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HPE
StoreFabric SN8500C Director Switch
(MDS 9700), HPE C-series Family
Overview
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HPE StoreFabric SN8500C Director Switch
For a converged and virtualized environment to exist, there is pressure on the IT organization to manage fewer devices, utilize less
ports in an SN8500C 8-Slot Director) and high availability to lower TCO and enable integrated SAN infrastructures. HPE delivers
energy and resources, and transfer data faster, all while handling similar or higher volumes of work than a traditional environment.
When large amounts of data need to be transferred between data centers, arrays, or sites, a faster link can allow the same tasks to
be completed in less time.
With virtualization taking a strong hold in the datacenter, and the resulting increase in the storage networking traffic, customers
want high performance, high capacity, and a reliable storage area network (SAN) enabling them to deploy enterprise class
applications. This high density virtualization combined with new storage technologies is driving even higher I/O and bandwidth
requirements in the SAN and this problem is solved with 32Gb Fibre channel switching products and solutions from HPE Storage.
The HPE StoreFabric C-series SN8500C Director delivers many unique innovations for constructing powerful, large scale storage
networks. With these innovations, users can build highly scalable, always available, high performance storage network solutions
with comprehensive security and unified management. The HPE StoreFabric SN8500C 8-slot 16/32Gb FC Director delivers
industry-leading scalability and performance (up to 24-Tbps front panel FC switching bandwidth), high port density (up to 384-
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witch (MDS 9700),
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Overview
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the StoreFabric SN8500C 8-slot 16/32Gb FC Director with high availability features inherent in the design. The base units include
Key Features and Benefits
• Reduced Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for SAN Infrastructure
disruptive software upgrades, stateful process restart and failover, and full redundancy of all major
Protocol Version 3 (SNMPv3). Please note that the SN8500C Enterprise Package License may be required.
an 8-slot modular chassis with 2 hot swappable redundant Supervisor 1 Modules, and 6 hot swappable redundant 3000W Power
Supplies to help ensure smooth, continuous operation and non-disruptive upgrade capability. The HPE StoreFabric SN8500C 8slot and 4-slot 16/32Gb FC Directors also include 3 hot swappable Fabric 1 Modules which provides full line rate performance
across a full chassis of 384 and 192 ports, respectively. The open expansion slots of the SN8500C Directors can be filled by HPE
StoreFabric C-series Family Modules, which include a 48-port 32Gb FC Module, a 48-port 16Gb FC Module and a 48-port FCoE
Module.
Layered, intelligent features also include integration with fabric-based applications to fabric-wide services for a wide range of
solutions for business continuance, storage virtualization, network assisted backup and information life cycle management.
- Enables storage consolidation, simplified management of SAN environment
• High Port Density
- Up to 384 Fibre Channel ports (auto-sensing 32/16/8/4 or 10Gbps) in single chassis
Up to 1152 4/8/16/32-Gbps Fibre Channel ports in a standard rack
- Up to 384 FCoE Channel ports (autosensing 10Gbps) in single chassis
Up to 1152 10-Gbps FCoE ports in a standard rack
• Scalable
- Supports throughput up to 256Gb in a single PortChannel 'ISL Trunk'
Offers 48 to 384 Fibre Channel ports in a single chassis
Offers 48 to 384 FCoE Channel ports in a single chassis
• Highly Available
- Grid Redundancy on Power Supply and 1+1 redundant Supervisors
- Combines non-
components
- Provides full 32Gbps line rate performance (1536 Gbps each direction) for each slot in the chassis
• Interoperable
- Broad range of Hewlett Packard Enterprise servers and operating systems
- Disk and tape storage devices
- Common architectural platform across all SN8500C and MDS9700 family products
• Integrated Management
- Unified SAN management: includes built-in storage network management with all features available through a
command-line interface (CLI)
- Provides intelligent diagnostics, protocol decoding, and network analysis tools
- Embedded Device Manager
- Integration with Cisco Works Resource Manager Essentials (RME)
• Hardware Assisted Encryption Security
• Comprehensive network security framework
- Comprehensive security framework consisting of RADIUS and TACACS+, Fibre Channel Security Protocol (FC-
SP), Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP), Secure Shell (SSH) Protocol, and Simple Network Management
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StoreFabric SN8500C Director Switch (MDS 9700),
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Product Highlights
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SN8500C Director
Supports up to 384 ports capable of 32/16/8/4 Gbps (with the use of the SN8500C 48 port FC
Modules).
