To remain competitive, IT organizations must keep pace with ever-increasing workloads without a similar increase in their budgets
or resources. While virtualization has provided some relief by enabling the benefits of f
tends to put additional stress on data center networks. In addition, the move toward cloud computing, which promises greater
efficiency and a more service
The
market
maximum flexibility and investment protection, the SN6000B Switch is configurable in 24, 36, or 48 ports and supports 4, 8, 1
16 Gbps speeds in an efficiently designed 1U package. It also provides a simplified deployment process and
interface
Network (SAN) technology while providing "pay
The SN6000B is available in six models:
Power Pack+ includes additional software: F
Monitor. Power Pack+ software provides the SAN administrator with the necessary tools to monitor the health and performance o
the network, while also ensuring the highest levels of security, scalability and manageability.
What's New
•
aster deployment and consolidation, it also
-oriented business model, means that these networks will face even greater demands.
HPE SN6000B Fibre Channel Switch meets the demands of hyper-scale, private cloud storage environments by delivering
-leading 16 Gb Fibre Channel technology and capabilities that support highly virtualized environments. Designed to enable
a point-and-click user
-making it both powerful and easy to use. The SN6000B Switch offers low-cost access to industry-leading Storage Area
-as-you-grow" scalability to meet the needs of an evolving storage environment.
• HPE SN6000B 16Gb 48-port/48-port Active Power Pack+ Fibre Channel Switch
• HPE SN6000B 16Gb 48-port/24-port Active Power Pack+ Fibre Channel Switch
• HPE SN6000B 16Gb 48-port/48-port Active Fibre Channel Switch
• HPE SN6000B 16Gb 48-port/24-port Active Fibre Channel Switch
• HPE SN6000B 16Gb 48-port/24-port Active Port Side Air Intake Fibre Channel Switch
• Unique Bundle model: The HPE StoreFabric SN6000B 16Gb Bundled Fibre Channel switch model facilitates ease of
ordering by offering the HPE SN6000B 48/24 Fibre channel switch along with twenty-four 16Gb optical transceivers in
one package. The HPE StoreFabric SN6000B 16Gb Bundled Fibre Channel switch model is offered at a lower price than
the sum of the list prices of the HPE SN6000B 48/24 Fibre Channel switch and the 16Gb optical transceivers
QuickSpecs
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Models
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HPE SN6000B 16Gb
HPE SN6000B 16Gb 48-port/48-port Active Power Pack+ Fibre Channel Switch
QR481B
HPE SN6000B 16Gb 48-port/24-port Active Power Pack+ Fibre Channel Switch
QK754B
HPE SN6000B 16Gb 48-port/48-port Active Fibre Channel Switch
QR480B
HPE SN6000B 16Gb 48-port/24-port Active Fibre Channel Switch
QK753B
HPE StoreFabric SN6000B 16Gb 48/24 Port Side Air Intake Fibre Channel Switch
• Employs optional Inter-Switch Link (ISL) Trunking to provide a high-
switches which enables a high speed data path between 16 Gb/s switches up to 128 Gb/s
• Enhanced Fault Detection Logic
• Parity protection on all data paths and system memory
• Frame Filtering
• Built-in Web browser management tools
• In-flight Compression and Encryption
• Access Gateway
• Dynamic and System Monitoring Capabilities for High Reliability
• Virtual Fabrics
• HPE B-series SAN Network Advisor software (optional)
42U, and 47U) 11000 G2 Series racks.
"view" the first 64 bytes of the Fibre Channel frame. At this time, Frame Filtering enables advanced
administration previously enforced only with software. Administrators can organize a physical fabric
manage SAN fabrics. Tasks can be performed through a Java-capable Web browser from a standard
and Encryption
links. Data is compressed at the source and uncompressed at the destination. Performance varies by
data type, but generally achieve 2:1 compression with minimal impact on performance. Compression
can be used in conjunction with in-flight encryption.
Inlong-distance links. It is switch-to-switch encryption, not device or data-at-rest encryption. Data is
encrypted at the source and decrypted at the destination. Encryption and decryption are performed in
QuickSpecs
HPE SN6000B Fibre Channel Switch
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hardware using the AES-GCM-256 algorithm, minimizing any impact on performance. Encryption can
provided by the Encryption SAN Switch and the Encryption Blade for B-series SAN Directors.
