together, Self-Learning, Self-Optimizing, and Self-Healing SANs are a crucial building block that deliver unparalleled SAN performance and reliability.

Standard Features

HPE Storage SAN Director Switch Highlights

HPE SN8800B 128Gb SAN Director

Designed to meet continuous data growth, critical application demands, workload consolidation and reliable operations, the SN8800B Director is purpose-built to power and secure large-scale storage environments. With Gen 8 technology, these directors combine performance, quantum-safe security and AI-powered autonomy to provide a robust foundation for modern data center architectures.

Key Features

– Scale more devices, applications, and workloads with up to 384 x 128G ports per chassis
– Maximize VM and application density with industry-leading 128G bandwidth for unmatched efficiency and utilization
– Enable faster response time and enhance user experience of enterprise AI and critical workloads with unmatched low latency
– Scale out efficiently using fewer chassis with up to 128 UltraScale ICL links, without sacrificing device ports
– Protect critical information from quantum computing and cybersecurity threats with advanced cryptographic algorithms, enhanced access controls, and integrated security
– Eliminate time-consuming, manual correlation of all application resources
– Learn and adapt to changing application demands by dynamic load balancing across virtual channels
– Simplify complex telemetry into actionable insights to improve performance, reduce downtime, and simplify operations
– Automatically monitor fabric behavior, detect anomalies, and self-correct before issues impact performance
– Design flexible architectures to increase agility with concurrent Fibre Channel, NVMe, or FICON storage connectivity

HPE SN8700B 64Gb SAN Director

Purpose-built for scalability to accommodate growth and power large-scale storage environments. With a 50% latency reduction compared to the previous generation, HPE SN8700B Directors maximize the performance of NVMe storage and high transaction workloads, eliminating IO bottlenecks and unleashing the full performance of next generation storage. In addition, the HPE SN8700B Director lays the foundation for the autonomous SAN. With autonomous SAN technology, the director harnesses the power of analytics and the simplicity of automation to optimize performance, ensure reliability, and simplify management.

Key Features

– Scale more devices, applications, and workloads with 64Gbps links.
– Maximize NVMe and high transaction workloads with 50% lower network latency.
– Greater workload bandwidth with total system bandwidth up to 31Tbps
– Transform telemetry data into actionable insights to optimize performance and ensure reliability.
– Automate actions to simplify management and resolve issues without intervention.
– Increase visibility and simplify operations with a modern SAN management tool.
– Seamlessly integrate next generation NVMe into the storage fabric without a disruptive rip-and replace.
– Design flexible architectures to increase agility with concurrent Fibre Channel, NVMe, FICON, FCIP,or FCoE connectivity
– Extend replication over distance with a highly-scalable extension solution for Fibre Channel, IP, and FICON

Performance

– SN8800B 128Gb 8-slot SAN Director
- With 8 128G 48-port blades: 62Tb/s of aggregate chassis bandwidth (384 device ports with a 128G data rate plus 16 UltraScale ICL ports with 8 x Gen 8)
– SN8800B 128Gb 4-slot SAN Director
- With 4 128G 48-port blades: 31Tb/s of aggregate chassis bandwidth (192 device ports with a 128G data rate plus 8 UltraScale ICL ports with 8 x Gen 8)
– SN8700B 64Gb 8-slot SAN Director
- With 48-port 64Gbps port blades: 30.9Tb/s of aggregate chassis bandwidth (384 device ports with a 64Gb/s data rate plus 32 4 x 50 Gb ICLs)
- With 64-port 64Gbps port blades: 39.6 Tb/s of aggregate chassis bandwidth (512 device ports with a 64G data rate plus 32 4xGen7 ICLs)
- With 64-port 32 Gbps port blades: 22.8 Tb/s of aggregate chassis bandwidth (512 device ports with a 32Gbps data rate plus 32 4 x 50 Gb ICLs)
– SN8700B 64Gb 4-Slot SAN Director
- With 48-port 64G port blades: 15.5 Tb/s of aggregate chassis bandwidth (192 device ports with a 64Gbps data rate plus 16 4 x 50 Gb ICLs)
- With 64-port 64G port blades: 39.6 Tb/s of aggregate chassis bandwidth (512 device ports with a 64G data rate plus 32 4xGen7 ICLs)
- With 64-port 32G port blades: 11.4 Tb/s of aggregate chassis bandwidth (256 device ports with a 32Gbps data rate plus 16 4 x 50 Gb ICLs)

SAN scalability

– The SN8800B 128Gb 8-slot SAN Director scales up to 384 device ports with a 128G data rate plus 16 UltraScale ICL ports with 8 x Gen 8
– The SN8800B 128Gb 4-slot SAN Director scales up to 192 device ports with a 128G data rate plus 8 UltraScale ICL ports with 8 x Gen 8
– The SN8700B 8-Slot Director scales up to 512 64 Gbps plus 32 4 x 50 Gb ICLs (or 512 32 Gbps ports or a 640-port equivalent with 32 QSFP ICL ports providing 128 32 Gbps ports) in a single switch domain.
– The SN8700B 4-Slot Director scales up to 256 64 Gbps plus 16 4 x 50 Gb ICLs (or 256 32 Gbps ports or a 320-port equivalent with 16 QSFP ICL ports providing 64 32 Gbps ports) in a single switch domain

Please see the following web site for SAN configuration support information:

https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docLocale=en_US&docId=sd00001803en_us

High-availability features

Redundant, hot-swappable components

– Separate Control Processor (CP) and Core (CR) switching blades
– No active components on the backplane
– Redundant hot swappable power and cooling subsystems
– Enhanced data integrity on all data paths
– Fabric Shortest Path First (FSPF) rerouting around failed links
– Integration with SNMP managers (FOS 10.x.x only supports secure protocols)
– Automatic Control Processor failover
– Non-disruptive "hot" software code loads and activation
– Easy configuration, save and restore

Advanced Fabric Services

– Fabric Vision and optimizes NVMe performance through integrated real-time latency monitoring with IO Insight
– ISL Trunking
– Hardware Enforced Zoning
– Frame Filtering
– Web Tools
– End-to-End Performance Analysis
– Extended Fabrics
– Adaptive Networking
– SAN FI (FOS 10.x.x only)

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.

– A maximum of two B-series SAN Director switches currently are supported to ship configured to order from the factory in a 42U, 10000 (10KG2) and Intelligent Series cabinet. However, 220V PDUs must be configured because 110V PDUs are not supported.

Software Components, Standard

Remote Switch

The Remote Switch fabric functions with the aid of a bridging device, or network bridge. The network bridge supports Fibre Channel physical interfaces, as well as secondary non-Fibre Channel FCIP physical interfaces.

Frame Filtering

An ASIC based capability in the 16Gb, 32Gb, 64Gb and 128Gb family of SAN switches 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 included in the SN8700B and SN8600B SAN Directors hardware. Administrators can organize a physical fabric into logical groups and prevent unauthorized access by devices outside the Zone.

WebTools

WebTools is an intuitive and easy-to-use graphical interface that enables organizations to install and configure an SN8700B or SN8600B SAN Directors. SAN administrators can perform the initial configuration and basic management tasks by using HTML5 (in FOS 9.x.x and later), Web browser from standard laptops, desktop PCs, or workstations from any location within the enterprise.

Congestion Notification

Introduced in Fabric OS v9.x.x 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.

HPE Storage SAN Director Switch Power Pack+ Software Bundle

The SN8700B SAN Director Power Pack+ Software bundle includes (these features are also included in the SN8800B):

– Fabric Vision
– Extended Fabric
– ISL Trunking
– FICON CUP
– Integrated Routing

Fabric Vision

Fabric Vision offers innovative diagnostic, monitoring and management capabilities to help accelerate new application deployments, address SAN problems before they impact operations and reduce operational costs. It includes

– 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. In addition, administrators can include IO Insight (Available on SN8600B) metrics in MAPS policies to understand the IO profile as well as to be notified of storage IO performance degradation.
– 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 (SANnav is sold as a separate license and not part of Fabric Vision) that contains all critical SAN information for convenient review and analysis
– Forward Error Correction (FEC): Enables recovery from bit errors in device connections and ISLs, enhancing transmission reliability and performance.

Extended Fabric

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.

FICON Support

FICON CUP license which enables host control of switches in mainframe environments. FICON Accelerator is an optional software license that increases the speed of FICON disk and tape read and writes, while maintaining the integrity of command and acknowledgement sequences.

ISL Trunking

For high performance enhanced ISL connectivity, this license logically groups up to eight E-ports to provide a high bandwidth trunk between two switches. Each 4 or 8-slot director needs its own license. The switch operating system views the trunk as a single, high bandwidth resource (up to 64 Gbps for 8 Gb, or up to 128 Gbps for 16Gb or up to 256 Gbps for 32Gb) when routing connections between switches. Connections are load-balanced across the individual links, which comprise the logical trunk group.

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.

SAN Fabric Intelligence (SAN FI)

With SAN FI administrators can eliminate time consuming, manual correlation of all application resources. This advanced feature combines monitoring, troubleshooting, and cross-correlation of servers, storage, virtual machines (VMs), and fabric connections to provide a comprehensive view of the fabric. Utilizing SAN FI provides administrators with complete, end-to-end visibility for all connected devices and components within your SAN fabric and the ability to drill down into points of interest to accelerate troubleshooting and drive smarter management decisions. This automation helps alleviate the chronic understaffing of IT infrastructure teams, providing a significantly faster response time than a human could achieve.

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 8Gb, 16Gb, 32Gb and 64Gb FC Switches and Directors.

Inter Chassis Link (ICL) License

Inter Chassis Links (ICLs) harness unused ports to connect the switching backplane of SAN Directors. The HPE Storage SAN Director Switch offer the latest ICL technology which includes new optical ports, higher port density, and support for standard optical cables up to 100 meters or up to 2km with 2km QSFP+ or OSFPs. ICL support enables flatter, faster, and simpler fabrics that increase consolidation while reducing network complexity and costs.

HPE SN8800B SAN Director ICL

For the SN8800B director, the ICL blades are sold separately in an upgrade kit with two ICL blades.

The SN8800B UltraScale chassis connectivity leverages dedicated optical inter-chassis links (ICLs) to connect up to 12 SN8700B or SN8800B directors into core-edge and active-active full-mesh chassis fabric topologies, enabling higher-scale consolidation while reducing network complexity and costs. Gen 8 ICLs use octal small form-factor pluggable (OSFP) transceivers that reduce inter-switch cabling by 87.5%. UltraScale ICL connections reside on dedicated ICL blades instead of consuming ports on the port blades, enabling up to 33% more device ports for server and storage connectivity. This maximizes overall port density within the smallest amount of rack space while freeing up front-facing device ports for server and storage connectivity.

