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HPE FlexFabric 7900 Switch Series
Models
HPE FlexFabric 7904 Switch Chassis
JG682A
HPE FlexFabric 7910 Switch Chassis
JG841A
Key features
• Nonblocking and lossless Clos architecture
Product overview
HPE FlexFabric 7900 Switch Series is the next-generation compact modular data center core switch designed to support
virtualized data centers and evolution needs of private and public clouds deployments.
The 7900 delivers unprecedented levels of performance, buffering, scale, and availability with high
100GbE interfaces using
The switch supports full Layer 2 and 3 features along with advanced data center features including TRILL, IRF, VxLAN and open
standards-based programmability with OpenFlow support
Features and benefits
Product architecture
Performance
• Low latency and consistent performance
• Large Layer 2 scaling with TRILL and HPE IRF
• VxLAN support for virtualized and cloud deployments
• SDN-enabled with OpenFlow1.3 support
• High 10GbE, 40GbE and 100GbE density across 9.6 Tbps switch fabric
only a fraction of the foot print used by traditional chassis.
-density 10GbE, 40GbE and
• Modern scalable system architecture
provides nonblocking, lossless Clos architecture with VOQs and large buffers with the flexibility and scalability for future
growth
• Distributed architecture with separation of data and control planes
delivers enhanced fault tolerance and facilitates continuous operation and zero service disruption during planned or
unplanned control-plane events
• Advanced Comware modular operating system
brings native high stability, independent process monitoring, and restart through the modular design and multiple
processes of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Comware v7 software; supports enhanced serviceability functions
• High-performance fully distributed architecture
delivers up to 9.6 Tb/s switching capacity and 5.94 Bpps throughput with nonblocking wirespeed performance
• High-density 1/10GbE, 40GbE and 100GbE interface connectivity
offers up to 10 interface module slots to scale up to 120 40GbE or 20 100GbE or 480 10GbE or 240 1/10GbE interface
or a combination
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under 5 microsecond latency (64-byte packets) and consistent performance for broad range of applications typical of a
Data center optimized
is an Hewlett Packard Enterprise Virtual Application Network innovation that provides a Layer 2 extension across the data
Resiliency and high availability
reates virtual resilient switching fabrics, where two or more switches perform as a single L2 switch and L3 router; servers
Layer 2 switching
• Port isolation
data center including mixed traffic loads of real-time, multicast, and storage traffic
• Distributed scalable fabric architecture
with integrated fabric and management modules to deliver more than 1 Tb per slot bandwidth
VXLAN Routing/Bridging provides wire-rate support to build overlay networks enabling virtual machine mobility and
cloud deployments
• Scalable Layer 2 fabric functionality
builds flexible, resilient, and scalable Layer 2 fabrics with TRILL and Hewlett Packard Enterprise IRF
• Hewlett Packard Enterprise Ethernet Virtual Interconnect (EVI)
center to simplify the interconnectivity of geographically disperse data centers
• Front-to-back airflow design
• Virtual Extensible LAN (VxLAN)
accommodates deployment in data centers utilizing hot-cold aisles
• Intelligent Resilient Fabric (IRF)
c
or switches can be attached using standard LACP for automatic load balancing and high availability there by eliminating
the need for complex protocols and simplifying network operations
• Redundant/load-sharing fabrics, management, fan assemblies and power supplies
increase total performance and power availability while providing hitless, stateful failover
• Hot-swappable modules
allows replacement of modules without any impact on other modules
• Graceful restart
allows routers to indicate to others their capability to maintain a routing table during a temporary shutdown, which
significantly reduces convergence times upon recovery; supports OSPF, BGP, and IS-IS
• Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)
allows groups of two routers to dynamically back each other up to create highly available routed environments
• Device Link Detection Protocol (DLDP)
monitors link connectivity and shuts down ports at both ends if unidirectional traffic is detected, preventing loops in STP
based networks
• IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP)
supports up to 1024 trunk groups and up to 16 members per trunk; supports static or dynamic groups and a userselectable hashing algorithm
• Mid-plane free chassis design
delivers increased system reliability and optimal airflow as the chassis has no mid-plane and line cards connect directly to
the onboard fabric card
• Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD)
ultrafast sub second protocol convergence with standards based failure detection which enables link connectivity
monitoring and reduces network convergence time for RIP, OSPF, BGP, IS-IS and VRRP
• VLAN
supports up to 4,094 port-based or IEEE 802.1Q-based VLANs
• Port mirroring
duplicates port traffic (ingress and egress) to a local or remote monitoring port; supports four mirroring groups, with an
unlimited number of ports per group