Adaptive Networking
Adaptive Networking (AN) is a family of technologies which allow flexible control of traffic movement
erred fails. TIZs use failover by default but it can be disabled if traffic should stop if a preferred
priority, and topology.
Server Application
Server Application Optimization (SAO) improves overall application performance for physical servers
Software Components, Optional
SN6000B 16Gb Switch
The Power Pack+ Software Bundle comes with the (SN6000B16Gb 48/48 Power Pack+ Switch and
license.
be used in conjunction with in-flight compression. This is complementary to data-at-rest encryption
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 pref
path fails. TIZ can be used to manually map out traffic flows within a fabric based on application,
Optimization
and virtual machines. SAO, when deployed with B-Series Fibre Channel HBAs, extends B-Series
Adaptive Networking from the B-series SAN fabric to the server infrastructure. This delivers
application-level, fine-grain Quality of Service (QoS) management to the HBAs and related server
applications.
Solution Requirements:
• SAO requires B-series HBA installed in the server
Power Pack+ Software
Bundle
SN6000B 16Gb 48/24 Power Pack+ Switch) or as an optional software (bundle for the SN6000B
16Gb 48/48 FC Switch, the SN6000B 48/24 FC Switch and the SN6000B Bundled Fibre Channel
switch). It includes the following:
• Fabric Vision
• Fabric Watch
• Advanced Performance Monitor
• Extended Fabric
• Ports-on-demand
NOTE: Starting with FOS 7.4.0a, Fabric Watch and Advanced Performance Monitor will be
obsolete. Fabric Watch settings can be converted to MAPS prior to upgrading and Advanced
Performance Monitor is replaced by Flow Vision. Both MAPS and Flow Vision require a Fabric Vision
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Fabric Vision
Fabric Vision offers innovative diagnostic, monitoring and management capabilities to help accelerate
NOTE: *See HPE SPOCK for Hewlett Packard Enterprise supported versions of FOS 7.2.x
Fabric Watch
Fabric Watch is an optional license which enables each switch to monitor the SAN for potential faults
SFPs, and environmental parameters permits early fault detection and isolation as well as performance
upgrading.
Advanced Performance
This optional enabling technology helps administrators monitor and watch specific fabric metrics --
utilize the Fabric Vision licensed Flow Vision features for performance monitoring.
Extended Fabric
Optional license which extends all of the scalability, reliability, and performance benefits of Fibre
Channel standard.
ISL Trunking
For high performance enhanced Trunking, this optional license logically groups up to eight E-ports to
balanced across the individual links,
which comprise the logical trunk group.
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.
• Flow Vision: A comprehensive tool that enables administrators to identify, monitor, and
analyze specific application data flows without using taps to ensure optimized performance
• Health and performance dashboard: A single customizable screen displayed in HPE SAN
Network Advisor that contains all critical SAN information for convenient review and analysis
Fabric Vision will be included by default in all HPE StoreFabric B-series Fibre Channel switches and
Directors bundled with Power Pack+ (with FOS 7.2.x and later*). In all other cases, Fabric Vision can be
enabled on HPE StoreFabric B-series Fibre Channel switches and Directors in any one of the following
ways
• Application of the Fabric Vision LTU (FOS 7.2.x and later*)
• Application of the Power Pack+ LTU (FOS 7.2.x and later*)
• Upgrading existing Switch/Director loaded with Power Pack+ to FOS 7.2.x or later*
• Upgrading existing Switch/Director loaded with both Advanced Performance Monitor (APM)
and Fabric Watch (FW) licenses to FOS 7.2.x or later*
and automatically alert network managers to problems before they become failures. Fabric Watch
tracks a variety of SAN fabric elements, events, and counters. Monitoring fabric-wide events, ports,
measurement. Each switch in the SAN needs its own Fabric Watch license.