– The SN8800B 8-slot supports up to 16 OSFP ICL ports (8 per ICL blade), providing the equivalent of 128 8x100Gb or Gen 8 Fibre Channel links.
– The SN8800B 4-slot supports up to 8 OSFP ICL ports (4 per ICL blade), providing the equivalent of 64 8x100Gb or Gen 8 Fibre Channel links.

HPE SN8700B SAN Director ICL

The chassis connectivity leverages optical Inter-Chassis Links (ICLs), which provide 200 Gbps bandwidth through a QSFP link. These links can support up to 2 kilometers and connect up to 9 SN8700B chassis in a full-mesh topology or up to 12 SN8700B chassis in a core-edge topology enabling flatter, faster, and simpler fabrics that increase consolidation while reducing network complexity and costs.

UltraScale ICLs are QSFP-based and enable scalable core-edge and mesh chassis topologies. These high-density chassis topologies reduce interswitch cabling by 75%. With the UltraScale ICL connections residing on the core routing blades instead of consuming ports on the port blades, up to 33% more device ports are available for server and storage connectivity. This maximizes overall port density within the smallest amount of rack space while freeing up front-facing device ports for server and storage connectivity

The SN8700B 8-slot Director supports 32 4 x 50 Gb ICL ports, providing the equivalent of 128 ports, and the SN8700B 4-slot Director supports 16 4 x 50 Gb ICL ports, providing the equivalent of 64 ports. SN8700B ICLs are backward-compatible and can connect to SN8600B ICL ports, including connectivity with 2 km QSFPs at speeds of 32 Gbps (4×32) or the SN8000B at speeds of 16Gbps (4x16).

HPE B-series SAN Director Integrated Routing License

Integrated Routing is an optional license which provides native Fibre Channel Routing (FCR) on a per-port basis, rather than limiting routing ports to those on a dedicated routing blade or switch. Just like traditional FCR, 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.

Notes: Supported for all B-series HPE Storage SAN Director Switches, Included in PowerPack+ for the SN8700B.

FCIP Trunking

For the SN8700B director the FCIP Trunking feature allows multiple IP source and destination address pairs (defined as FCIP circuits) via 1 GE , 10 GE and 40 GE interfaces to provide high bandwidth FCIP tunnel and failover resiliency. In addition, each FCIP circuit supports four QoS classes (Class-F, Hi, Medium and Low Priority), each as a TCP connection.

Adaptive Rate Limiting

For the SN8700B an FCIP tunnel can be configured a minimum (guaranteed) committed rate as well as a maximum committed rate. FCIP tunnel will run at least the minimum rate. If additional bandwidth is needed, the committed rate will grow until the channel traffic demand is satisfied, maximum committed rate is reached, or the throughput capabilities of the network are reached.

Service and Support

Warranty

– HPE SN8800B 8-Slot SAN Director
Hardware Warranty - 3-year parts; 3-year on-site (standard business hours, next business day response) and 3-year labor.
– HPE SN8800B 4-Slot SAN Director
Hardware Warranty - 3-year parts; 3-year on-site (standard business hours, next business day response) and 3-year labor.
– HPE Storage B-series SN8800B 8-slot 128Gb 8/4 4-port 8x100G OSFP SW Inter-Chassis Link 2x Blade Kit
Hardware Warranty - 3-year parts; 3-year on-site (standard business hours, next business day response) and 3-year labor.
– HPE Storage B-series SN8800B 8-slot 128G 8/4 4-port 8x100G OSFP LW 2km Int-Chassis Link 2x Blade Kit
Hardware Warranty - 3-year parts; 3-year on-site (standard business hours, next business day response) and 3-year labor.
– HPE Storage B-series SN8800B 4-slot 128Gb 4/2 2-port 8x100G OSFP SW Inter-Chassis Link 2x Blade Kit
Hardware Warranty - 3-year parts; 3-year on-site (standard business hours, next business day response) and 3-year labor.
– HPE Storage B-series SN8800B 4-slot 128G 4/2 2-port 8x100G OSFP LW 2km Int-Chassis Link 2x Blade
Kit Hardware Warranty - 3-year parts; 3-year on-site (standard business hours, next business day response) and 3-year labor.
– HPE SN8700B 8-Slot SAN Director
Hardware Warranty - 3-year parts; 3-year on-site (standard business hours, next business day response) and 3-year labor.
– HPE SN8700B 4-Slot SAN Director
Hardware Warranty - 3-year parts; 3-year on-site (standard business hours, next business day response) and 3-year labor.
– HPE SN8700B Director POD ICL License with 4 x 50 Gb QSFP56 8-pack Transceiver Kit
Hardware Warranty - 3-year parts; 3-year on-site (standard business hours, next business day response) and 3-year labor.
– HPE SN8700B Director POD ICL License with 4 x 32 Gb QSFP56 8-pack Transceiver Kit
Hardware Warranty - 3-year parts; 3-year on-site (standard business hours, next business day response) and 3-year labor.

Notes:

– The hardware warranty covers integrated blades within the director chassis.

– All other miscellaneous hardware not explicitly identified above such as 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.

– Saleable software carries its own warranty, see below.

Software Warranty - Hewlett Packard Enterprise warrants only that the software media will be free of physical defects for a period of ninety (90) days from delivery.

Notes: Exclusive remedy: The entire liability of Hewlett Packard Enterprise and its suppliers and your exclusive remedy for software that does not conform to this Limited Warranty shall be the repair or replacement of the defective media. This warranty and remedy are subject to your returning the defective media during the warranty period to Hewlett Packard Enterprise in the country in which you obtained the software.

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Consulting services

No matter where you are in your journey to hybrid cloud, experts can help you map out your next steps. From determining what workloads should live where, to handling governance and compliance, to managing costs, our experts can help you optimize your operations.

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SAN Fabric Integration and Migration service

HPE Data Storage Services - SAN Fabric Integration and Migration simplifies the introduction of and migration to new HPE B-series SAN fabric devices. It helps maximize the value of your investment in your new HPE B-series SAN fabric devices by leveraging HPE Services expertise and best practices.

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HPE Managed Services

HPE runs your IT operations, providing services that monitor, operate, and optimize your infrastructure and applications, delivered consistently and globally to give you unified control and let you focus on innovation.

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Operational services

Optimize your entire IT environment and drive innovation. Manage day-to-day IT operational tasks while freeing up valuable time and resources. Meet service-level targets and business objectives with features designed to drive better business outcomes.

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Recommended Services

HPE Tech Care Service

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HPE Complete Care Service

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:

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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.
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HPE SAN Deployment Service

Hewlett Packard Enterprise delivers complete design and implementation services for Fibre Channel, FCoE, FCIP, SAS, and iSCSI SAN connectivity components.

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Provides for the basic hardware installation of HPE branded servers, storage devices and networking options to assist you in bringing your new hardware into operation in a timely and professional manner.

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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

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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 QuickSpecs, 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.
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Configuration Information

Step 1 – Base Chassis Configuration (Select one)
Description	SKU
HPE Storage 8-slot Fibre Channel Director Switch B-series SN8800B	S7U30A
Notes: – 128Gb 384-port capable Fibre Channel Director, 2 control processors, 2 128Gb core blades, rack rails, cable comb, Zoning, Web tools, Fabric Vision Enhanced Group Management, Adaptive Networking, ISL Trunking, Extended Fabrics, Integrated Routing and FICON CUP. – Does not include ICL Blades, Power Supplies, Power Cords, Fans, Port Blades or SFPs. See the options below. – HPE 3Y Tech Care Basic Service is included with the product. This can be changed to a different service level or term at the time of ordering.
HPE Storage 4-slot Fibre Channel Director Switch B-series SN8800B	S7U31A
Notes: – 128Gb 192-port capable Fibre Channel Director, 2 control processors, 2 128Gb core blades, rack rails, cable comb, Zoning, Web tools, Fabric Vision Enhanced Group Management, Adaptive Networking, ISL Trunking, Extended Fabrics, Integrated Routing and FICON CUP. – Does not include ICL Blades, Power Supplies, Power Cords, Fans, Port Blades or SFPs. See the options below. – HPE 3Y Tech Care Basic Service is included with the product. This can be changed to a different service level or term at the time of ordering.
HPE SN8700B 8-slot Power Pack+ Director Switch	R6A97A
Notes: – 64Gb 512-port capable Fibre Channel Director, 2 control processors, 2 64Gb core blades, rack rails, cable comb, Zoning, Web tools, Fabric Vision Enhanced Group Management, Adaptive Networking, ISL Trunking, Extended Fabrics, Integrated Routing and FICON CUP. – Does not include Power Supplies, Power Cords, Fans, Port Blades or SFPs. See the options below.. – HPE 3Y Tech Care Basic Service is included with the product. This can be changed to a different service level or term at the time of ordering.
HPE SN8700B 4-slot Power Pack+ Director Switch	R6A98A
Notes: – 64Gb 256-port capable Fibre Channel Director, 2 control processors, 2 64Gb core blades, rack rails, cable comb, Zoning, Web tools, Fabric Vision Enhanced Group Management, Adaptive Networking, ISL Trunking, Extended Fabrics, Integrated Routing and FICON CUP. – Does not include Power Supplies, Power Cords, Fans, Port Blades or SFPs. See the options below. – HPE 3Y Tech Care Basic Service is included with the product. This can be changed to a different service level or term at the time of ordering.
Step 2 – Additional Port Configurations
48 Port Blade Options – 64Gb & 128Gb
Description	SKU
HPE Storage 128Gb 48-port 64Gb Short Wave Integrated Fibre Channel Switch Blade B-series SN8800B	S7U40A
Notes: – This blade supports only secure optics – Add the appropriate quantity of 48-port blades to meet requirements – This blade ships with 48 integrated 64Gb FC SW transceivers. – Supported in: SN8800B Directors
HPE Storage 128Gb 48-port 128Gb Short Wave Integrated Fibre Channel Switch Blade B-series SN8800B	S7U41A
Notes: – This blade supports only secure optics – Add the appropriate quantity of 48-port blades to meet requirements – This blade ships with 48 integrated 128Gb FC SW transceivers. – Supported in: SN8800B Directors
HPE Storage 128Gb 48-port 64Gb Long Wave Integrated Fibre Channel Switch Blade B-series SN8800B	S7U42A
Notes: – This blade supports only secure optics – Add the appropriate quantity of 48-port blades to meet requirements – This blade ships with 48 integrated 64Gb FC LW transceivers. – Supported in: SN8800B Directors
48 Port Blade Options – 32Gb & 64Gb
HPE SN8600B 32Gb Short Wave 48-port SFP+ Integrated Fibre Channel Blade	Q0U86B
Notes: – This blade supports non-secure optics and secure optics giving customers flexibility – Add the appropriate quantity of 48-port blades to meet requirements – This blade ships with 48 integrated 32 Gb FC SW SFP+ transceivers. – Supported in: SN8700B Directors
HPE SN8700B 64Gb 48-port 32Gb Long Wave SFP28 Integrated Fibre Channel Switch Blade	R6B02A
Notes: – Add the appropriate quantity of blades to meet requirements – This blade ships with 48 integrated 32 Gb FC Long Wave Secure transceivers. – Supported in: SN8700B Directors SN8600B Director that has been upgraded with a pair of core blades (R6A99A or R6B00A)
HPE SN8700B 64Gb 48-port 32Gb Short Wave SFP28 Integrated Fibre Channel Switch Blade	R6B01A
Notes: – Add the appropriate quantity of blades to meet requirements – This blade ships with 48 integrated 32 Gb FC Short Wave Secure transceivers. – Supported in: SN8700B Directors SN8600B Director that has been upgraded with a pair of core blades (R6A99A or R6B00A)
HPE SN8700B 64Gb 48-port 64Gb Short Wave SFP56 Integrated Fibre Channel Switch Blade	R7M12A
Notes: – Add the appropriate quantity of blades to meet requirements – This blade ships with 48 integrated 64 Gb FC Short Wave Secure transceivers. – Supported in: SN8700B Directors SN8600B Director that has been upgraded with a pair of core blades (R6A99A or R6B00A)
64 Port High Density Blade Options – 32Gb & 64Gb
HPE SN8700B 64Gb 64-port 64Gb Short Wave SFP56-DD Integrated Fibre Channel Switch Blade	S1T68A
Notes: – Add the appropriate quantity of 64-port blades to meet requirements. Supported on the SN8700B Directors – The SN8700B Chassis support for up to 8x of the S1T68A blades on X7-8 Director and 4x the S1T68A blades on X7-4 Director enabling 512/256 ports per chassis – This blade ships with 32 64Gb SW SFP-DD optics – Support LWL/ELWL optics, 1 per SFP-DD port
SAN Extension Blades Options
HPE SN8600B 32Gb SAN Extension Blade	Q0U85B
Notes: – Add the appropriate quantity port blades to meet requirements – Max of 4 units per chassis. – Supported in: SN8700B and SN8600B Directors
HPE SN8600B 32Gb Short Wave 16-port SFP+ Integrated SAN Extension Blade	Q0U87B
Notes: – This blade ships with 16 integrated 32 Gb FC SW SFP+ transceivers. – Max of 4 units per chassis. – Supported in: SN8700B and SN8600B Directors
Core Blade Upgrades for SN8600B Chassis
Description	SKU
HPE SN8700B 8-slot Director Switch Core Blade	R6A99A
Notes: – For customers with the SN8600B already installed in their SAN and interested in using the SN8700B blades (R6B01A, R6B02A, R6B04A, R7M12A & S1T68A), the Core Blade upgrade is an option. – Each SN8600B will require two core blades for the upgrade and these are sold separately.
HPE SN8700B 4-slot Director Switch Core Blade	R6B00A
Notes: – For customers with the SN8600B already installed in their SAN and interested in using the SN8700B blades (R6B01A, R6B02A, R6B04A, R7M12A & S1T68A), the Core Blade upgrade is an option. – Each SN8600B will require two core blades for the upgrade and these are sold separately.