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increases security by isolating ports within a VLAN while still allowing them to communicate with other VLANs
Layer 3 routing
IS routing and extended
• Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) and Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) protocol snooping
controls and manages the flooding of multicast packets in a Layer 2 network
• Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
supports standard IEEE 802.1D STP, IEEE 802.1w Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) for faster convergence, and
IEEE 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP)
• Open shortest path first (OSPF)
• Intermediate system to intermediate system (IS-IS)
• Border Gateway Protocol 4 (BGP-4)
• Dual IP stack
• Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Layer 3 VPN
• Equal-Cost Multipath (ECMP)
• Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding (uRPF)
• Routing Information Protocol (RIP)
• IP performance optimization
• Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding (uRPF) for IPv4
• BGP+
• IPv6 tunneling
• IS-IS for IPv6
• OSPFv3
• Routing Information Protocol (RIP)
• RIPng
• Static IPv4 routing
• Static IPv6 routing
delivers faster convergence; uses this link-state routing Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP), which supports ECMP, NSSA, and
MD5 authentication for increased security and graceful restart for faster failure recovery
uses a path vector Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP), which is defined by the ISO organization for ISby IETF RFC 1195 to operate in both TCP/IP and the OSI reference model (Integrated IS-IS)
delivers an implementation of the Exterior Gateway Protocol (EGP) utilizing path vectors; uses TCP for enhanced
reliability for the route discovery process; reduces bandwidth consumption by advertising only incremental updates;
supports extensive policies for increased flexibility; scales to very large networks
maintains separate stacks for IPv4 and IPv6 to ease the transition from an IPv4-only network to an IPv6-only network
design
allows Layer 3 VPNs across a provider network; uses MP-BGP to establish private routes for increased security; supports
RFC 2547bis multiple autonomous system VPNs for added flexibility
enables multiple equal-cost links in a routing environment to increase link redundancy and scale bandwidth
limits erroneous or malicious traffic in accordance with RFC 3074
uses a distance vector algorithm with UDP packets for route determination; supports RIPv1 and RIPv2 routing; includes
loop protection
provides a set of tools to improve the performance of IPv4 networks; includes directed broadcasts, customization of TCP
parameters, support of ICNP error packets, and extensive display capabilities
limits erroneous or malicious traffic in accordance with RFC 3074 for IPv4 traffic
extends BGP-4 to support Multiprotocol BGP (MBGP), including support for IPv6 addressing
allows a smooth transition from IPv4 to IPv6 by encapsulating IPv6 traffic over an existing IPv4 infrastructure
extends IS-IS to support IPv6 addressing
provides OSPF support for IPv6
uses a distance vector algorithm with UDP packets for route determination; supports RIPv1 and RIPv2 routing; includes
loop protection
extends RIPv2 to support IPv6 addressing
provides simple manually configured IPv4 routing
provides simple manually configured IPv6 routing
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Quality of Service (QoS)
Layer 3 services
determines the MAC address of another IP host in the same subnet; supports static ARPs; gratuitous ARP allows detection
Management
t on network performance; this
Network Time Protocol (NTP)
• IEEE 802.1p prioritization
delivers data to devices based on the priority and type of traffic
• Flexible classification
creates traffic classes based on access control lists (ACLs), IEEE 802.1p precedence, IP, and DSCP or Type of Service
(ToS) precedence; supports filter, redirect, mirror, remark, and logging
• Bandwidth shaping
– Port-based rate limiting
provides per-port ingress-/egress-enforced increased bandwidth
– Classifier-based rate limiting
uses an access control list (ACL) to enforce increased bandwidth for ingress traffic on each port
– Reduced bandwidth
provides per-port, per-queue egress-based reduced bandwidth
• Broad QoS feature set
provides support for Strict Priority Queuing (SP), Weighted Fair Queuing (WFQ), Weighted Deficit Round Robin(WDRR),
SP+WDRR together, configurable buffers and Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN)
• Traffic policing
supports Committed Access Rate (CAR) and line rate
• Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
• User Datagram Protocol (UDP) helper
• Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
• Management interface control
• Industry-standard CLI with a hierarchical structure
• SNMPv1, v2, and v3
• sFlow (RFC 3176)
• Remote monitoring (RMON)
• Debug and sampler utility
•
of duplicate IP addresses; proxy ARP allows normal ARP operation between subnets or when subnets are separated by a
Layer 2 network
redirects UDP broadcasts to specific IP subnets to prevent server spoofing
simplifies the management of large IP networks and supports client and server; DHCP Relay enables DHCP operation
across subnets