Network-based
• Integrated hardware-based VSANs and Inter-VSAN Routing (IVR) (with optional SN8500C
• Smart Zoning
Security
Supports role-based access control, VSANs, hardware-enforced Zoning, FC-SP, ACLs,
Enterprise Package license may be required.
High Performance
• Up to 24 Terabits/sec front-panel Fibre-Channel switching bandwidth and 21 Tbps of FCoE
in the chassis)
Intelligent network
Please note that some services require the optional SN8500C Enterprise Package license to be
• Embedded Diagnostics
High Availability
• Online non-disruptive software upgrades
• Hot swappable components including switch fabric modules
Embedded Diagnostics
Provides intelligent diagnostics, protocol decoding and network analysis tools including Fibre Channel
ping and trace route, SPAN, Zone and VSAN merge analysis.
Port Channels
Allows users to aggregate up to 16 physical links into one logical bundle. The bundle can consist of any
FC equal cost paths and, in the event of a switch failure, to dynamically reroute traffic.
Access Control
• Hardware-based intelligent frame processing
• Hardware-enforced zoning
Modules).
Supports up to 384 FCoE ports capable of 10-Gbps (with the use of the SN8500C 48 port FCoE
Intelligent Storage
Applications
services
Enterprise Package license activated)
• Data replication and backup
RADIUS authentication and TACACS+, SNMPv3, SSH, SFTP, and IPsec. Please note that the SN8500C
bandwidth
• Port Channel: Up to 16 ports (the channel can span any speed-matched port on any module
activated.
• Integrated hardware-based VSANs and Inter-VSAN Routing (IVR):
• SAN devicevirtualization
• Data replication
• Network-Assisted Back-up IP and FC network acceleration Virtual SANs (VSANs and Inter-
VSAN routing)
• Quality of Service (QoS)
• Management Security
• Stateful process restart/failover
• Redundancy of all major components
port in the chassis, ensuring that the bundle remains active in the event of a port, ASIC, or module
failure. The bundle can sustain the failure of any physical link without causing a reset. Additionally,
Fabric Shortest Path First (FSPF) multipath provides the intelligence to load balance across up to 16
• Role based access control within VSANs
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irector Switch (MDS 9700),
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Traffic management
• Virtual Output Queue (VOQ)
• Fabric Shortest Path (FSPF) based multipathing
Management modes
• Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Line Interface (CLI)
• Cisco Data Center Network Manager
Interoperability
Offers compatibility with a broad range of Hewlett Packard Enterprise servers and operating systems,
as well as disk and tape storage devices.
Product Family Models
• HPE StoreFabric SN8500C 8-slot 16/32Gb FC Director (MDS 9710)
1152 FCoE ports in a single rack with the use of the SN8500C FCoE module. In either
rate
ports, two fixed 1/10 Gigabit Ethernet FCIP ports, and eight fixed 10 Gigabit Ethernet
- "Pay as you grow" scalability starting at 8 ports
Software Components, Standard
NX-OS
New MDS 9000 NX-OS provides deterministic hardware performance and a comprehensive feature set
or later.
• Buffer credits: 48-port line-rate 32Gbps advanced Fibre Channel modules:
- Up to 500 per port (dedicated-mode ports) standard
- Up to 4095 on an individual port (dedicated-mode ports with optional SN8500C
Enterprise Package license activated)
• Port Channels (up to 16 ISLs)
• Cisco Device Manager
• Integration with third-party management tools
- Intelligent, multi-protocol 8-slot Director with up to 384 32/16/8/4 Gb Fibre Channel
ports in a single chassis. Also, the HPE StoreFabric SN8500C 48-port 16Gb or 32Gb
FC Module (2 separate modules) provide up to 384 ports of full 16/32Gbps line-rate
performance across all ports or 384 10GbE FCoE ports in a single chassis or up to
case, the appropriate number of Fabric 1 modules must be configured to support full
line rate across all ports.