NOTE: Fabric Watch has been obsoleted in FOS 7.4.0 and later. Users can migrate their Fabric
Watch settings to the Fabric Vison licensed Monitoring and Performance Suite (MAPS) prior to
Monitor
from a SID (Source ID) to a DID (Destination ID) -- so they can fine-tune and scale the fabric more
efficiently. Plus, Advanced Performance Monitoring includes the ability for early warning detection of
hot spots within the fabric, a powerful tool for maintaining overall balanced performance.
Top Talkers is a component of Advanced Performance Monitoring and tracks the top traffic flows for
hosts and targets for a switch port or a switch. Top Talkers can help identify the ports that need
certain Quality of Service (QoS) attributes or it can help determine portions of the physical topology
that need reconfiguration.
NOTE: Advanced Performance Monitoring has been obsoleted in FOS 7.4.0 and later. Users can
Channel Storage Area Networks (SANs) beyond the native 10 km distance specified by the Fibre
provide a high bandwidth trunk between two switches. Each 16Gb switch needs its own license. The
switch operating system views the trunk as a single, high bandwidth resource (up to 128Gb) when
routing connections between 16Gb switches. Connections are load-
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SAN Network Advisor
HPE SAN Network Advisor Professional is a server based management application available at no-
pgrade path is available from SAN Network Advisor Professional
to SAN Network Advisor Professional+ or SAN Network Advisor Enterprise.
SAN Network Advisor
HPE SAN Network Advisor Enterprise and Professional+ are the enterprise-class products that support
class features/environments such as FICON, Fibre Channel Routing, FCIP, adaptive
to SAN Network Advisor Enterprise from
Integrated Routing
Integrated Routing is an optional license which provides native Fibre Channel Routing (FCR) on a per-
architecture flexibility to route on a port-by-port basis, enabling increased scalability and fault isolation.
HPE Smart SAN for
HPE Smart SAN, optional software for HP 3PAR, makes end-to-end SAN configuration and
HPE StoreFabric Fibre Channel adapters (HBAs) and 3PAR storage. HPE Smart SAN for 3PAR through
er Zoning (TDPZ) feature enables customers to automate peer zoning, resulting in
Professional
Enterprise and
Professional+
charge that comes with B-series SAN Switches and includes the following features:
• Allows management of up to two SAN Fabric OS (FOS) fabrics (up to 300 B-Series switch
ports and 1000 devices)
• Performs group switch management beyond the scope of Web Tools
• Does not offer management of the SN8000B 8-slot or DC SAN Backbone Directors,
It is targeted for SMB customers that use FOS based SAN fabrics and require a management solution
for smaller SANs based on a single fabric.
SMB customers that initially start off with SAN Network Advisor Professional and have a small SAN
environment may over time feel the need for an enterprise-class product (SAN Network Advisor
Professional+ or SAN Network Advisor Enterprise) as their environments start to grow in size and
complexity, and as they start to uptake more enterprise-class functionality (such as Fibre Channel
Routing, FCIP, etc.). A non-disruptive u
FOS products. SAN Network Advisor Enterprise provides complete B-series Directors Management
including enterprisenetworking, etc. while SAN Network Advisor Professional+ provides the same feature set except for
support for the DC SAN Backbone Director, SN8000B 8-Slot Director, and FICON.
SAN Network Advisor Enterprise delivers unprecedented scalability, up to 100 fabrics and 15,000
switch ports, while SAN Network Advisor Professional+ scales to 36 SAN Fabrics and 2560 switch
ports. To accommodate growth, there is an upgrade available
SAN Network Advisor Professional Plus.
port basis, rather than limiting routing ports to those on a dedicated routing switch or blade. 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
3PAR
management simple and reduces the probability of errors through automation. It is an application
embedded in SAN components (array, hosts and switches) that enables 3PAR arrays to orchestrate
configuration, settings and policies across the SAN. Smart SAN is supported with B-series Switches,
its Target Driven Pe
the creation of fewer zones and enables configuration of zones in minutes and not in hours. Through
automation, it reduces the probability of errors and potential downtime. Additional information can be
found here:
NOTE: Supports B-series 16Gb and 8Gb FC switches with FOS 7.4.0a or later.