Director Compatibility Matrix SN8600B, SN8700B and SN8800B
	HPE Product Number and Description	SN8600B w/ SN8700B Core Blades Chassis	SN8700B Chassis	SN8800B Chassis
FOS Requirement		9.x	9.x or 10.x	10.x
CP Blades		Gen6 w/ FPGA upgrade	Gen7	Gen8
SN8800B Port Blades	S7U40A - HPE 128Gb 48p 64Gb SW FC Sw Bld SN8800B S7U41A - HPE 128Gb 48p 128Gb SW FC Sw Bld SN8800B S7U42A - HPE 128Gb 48p 64Gb LW FC Sw Bld SN8800B	No	No	Yes
SN8700B Port Blades	R7M12A - HPE SN8700B 64Gb 48p 64Gb SW SFP56 Blade R6B01A - HPE SN8700B 64Gb 48p 32Gb SW SFP28 Blade R6B02A - HPE SN8700B 64Gb 48p 32Gb LW SFP28 Blade R6B04A - HPE SN8700B 32Gb 48p 32Gb LW SFP28 Blade S1T68A - HPE SN8700B 64G 64p 64G SW SFP-DD Blade	Yes*	Yes*	No
SN8600B Port Blades	Q0U86B - HPE SN8600B 32Gb 48p SFP+ Integrtd Blade Q0U84B - HPE SN8600B 32Gb 48-port FC Blade Q2S19B - HPE SN8600B 32Gb 64/32 8QSFP FC Blade	Yes	Yes	No
SN8600B Extension Blade	Q0U85B - HPE SN8600B 32Gb SAN Extension Blade Q0U87B - HPE SN8600B 32Gb 16p SW SFP+ Extn Blade	Yes	Yes	No
SN8600B Core Blade	Not available for purchase	No	No	No
SN8700B Core Blade	R6A99A - HPE SN8700B 8-slot Dir Swch Core Blade R6B00A - HPE SN8700B 4-slot Dir Swch Core Blade	Yes	Yes	No

Notes: *Secure optical transceivers required for this configuration. See list of Secure optical transceivers in “Step 3 – Additional Options”. For products not requiring Secure optical transceivers, the Secure transceivers are compatible.

Inter Chassis Links (ICL)

ICL Compatibility Matrix

ICL Min-Max Table Per Director
Chassis	ICL Kit or License	Ports Enabled by Kit or License	Min	Max
SN8800B – 8 Slot*	S7U48A, S7U49A	8	1	1
SN8800B – 4 Slot*	S7U50A, S7U51A	4	1	1
SN8700B – 8 Slot	R6B17A, R6B18A, R6B08A OR R8W24A	8	1	4
SN8700B – 4 Slot	R6B17A, R6B18A, R6B08A OR R8W24A	8	1	2

Notes:

– *Includes two blades half populated with OSFP optics; all ports on both blades are active. To utilize all ports on the blades, additional OSFP optics are required: S7U44A SW OSFP optics or S7U45A LW 2km OSFP optics.

– ICL Compatibility Table – Minimum Requirements

– For the SN8700B, the minimum requirements for ICLs have changed; one ICL kit per director is allowed for all configurations.

SN8800B Director
Description	SKU
HPE Storage B-series SN8800B 8-slot 128Gb 8/4 4-port 8x100G OSFP SW Inter-Chassis Link 2x Blade Kit	S7U48A
Notes: – The ICL kit includes two fully licensed ICL blades, half populated with secure transceivers (8 total optics included, each blade has 4 optics and 4 empty ports) – To utilize all ports on the two ICL blades, 2 ICL upgrade kits are required
HPE Storage B-series SN8800B 8-slot 128G 8/4 4-port 8x100G OSFP LW 2km Int-Chassis Link 2x Blade Kit	S7U49A
Notes: – The ICL kit includes two fully licensed ICL blades, half populated with secure transceivers (8 total optics included, each blade has 4 optics and 4 empty ports) – To utilize all ports on the two ICL blades, 2 ICL upgrade kits are required
HPE Storage B-series SN8800B 4-slot 128Gb 4/2 2-port 8x100G OSFP SW Inter-Chassis Link 2x Blade Kit	S7U50A
Notes: – The ICL kit includes two fully licensed ICL blades, half populated with secure transceivers (4 total optics included, each blade has 2 optics and 2 empty ports) – To utilize all ports on the two ICL blades, one ICL upgrade kit is required
HPE Storage B-series SN8800B 4-slot 128G 4/2 2-port 8x100G OSFP LW 2km Int-Chassis Link 2x Blade Kit	S7U51A
Notes: – The ICL kit includes two fully licensed ICL blades, half populated with secure transceivers (4 total optics included, each blade has 2 optics and 2 empty ports) – To utilize all ports on the two ICL blades, one ICL upgrade kit is required
HPE Storage B-series SN8800B 4-pack 128Gb 8x100G OSFP Short Wave Inter-Chassis Link Upgrade Kit	S7U44A
Notes: The upgrade kit includes 4 SW secure optics
HPE Storage B-series SN8800B 4-pack 128Gb 8x100G OSFP Long Wave 2km Inter-Chassis Link Upgrade Kit	S7U45A
Notes: The upgrade kit includes 4 LW 2km secure optics
SN8700B Director
HPE SN8700B Director POD ICL License with 4x50Gb QSFP56 8-pack Transceiver Kit	R6B17A
Notes: – The ICL transceiver kit includes Secure transceivers. When connecting two SN8700B 8-slot Directors via ICL, it will require a minimum of two POD ICL Kits (maximum of 8, four for each Director) and when connecting two SN8700B 4-slot Directors via ICL it will require a minimum of two POD ICL Kits (maximum of 4, two for each Director). – Each HPE SN8700B ICL Kit also requires eight MPO cables for connectivity (QK729A, QK731A or H6Z30A).
HPE SN8700B Director POD ICL License with 4x32Gb QSFP28 8-pack Transceiver Kit	R6B18A
Notes: – The ICL transceiver kit includes Secure transceivers. When connecting two SN8700B 8-slot Directors via ICL, it will require a minimum of two POD ICL Kits (maximum of 8, four for each Director) and when connecting two SN8700B 4-slot Directors via ICL it will require a minimum of two POD ICL Kits (maximum of 4, two for each Director). The 32Gbps QSFPs can be used to connect an SN8700B Director to an SN8600B Director. This requires a minimum of two ICL Kits R6B18A for the SN8700B 8-Slot Director, an HPE SN8600B 8-slot Dir Ent/POD ICL LTU (Q0T80BAE) and an HPE SN8600B 4S 4X32GB 16PK SW4 ICL XCVR (Q0U89A). – The 32Gbps QSFPs can also be used to connect an SN8700B Director to an SN8000B Director. The 32Gbps QSFP28 SWL transceivers on the SN8700B Director core routing blades operate at 4x32Gbps and 4x16Gbps speeds so can be used for an ICL connection between a 32Gbps QSFP on a SN8700B Director core routing blade and a 16Gbps QSFP transceiver on a SN8000B Director core routing blade. – Each HPE SN8700B ICL Kit also requires eight MPO cables for connectivity (QK729A, QK731A or H6Z30A).
HPE SN8700B Director POD ICL License with 4x50Gb QSFP56 2km 8-pack Transceiver Kit	R8W24A
Notes: – The ICL transceiver kit includes Secure transceivers. When connecting two SN8700B 8-slot Directors via ICL, it will require a minimum of two POD ICL Kits (maximum of 8, four for each Director) and when connecting two SN8700B 4-slot Directors via ICL it will require a minimum of two POD ICL Kits (maximum of 4, two for each Director). – The 64Gbps QSFPs cannot be used to connect an SN8700B Director to an SN8600B Director.
HPE Storage SAN Director Switch Inter Chassis Link Cable
SN8800B to SN8800B
Description	SKU
HPE Premier Flex MPO16/MPO16 APC Multi-mode OM4 10m Fiber Cable	R4D53A
HPE Premier Flex MPO16/MPO16 APC Multi-mode OM4 15m Fiber Cable	R4D54A
HPE Premier Flex MPO16/MPO16 APC Multi-mode OM4 30m Fiber Cable	R4D55A
Notes: One cable/ICL connector supports 8 ports of connectivity between 2 chassis
SN8800B Director (OSFP) to an SN8700B Director (QSFP) uses a single MPO16 connector to a breakout cable or two MPO8 connectors.
HPE Premier Flex MPO16 APC to 2xMPO8 Multi-mode OM4 5m Fiber Cable	S1H57A
HPE Premier Flex MPO16 APC to 2xMPO8 Multi-mode OM4 10m Fiber Cable	S1H58A
McMaster-Carr ARCS Trellis Hardware Kit	S1H59A
Notes: The SN8700B, using a QSFP56, requires 4 transmit and 4 receive lanes or MPO8, similar to MPO12 except the MPO12 has 4 unused lanes (not used for data)
SN8700B to SN8700B
HPE Premier Flex MPO12/MPO12 Multi-mode OM4 10m Fiber Cable	QK729A
Notes: One cable/ICL connector supports 4 ports of connectivity between 2 chassis
HPE Premier Flex MPO12/MPO12 Multi-mode OM4 50m Fiber Cable	QK731A
Notes: One cable/ICL connector supports 4 ports of connectivity between 2 chassis
HPE Premier Flex MPO12/MPO12 Multi-mode OM4 100m Fiber Cable	H6Z30A
Notes: One cable/ICL connector supports 4 ports of connectivity between 2 chassis