-
• HPE StoreFabric SN8500C 4-slot 16/32Gb FC Director (MDS 9706)
- Intelligent, multi-protocol 4-slot Director with up to 192 32/16/8/4 Gb Fibre Channel
ports in a single chassis. Also, the HPE StoreFabric SN8500C 48-port 16Gb or 32Gb
FC Module (2 separate modules) provide up to 192 ports of full 16/32 Gbps lineperformance across all ports or 192 10GbE FCoE ports in a single chassis. In either
case, the appropriate number of Fabric 1 modules must be configured to support full
line rate across all ports.
• HPE SN6500C 16Gb Multi-service Switch (MDS 9250i)
- Intelligent multi-protocol Fabric Switch with twenty active fixed 16Gb Fibre Channel
FCoE ports. Provides up to forty active 16/8/4 Gb Fibre Channel ports through a port
upgrade license.
• HPE SN6010C 16Gb Fabric Switch (MDS 9148S)
- With up to 48 Auto-Sensing 16/8/4 Gb Fibre Channel ports
- "Pay as you grow" scalability starting at 12 ports
• HPE SN6610C 16Gb Fabric Switch (MDS 9132T)
- With up to 32 Auto-Sensing 32/16/8 Gb Fibre Channel ports
that allows virtual machines to have the same SAN attributes as a physical server. The SN8500C
Director with 2 Supervisor 1 modules supports NX-OS 6.2(1) or later. The SN8500C 48port FCoE
Module requires NX-OS 6.2(7) or later. The SN8500C 48port 32Gb FC Module requires NX-OS 8.2(1)
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irector Switch (MDS 9700),
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Cisco Data Center
Cisco Data Center Network Manager is a responsive, easy-to-use Java application that simplifies
extensive API for integration with third-party and user developed management tools.
Software Components, Optional
HPE StoreFabric
Cisco MDS switches have a set of advanced traffic engineering and advanced security features that are
software-licensing/product_data_sheet09186a00801ca6ac.html.
HPE StoreFabric
The "Standard" Cisco Data Center Network Manager software that is included at no charge with the
analysis, centralized management services and advanced application integration.
HPE StoreFabric
The HPE StoreFabric SN8500C Mainframe FICON License is required for using the SN8500C 8-slot
in mainframe storage
intermixing. Please check Spock for the required firmware version for FICON support for your director.
Network Manager
SN8500C Enterprise
Package E-LTU
SN8500C Data Center
Network Manager E-LTU
SN8500C Mainframe
FICON E-LTU
management across multiple switches and fabrics. Cisco Data Center Network Manager enables
administrators to perform vital tasks such as topology discovery, fabric configuration and verification,
LUN security, monitoring, and fault resolution. All functions are available through a secure interface,
which enables remote management from any location. Cisco Data Center Network Manager may be
used independently or in conjunction with third-party management applications. Cisco provides an
recommended for all Enterprise SANs. These features are bundled together in a management
application called the HPE StoreFabric SN8500C Enterprise Package E-LTU. Please refer to Cisco’s
MDS Enterprise Package Data Sheet for more
information:
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/storage-networking/mds-9000-
SN8500C Director provides basic switch configuration and troubleshooting capabilities. HPE's C-series
StoreFabric SN8500C Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) License extends Cisco Data Center
Network Manager by providing historical performance data collection for network traffic hot-spot
16Gb Directors (MDS 9710) or the SN8500C 4-slot 16Gb Directors (MDS 9706)
networks, including FICON protocol and CUP management, switch cascading, fabric binding, and
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StoreFabric SN8500C Director Switch (MDS 9700),
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Warranty
The SN8500C 16/32Gb Director offers (3-3-3) Hardware Warranty – Three-year warranty, 24x7, 4-
year warranty,
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The SN8500C FCoE Module, SN8500C FC Module (3-3-3) Hardware Warranty – Three24x7, 4-hour remote response, installation not included.
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HPE StoreFabric
HPE StoreFabric
HPE StoreFabric
HPE StoreFabric
HPE StoreFabric
Switch Type
Multilayer Director
Multilayer Director
Multilayer Fabric
Switch
Multilayer Fabric
Switch
Multi-service Fabric
Switch
Maximum ports
192 16/32 Gbps
384 16/32 Gbps
Up to 32 32 Gbps
Up to 48 16 Gbps
Up to 40 16 Gbps FC
ports, 2 fixed 10GbE
10GbE FCoE ports
Number of slots per
chassis
Four
Eight
One fixed
One fixed
Two fixed
NOTE: For additional switch support information, refer to the C-series FC Switch Connectivity Stream on the Single Point of
to enable access. Once logged in, click Switches under Other Hardware in the last navigation panel
document.