enables or disables each of the following interfaces depending on security preferences: console port, Telnet port, or reset
button
reduces training time and expenses, and increases productivity in multivendor installations
provide complete support of SNMP; provide full support of industry-standard Management Information Base (MIB) plus
private extensions; SNMPv3 supports increased security using encryption
provides scalable ASIC-based wirespeed network monitoring and accounting with no impac
allows network operators to gather a variety of sophisticated network statistics and information for capacity planning and
real-time network monitoring purposes
uses standard SNMP to monitor essential network functions; supports events, alarm, history, and statistics group plus a
private alarm extension group
supports ping and traceroute for both IPv4 and IPv6
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synchronizes timekeeping among distributed time servers and clients; keeps timekeeping consistent among all clock
d service quality by sending test packets, and provides network performance and service
Connectiv
Security
werful ACLs for both IPv4 and IPv6; filters traffic to prevent unauthorized users from accessing the network, or
Multicast support
dependent devices within the network so that the devices can provide diverse applications based on the consistent time
• Network Quality Analyzer (NQA)
analyzes network performance an
quality parameters such as jitter, TCP, or FTP connection delays and file transfer rates; allows a network manager to
determine overall network performance and to diagnose and locate network congestion points or failures
• IEEE 802.1AB Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP)
advertises and receives management information from adjacent devices on a network, facilitating easy mapping by
network management applications
ity
• Jumbo frames
allows high-performance backups and disaster-recovery systems with a maximum frame size of 12288 bytes
• Loopback
supports internal loopback testing for maintenance purposes and an increase in availability; loopback detection protects
against incorrect cabling or network configurations and can be enabled on a per-port or per-VLAN basis for added
flexibility
• Monitor link
collects statistics on performance and errors on physical links, increasing system availability
• Packet storm protection
protects against unknown broadcast, unknown multicast, or unicast storms with user-defined thresholds
• Flow control
provides back pressure using standard IEEE 802.3x, reducing congestion in heavy traffic situations
• Access control list (ACL)
supports po
controls network traffic to save resources; rules can either deny or permit traffic to be forwarded; rules can be based on
Layer 2 header or Layer 3 protocol header; rules can be set to operate on specific dates or times
• Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS)
eases switch security access administration by using a password authentication server
• Secure shell (SSHv2)
uses external servers to securely log in to a remote device; with authentication and encryption, it protects against IP
spoofing and plain-text password interception; increases the security of Secure FTP (SFTP) transfers
• DHCP snooping
helps ensure that DHCP clients receive IP addresses from authorized DHCP servers and maintain a list of DHCP entries
for trusted ports; prevents reception of fake IP addresses and reduces ARP attacks, improving security
• IP Source Guard
filters packets on a per-port basis, which prevents illegal packets from being forwarded
• ARP attack protection
protects against attacks that use a large number of ARP requests, using a host-specific, user-selectable threshold
• Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP)
utilizes Any-Source Multicast (ASM) or Source-Specific Multicast (SSM) to manage IPv4 multicast networks; supports
IGMPv1, v2, and v3
• Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM)
defines modes of multicasting to allow one-to-many and many-to-many transmission of information; PIM Dense Mode
(DM), Sparse Mode (SM), and Source-Specific Mode (SSM) are supported
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Warranty and support
; for details on the software releases
• 1-year warranty
see http://www.hpe.com/networking/warrantysummary
product purchase.
• Software releases
to find software for your product, refer to http://www.hpe.com/networking/support
available with your product purchase, refer to http://www.hpe.com/networking/warrantysummary
for warranty and support information included with your
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Build To Order
Shippable solution.
Switch Chassis
HPE FlexFabric 7910 Switch Chassis
JG841A
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• 5U - Height
HPE FlexFabric 7904 Switch Chassis
JG682A
• Must select min 1 Power Supply
Modules
Fabric/Management Modules
HPE FlexFabric 7910 7.2Tbps Fabric/Main Processing Unit
JG842A
See Configuration
NOTE: 1, 3
HPE FlexFabric 7910 2.4Tbps Fabric/Main Processing Unit
JH001A
See Configuration
NOTE: 1, 3
Configuration Rules:
Note 1
No mixing of any type of Fabric/Management Modules. Must all be the same sku
Note 3
If Qty 2X of JG843A HPE FF 7910 Frt(Prt)-Bck(Pwr) Fan Tray is selected, then Fabric/Management Modules is
Min 2 / Max 2
Remarks:
These modules can only be inserted into Slots 10 and 11.