Management
GreenLake for Storage Fabric Management
For more information reference, the 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 are no longer supported
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 are no longer supported
Step 3 – Additional Options – The SN8800B and SN8700B director products do not come with power supplies or fan trays included – Power supply and fan selections must be the same air flow NPI or NPE – Prior to Gen8 SN8800B, “Non Port Side Exhaust or NPE” was referred to as “Port Side Intake.”
Port Side Exhaust
SN8800B Director
Description	SKU
HPE Storage B-series SN8800B 3000W 240VAC Non Port Side Intake Director Power Supply	S7U56A
The HPE SN8800B 8-Slot Director requires 6 power supplies. The HPE SN8800B 4-Slot Director requires 4 power supplies. Power supplies do not include power cords; these are sold separately and can be configured in OCA.
HPE Storage B-series SN8800B 8-slot Non Port Side Intake Director Fan Tray	S7U52A
HPE Storage B-series SN8800B 4-slot Non Port Side Intake Director Fan Tray	S7U54A
Notes: The HPE SN8800B 8-Slot and 4-Slot director requires 3 fan trays for 2+1 redundancy.
SN8700B Director
HPE SN8600B/SN8700B 3000W 240VAC Director Power Supply	Q0U92A
Notes: For the 8-slot 4 power supplies are required for 2+2 redundancy and for the 4-slot 2 power supplies are required
HPE SN8700B Director Fan Tray	R6B07A
Notes: The HPE SN8700B 8-Slot Director requires 3 Fan Trays. The HPE SN8700B 4-Slot Director requires 2 Fan Trays.
Port Side Intake
SN8800B Director
HPE Storage B-series SN8800B 3000W 240VAC Non Port Side Exhaust Director Power Supply	S7U57A
Notes: The HPE SN8800B 8-Slot Director requires 6 power supplies. The HPE SN8800B 4-Slot Director requires 4 power supplies. Power supplies do not include power cords; these are sold separately and can be configured in OCA.
HPE Storage B-series SN8800B 8-slot Non Port Side Exhaust Director Fan Tray	S7U53A
HPE Storage B-series SN8800B 4-slot Non Port Side Exhaust Director Fan Tray	S7U55A
Notes: The HPE SN8800B 8-Slot and 4-Slot director requires 3 fan trays for 2+1 redundancy.
SN8700B Director
HPE SN8600B/SN8700B 3000W 240VAC Port Side Air Intake Director Power Supply	R0Q26A
Notes: For the 8-slot 4 power supplies are required for 2+2 redundancy and for the 4-slot 2 power supplies are required. Power supplies do not include power cords; these are sold separately and can be configured in OCA.
HPE SN8600B/SN8700B 300W Port Side Air Intake Director Fan Tray	R0Q27A
Notes: The HPE SN8700B 8-Slot Director requires 3 Fan Trays. The HPE SN8700B 4-Slot Director requires 2 Fan Trays.
Fibre Channel Optical Transceivers
Secure Optical Transceivers Notes: – The SN8800B Director supports only 64Gb and 128Gb secure transceivers – OSFP optics for the SN8800B ICLs are listed within the Inter Chassis Links (ICL) section above – The SN8700B Director blades require the use of secure transceivers.
Description	SKU
HPE B-series 16Gb SFP+ Short Wave 1-pack Secure Transceiver	R6B10A
HPE B-series 16Gb SFP+ Short Wave 8-pack Secure Transceiver	R6W28A
HPE B-series 32Gb SFP28 Short Wave 1-pack Secure Transceiver	R6B12A
HPE B-series 32Gb SFP28 Short Wave 8-pack Secure Transceiver	R6W26A
HPE B-series 32Gb SFP28 Long Wave 10km 1-pack Secure Transceiver	R6B13A
HPE B-series 32Gb SFP Extended Long Wave 25km 1-pack Secure Transceiver	R7M17A
HPE B-series 32Gb SFP28 Extended Long Wave 25km 1-pack Secure Transceiver	R9S31A
HPE B-series 64Gb SFP56 Short Wave 1-pack Secure Transceiver	R7M15A
HPE B-series 64Gb SFP56 Short Wave 8-pack Secure Transceiver	R7M16A
HPE B-series 64Gb SFP56 Long Wave 10km 1-pack Secure Transceiver	R9S29A
HPE B-series 64Gb SFP56 Long Wave 10km 8-pack Secure Transceiver	R9S30A
HPE B-series 64Gb SFP56 Extended Long Wave 25km 1-pack Secure Transceiver	R9S28A
HPE B-series 64Gb SFP56-DD SN SR 1-pack Secure Transceiver	R8U66A
HPE B-series 64Gb SFP56-DD SN SR 8-pack Secure Transceiver	R8U67A
HPE Storage B-series 128Gb SFP112 Short Wave 1-pack Secure Transceiver	S7U46A
HPE Storage B-series 128Gb SFP112 Short Wave 8-pack Secure Transceiver	S7U47A
HPE B-series 10Gb SFP+ Short Wave 1-pack Secure Transceiver	R6B14A
HPE B-series 10Gb SFP+ Long Wave 10km 1-pack Secure Transceiver	R6B15A
HPE B-series 4x50Gb QSFP56 Short Wave Inter Chassis Link 1-pack Secure Transceiver	R6B19A
HPE B-series 4x32Gb QSFP28 Short Wave 100m 1-pack Secure Transceiver	R6B20A

Short Wave Transceiver Performance
Distance - Maximum	HPE Standard OM3 Cable	HPE PremierFlexOM3+ Cable	HPE PremierFlex OM4 Cable
128Gb performance	70 meters	70 meters	100 meters
64Gb performance	70 meters	70 meters	100 meters
32Gb performance	70 meters	70 meters	100 meters
16Gb performance:	100 meters	100 meters	125 meters

USB Device
Optical cables
HPE PremierFlex OM4+ Fiber Optic Cables
Description	SKU
HPE Premier Flex LC/LC Multi-mode OM4 2 Fiber 1m Cable	QK732A
HPE Premier Flex LC/LC Multi-mode OM4 2 Fiber 2m Cable	QK733A
HPE Premier Flex LC/LC Multi-mode OM4 2 Fiber 5m Cable	QK734A
HPE Premier Flex LC/LC Multi-mode OM4 2 Fiber 15m Cable	QK735A
HPE Premier Flex LC/LC Multi-mode OM4 2 Fiber 30m Cable	QK736A
HPE Premier Flex LC/LC Multi-mode OM4 2 Fiber 50m Cable	QK737A
HPE Premier Flex OM4 QSFP Fiber Optic Cables
Description	SKU
HPE Premier Flex MPO12/MPO12 Multi-mode OM4 1m Fiber Cable	Q1H63A
HPE Premier Flex MPO12/MPO12 Multi-mode OM4 2m Fiber Cable	Q1H64A
HPE Premier Flex MPO12/MPO12 Multi-mode OM4 5m Fiber Cable	Q1H65A
HPE Premier Flex MPO12/MPO12 Multi-mode OM4 10m Fiber Cable	QK729A
HPE Premier Flex MPO12/MPO12 Multi-mode OM4 15m Fiber Cable	Q1H66A
HPE Premier Flex MPO12/MPO12 Multi-mode OM4 30m Fiber Cable	Q1H67A
HPE Premier Flex MPO12/MPO12 Multi-mode OM4 50m Fiber Cable	QK731A
HPE Premier Flex MPO12/MPO12 Multi-mode OM4 100m Fiber Cable	H6Z30A
HPE OM3 LC-LC Optical Cables
Description	SKU
HPE LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 0.5m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable	AJ833A
HPE LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 1.0m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable	AJ834A
HPE LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 2.0m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable	AJ835A
HPE LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 5.0m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable	AJ836A
HPE LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 15.0m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable	AJ837A
HPE LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 30.0m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable	AJ838A
HPE LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 50.0m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable	AJ839A
High Density Cables
QSFP to 4xLC Breakout Cables
Description	SKU
HPE Premier Flex MPO8 to 4xLC Multi-mode OM4 5m Fiber Cable	K2Q46A
HPE Premier Flex MPO8 to 4xLC Multi-mode OM4 15m Fiber Cable	K2Q47A
HPE Premier Flex MPO8 to 4xLC Multi-mode OM4 30m Fiber Cable	Q1H68A
HPE Premier Flex MPO8 to 4xLC Multi-mode OM4 50m Fiber Cable	Q1H69A