SN8500C
4-slot 16/32Gb FC
Director
Fibre Channel ports,
192 FCoE ports
SN8500C
8-slot 16/32Gb FC
Director
Fibre Channel ports,
384 FCoE ports
SN6610C 32Gb
Fabric Switch
Fibre Channel ports
SN6010C 16Gb
Fabric Switch
Fibre Channel ports
SN6500C 16Gb
Multi-service
Switch
FCIP ports, 8 fixed
Connectivity Knowledge (SPOCK) website at: https://h20272.www2.hpe.com/spock/. You must sign up for an Hewlett
Packard Enterprise Passport
of the window to access the Fibre Channel Switch Streams. Click on the C-Series FC Switch Connectivity Stream to open the
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StoreFabric SN8500C Director Switch (MDS 9700),
HPE C-series Family
Configuration Information
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Step 1 - Base Configurations
Select one:
Model
Part Number
HPE StoreFabric SN8500C 8-slot 16/32Gb Fibre Channel Director Switch
C8S71B
NOTE: Base unit includes a 14U, (8) slot chassis with 2 hot swappable redundant Supervisor 1 Modules, three
Supports up to eight optional expansion port modules.
HPE StoreFabric SN8500C 4-slot 16/32Gb Fibre Channel Director Switch
K2Q18A
NOTE: Base unit includes a 9U, (4) slot chassis with 2 hot swappable redundant Supervisor 1 Modules, three
Supports up to four optional expansion port modules.
NOTE: ** Appropriate country power cords and PDU cords will be included for each AC power supply for the
SN8500C Director based on Ship To destination information.
Step 2 - Options
Select each type of required options with quantities specified:
at: https://h20272.www2.hpe.com/spock/.
Model Description
Part Number
HPE StoreFabric SN8500C 48-port 32Gb Fibre Channel Module
Q9D32A
NOTE: SFPs required; supports 8, 10, 16 and 32Gb FC SFPs.
1 modules for your HPE SN8500C
director are required to meet your bandwidth and line-rate requirements.
HPE StoreFabric SN8500C 48-port 16Gb Fibre Channel Module
C8S70B
NOTE: SFPs required; supports 8, 10 and 16Gb FC SFPs.
HPE StoreFabric C-series 32 Gb Fibre Channel SW SFP+ Transceiver
Q9D30A
NOTE: Compatible with SFP28 MSA spec.
HPE StoreFabric C-series 32 Gb Fibre Channel LW SFP+ Transceiver
Q9D31A
NOTE: Compatible with SFP28 MSA spec.
HPE StoreFabric C-series 16 Gb Fibre Channel SW SFP+ Transceiver
C8S72A
HPE StoreFabric C-series 16 Gb Fibre Channel LW SFP+ Transceiver
C8S73A
HPE MDS 9000 8Gb FC SFP+ Short Range Transceiver
AJ906A
HPE MDS 9000 8Gb FC SFP+ Long Range Transceiver
AJ907A
HPE StoreFabric SN8500C 8-slot Director Fabric-1 Module
C8S74B
HPE StoreFabric SN8500C 4-slot Director Fabric-1 Module
K2Q19A
HPE StoreFabric SN8500C 3000 Watt Power Supply
K2Q20A
HPE StoreFabric SN8500C FCoE Module
E7Y66A
NOTE: SFPs required; supports 10GE SR & LR SFPs, shown here.
HPE C-series 10Gb Ethernet SR SFP+ Transceiver
AP783A
HPE C-series 10Gb Ethernet LR SFP+ Transceiver
E7Y65A
hot swappable redundant SN8500C 8-slot Fabric-1 Modules, 6 hot swappable redundant 3000W Power
Supplies, fans, six wall power cords and six PDU power cords, firmware, accessory kit and documentation.
hot swappable redundant SN8500C 4-slot Fabric-1 Modules, 4 hot swappable redundant 3000W Power
Supplies, fans, four wall power cords and four PDU power cords, firmware, accessory kit and documentation.