NOTE: A list of supported HPE FC Adapters can be found at https://h20272.www2.hp.com/spock/
NOTE: Supports 3PAR StoreServ storage with 3.2.2 or later with only 16Gb target ports on HPE
3PAR StoreServ storage.
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Warranty
(1-1-1) Hardware Warranty; 1-year parts; 1-year on-site (standard business hours, next business day
response) and 1
NOTE:
hardware installation and maintenance information, click the link below:
http://www.hp.com/hps/carepack/services/
NOTE:
Hardware or Software product installation is not included in the warranty, but is available and highly
recommended.
Service and Support
Services to accelerate time to results
support your business demands.
Discover, plan, and
Choose from a rich portfolio of services to make the most of HPE StoreFabric 16Gb, so you can
discovery engagement with executive summary presentation. The goal of this service is to help provide
We can help you configure, set up, and efficiently use your StoreFabric 16Gb, as well as help migrate
implementation support for Fibre Channel, FCoE, FCIP, SAS, and iSCSI SAN connectivity components.
-year labor.
The hardware warranty covers firmware and embedded non-saleable software. For extended
Certain restrictions and exclusions apply. Consult the Customer Support Center for details.
HPE Storage Services bring you a rich portfolio of consulting and support services designed to add
value to our core storage products and solutions. We have the know-how and experience to put
storage technology to work for you. We work closely with you as your strategic partner, leveraging our
full services portfolio to make sure that everything works to optimize your enterprise.
Choose from services aligned to our storage product offerings and lifecycle. From mission-critical
onsite services to innovative web-based remote support, you choose the precise level of attention and
design
efficiently and affordably consolidate, manage, and extract value from unstructured data.
HPE Services can help you discover needs and create a plan for simplifying the environment, reducing
risk, and maximizing your storage investments
HPE Storage Efficiency Analysis - The HPE Storage Efficiency Analysis provides customers with a
view of their storage infrastructure and operating environment; highlighting recommendations for
improvements. The report provides extensive insight about the existing storage environment,
opportunities for efficiency gains, asset aging and replacement through interaction with key decision
makers
HPE Storage Modernization Service: The HPE Storage Modernization service is a 4-6 week service
that defines the customers envisioned target storage environment based on a proven solution design
methodology. Hewlett Packard Enterprise architects will quickly perform tool-assisted automatic
discovery and facilitate a two-day strategy workshop with all key stakeholders involved in the storage
infrastructure initiative
data, improve capacity utilization, and establish information management standards used across
backup, replication, and archiving needs.
HPE Enhanced Implementation Service for SANs - Select this service for complete design and
Choose the right support to maximize uptime, free up your resources, and achieve improved value-as
Optimized Care - delivers
Choose from three levels of operate and support care
credits per year
Basic Care - Minimum
recommended support
HPE Foundation Care 24x7
Remote
HPE Automation provides 24x7 coverage, proactive problem prevention, accurate problem diagnosis
and faster problem resolution, as well as interactive support portals and tools. This is an integral, and
HPE Storage Data Migration Services - End-to-end data migration service providing seamless
discovery, assessment, planning, and design, completely customizable to your organization's storage
area network or network attached storage environment and using innovative software to help you
migrate to HPE storage quickly and efficiently.
HPE Storage and Data Residency Service - Strategic augmentation of your current environment with
Hewlett Packard Enterprise technical resources who become your trusted advisor to provide answers
that are right for your storage and backup environment.
HPE Proactive Select - A flexible way to purchase services to fit your environment with an extensive
menu of HPE Proactive Select event and technical services, such as onsite firmware upgrades, health
checks, assessments, and education.
you get the most out of the existing IT assets while accelerating time-to-revenue.
HPE Proactive Care 24x7 - Hardware and software support services designed specifically for your
technology with rapid access to Advanced Solution Center Specialists plus firmware and software
management and best practice advice
HPE Proactive Care Personalized Support - An option-if you have HPE Proactive Care- to bring
increased personalization of the Proactive Care support experience through the assignment of an
Account Service Manager (ASM) who provides IT best practice advice to help address IT issues and
projects.