Technical Specifications

Family Information

Features	SN8700B 8-Slot SAN Director Power Pack+	SN8800B 8-Slot SAN Director
Targeted Environment	Cloud Optimized Data Centers	Cloud Data Centers
Port Bandwidth	Up to 64 Gbps	Up to 128Gb
Aggregate device bandwidth	31 Tbps	62 Tbps
OS Support	Notes: Please Refer to SPOCK:https://h20272.www2.hpe.com/spock/
Storage system support	HPE Alletra, Primera, XP, MSA
Ports	512 ports - 384 device ports with a 64Gbps data rate plus 32 4 x 50 Gb ICLs or 640 ports - 512 device ports with a 32 Gbps data rate plus 32 4 x 50 Gb ICLs	384 device ports with a 128G data rate plus 16 Ultra Scale ICL ports with 8 x Gen 8
SFP	B-series Secure	B-series Secure
Advanced Trunking	Included with Power Pack	Included
Adaptive Networking	Yes (included)	Included
Form factor	14U	14U
Zoning Software	Yes (included)	Included
Hot plug, redundant power supplies	Yes	Yes
Hot plug fans	Yes	Yes

Features	SN8700B 4-Slot SAN Director Power Pack+	SN8800B 4-Slot SAN Director
Targeted Environment	Cloud Optimized Data Centers	Cloud Optimized Data Center
Port Bandwidth	Up to 64Gbps	Up to 128Gbps
Aggregate device bandwidth	15.5 Tbps	31 Tbps
OS Support	Notes: Please Refer to SPOCK: https://h20272.www2.hpe.com/spock/
Storage system support	HPE Alletra, Primera, XP, MSA
Ports	256 ports - 192 device ports with a 64 Gbps data rate plus 16 4 x 50 Gb ICLs or 320 ports - 256 device ports with a 32 Gbps data rate plus 16 4 x 50 Gb ICLs	192 device ports with a 128G data rate plus 8 Ultra Scale ICL ports with 8 x Gen 8
SFP	B-series Secure	B-series Secure
Advanced Trunking	Included with Power Pack	Included
Adaptive Networking	Yes (included)	Included
Form factor	9U	9U
Zoning Software	Yes (included)	Yes (included)
Hot plug, redundant power supplies	Yes	Yes
Hot plug fans	Yes	Yes

Features	SN6650B 32Gb FC Switch and SN6650B 32Gb FC PP+ Switch	SN6750B FC Switch
Targeted Environment	Workgroups, Departments	Workgroups, Departments
Fibre Channel Port Bandwidth	32Gb	64Gbps
Ethernet	NA	NA
Aggregate device bandwidth	4Tbps	8.2Tbps
OS Support	Notes: Please Refer to SPOCK: https://www.hpe.com/storage/spock
Storage system support	HPE Alletra, Primera, XP, MSA
FC Ports	48 or 96 Enabled 128 Max utilizing QSFP ports	48 or 96 Enabled 128 Max utilizing DD ports
SFP	B-series	B-series
Advanced Trunking	Included with Power Pack+	Included
Adaptive Networking	Included	Included
Form factor	2U	2U
Zoning Software	Yes (Included)	Yes (Included)
Hot plug, redundant power supplies	Yes	Yes
Hot plug fans	Yes	Yes

Features	SN6700B 64Gb with 24 32Gb Integrated Secure SFP28	SN6800B 128Gb with 24 128Gb or 63=4Gb Intg. Secure Optics
Targeted Environment	Workgroups, Departments	Workgroup, Departments
Fibre Channel Port Bandwidth	64Gb	128Gb
Aggregate device bandwidth	3.5 Tbps	7.168 Tbps
OS Support	Notes: Please Refer to SPOCK: https://h20272.www2.hpe.com/spock/
Storage system support	HPE Alletra, Primera, XP, MSA
FC Ports	24 Enabled 56 Max	24 Enabled 56 Max
SFP	B-series Secure 32Gb or 64Gb	B-series Secure 64Gb or 128Gb
Advanced Trunking	Included in Power Pack+ on all switches	Included
Adaptive Networking	Included	Included
Form factor	1U	1U
Zoning Software	Included	Included
Hot plug, redundant power supplies	Yes	Yes
Hot plug fans	Yes (integrated with power supply)	Yes (integrated with power supply)

Features	SN3600B 32Gb FC Switch and SN3600B 32Gb FC Power Pack+	SN3700B 64Gb FC Switch
Targeted Environment	Workgroups, Departments	Workgroups, Departments
Fibre Channel Port Bandwidth	32Gbps	64Gb
Aggregate device bandwidth	768 Gbps	1.536Tbps
OS Support	Notes: Please Refer to SPOCK: https://h20272.www2.hpe.com/spock/
Storage system support	HPE Alletra, Primera, XP, MSA
FC Ports	8 or 24 Enabled 24 Max	8 Enabled 24 Max
SFP	B-series	B-series
Advanced Trunking	Included with Power Pack+ or Optional Upgrade	Included
Adaptive Networking	Included	Included
Form factor	1U	1U
Zoning Software	Yes (Included)	Yes (Included)
Hot plug, redundant power supplies	One integrated PS	One integrated PS
Hot plug fans	Four integrated fans	Four integrated fans

Features	SN2600B SAN Extension Switch	SN4700B SAN Extension Switch
Targeted Environment	Data Centers	Data Centers
Fibre Channel Port Bandwidth	32Gbps	64Gbps
Ethernet	1/10Gbps Ethernet	1/10/25/100Gbps Ethernet
OS Support	Notes: Please Refer to SPOCK:https://h20272.www2.hpe.com/spock/
Storage system support	HPE Alletra, Primera, XP, MSA
FC Ports	4 or 12 Enabled 12 Max	24 Enabled 24 Max
Ethernet Ports	2 or 6 Enabled 6 Max	16 1/10/25Gbps Enabled 16 Max 2 100Gbps Enabled 2 Max
SFP	B-series	B-series
Advanced Trunking	Included with Optional Upgrade Kit	Included
Adaptive Networking	Included	Included
Form factor	1U	1U
Zoning	Included Yes (Included)	Included
Hot plug, redundant power supplies	Yes	Yes
Hot plug fans	Yes	Yes

