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HPE FlexFabric 5700 Switch Series
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HPE FlexFabric 5700 Switch Series
Models
HPE FlexFabric 5700 40XG 2QSFP+ Switch
JG896A
HPE FlexFabric 5700 48G 4XG 2QSFP+ Switch
JG894A
HPE FlexFabric 5700 32XGT 8XG 2QSFP+ Switch
JG898A
Key features
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Product overview
The HPE Flex Fabric 5700 Switch Series is a family of high-performance, high-density, ultra-low-latency, top-of-rack (ToR)
switches that is part of the Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) FlexNetwork architecture's HPE FlexFabric solution.
Ideally suited for deployment at the server access layer of large enterprise data centers, the
to provi
server traffic, customers now require ToR switch innovations that will meet their needs for higher
convergence of Ethernet and storage traffic, the capability to handle virtual environments, and ultra
device.
Features and benefits
Quality of Service (QoS)
Data center optimized
also be configured as four 10GbE ports by using a 40-GbE-to-10GbE splitter cable
Cut-through with low latency and wire speed
• HPE Intelligent Resilient Fabric (IRF) for virtualization and two-tier architectures
• High 1 GbE/10GbE ToR port density with 40 GbE uplinks
• Layer 2 and Light Layer 3 features with Static Routing and RIP
• Convergence-ready with DCB, FCoE, and TRILL
HPE 5700 Switch Series is positioned
de a cost-effective solution that is still powerful enough to handle the increase in virtualized applications and server-to-
-performance server connectivity,
-low-latency all in a single
• Powerful QoS features
- Flexible classification
Flow classification based on source MAC, destination MAC, Source IP (IPv4/IPv6), destination IP, port, protocol
and VLAN.
- Feature queue scheduling
• Flexible high port density
the HPE 5700 Switch Series enables scaling of the server edge with 1 GbE and 10GbE ToR deployments to new heights
with high-density 32 and 48-port solutions delivered in a 1RU design; the high server port density is backed by 40 GbE
QSFP+ uplinks to deliver the availability of needed bandwidth for demanding applications; each 40 GbE QSFP+ port can
provides support for Strict Priority (SP), Weighted Deficit Round Robin (WDRR), Weighted Fair Queuing (WFQ),
SP+WDRR, SP+WFQ. Supports Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN), and Weighted Random Early Detection
(WRED)
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• High-performance switching
lability and supports
ual Bridging with Virtual Ethernet Port Aggregator (EVB/VEPA) provides connectivity into the virtual environment for
performance remote backup
Software
Manageability
facilitate centralized discovery, monitoring, and secure management of networking devices
cut-through and nonblocking architecture delivers low latency (~1.5 microsecond for 10GbE) for very demanding
enterprise applications; the switch delivers high-performance switching capacity and wire-speed packet forwarding
• Higher scalability
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Intelligent Resilient Framework (IRF) technology simplifies the architecture of server
access networks; up to nine HPE 5700 switches can be combined to deliver unmatched scalability of virtualized access
layer switches and flatter two-tier networks using IRF, which reduces cost and complexity. In addition, support for IRF as a
fabric will enable the 5700 Series to scale up to 30 switches as one virtualized device.
• Advanced modular operating system
Comware v7 software's modular design and multiple processes bring native high stability, independent process
monitoring, and restart; the OS also allows individual software modules to be upgraded for higher avai
enhanced serviceability functions like hitless software upgrades with single-chassis ISSU
• TRILL and EVB/VEPA
Transparent Interconnection of Lots of Links (TRILL) is supported to increase the scale of enterprise data centers; Edge
Virt
a data center-ready environment
• Reversible airflow
enhanced for data center hot-cold aisle deployment with reversible airflow—for either front-to-back or back-to-front
airflow
• Redundant fans and power supplies
1+1 internal redundant and hot-pluggable power supplies and dual fan trays enhance reliability and availability
• Lower OPEX and greener data center
provide reversible airflow and advanced chassis power management
• Data Center Bridging (DCB) protocols
provides support for IEEE 802.1Qbb Priority Flow Control (PFC) and Data Center Bridging Exchange (DCBX) for
converged applications
• FCoE support
provides support for Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) including FCF, Transit and NPV.
• Jumbo frames
with frame sizes of up to 10,000 bytes on Gigabit Ethernet and 10-Gigabit ports, allows highand disaster-recovery services to be enabled
• OpenFlow
• Full-featured console
• Troubleshooting
• Multiple configuration files
• sFlow (RFC 3176)
• SNMP v1, v2c and v3
-defined networking
supports OpenFlow 1.0 and 1.3 specifications to enable SDN by allowing separation of the data (packet forwarding) and
control (routing decision) path
provides complete control of the switch with a familiar CLI
- Ingress and egress port monitoring
enable network problem solving
- Traceroute and ping
enable testing of network connectivity
allow multiple configuration files to be stored to a flash image
provides wire-speed traffic accounting and monitoring
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• Out-of-band interface
Resiliency and high availability
Layer 2 switching
Local Forwarding First,
isolates management traffic from user data plane traffic for complete isolation and total reachability, no matter what
happens in the data plane
• Remote configuration and management
is available through a secure command-line interface (CLI) over Telnet and SSH; Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
provides multiple levels of access; Configuration Rollback and multiple configurations on the flash provide ease of
operation; remote visibility is provided with sFlow and SNMP v1/v2/v3, and is fully supported in HPE Intelligent
Management Center (IMC)
• ISSU and hot patching
provides hitless software upgrades with single-unit In Services Software Upgrade (ISSU) and hitless patching of the
modular operating system
• Autoconfiguration
provides automatic configuration via DHCP autoconfiguration, NETCONF and Python Scripting
• Network Time Protocol (NTP) and Secure Network Time Protocol (SNTP)
synchronize timekeeping among distributed time servers and clients; keep consistent timekeeping among all clockdependent devices within the network so that the devices can provide diverse applications based on the consistent time.