HPE Education Services - Comprehensive training for new, as well as experienced, storage
administrators designed to expand your skills and keep you up to speed with the latest storage and
best performance and
virtualization technology from HPE Storage.
http://education.hp.com/curr-storsan.htm
HPE Proactive Care 24x7-Plus, 20 credits per year
stability through
deployment and proactive
management practices
Additional options -HPE Proactive Care Personalized Support (once per Proactive Care support new
environment), an additional day of HPE Personalized Support, and 10 additional HPE Proactive Select
Additional options - 10 HPE Proactive Select credits per year
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Support Automation
cost-free, part of your Hewlett Packard Enterprise support relationship and we are continually
investing in additional cutting-edge capabilities to make it better.
For more information
http://www.hp.com/services/storage
Parts and Materials
Hewlett Packard Enterprise will provide HPE-supported replacement parts and materials necessary to
replaced by Hewlett Packard Enterprise due to malfunction.
To learn more on HPE Storage Services, please contact your Hewlett Packard Enterprise sales
representative or Hewlett Packard Enterprise Authorized Channel Partner
HPE Pointnext operational services are sold by Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Hewlett Packard
Enterprise Authorized Service Partners:
• Services for customers purchasing from Hewlett Packard Enterprise or an enterprise reseller
are quoted using Hewlett Packard Enterprise order configuration tools.
• Customers purchasing from a commercial reseller can find HPE Pointnext operational services
at http://www.hp.com/go/lookuptool
maintain the covered hardware product in operating condition, including parts and materials for
available and recommended engineering improvements.
Parts and components that have reached their maximum supported lifetime and/or the maximum
usage limitations as set forth in the manufacturer's operating manual, product quick-specs, or the
technical product data sheet will not be provided, repaired, or replaced as part of these services.
The defective media retention service feature option applies only to Disk or eligible SSD/Flash Drives
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HPE SN6000B Fibre Channel Switch
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Features
8/8 SAN Switch Base and 8/8
SAN Switch
8/24 SAN Switch Base
SN6000B 16Gb FC Switch and
SN6000B 16Gb FC Power Pack+
Targeted
Environment
Workgroups, Departments
Workgroups, Departments
Workgroups, Departments
Fibre Channel
8Gbit/sec
8Gbit/sec
16Gbit/sec
Aggregate device
64 - 192 Gbit/sec
128 - 192 Gbit/sec
384- 768 Gbit/sec
OS Support
NOTE: Please Refer to SAN Design Guide
http://www.hp.com/go/sandesign or http://www.hp.com/go/sandesignguide
16Gb 48-port FC Switch with 48 active ports; rackmount kit; accessory kit
(enterprise safety and regulatory information, installation guide, rack
instructions), power cords, serial cable, base software of Advanced Fabric OS,
Advanced Web Tools, Advanced Zoning, SAN Network Advisor Professional,
Brocade E
Trunking, Extended Fabric, Advanced Performance Monitoring, Server Application
Optimization, and Fabric Watch.
Advanced Performance Monitor will be ob
converted to MAPS prior to upgrading and Advanced Performance Monitor is
replaced by Flow Vision. Both MAPS and Flow Vision require a Fabric Vision license.
NOTE:
SN6000B 16Gb 48/24 Power Pack+ FC Switch
QK754B
16Gb 48-port FC Switch with 24 active ports; rackmount kit; accessory kit
(enterprise safety and regulatory information, installation guide, rack
instructions), power cords, serial cable, base software of
Advanced Web Tools, Advanced Zoning, SAN Network Advisor Professional,
Brocade EZ Switch, and Power Pack+ software of Adaptive Networking, ISL
Trunking, Extended Fabric, Advanced Performance Monitoring, Server Application
Optimization,
Advanced Performance Monitor will be obsolete. Fabric Watch settings can be
converted to MAPS prior to upgrading and Advanced Performance Monitor is
replaced by Flow Vision. Both MAPS and Flow V
NOTE: Requires optical transceivers listed below.