System Unit
Fibre Channel ports	– SN8800B SAN Director: 48-port 128Gb blade options with 128Gb and 64Gb optics – SN8700B SAN Director: 48-port 64Gb or 32Gb FC, 64-port 64Gb blade options as well as supporting the 48-port and 64-port 32Gb SN8600B blades
Control processor	Redundant (active/standby) hot swappable control processor modules
Scalability	Full fabric architecture
Performance	– SN8800B HPE SN8800B 128Gb 48-port Blade - Fibre Channel: 112.2Gb/s line speed, full duplex; 57.8Gb/s line speed, full duplex; 28.05Gb/s line speed, full duplex; 14.025Gb/s line speed, full duplex; autosensing of 128, 64, 32, and 16G port speeds depending on SFPs used. – SN8700B HPE SN8700B 64Gb 48-port Blade - Fibre Channel: 8.5Gbps line speed, full duplex; 10.53Gbps line speed, full duplex; 14.025Gbps line speed, full duplex; 28.05Gbps line speed, full duplex; 57.8Gbps line speed, full duplex. Autosensing of 8, 16, 32, and 64Gbps port speeds depending on SFPs used. 10Gbps port speeds with dedicated SFPs. HPE SN8700B 64Gb 64-port Blade - Fibre Channel: 8.5Gb/s line speed, full duplex; 14.025Gb/s line speed, full duplex; 28.05Gb/s line speed, full duplex; 57.8Gb/s line speed, full duplex. Autosensing of 8, 16, 32, and 64G port speeds depending on SFPs used. Support for 8G requires a 32G SFP+ LWL or ELWL transceiver. HPE SN8700B 32Gb Blade - Fibre Channel: 4.25Gbps line speed, full duplex; 8.5Gbps line speed, full duplex; 10.53Gbps line speed, full duplex; 14.025Gbps line speed, full duplex; 28.05Gbps line speed, full duplex. Autosensing of 4, 8, 16, and 32Gbps port speeds depending on SFPs used. 10Gbps port speeds with dedicated SFPs.
ISL Trunking	– SN8800B - Frame-based trunking with up to eight 128G SFP+ ports per ISL trunk; up to 1024Gb/s per ISL trunk between switches using 128, 64, 32, or 16G ports; Exchange-based load balancing across ISLs with DPS included in FOS. – SN8700B - Frame-based trunking with up to eight 64Gbps ports per ISL trunk; up to 512Gbps per ISL trunk between switches using 8G, 16G, 32G, or 64G ports ; Exchange-based load balancing across ISLs with DPS included in FOS
Chassis Bandwidth	– SN8800B 8-Slot SAN Director 62Tb/s of aggregate chassis bandwidth (384 device ports with a 128G data rate plus 16 UltraScale ICL ports with 8 x Gen 8). – SN8800B 8-Slot SAN Director 31Tb/s of aggregate chassis bandwidth (192 device ports with a 128G data rate plus 8 UltraScale ICL ports with 8 x Gen 8) – SN8700B 8-Slot SAN Director 30.9Tb/s per chassis with 384 device ports + 32 UltraScale ICL connections supporting 128 ports. – SN8700B 8-Slot SAN Director 39.6Tb/s per chassis with 512 device ports + 32 UltraScale ICL connections supporting 128 ports. – SN8700B 4-Slot SAN Director 15.5Tb/s per chassis with 192 device ports + 16 UltraScale ICL connections supporting 64 ports. – SN8700B 4-Slot SAN Director 19.8Tb/s per chassis with 256 device ports + 16 UltraScale ICL connections supporting 64 ports.
Slot bandwidth	– SN8800B – 6144Gb/s providing line-rate performance for the FC128-48 blade – SN8700B – 3072Gb/s providing line-rate performance for the FC64-48 blade. 4096Gb/s providing line-rate performance for the FC64-64 blade.
Local Switching bandwidth	– SN8800B 6144 Gbps for 128/48: 48 ports x 64Gbps (data rate) – SN8700B 1536 Gbps for 32/48: 48 ports x 32Gbps (data rate) 2048 Gbps for 32/64: 64 ports x 32Gbps (data rate) 3072 Gbps for 64/48: 48 ports x 64Gbps (data rate)
Maximum frame size	2112-byte payload
Switch latency	– SN8800B Local switching: 580 ns at 128G with dual forward error correction (FEC); Blade-to-blade: 1.74 μs – SN8700B HPE SN8700B 64Gb 48-port blade at 64 Gbps speeds: 460 ns (including FEC); any-port-to-any-port local switching and 1.4 μs blade to blade at 64Gbps, cut-through routing. HPE SN8700B 32Gb 48-port blade at 32 Gbps speeds: 560 ns (including FEC); any-port-to-any-port local switching and 1.9 μs blade to blade at 32Gbps, cut-through routing.
Frame buffers	– SN8800B - 40,000 per switching ASIC – SN8700B - 24,000 per switching ASIC
Classes of service	Class 2, Class 3, Class F (inter-switch frames)
Fibre Channel Port Types	– SN8800B 128Gb FC128-48: F_Port, E_Port, EX_Port, M_Port, SIM, and D_Port ICLX8-8 and ICLX8-4 CR Blades: E_Port, EX_Port, and D_Port – SN8700B 64Gb HPE SN8700B 8-slot: Up to 512 64G, universal (E_Port, F_Port, EX_Port, M_Port, D_Port, SIM Port, FICON). HPE SN8700B 4-slot: Up to 265 64G, universal (F_Port, E_Port, EX_Port, M_Port, D_Port, SIM Port, FICON). Brocade 48 port blade required HPE SN8600B 32Gb SAN Extension Blade: F_Port, FL_Port, E_Port, SIM, and EX_Port on FC and VE_Port on GbE
Data traffic types	Fabric Switches supporting unicast, multicast (255 groups), and broadcast
USB	– SN8800B One USB port per control processor for firmware download, SupportSave, and configuration upload or download – SN8700B One USB port per control processor for firmware download, support save, and configuration upload or download
Media types	– SN8800B FC128-48 Port Blade: o 128G FC SFP LC connector: SWL o 64G FC SFP LC connector: SWL, LWL, ELWL Inter-Chassis Link (ICL) Blades ICLX8-8 and ICLX8-4: o 8x100Gbps FC OSFP MMF, OSFP connector: SWL 100m o 8x100Gbps FC OSFP SMF, LCx2 connector: LWL 2 km – SN8700B HPE SN8700B 64Gb 48p Blade: o 64G FC SFP56 LC connector: SWL o 32G FC SFP28 LC connector: SWL, LWL, ELWL o 10G FC SFP+ LC connector: SWL, LWL HPE SN8700B 64Gb 64p Blade o 64G FC SFP-DD SN connector: SWL o 64G FC SFP56 LC connector: SWL, LWL o 32G FC SFP28 LC connector: LWL, ELWL HPE SN8700B 32Gb 48p Blade: o 32G FC SFP28 LC connector: SWL, LWL, ELWL o 16G FC SFP+ LC connector: SWL, LWL, ELWL o 10G FC SFP+ LC connector: SWL, LWL The SN8700B Director Chassis will support the HPE SN8600B 32Gb 64-port FC Blade with media outlined below under the section titled “SN8600B 32Gb”.
Fabric services	– SN8800B BB Credit Recovery; Advanced Zoning (Default Zoning, Port/WWN Zoning, Peer Zoning); Congestion Signaling; Dynamic Path Selection (DPS); Extended Fabrics; Fabric Performance Impact Notification (FPIN); Fabric Vision; FDMI; FICON CUP; 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); Target-Driven Zon – SN8700B Adaptive Networking (QoS); BB Credit Recovery; Brocade Advanced Zoning (Default Zoning, Port/WWN Zoning); Dynamic Path Selection (DPS); Extended Fabrics; Fabric Congestion Notification; Fabric Vision; FDMI; FICON CUP; Flow Vision; FSPF; Integrated Routing; ISL Trunking; Management Server; N_Port Trunking; NPIV; NTP v3; Peer Zoning; Port Fencing; Registered State Change Notification (RSCN); Reliable Commit Service (RCS); Simple Name Server (SNS); Syslog; Target-Driven Zoning; Traffic Optimizer; Virtual Fabrics (Logical Switch, Logical Fabric).
Extension	– SN8800B Channel, in-flight compression (Brocade LZO) and encryption (AES-GCM-256 encryption on FC ISLs [E_Port]); support for DWDM MAN connectivity – SN8700B Supports DWDM, CWDM, and FC-SONET Devices; Fibre Channel; In-flight Compression (Brocade LZO) and Encryption (AES-GCM-256); BB Credit Recovery; FCIP; IP Extension; Adaptive Rate Limiting (ARL); Data Compression; Fast Write; Read/Write Tape Pipelining; QoS.
FICON	FICON cascading; support for lossless DLS; FICON CUP; Advanced Accelerator for FICON (FICON Global Mirror and XRC emulation and read/write Tape Pipelining). (FICON connectivity is not supported on the SN8700B FC32-64 or FC64-64 blade
High availability	SN8800B & SN8700B SAN Director
Architecture	– SN8800B Nonblocking shared memory; passive backplane; redundant active/passive control processor; redundant active/active core switching blades; single chassis ID (CID) card with built in redundancy. Card is not field replaceable. – SN8700B Non-blocking shared memory; passive backplane; redundant active/passive control processor; redundant active/active core switching blades; redundant WWN cards
Chassis Power	– SN8800B 8-Slot SAN Director All six 3000W power supplies are required to support N+N redundancy Chassis ships with Core Processing (CP) and Core Routing (CR) blades only Offers optional airflow directions: nonport-side intake (NPI) or nonport-side exhaust (NPE) PSU and fan assemblies with matching airflow direction must be ordered separately – SN8800B 4-Slot SAN Director All four 3000W power supplies are required to support N+N redundancy Chassis ships with Core Processing (CP) and Core Routing (CR) blades only Offers optional airflow directions: nonport-side intake (NPI or nonport-side exhaust (NPE) PSU and fans with matching airflow direction must be ordered separately – SN8700B 8-slot SAN Director Four power supplies required for AC low-line (100 VAC to 120 VAC). Two power supplies required for AC high-line (200 VAC to 240 VAC). Power Supplies are 80+ platinum certified Chassis ships empty only. PSU and fans must be ordered separately. Three PSUs are required for 2+1 redundancy. Two PSUs provide system power, but four PSUs must be installed to provide power efficiency and 2+2 redundancy. – SN8700B 4-slot SAN Director Two power supplies required for AC low-line (100 VAC to 120 VAC). One power supply required for AC high-line (200 VAC to 240 VAC). Power Supplies are 80+ platinum certified Chassis ships empty only. PSU and fans must be ordered separately. One PSU provides system power, but both PSUs must be installed to provide power efficiency and 1+1 redundancy
Cooling	– HPE SN8800B 8-Slot SAN Director Requires 3 fan tray assemblies for a 2+1 redundancy. A failure condition is 1 failed fan from any fan tray. Each assembly contains 4 fans for a total of 12 fans. The system requires 11 of 12 functioning fans for operation in the SN8800B 8-Slot SAN Director. One fan tray assembly can be hot-swapped and should be replaced immediately in the event of a failure. – HPE SN8800B 4-Slot SAN Director Requires 3 fan tray assemblies for a 2+1 redundancy. A failure condition is 1 failed fan from any fan tray. Each assembly contains 2 fans for a total of 6 fans. The system requires 5 of 6 functioning fans for operation in the SN8800 4-Slot SAN Director. One fan assembly can be hot-swapped and should be replaced immediately in the event of a failure. – HPE SN8700B 8-slot SAN Director Requires three fan tray assemblies. A failure condition is one failed fan from any fan tray. Each assembly contains two fans for a total of six. The system requires five of six functioning fans for operation in the SN8600B 8-slot Director. One fan tray assembly can be hot-swapped and should be replaced immediately in the event of a failure. – HPE SN8700B 4-slot SAN Director Requires two fan tray assemblies. A failure condition is one failed fan from any fan tray. Each assembly contains two fans for a total of four. The system requires three of four functioning fans for operation in the SN8600 4slot Director. One fan assembly can be hot-swapped and should be replaced immediately in the event of a failure.
Management	– SN8800B Web Tools; SANnav Management Portal and SANnav Global View; command-line interface (CLI); HTTPS; RESTful API; SSH; SNMP v1/v3 (FE MIB, FC Management MIB) – SN8700B HTTP/HTTPS; SNMP v1/v3 (FE MIB, FC Management MIB); SSH;; Brocade Advanced Web Tools; Brocade SANnav Management Portal and SANnav Global View; Command Line Interface (CLI); SMI-S compliant; RESTful API
Security	– SN8800B AES-GCM-256 encryption on FC ISLs (E_Port); Device Connection Control (DCC); DH-CHAP (between switches and end devices); Fabric Configuration Server (FCS); Federated Authentication; FCAP switch authentication; FIPS 140-3 compliant; HTTPS; IP filtering; OpenLDAP; port binding; principle of least privilege architecture; user-defined role-based access control (RBAC); Secure Boot; Secure Copy (SCP); Secure Syslog; SFTP; SSH v2; Switch Binding; TLS v1.3; PQC algorithms; Trusted FOS Certificates (TruFOS); USGv6 compliant
Security	– SN8700B AES-GCM-256 encryption on ISLs; DH-CHAP (between switches and end devices); FCAP switch authentication; FIPS 140-2 compliant; HTTPS; IP filtering; LDAP with IPv6; OpenLDAP; Device Connection Control (DCC); RADIUS; user-defined Role-Based Access Control (RBAC); Secure Copy (SCP); SFTP; SSH v2; TLS v1.2/v1.3; Switch Binding; TACACS+; Fabric Configuration Server (FCS); USGv6 compliant; Secure Boot
Management access	– SN8800B 1/10Gb/s Ethernet (RJ-45) per control processor; serial console port (RJ-45) and one USB per control processor module; DHCP/DHCPv6; call-home integration enabled through Brocade SANnav Management Portal – SN8700B 10/100/1000Mb/s Ethernet (RJ-45) per control processor; serial console port (RJ-45) and one USB per control processor module; DHCP/DHCPv6; home integration enabled through HPE Insight Remote Support.
Diagnostics	– SN8800B Active Support Connectivity (ASC) and Brocade Support Link (BSL); built-in flow generator; ClearLink optics and cable diagnostics, including link traffic/latency/distance; Fabric Performance Impact Monitoring (FPI); flow mirroring; dual forward error correction (FEC); frame viewer; 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); SAN Fabric Intelligence (SAN FI); Syslog/Audit Log; VM Insight – SN8700B IO Insight for SCSI and NVMe monitoring (FC32-X7-48 blade (R6B01A and R6B02A and FC32-64 blade Q2S19B only); ClearLink® optics and cable diagnostics, including electrical/optical loopback, link traffic/latency/distance; built-in flow generator; POST and embedded online/offline diagnostics, including environmental monitoring, FCping, and Pathinfo (FC traceroute); flow mirroring; frame viewer; non-disruptive daemon restart; optics health monitoring; power monitoring; RAStrace logging; and Rolling Reboot Detection (RRD)