NOTE: For a complete list of supported switching modules in the SN8500C Director, please refer to the Cseries FC Switch Connectivity Stream on the Single Point of Connectivity Knowledge (SPOCK) website
NOTE: Please reference to the table below to determine if additional Fabric-
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NOTE: Please reference this table to determine if additional Fabric-1 modules for your HPE SN8500C director are required to
meet your bandwidth and line-rate requirements.
# of Fabric Modules SN8500C Director
Front-Panel FC
Bandwidth per Slot
Max # of
Line-Rate Ports per Module
3
768 Gbps
24 x 32G FC
48 x 16G FC
4
1024 Gbps
32 x 32G FC
5
1280 Gbps
40 x 32G FC
48 x 16G FC
6
1536 Gbps
48 x 32G FC
48 x 16G FC
Optional Software Licenses
HPE StoreFabric SN8500C Enterprise Package E-LTU
TC459AAE
NOTE: Set of advanced traffic-engineering and advanced security features.
HPE StoreFabric SN8500C Data Center Network Manager E-LTU
TC470AAE
HPE StoreFabric SN8500C Mainframe FICON E-LTU
D4U61AAE
Installation Services
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For basic hardware installation, select the service noted below.
MDS9506/9509/SN8500C Install
HA113A1#5D1
Step 3 - Additional Options
Recommended 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
QK737A
HPE OM3 LC-LC Optical Cables
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
Copper SFP+ Cables
HPE StoreFabric C-series 3M Passive Copper SFP+ Cable
K2Q21A
HPE StoreFabric C-series 5M Passive Copper SFP+ Cable
K2Q22A
48 x 16G FC
NOTE: 1 per switch.
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Fibre Channel and FCoE
• FC-PH, Revision 4.3 (ANSI/INCITS 230-
-
2011)
• FC-BB-2, Rev. 6.0 (ANSI/INCITS 372-
2012)
Protocols
1994)
• FC-PH, Amendment 1 (ANSI/INCITS 230-
1994/AM1 1996)
• FC-PH, Amendment 2 (ANSI/INCITS 230-
1994/AM2-1999)
• FC-PH-2, Revision 7.4 (ANSI/INCITS 297-
1997)FC-PH-3, Revision 9.4
(ANSI/INCITS 303-1998)
• FCP, Revision 12
• (ANSI/INCITS 269-1996)
• FCP-2, Revision 8 (ANSI/INCITS 350-
2003)
• FC-SB-2, Revision 2.1 (ANSI/INCITS 349-
2001)
• FC-SB-3, Revision 1.6 (ANSI/INCITS 374-
2003)
• FC-SB-3, Amendment 1 (ANSI INCITS
374-2003/AM1-2007)
• FC-SB-4, Revision 3.0 (ANSI INCITS 466-
2011)
• FC-SB-5, Revision 2.00 (ANSI INCITS
485-2014)
• FC-BB-3, Revision 6.8 (ANSI INCITS 414-
2006)
• FC-BB-4, Revision 2.7 (ANSI INCITS419-
2008)
• FC-BB-5, Revision 2.0 (ANSI INCITS 462-
2010)FC-PH-3, Revision 9.4
(ANSI/INCITS 303-1998)
• FC-PI, Revision 13 (ANSI/INCITS 352-
2002)
• FC-FS, Revision 1.9 (ANSI/INCITS 373-
2003)
• FC-AL-2, Amendment 1 (ANSI/INCITS
332-1999/AM1-2003)
• FC-SW-2, Revision 5.3 (ANSI/INCITS 355
2001)
• FC-SW-3, Rev. 6.6 (ANSI/INCITS 384-
2004)
• FC-GS-3, Revision 7.01 (ANSI/INCITS
348-2001)
• FC-GS-4, Rev. 7.91 (ANSI/INCITS 387-
2004)
• FC-GS-5, Revision 8.51 (ANSI INCITS
427-2007)
• FC-GS-6, Revision 9.4 (ANSI INCITS 463-
2010)
• FCP-3, Revision 4 (ANSI INCITS416-
2006)
• FCP-4, Revision 2b (ANSI INCITS 481-
2003)
• FC-VI, Revision 1.84 (ANSI/INCITS 357-