SN6000B 16Gb 48-port FC Switch
QR480B
16Gb 48-port FC Switch with 48 active ports; rackmount kit; accessory kit
(enterprise safety and regulatory information, i
instructions), power cords, serial cable, base software of Advanced Fabric OS,
Advanced Web Tools, Brocade EZ Switch, Advanced Zoning and SAN Network
Advisor Professional.
NOTE: Requires optical transceivers listed below.
SN6000B 16Gb 48/24 FC Switch
QK753B
16Gb 48-port FC Switch with 24 active ports; rackmount kit; accessory kit
(enterprise safety and regulatory information, installation guide, rack
instructions), power cords, serial cable, base software of A
Advanced Web Tools, Brocade EZ Switch, Advanced Zoning, and SAN Network
Advisor Professional.
NOTE: Requires optical transceivers listed below.
SN6000B 16Gb 48/24 Port Side Air Intake FC Switch
HPE StoreFabric SN6000B 16Gb 48/24 Port Side Air Intake Fibre Channel Switch
NOTE:NOTE: Unique Port Side Intake Air flow mechanism: This model pulls air in
from the port side of the switch and exhausts it out the non
NOTE:NOTE: Requires optical transceivers listed below.
E7X99A
SN6000B 16Gb Bundled Fibre Channel Switch
C8R08A
16Gb 48-port FC Switch with 24 active ports; rackmount kit; twenty-four 16Gb
optical transceivers, accessory kit (enterprise safety and regulatory information,
-mounting
Z Switch, and Power Pack+ software of Adaptive Networking, ISL
Starting with FOS 7.4.0a, Fabric Watch and
solete. Fabric Watch settings can be
Requires optical transceivers listed below.
-mounting
Advanced Fabric OS,
and Fabric Watch. Starting with FOS 7.4.0a, Fabric Watch and
nstallation guide, rack-mounting
ision require a Fabric Vision license..
-mounting
dvanced Fabric OS,
-port side
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installation guide, rack-mounting instructions), power cords, serial cable, base
software of Advanced Fabric OS, Advanced Web Tools, Brocade EZ Switch,
Advanced Zoning, and SAN Network Advisor Professional.
NOTE:
package with this switch model.
HPE SN6000B SAN Switch 12-port Upgrade E-LTU
TC356AAE
(Physical License
- TC356A)
12 port upgrade license for SN6000B 16Gb 48/24 Power Pack FC Switch
(QK754B), SN6000B 16Gb 48/24 FC Switch (QK753B)
Port Side Air Intake
Channel Switch (C8R08A)
NOTE: Most HPE B-series software licenses are now available through the Electronic Delivery (E-Delivery) mechanism. The E-
of
which is the E-Delivery version (ending with AAE) and the second is the physical version.
Step 2 - Options
Model Description
Part Number
Fibre Channel
HPE B-series 16Gb SFP+ Short Wave Transceiver
QK724A
HPE 8Gb Short Wave B-series FC SFP+ 1 Pack
AJ716B*
HPE B-series 16Gb LW 25km FC SFP 1-pack Transceiver
H6Z29A
*NOTE: AJ716A is not supported with the SN6000B 16Gb FC Switch
HPE StoreFabric SN3000B/SN6000B 16Gb SAN Switch Accessory Kit
E7Y00A
Twenty-four 16Gb optical transceivers (QK724A) are included in the
, SN6000B 16Gb 48/24
FC Switch (E7X99A) and the SN6000B 16Gb Bundled Fibre
Delivery software licenses with part numbers listed in this document are functionally equivalent to the corresponding physical
licenses with different part numbers. Some software licenses in this document are represented by two part numbers, the first
Transceivers
OM2 Cable
–
For more information regarding Smartoptics SKUs/Accessories/Cables and
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HPE SN6000B Fibre Channel Switch
Configuration Information
Page 16
NOTE: When any of the SN6000B Switch models is ordered, an accessory kit is
included in the package by default. E7Y00A is required when the original
accessory kit or Rack Mount Kit is unavailable
NOTE: The Accessory Kit contains a Rack Mount Kit including rails, rail mounting
hardware and plenum and
Safety Guides, User License, and Warranty.