Mechanical specifications
Enclosure	– SN8700B HPE SN8800B 8-slot SAN Director: 14U rack-mountable chassis with 14 blade slots; 27 in. to 31 in. and 22 in. to 27 in. rail kits for the four-post rack HPE SN8800B 4-slot SAN Director: 9U rack-mountable chassis with 10 blade slots; 27 in. to 31 in. rail, 22 in. to 27 in. rail kits for the four-post rack – SN8700B HPE SN8700B 8-slot SAN Director 12-blade slots: 14U rack-mountable chassis; 27 in. to 31 in. and 22 in. rail kits for the four post rack; mid-mount kit for the two-post rack. HPE SN8600B 4-slot SAN Director 8-blade slots: 27 in. to 31 in. rail, 18 in. to 24 in. rail, and airflow diversion rack-mount kits for the four-post rack; mid-mount kit for the two-post rack.
Width	– SN8800B Rack-mountable in a standard 19-inch EIA cabinet – SN8700B Rack-mountable in a standard 19-inch EIA cabinet
Size	– SN8700B 8-slot SAN Director Height: 61.8 cm (24.3 in., 14U) Width: 44.2 cm (17.4 in.) Depth: 68.7 cm (27.0 in.) – SN8700B 4-slot SAN Director Height: 39.6 cm (15.6 in., 9U) Width: 44.2 cm (17.4 in.) Depth: 68.7 cm (27.0 in.) – SN8700B 8-slot SAN Director Height: 61.23 cm (24.11 in., 14U) Width: 43.74 cm (17.23 in.) Depth: 61.04 cm (24.04 in.) – SN8700B 4-slot SAN Director Height: 34.45 cm (13.56 in., 8U) Width: 43.74 cm (17.23 in.) Depth: 61.04 cm (24.04 in.) – SN8700B 4-slot SAN Director with airflow diversion rack-mount kit Height: 40.00 cm (15.75 in., 9U) Width: 43.74 cm (17.23 in.) Depth: 61.29 cm (24.09 in.)
Size	Weight	SN8800B 8-slot SAN Director	Empty chassis weight: 99.6 lb; fully loaded chassis weight: 257.5 lb
		SN8800B 4-slot SAN Director	Empty chassis weight: 86.4 lb; fully loaded chassis weight: 183.9 lb
		SN8700B 8-slot SAN Director	35.61 kg (78.5 lb) for chassis 145.8 kg (321.5 lb) maximum fully populated configuration
		SN8700B 4-slot SAN Director	24.5 kg (54 lb) for chassis 68.95 kg (152.0 lb) maximum fully populated configuration
Environment
Temperature	Operating	SN8800B and SN8700B 32° to 104°F (0° to 40°C)
Temperature	Non-operating	SN8800B and SN8700B -25° to 70°C (-13° to 158°F)
Humidity	Operating	SN8800B and SN8700B 5% to 93% RH non-condensing at 40°C (104°F) with a maximum gradient of 10% per hour
Humidity	Non-operating	SN8800B and SN8700B 10% to 93% RH non-condensing at 70°C (158°F)
Altitude	Up to 3000 meters (9800 feet)
Shock	20 g, 6 ms, half sine
Vibration	Operating	SN8800B and SN8700B Operating: 5 Hz to 10 Hz at +5 dB/oct; 10 Hz to 200 Hz at 0.0005 grms; 200 Hz to 500 Hz at –5 dB/oct; scale 0.05 grms.
Vibration	Non-operating	SN8800B and SN8700B Non-operating: 3 Hz to 10 Hz at +5 dB/oct; 10 Hz to 200 Hz at 0.0065 grms; 200 Hz to 500 Hz at –5 dB/oct; scale 1.12 grms.
Heat Dissipation	SN8800B 8-slot SAN Director	128G 384-port configuration, including ICLs: typical: 13,652 Btu/hr; max.: 24,687 Btu/hr; Power consumed: Typical: 4000W; max.: 7233W Notes: Input power is at 200 VAC with full PSU redundancy
Heat Dissipation	SN8700B 8-slot SAN Director	64G 384-port configuration, including ICLs: Typical: 10,866 Btu/hr; Max: 16,041 Btu/hr. Power consumed: Typical: 3,184W; Max: 4,700W. 64G 512-port configuration, including ICLs: Typical: 11,766 Btu/hr; Max: 16,942 Btu/hr. Power consumed: Typical: 3,447W; Max: 4,964W. Notes: Input power is at 200 VAC with full PSU redundancy.
Heat Dissipation	SN8800B 4-slot SAN Director	128G 192-port configuration, including ICLs: Typical: 6641 Btu/hr; max.: 12,190 Btu/hr; Power consumed: Typical: 1946W; max.: 3571 Notes: Input power is at 200 VAC with full PSU redundancy
Heat Dissipation	SN8700B 4-slot SAN Director	64G 192-port configuration, including ICLs: Typical: 5,934Btu/hr; Max: 7,771 Btu/hr. Power consumed: Typical: 1,738W; Max: 2,277W. Notes: Input power is at 200 VAC with full PSU redundancy. 64G 256-port configuration, including ICLs: Typical: 6,384 Btu/hr; Max: 8,221 Btu/hr. Power consumed: Typical: 1,870W; Max: 2,409W. Notes: Input power is at 200 VAC with full PSU redundancy.
Power	SN8800B	Supported power range	Input voltage – Standard AC Power Supplies – 3000W PSU Input Voltage Standard AC input: Range: 90 VAC to 264 VAC auto-volt; Nominal: 100 VAC to 240 VAC Power – 85 VAC to 132 VAC: 1500W; 180 VAC to 264 VAC: 3000W 80 PLUS Titanium certified
		In-rush current	<50A maximum, peak
		Frequency	50 Hz to 60 Hz (Nominal: 50 Hz to 60 Hz)
	SN8700B	Supported power range	Input voltage – Standard AC input: – Range: 90 VAC to 264 VAC auto-volt – Nominal: 100 VAC to 240 VAC Power – 85 VAC to 132 VAC: 1450W – 180 VAC to 264 VAC: 2870W
		In-rush current	35 Amps maximum, peak
		Frequency	50 Hz to 60 Hz (Nominal: 50 Hz to 60 Hz)
	SN8600B	Supported power range	Input voltage – Standard AC input: – Range: 85 VAC to 264 VAC Auto-volt – Nominal: 100 VAC to 240 VAC Power – 85 to 132 VAC: 1,450 W – 180 to 264 VAC: 2,870 W
		In-rush current	35 Amps maximum, peak
		Frequency	50 Hz to 60 Hz (Nominal: 50 Hz to 60 Hz)