2002)
• FC-FLA, Revision 2.7 (INCITS TR-20-
1998)
• FC-PLDA, Revision 2.1 (INCITS TR-19-
1998)
• FC-Tape, Revision 1.17 (INCITS TR-24-
1999)
• FC-MI, Revision 1.92 (INCITS TR-30-
2002)
• FC-SP, Revision 1.8
• FC-SP-2, Revision 2.71 (ANSI INCITS
496-2012)
• FAIS, Revision 1.03 (ANSI INCITS 432-
2007)
• FAIS-2, Revision 2.23 (ANSI INCITS 449-
2008)
• FC-IFR, Revision 1.06 (ANSI INCITS 475-
2011)FC-DA, Revision 3.1(INCITS TR36-2004)
• FC-DA-2, Revision 1.06 (INCITS TR-49-
2012)
• FC-MSQS, Revision 3.2 (INCITS TR-46-
2011
• IP over Fibre Channel (RFC 2625)
• Extensive IETF-standards based TCP/IP,
SNMPv3, and Remote Monitoring
(RMON) MIBs
• FC-PI-2, Revision 10 (ANSI INCITS 404-
2006)
• FC-PI-3, Revision 4 (ANSI INCITS 460-
2011)
• FC-PI-4, Revision 8 (ANSI INCITS 450-
2008)
• FC-PI-5, Revision 6 (ANSI INCITS 479-
2011)
• FC-FS-2, Revision 1.01 (ANSI INCITS
424-2007)
• FC-FS-2, Amendment 1 (ANSI INCITS
424-2007/AM1-2007)
• FC-FS-3, Revision 1.11 (ANSI INCITS
470-2011)
• FC-LS, Revision 1.62 (ANSI INCITS433-
2007)
• FC-LS-2, Revision 2.21 (ANSI INCITS
477-2011)
• FC-MI-2, Revision 2.6 (INCITS TR-39-
2005)
• FC-MI-3, Revision 1.03 (INCITS TR-48-
QuickSpecs
HPE
StoreFabric SN8500C Director Switch (MDS 9700),
HPE C-series Family
Technical
Page 13
HPE StoreFabric SN8500C 16Gb FC Weights, Dimensions, Environmental, Power and Packaging
Diagnostics
Cisco GOLD (Generic Online Diagnostics) is a suite of diagnostic facilities to verify that hardware and
operating environments.
Compatibility
Fibre Channel protocols
See table above
Classes of service
Class 2, Class 3, Class F
Port types
Fibre Channel :E, F, FL, B, Enhanced SD, ST, TE; FCoE: VE, VF
Internet standards
RFC 2625, RFC 4338, IEEE 802.1Qbb-2011, IEEE 802.3db-2011, EEE
remote monitoring (RMON) MIBs
O/S Support
MDS NX-OS Release 6.2(1)- Min. Revision; NX-OS 6.2(7) for FCoE Module
Performance
Transfer Rate
• 8/16 Gb/FC port
• 10 Gbps FCoE port
Devices/Ports
• 384 FC ports, 384 FCoE ports
Interface
• 4/8/10/16 Gb FC ports
• RS-232 RJ-45 console port
Connectors/Cables
Connectors
•
• LC-type-fiber optic SFP
Cables
• RJ-45 to RJ-45 rollover cable
• LC-type cable
Dimensions
Description
Out-of-box
Shipping
8-Slot Base unit w/o
ports(14U)
24.35 x 17.3 x 34.0 in.
32 x 32 x 23 in
4-Slot Base unit w/o
ports(9U)
15.6 x 17.3 x 32.0 in.
n/a
3000W AC
22.04 x 3.95 x 1.6 in.
(55.98 x 10.03 x 4.06 cm)
n/a
Environment
Non-operating temp
40° to 158° F (-40° to 70° C), ambient non-operating and storage
Non-operating Humidity
10 to 95%, ambient (non-condensing) non-operating and storage
Operating temp
32° to 104° F (-40° to 70° C), ambient operating
Operating Humidity
10 to 90%, ambient (non-condensing) operating
Electrical
Line Voltage
3000W AC: 100 to 240 VAC ±10%
Line Frequency
3000W AC: 50 to 60 Hz (nominal) (±3% for full range)
Typical Input Current
3000W AC:
• 16A max at 100 to 120 VAC at 1451W output
LED Indicators
Switch System
• Power Supply Status
• I/O Modules Status
Specifications
internal data paths are operating as designed.