Optical Cables
HPE PremierFlex OM4+ Fiber Optic Cables
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
HPE SAN Network Advisor Professional Plus Software E-LTU
TC353BAE,
TC353B
Physical
License)
HPE SAN Network Advisor Professional Plus Upgrade E-LTU
TC354BAE,
TC354B
(Physical
HPE B-series Mid Range Switch Power Pack+ E-LTU
NOTE:
ISL Trunking, Extende
FOS 7.4.0a,
Fabric Watch settings can be converted to MAPS prior to upgrading and Advanced
Performance Monitor is replaced by Flow Vision. Both MAPS and Flow Vision require
a Fabric Vision license.
T5522AAE
(Physical License
NOTE: Adaptive Networking and Server Application Optimization features are
included by default in the switch firmware (FOS 7.2.x or later, See
Hewlett Packard Enterprise supported
separate license
HPE product documentation including Read Me First,
*
NOTE; * For Fabric OS (FOS) minimum requirements, please refer to:
16Gb FC Switch
The Power Pack+ Software Bundle kit includes Fabric Vision, Fabric Watch,
d Fabric and Advanced Performance Monitor. Starting with
Fabric Watch and Advanced Performance Monitor will be obsolete.
versions of FOS 7.2.x) and do not require a
(TC352B
(
(
License)
- T5522A)
HPE SPOCK for
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HPE 8/16Gb Mid Range Switch Fabric Vision E-LTU
TC510AAE
(Physical License
- TC510A)
HPE B-series Mid/High End Extended Fabric E-LTU
J4V63AAE
al License
- 313458-B21)
HPE B-series Mid/High End SAN Switch Fabric Watch E-LTU
J4V62AAE
(Physical License
- 313454-B21)
HPE B-series Mid/High End SAN Switch Advanced Performance Monitoring E-LTU
J4V60AAE
(Physical License
- 313450-B21)
HPE B-series Mid/High End SAN Switch ISL Trunking E-LTU
J4V61AAE
(Physical License
- 313452-B21)
HPE B-series Integrated Routing E-LTU
T5528AAE
(Physical License
- T5528A)
HPE SAN Switches FICON CUP E-LTU
NOTE:
to
Connectivity Knowledge" (SPOCK) for the latest information.
NOTE: Most HPE B-series software licenses are now available through the
Electronic Delivery (E
part numbers listed in this document are functionally equivalent to the
corresponding physical licenses with diff
licenses in this document are represented by two part numbers, the first of which
is the E
NOTE:
customers. Instead, customers will be able to access and download the software
from
(Physic
– TA748A
The FICON CUP support is contingent upon IBM certification. Please refer
The HPE B-Series FICON connectivity stream at HPE "Single Point of
-Delivery) mechanism. The E-Delivery software licenses with
erent part numbers. Some software
-Delivery version (ending with AAE) and the second is the physical version.
HPE SAN Network Advisor software will no longer be shipped as a DVD to
The HPE Product Download web site.
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System
Fibre Channel ports
Switch mode (default): 24-, 36-, and 48-port configurations (12-port increments
through Ports on Demand [PoD] licenses); universal (E, F, M, D, EX) ports
Scalability
Full fabric architecture:
documentation.html
Certified maximum
Refer to SAN Design Guide for current configuration information:
documentation.html
Interoperability
• 8/8 SAN Switch
Performance
Auto-sensing of 4, 8, and 16 Gbps port speeds; 10 Gbps and optionally
programmable to fixed port speed.
ISL Trunking
Frame-based trunking with up to eight 16 Gbps ports per ISL trunk; up to 128
configured in the switch.
