HPE SN8700B 4-slot Power Pack+ Director Switch
Are you looking to modernize your storage-networking infrastructure to efficiently meet the dynamic and growing demands of your business?
HPE SN8700B 4-slot Power Pack+ Director Switch
Are you looking to modernize your storage-networking infrastructure to efficiently meet the dynamic and growing demands of your business?
What’s New
- HPE B-series SN8700B 64Gb/s 64-port high-density blade allows the HPE SN8700B to expand up to 512 ports along with 32 ICL connections for an additional 128 ports for chassis-to-chassis interconnect.
- HPE B-series SN8700B 64Gb SAN Director is offered with the flexibility of both Non-Port side Intake (NPI) and with Non-Port side Exhaust (NPE).
- HPE B-series SN8700B Director blades are fully-integrated with 32 64Gb double density short wave, 48 64Gb short wave, 48 32Gb short wave, or 48 32Gb long wave transceivers.
- HPE B-series SN8700B Director offers reduced latency compared to the previous generation.
- The core blade upgrades for the HPE B-series SN8600B Director Switch allow customers to upgrade and unlock the features and 64Gb port bandwidth without replacing their chassis.
Port speed64Gbps Fibre Channel
Ports16 to 512 Fibre Channel ports supported
Aggregate switch bandwidthUp to 31 Tbps depending on model and blades selected
Encryption capabilityIn-flight encryption, data at rest encryption, depending on model
Availability featuresHigh availability with redundant hot swappable components, redundant power and cooling subsystems, automatic control processor failover non-disruptive “hot” software code loads, and activation concurrent hardware upgrades.
Media typesThe HPE SN8700B SAN Director supports 64Gb and 32Gb transceivers with the HPE SN8700B 64-port 64Gb high density port blade utilizing 64Gb double density transceivers; the HPE SN8600B SAN Director supports B-series 32Gb and 16Gb transceivers, Quad Small Form-factor Pluggable (QSFP).
Management softwareHPE Power Pack+ Software
UpgradabilityThe HPE SN8700B SAN Director is upgradable with 64Gb and 32Gb capable FC port blades and the HPE SN8600B SAN Director is upgradable with 32Gb FC port blades. The HPE SN8600B SAN Extension Blade is supported on both the HPE SN8700B and HPE SN8600B SAN Directors providing FC extension (16×32Gb/s FC ports) and IP extension over IP networks (16×1GbE/10GbE and 2×40GbE ports).
Model availabilityThe HPE SAN Directors are offered in two form factors, a 4-slot chassis and an eight slot chassis. The 8-slot offering supports up to four power supplies providing 2+2 redundancy and up to three fan trays for 2+1 redundancy. The 4-slot chassis support requires two power supplies for 1+1 redundancy and two fans trays are required.
Software (optional)FICON CUP, MP Blade Performance Extension, Enterprise ICL License, and Fabric Vision Software
Software (required)HPE Power Pack+ software comes with the HPE SN8700B and SN8600B SAN Director
Form factor9U
WarrantyThe HPE SN8700B SAN Director Hardware Warranty is 3-year parts, 3-year on-site (standard business hours, next business day response) and 3-year labor. The HPE SN8600B SAN Director Hardware Warranty is 1-year parts, 1-year on-site (standard business hours, next business day response) and 1-year labor. For more warranty information refer to https://h20564.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/wc/public/home. Additional HPE support and service coverage for your product can be purchased locally. For information on availability of service upgrades and the cost for these service upgrades, refer to the HPE website at https://hpe.com/support.