Boot-time diagnostics, continuous monitoring, standby fabric loopback tests, and on-demand and
scheduled tests are part of the Cisco GOLD feature set. This industry-leading diagnostics subsystem
enables the rapid fault isolation and continuous system monitoring critical in today's continuously
802.1Qaz-2011, Extensive IETF-standards-based TCP/IP, SNMPv3, and
• 10 Gb/FC port
• 10 Gb FCoE Ports
• 10/100/1000 Mb Ethernet port (management)
RJ-45 Interface Cable Connector
• RJ-45 to DB-25 female DTE adapter (labeled "Terminal ")
• RJ-45 to DB-25 male DCE adapter (labeled "Modem")
(61.9 x 43.9 x 86.4 cm)
(81.28 x 81.28 x 58.42 cm)
(39.62 x 43.9 x 81.3 cm)
(On front panel)
• 16A max at 200 to 240 VAC at 3000W output,
• Fan Status
• Supervisor Module Status
• Fabric Module Status
QuickSpecs
HPE
StoreFabric SN8500C Director Switch (MDS 9700),
HPE C-series Family
Technical
Page 14
Supervisor
• Supervisor ID
LED Indicators
Power Supply
• Input Power
Fan
• Fan Tray ID
• Fan status
• Left Fabric Module Status
• Right Fabric Module Status
NOTES:
W (Width) is the horizontal (left to right) dimension when looking at the front of the component, as it would be seen in
through the packaging.
Specifications
• Supervisor Status
• System Status
• Active/Standby
• Power Management
• Ethernet Activity (management)
• USB Flash Activity
• Slot 0 Activity
(On back)
• Output Power
• PSU Fault Indicator
• PSU ID
1. Dimension convention is as follows:
• H (Height) is the vertical dimension when looking at the front of the component, as it would be seen in the chassis.
Exception is the compact flash where H is when looking at the identification label on the part.
•
the chassis. Exception is the compact flash where W is when looking at the identification label on the part.
• D (Depth) is the front to back dimension when looking at the front of the component, as it would be seen in the
chassis. Exception is the compact flash where D is when looking at the identification label on the part.
2. Packaging dimensions are reference as if you were looking at the front of the chassis in the packaging, if you could see
QuickSpecs
HPE
StoreFabric SN8500C Director Switch (MDS 9700),
HPE C-series Family
Summary of Changes
Page 15
Date
Version History
Action
Description of Change
02-Jul-2018
Version 21
Added
Added 48-port 32Gb Module.
02-Apr-2018
Version 20
Changed
Configuration Information was updated.
06-Nov-2017
Version 19
Changed
Updated software license part numbers and product names to e-licenses
for November launch. Updated branding.
11-Nov-2016
Version 18
Changed
Removed references to SN8000C Directors as products are, now, obsolete.
required.
08-Apr-2016
Version 17
Changed
Removed references to MDS 8Gb Fabric Switch for HP BladeSystem as
products are, now, obsolete.
18-Mar-2016
Version 16
Changed
Updated SPOCK url to HPE. Added SN8500C Fabric1 Modules as they are
MDS9710 director.
21-Aug-2015
Version 15
Changed
Added FICON support for SN8500C 4-slot Director (MDS 9706)
Removed SN6000C Switch due to be obsolete Sep’15
20-Feb-2015
Version 14
Changed
Removed references to MDS9222i as switch is obsolete. Removed
directors as obsolete. Updated Spock info.
01-Dec-2014
Version 13
Changed
Changes made throughout the QuickSpecs.
26-Sep-2014
Version 12
Changed
Changes made throughout the QuickSpecs.
18-Aug-2014
Version 11
Changed
Changes made throughout the Technical Specifications, Configuration Info
18-Mar-2014
Version 5
Changed
Changes made throughout the QuickSpecs.
03-Mar-2014
Version 4
Changed
Changes made throughout the QuickSpecs
07-Feb-2014
Version 3
Changed
Changes made in Step 2.
26-Aug-2013
Version 2
Added
Added the Overview image.
21-Aug-2013
Version 1
New
New QuickSpecs.
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