Aggregate bandwidth
768Gbit/sec
Fabric latency
Latency for locally switched ports is 700 ns; encryption/compression is 5.5 sec
Operating: 0.5 g sine, 0.4 grms random, 5 to 500 Hz
Power
Power Supply
Dual, hot-swappable redundant power supplies with integrated system cooling
fans
AC input
85 V to 264 V ~5 A to 2.5 A
Input line frequency
47 Hz to 63 Hz
Power Consumption
110 watts with all 48 ports populated with
Server Application Optimization (SAO); Simple Name Server (SNS); Virtual
devices), FCAP switch authentication; FIPS 140-2 L2-compliant, HTTPS, IPsec,
IP filtering, LDAP with IPv6, Port Binding, RADIUS, User-defined Role-Based
Access Control (RBAC), Secure Copy (SCP), Secure RPC, SFTP, SSH v2, SSL,
supported
Advanced Web Tools, APM, Fabric Watch; SAN Network Advisor Enterprise or
SAN Network Advisor Professional/Professional Plus; Command Line Interface
(CLI); SMI-S compliant; Administrative Domains; trial licenses for add-on
traffic/latency/distance; POST and embedded online/offline diagnostics,
including environmental monitoring, FCping and Pathinfo (FC traceroute), frame
viewer, non-disruptive daemon restart port mirroring (SPAN port), optics health
monitoring, power monitoring, RAStrace logging, and Rolling Reboot Detection
Height: 43 mm (1.7 in.)
Non-operating: 2.0 g sine, 1.1 grms random, 5 to 500 Hz
16 Gbps SWL optics
72 watts for empty chassis with no optics
QuickSpecs
HPE SN6000B Fibre Channel Switch
Summary of Changes
Page 20
Date
Version History
Action
Description of Change
23-Oct-2017
Version 21
Changed
Care Pack naming and Service and Support- Parts and Materials
updated.
16-Dec-2016
From Version 19 to
20
Added
Smartoptics was added
07-June-2016
From Version 18 to
Changed
Changes made to the Models, overview, service and support and Family
22-Jan-2016
From Version 17 to
18
Changed
Changes were made throughout the entire QuickSpecs.
24-Sept-2015
From Version 16 to
17
Changed
Changes made to the Technical Specs Section
04-Sept-2015
From Version 15 to
16
Changed
Changes made to the Products Highlights, Family Info, Configuration
Info and Technical Specs Sections.
10-Jun-2014
From Version 14 to
15
Changed
Product highlights and Configuration Information were revised.
23-May-2014
From Version 13 to
14
Changed
Text formatted in Configuration Information section.
20-Dec-2013
From Version 12 to
13
Added
HPE B-series 16b Long Wave 25km Fibre Channel SFP+ 1 Pack to
Fibre Channel Switches was added.
09-Dec-2013
From Version 11 to
Changed
HPE StoreFabric B-series 8Gb and 16Gb Mid Range Switch Fabric
removed from Family Information
15-Oct-2013
From Version 10 to
Changed
Fabric Vision was added to Product Highlights
removed from Family Information chart
30-Sep-2013
From Version 9 to 10
Changed
Optional Software was revised.
22-Mar-2013
From Version 8 to 9
Removed
Configuration Information- Removed part numbers and descriptions.
08-Mar-2013
From Version 7 to 8
Changed
Family Information Updated Storage system support.
15- Feb-2012
From Version 6 to 7
Changed
Changes made to the Family Information Section.
21-Dec-2011
From Version 5 to 6
Changed
Change made in Configuration Information: description update in
Optical Cables.
04-Dec-2011
From Version 4 to 5
Changed
Changes were made throughout the entire QuickSpecs.
13-Aug-2011
From Version 3 to 4
Changed
Changes were made in Overview, Models, Product Highlights,
Configuration Information and Technical Specifications sections.
14-Nov-2011
From Version 2 to 3
Changed
HPE 16GB Long Wave B-series 10km FC SFP+ 1 Pack was added and
Information.
28-Oct-2011
From Version 1 to 2
Changed
Key Features and Benefits was revised in Features and Benefits
updated and In-flight Compression and Encryption were added to
19
12
11
information sections.
Vision LTU was added to Software for SN6000B 16Gb FC Switch in
Configuration Information
HPE 8/40 SAN Switch and 8/40 SAN Switch Power Pack+ was
SN3000B and SN6500B Fibre Channel Switches were added to
Interoperability
2408 FCoE CN Switch and 2408 FCoe CN Switch Power Pack+ was
HPE LC-SC Optical Cables were removed from Step 2 in Configuration
SN6000B 16Gb FC Switch, Advanced Fabric Services, Integrated Fibre
Channel Extension and SAN Network Advisor Professional were