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Summary of Changes

Date	Version History	Action	Description of Change
15-Jun-2026	Version 89	Changed	Standard Features section was updated. Main changes: Enhanced the Security section with new capabilities, including: − Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) − Quantum-Resistant Encryption − Principle of Least Privilege Architecture − Integrity Validation and Anti-Tampering mechanisms Expanded AI-driven SAN and automation content, including additional detail on: − Self-optimizing capabilities − Real-time monitoring and analytics − Adaptive Traffic Optimizer − SAN Fabric Intelligence (SAN FI)
15-Jun-2026	Version 89	Removed	Obsolete or not supported SKU removed - N9Y63A
01-Jun-2026	Version 88	Changed	This version introduces significant updates to expand platform coverage, enhance security, and align the document with next‑generation Fibre Channel technologies. Main changes: − Added support for HPE SN8800B 128Gb SAN Director (Gen8), including new director models, blades, and components. − Introduced Fabric OS (FOS) 10.x support with AI‑driven operations and enhanced security. − Updated security features to include post‑quantum cryptography, FIPS 140‑3, Secure Boot, and Trusted FOS Certificates. − Added Gen8 UltraScale ICL support using OSFP‑based connectivity and updated ICL configuration requirements. − Updated HPE SANnav licensing information and clarified director support and removal of trial licenses. − Reorganized document structure to clearly differentiate SN8700B (64Gb) and SN8800B (128Gb) platforms.
		Added	New SKUs added - S7U30A, S7U31A, S7U40A, S7U41A, S7U42A, S7U44A, S7U45A, S7U48A, S7U49A, S7U50A, S7U51A, S7U52A, S7U53A, S7U54A, S7U55A, S7U56A, S7U57A, S7U46A, S7U47A, R4D53A, R4D54A, R4D55A, S1H57A, S1H58A, S1H59A.
		Removed	Obsolete or not supported SKUs removed - QK724A, E7Y75A, E7Y76A, AP823A, R8U73A, R8U74A, R8U75A, R8U76A, R8U77A, R8U69A, R8U70A, R8U71A, R8U72A, R6B04A.
16-Feb-2026	Version 87	Changed	HPE Rebranding applied
16-Feb-2026	Version 87	Removed	Obsolete SKUs removed - Q0U83B, R0Q25A, R6B21A, Q2R30A, Q8K15A, H6Z76A
23-Jun-2025	Version 86	Changed	Configuration information section was updated – Base Chassis Configuration and Optical Transceivers notes were updated. Removed SANnav trial license reference Technical Specifications section was updated - SN3700B 64Gb FC Switch Features table was updated
07-Oct-2024	Version 85	Changed	Standard Features, section was updated Removed all references to SFM / Storage Fabric Manager
03-Sep-2024	Version 84	Changed	Service and Support section was updated
15-Apr-2024	Version 83	Changed	Rebranding Series Name applied
18-Mar-2024	Version 82	Changed	Standard Features, Configuration Information and Technical Specifications sections were updated.
13-Nov-2023	Version 81	Changed	Standard Features, Service and Support and Configuration Information sections were updated. HPE Services Rebranding Added GreenLake for Storage Fabric Management
05-Sep-2023	Version 80	Changed	Overview, Standard Features, Configuration Information and Technical Specifications sections were updated. Added 64Gb 64-port blade option
05-Jun-2023	Version 79	Changed	Configuration Information and Technical Specifications sections were updated. SANnav renewal offerings added
06-Feb-2023	Version 78	Changed	Service and Support, Configuration Information and Technical Specifications sections were updated
01-Aug-2022	Version 77	Changed	Added 32Gb and 64Gb LW & ELW optics
05-Jul-2022	Version 76	Changed	Updated with 4 x 50 2km ICL offering
01-Nov-2021	Version 75	Changed	Removed duplicate blade references
04-Oct-2021	Version 74	Changed	Service and Support section was updated Obso SKU was removed
15-Sep-2021	Version 73	Changed	Configuration Information sections was updated.
02-Aug-2021	Version 72	Changed	Service and Support and Configuration Information sections were updated.
07-Jun-2021	Version 71	Changed	Overview, Standard Features, Configuration Information and Technical Specifications sections were updated.
06-Apr-2021	Version 70	Changed	Overview, Standard Features, Configuration Information and Technical Specifications sections were updated.
18-Jan-2021	Version 69	Changed	Configuration Information section was updated.
07-Dec-2020	Version 68	Changed	SN8700B solution specifications added
05-Oct-2020	Version 67	Changed	Updated physical software licenses
06-Jul-2020	Version 66	Changed	QuickSpecs layout was updated and Branding Refresh was applied.
18-May-2020	Version 65	Changed	Configuration Information section was updated.
06-Apr-2020	Version 64	Changed	Standard Features and Configuration Information sections were updated.
03-Feb-2020	Version 63	Changed	Standard Features, Configuration Information and Technical Specifications sections were updated.
03-Sep-2019	Version 62	Changed	Standard Features, Service and Support and Configuration Information sections were updated.
02-Apr-2019	Version 61	Changed	Overview, Service and Support, Configuration Information, Technical Specifications sections were updated.
01-Oct-2018	Version 60	Changed	Product Highlights, HPE Support Services, Configuration Information and Technical Information sections were updated. SKU descriptions were updated. Obsolete SKUs were removed. Overview, Product Highlights, HPE Support Services, Configuration Information sections were updated. SKUs were updated
07-May-2018	Version 59	Changed	Added 64-port 32Gb blade for SN8600B SAN Director. Overview, Product Highlights, Configuration Information, and Technical Specifications were revised.
04-Dec-2017	Version 58	Changed	Configuration Information was revised.
23-Oct-2017	Version 57	Changed	Care Pack naming and Service and Support- Parts and Materials updated.
25-Sep-2017	Version 56	Changed	Changes made throughout the QuickSpecs.
03-Apr-2017	Version 55	Changed	Added optics and cables along with minor content edits
13-Feb-2017	Version 54	Changed	Cosmetic Update
16-Dec-2016	Version 53	Changed	Added a 32Gb SFP+ SKU
28-Nov-2016	Version 52	Changed	Added content for SN8600B 32Gb SAN Director
29-Jul-2016	Version 51	Changed	Changes made to the Configuration Information section.
07-Jun-2016	Version 50	Changed	Changes made throughout the QuickSpecs
08-Apr-2016	Version 49	Changed	Changes made to the Services Sections
16-Feb-2016	Version 48	Changed	Content Updated on the entire document
30-Mar-2015	Version 47	Changed	Changes made throughout the QuickSpecs.
13-Feb-2015	Version 46	Changed	Change the version to match Product Bulletin. It was not synched up
09-Feb-2015	Version 45	Changed	Added the HPE B-series 4x16Gb Fibre Channel 2Km Inter-chassis Link QSFP Transceiver
14-Nov-2014	Version 44	Changed	Changes made throughout the QuickSpecs.
03-Oct-2014	Version 43	Changed	Changes made to the Configuration Information, Service and Support and Product Highlights Sections.
21-Jul-2014	Version 42	Changed	Changes were made in Overview, Product Highlights and Configuration Information sections.
10-Jun-2014	Version 41	Changed	Carepack description updated on the Basic Care-Minimum recommended support Updated some products highlights Configuration Updates
28-Feb-2014	Version 40	Changed	Updated the following: Configuration Information Step 1, added Fabric Vision to description for QK710B, QK711B, AK857C, AR479B, Step 2 - added note to TC513A; removed "for Core 2/64" from the description for 325887-B21 and 325886-B21;
20-Dec-2013	Version 39	Added	HPE B-series 16b Long Wave 25km Fibre Channel SFP+ 1 Pack to Fibre Channel Switches were added.
09-Dec-2013	Version 38	Changed	Product descriptions were revised throughout Configuration Information HPE 8/40 SAN Switch and 8/40 SAN Switch Power Pack+ was removed from Family Information
15-Oct-2013	Version 37	Changed	Fabric Vision was added to Product Highlights 2408 FCoE CN Switch and 2408 FCoe CN Switch Power Pack+ was removed from Family Information chart
30-Sep-2013	Version 36	Changed	Optional Software was revised.
01-Apr-2013	Version 35	Changed	Changes made to update Step 2 of the Configuration Information section.
25-Mar-2013	Version 34	Changed	Changes made throughout document in sections What's New, Product Highlights, Configuration Information and Technical Specifications.
22-Feb-2013	Version 33	Changed	Changes were made to Product Highlights Section as well as Configuration Information section.
16-Nov-2012	Version 32	Changed	Changes were made Configuration Information section.
14-Sep-2012	Version 29	Changed	Changes were made in Overview, Product Highlights and Configuration Information sections.
13-Aug-2012	Version 28	Changed	Changes made in Configuration Information.
22-Jun-2012	Version 27	Changed	Changes made in Configuration Information.
16-May-2012	Version 26	Changed	Updated the following: Product Highlights - removed "CUP" from the FICON Accelerator Upgrade LTU name; updated NOTE for 10GbE and 10Gb FC Performance Upgrade; Configuration Information - Step 2 Additional Port Configurations - updated NOTE for 10GbE performance upgrade and removed one NOTE and update another for HPE Extension Blade FICON Accelerator Upgrade and updated NOTE for HPE FICON; Step3 - Additional Options - updated NOTE for Fibre Channel Optical Transceivers
06-Apr-2012	Version 25	Changed	Cabinet Support was revised.
26-Mar-2012	Version 24	Changed	Changes made throughout the QuickSpecs.
02-Dec-2011	Version 23	Changed	HPE Encryption FC Blade was revised in Additional Port Configurations.
02-Dec-2011	Version 22	Changed	Changes were made Configuration Information section.
14-Nov-2011	Version 21	Changed	HPE 16GB Long Wave B-series 10km FC SFP+ 1 Pack was added and HPE LC-SC Optical Cables were removed from Step 3 in Configuration Information.
28-Oct-2011	Version 20	Changed	Updated the following: Overview; What's New; DC SAN Director Highlights; DC SAN Director Performance; SAN Scalability (typo); Web Tools; FICON Support (typo); ISL Trunking; SAN Network Advisor; SAN Network Advisor Enterprise and Professional+; HPE DC SAN Director 8 Inter-Chassis Link LTU; HPE B-series SAN Director FICON CUP Active License; 10GbE and 10Gb FC Performance Upgrade; Family Comparison Table-Aggregate device bandwidth for the SN6000B 16Gb FC Switches; Family Comparison Table-Hot plug, redundant power supplies for the SN8000G 8-Slot SAN Director; Configuration Information - Step 3-additional options; added Note; Technical Specifications - DC SAN Director Chassis Bandwidth changed from 3Tbps to 4Tbps
26-Sep-2011	Version 19	Changed	SN8000B Performance, DC SAN Director Highlights, Cabinet Support, Frame Filtering and ISL Trunking were revised in Product Highlights Family Information was completely revised Configuration Information was updated DC SAN Director Performance was revised in Technical Specifications
22-Jul-2011	Version 18	Changed	Note for HPE Encryption FC Blade was revised in Step 2.
20-Jun-2011	Version 17	Changed	Changes were made throughout, including changing the title.
09-Jun-2011	Version 16	Removed	Removed "StorageWorks" throughout the document.
18-Mar-2011	Version 15	Changed	Part number for HPE StorageWorks DC04 SAN Director Switch Integrated Routing LTU in Step 2.
27-Sep-2010	Version 14	Added	PremierFlex Cable was added to Step 3.
21-Jun-2010	Version 13	Changed	Added 64-port 8Gb FC Blade provides the highest director port density on the market was added to Key Features and Benefits FICON CUP and FICON Accelerator were added to FICON Support HPE DC SAN Director Switch Multiprotocol Ext Blade FICON CUP Accelerator Upgrade LTU was added to Optional Software NOTE was added to HPE StorageWorks Encryption Blade Performance Upgrade High Density Cables, LC-MiniSFP Cables and Recommended Patch Panels for the High Density Cables were added to Optional Cables Changed DC SAN Backbone Director was increased to 512 ports and DC04 SAN Director was increased to 256 ports Service and Support, HPE Services operational, and Warranty Information was completely revised 1 Gb/s SAN Switches was removed Remote Monitoring of entire data center via Instant Support Enterprise Edition (ISEE) was removed from High-availability features
29-Mar-2010	Version 12	Added	HPE Extension Blade FICON CUP Accelerator Upgrade and HPE StorageWorks B-series DCFM Professional Plug Upgrade LTU were added throughout the QuickSpecs,s NOTE was added to HPE StorageWorks 10/24 Blade for DC SAN Directors, HPE StorageWorks Data Center Fabric Manager Enterprise and Fabric Manager Professional Plus were added to Management.
14-Sep-2009	Version 11	Changed	Changes were made throughout the entire QuickSpecs, except in the Service and Support, HPE Services operational and Warranty Information section.
20-Apr-2009	Version 10	Changed	Revised the Warranty information for the DC SAN Backbone Director in the Service and Support, HPE Services operational and Warranty Information section Completely revised the chart for Recommended Services and added a chart to Related Services in the Service and Support, HPE Services operational and Warranty Information section Updated the Part number for the HPE StorageWorks DC SAN Backbone Director Power Pack + in Step 1 and part numbers throughout Step 2, excluding the Encryption FC Blade and Software in the Configuration Information section
02-Mar-2009	Version 9	Changed	Added Encryption throughout the QuickSpecs, excluding the Family Information and Technical Specifications sections. Changed Warranty section of Service and Support, HPE Services operational and Warranty Information and corrected some spacing issues in the Technical Specifications section.
13-Feb-2009	Version 8	Changed	Reformatted the Warranty section of the Service and Support, HPE Services operational and Warranty Information.
26-Jan-2009	Version 7	Changed	Changes were made throughout the entire QuickSpecs. Note the title has changed.
17-Nov-2008	Version 6	Added	Support with M-Series M-EOS and B-Series FOS based SAN Fabrics to the Overview section Enhanced Group Management and Data Center Fabric Manager throughout the QuickSpecs HPE 8Gb Long Wave B-Series 10Km FC SFP +1 Pack to Optical Transceivers in Step 3 of the Configuration Information section
01-Aug-2008	Version 5	Changed	Minor formatting changes occurred in Steps 1 and 3 of the Configuration Information section.
25-Jul-2008	Version 4	Added	HPE B-Series SAN Backbone Director Integrated Routing LTU to Optional Software in the Product Highlights section and Step 2 of the Configuration Information section.
11-Jul-2008	Version 3	Changed	Added 1 2Gb USB Device to Steps 1 and 3 in the Configuration Information section. Changed Family Information Charts were rewritten and Optical Transceivers were updated in Step 3 of the Configuration Information section.
11-Apr-2008	Version 2	Changed	Changes were made in the Overview and Configuration Information section.
31-Mar-2008	Version 1	New	New QuickSpecs

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