HPE SN6710C 64Gb 24/8 Fibre Channel Switch

SN6710C 64Gb 24/8 Fibre Channel Switch

Reasons To Buy

Investment Protection

Available with 32 Gb FC SFP+ or 64 Gb FC SFP+ optics to accommodate your budget.

Intelligent Network Services for Modern SAN

The HPE Storage Fibre Channel Switch C-series SN6710C supports slow-drain detection and isolation, VSAN technology, access control lists for hardware-based intelligent frame processing, smart zoning, and other services.
The VSAN technology provides a cost-effective way to consolidate resources while providing high resiliency to potential fabric disruptions.
Provides powerful NX-API capabilities to enable flexible and rapid programming of utilities for the SAN.

High Performance for NVMe / All-flash Arrays and Virtualized Workloads

The HPE Storage Fibre Channel Switch C-series SN6710C provides consistent 64 or 32 Gbps low-latency performance across every FC port on the switch.
Delivers increased performance with an aggregate bandwidth of 1.5 Tbps end-to-end full duplex for growing and dynamic workloads.
Delivers the same outstanding availability and reliability as the previous generation switch by providing optional redundancy on all major components such as power supplies and fans.
Provides visibility into each virtual machine logged into the fabric through host bus adapters (HBAs) capable of priority tagging the virtual machine identifier (VMID) on every FC frame.
Onboard hardware that protects the entire system from malicious attacks by limiting access to critical components such as the bootloader, system image loader, and Joint Test Action Group (JTAG) interface.

Easy Manageability

Provides intelligent diagnostics tools such as Inter-Switch Link (ISL) and HBA diagnostics, remote SFP (read diagnostic parameter) diagnostics, remote port beaconing and link level forward error correction (FEC) for faster problem resolution and reduced service costs.
Consolidate separate physical SAN fabrics into one large fabric for ease of management and reduced total cost of ownership.
Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC) ^[1] software provides a centralized management tool with task-based wizards. These features are available with the HPE SN6710C/SN6720C Advantage license.
HPE C-series SAN analytics delivers deep visibility into I/O traffic between compute and the storage infrastructure. These features are available with the HPE Storage Fibre Channel Switch C-series SN6710C/SN6720C Premier license.

Description

Are you looking for a high-performance Fibre Channel (FC) switch for the modern SAN? The HPE Storage Fibre Channel Switch C-series SN6710C delivers 64 or 32 Gbps Fibre Channel switching providing high-speed FC connectivity from the server rack to the SAN core. It empowers midsize, enterprise, and large enterprises that are rapidly deploying cloud-scale applications using extremely dense virtualized servers, providing the dual benefits of greater bandwidth and consolidation. The switch offers state-of-the-art analytics and telemetry capability built into its ASIC platform. For increased flexibility, the HPE Storage Fibre Channel Switch C-series SN6710C is available with partially populated or fully populated ports with either 64 Gb or 32 Gb speeds. Additionally, investing in this switch for the lower-speed (32 Gbps) server rack gives you the flexibility to upgrade to 64 Gbps performance in the future.

What is new supporting point:
8 port upgrade license.
HPE Storage Fibre Channel Switch C-series SN6710C configurations.
SKUs with up-front cost relief (designated by "v2" in description).

Specifications

Security
Security algorithms	SNMPv3
Protocols
Supported protocols	Fibre Channel
Performance
Media types supported	Supports 64 Gb, 32 Gb, and 16 Gb transceivers
Power
Redundant power supply (RPS) support	Yes
Number of power supply units	2
Other features
Weight (imperial)	8.5 kg (18.7 lbs)
Upgrade type	Activate additional ports using 8 port upgrade license
Technical features	Non-disruptive software upgrades, hot-swappable and dual redundant power supplies, hot-swappable fan trays, hot-swappable SFP+ optics, stateful process restart
Port speed rating	64 Gb
Optional software	Port upgrade license, Advantage license (1, 3, 5 years), Premier license (1, 3, 5 years)
Supported protocols	Fibre Channel
Weight & dimensions
Width	43.7 mm
Depth	439.4 mm
Height	457.2 mm
Weight	8.5 kg
Weight (imperial)	8.5 kg (18.7 lbs)
Technical details
Upgrade type	Activate additional ports using 8 port upgrade license
Technical features	Non-disruptive software upgrades, hot-swappable and dual redundant power supplies, hot-swappable fan trays, hot-swappable SFP+ optics, stateful process restart
Supported protocols	Fibre Channel
Port speed rating	64 Gb
Optional software	Port upgrade license, Advantage license (1, 3, 5 years), Premier license (1, 3, 5 years)
System requirements
Media types supported	Supports 64 Gb, 32 Gb, and 16 Gb transceivers