Ethernet Modules
JG682A - System (std 0 // max 4) User Selection (min 1 // max 4) per enclosure
JG841A - System (std 0 // max 10) User Selection (min 1 // max 10) per enclosure
HPE FlexFabric 7900 12-port 40GbE QSFP+ FX Module
JG683B
: BTO is a standalone unit with no integration. BTO products ship standalone are not part of a CTO or Rack-
Must select min 1 Power Supply
• Must select min 1 Fan Tray
• Must select Min 1 Ethernet Module
• Must select Min 1 Fabric/Management Module
• Must select min 1 Fan Tray
• Must select Min 1 Ethernet Module
• 2U - Height
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• min=0 \ max=12 QSFP+ Transceivers
See Configuration
1
HPE FlexFabric 7900 24-port 1/10GbE SFP+ FX Module
JG845A
See Configuration
NOTE: 2, 3, 6
HPE FlexFabric 7900 2-port 100GbE CXP/6-port 40GbE QSFP+/4-port 10GbE SFP+ FX Module
JH002A
•
• min=0 \ max=4 SFP+ Transceivers
See Configuration
1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
Configuration Rules:
Note 1
The following 40G QSFP+Transceivers install into this Module:
HPE X140 40G QSFP+ LC LR4 SM 10km 1310nm Transceiver
JG661A
HPE X140 40G QSFP+ LC BiDi 100m MM Transceiver
JL251A
HPE X140 40G QSFP+ MPO SR4 Transceiver
JG325B
HPE X140 40G QSFP+ MPO MM 850nm CSR4 300m Transceiver
JG709A
HPE X140 40G QSFP+ LC ER4 40km SM Transceiver
JL306A
HPE FlexNetwork X240 40G QSFP+ QSFP+ 1m Direct Attach Copper Cable
JG326A
HPE FlexNetwork X240 40G QSFP+ QSFP+ 3m Direct Attach Copper Cable
JG327A
HPE FlexNetwork X240 40G QSFP+ QSFP+ 5m Direct Attach Copper Cable
JG328A
HPE FlexNetwork X240 40G QSFP+ to 4x10G SFP+ 1m Direct Attach Copper Splitter Cable
JG329A
HPE FlexNetwork X240 40G QSFP+ to 4x10G SFP+ 3m Direct Attach Copper Splitter Cable
JG330A
HPE FlexNetwork X240 40G QSFP+ to 4x10G SFP+ 5m Direct Attach Copper Splitter Cable
JG331A
HPE X140 40G QSFP+ MPO SR4 Campus-Transceiver
JH679A
HPE X140 40G QSFP+ LC LR4 SM 10km 1310nm Campus-Transceiver
JH677A
HPE X240 40G QSFP+ to QSFP+ 1m Direct Attach Copper Campus-Cable
JH697A
HPE X240 40G QSFP+ to QSFP+ 3m Direct Attach Copper Campus-Cable
JH698A
HPE X240 40G QSFP+ to QSFP+ 5m Direct Attach Copper Campus-Cable
JH699A
HPE X240 40G QSFP+ to 4x10G SFP+ 3m Direct Attach Copper Campus-Cable
JH700A
HPE X140 40G QSFP+ LC BiDi 100m MM Campus-Transceiver
JH678A
HPE X140 40G QSFP+ MPO MM 850nm CSR4 300m Campus-Transceiver
JH681A
Note 2
The following SFP Transceivers install into this Module:
HPE X170 1G SFP LC LH70 1550 Transceiver
JD109A
HPE X170 1G SFP LC LH70 1570 Transceiver
JD110A
HPE X170 1G SFP LC LH70 1590 Transceiver
JD111A
HPE X170 1G SFP LC LH70 1610 Transceiver
JD112A
HPE X170 1G SFP LC LH70 1510 Transceiver
JD115A
HPE X120 1G SFP LC LH100 Transceiver
JD103A
HPE X125 1G SFP LC LH40 1310nm Transceiver
JD061A
HPE X120 1G SFP LC LH40 1550nm Transceiver
JD062A
HPE X120 1G SFP LC SX Transceiver
JD118B
HPE X120 1G SFP LC LX Transceiver
JD119B
HPE X125 1G SFP LC LH70 Transceiver
JD063B
HPE X120 1G SFP LC BX 10-U Transceiver
JD098B
HPE X120 1G SFP LC BX 10-D Transceiver
JD099B
HPE X120 1G SFP RJ45 T Transceiver
JD089B
• min=0 \ max=24 SFP+ Transceivers
min=0 \ max=2 CXP Transceivers
• min=0 \ max=6 QSFP+ Transceivers
NOTE:
NOTE:
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