Precision Time Protocol (PTP) RFC 1855 Compliant
• HPE Intelligent Resilient Fabric (IRF) technology
enables an HPE FlexFabric to deliver resilient, scalable, and secured data center networks for physical and virtualized
environments; groups up to nine HPE 5700 switches in an IRF configuration, allowing them to be configured and
managed as a single switch with a single IP address; simplifies ToR deployment and management, reducing data center
deployment and operating expenses
• IEEE 802.1w Rapid Convergence Spanning Tree Protocol
increases network uptime through faster recovery from failed links
• IEEE 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree
provides high link availability in multiple VLAN environments by allowing multiple spanning trees
• Hitless patch upgrades
allows patches and new service features to be installed without restarting the equipment, increasing network uptime and
facilitating maintenance
• Device Link Detection Protocol (DLDP)
monitors link connectivity and shuts down ports at both ends if unidirectional traffic is detected, preventing loops in STPbased networks
• Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
supports static, dynamic, and reverse ARP and ARP proxy
• Flow Control
IEEE 802.3x Flow Control provides intelligent congestion management via PAUSE frames
• Ethernet Link Aggregation
provides IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation of up to 128 groups of 16 ports; support for LACP, LACP
and LACP Short-time provides a fast, resilient environment that is ideal for the data center
• Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
STP (IEEE 802.1D), Rapid STP (RSTP, IEEE 802.1w) and Multiple STP (MSTP) IEEE 802.1s)
• VLAN support
provides support for 4,094 VLANs based on port. VLAN Mapping, Q-in-Q and Selective Q-in-Q
• IGMP support
provides support for IGMP Snooping v1/v2/v3, PIM Snooping, MLD snooping v1/v2 and IPv6 PIM Snooping
• DHCP support at Layer 2
provides full DHCP Snooping support for DHCP Snooping Option 82, DHCP Relay Option 82, DHCP Snooping Trust, and
DHCP Snooping Item Backup
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Layer 3 services
allows detection
Layer 3 routing
Additional information
Management
happens in the data plane
• Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
determines the MAC address of another IP host in the same subnet; supports static ARPs; gratuitous ARP
of duplicate IP addresses; proxy ARP allows normal ARP operation between subnets or when subnets are separated by a
Layer 2 network
• Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
simplifies the management of large IP networks and supports client and server; DHCP Relay enables DHCP operation
across subnets
• Operations, administration and maintenance (OAM) support
provides support for Connectivity Fault Management (IEEE 802.1AG) and Ethernet in the First Mile (IEEE 802.3AH);
provides additional monitoring that can be used for fast fault detection and recovery
• Equal-Cost Multipath (ECMP)
enables multiple equal-cost links in a routing environment to increase link redundancy and scale bandwidth
• Layer 3 IPv4 routing
provides routing of IPv4 at media speed; supports static routes, RIP and RIPv2
• Static IPv6 routing
provides simple manually configured IPv6 routing
• Dual IP stack
maintains separate stacks for IPv4 and IPv6 to ease the transition from an IPv4-only network to an IPv6-only network
design
• Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD)
enables link connectivity monitoring and reduces network convergence time for RIP, OSPF, BGP, IS-IS, VRRP, MPLS, and
IRF
• Layer 3 IPv6 routing
provides routing of IPv6 at media speed; supports static routing and RIPng
• Green IT and power
improves energy efficiency through the use of the latest advances in silicon development; shuts off unused ports and
utilizes variable-speed fans, reducing energy costs
• Low maximum power consumption
is rated to have one of the lowest power usages in the industry by Miercom independent tests
• USB support
- File copy
• Multiple configuration files
stores easily to the flash image
• SNMPv1, v2c, and v3
facilitate centralized discovery, monitoring, and secure management of networking devices
• Network Time Protocol (NTP)
synchronizes timekeeping among distributed time servers and clients; keeps timekeeping consistent among all clockdependent devices within the network so that the devices can provide diverse applications based on the consistent time
• Out-of-band interface
isolates management traffic from user data plane traffic for complete isolation and total reachability, no matter what
allows users to copy switch files to and from a USB flash drive
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• Port mirroring
pact on network performance; this
provides local and remote logging of events via SNMP (v2c and v3) and syslog; provides log throttling and log filtering to
restricts access to critical configuration commands; offers multiple privilege levels with password protection; ACLs provide
Security
provide IP Layer 3 filtering based on source/destination IP address/subnet and source/destination TCP/UDP port number
Convergence
enables traffic on a port to be simultaneously sent to a network analyzer for monitoring
• Remote configuration and management
is available through a command-line interface (CLI)
• 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
• sFlow (RFC 3176)
provides scalable ASIC-based wirespeed network monitoring and accounting with no im
allows network operators to gather a variety of sophisticated network statistics and information for capacity planning and
real-time network monitoring purposes
• Command authorization
leverages RADIUS to link a custom list of CLI commands to an individual network administrator's login; an audit trail
documents activity
• Dual flash images
provides independent primary and secondary operating system files for backup while upgrading
• Command-line interface (CLI)
provides a secure, easy-to-use CLI for configuring the module via SSH or a switch console; provides direct real-time
session visibility
• Logging
reduce the number of log events generated
• Management interface control
provides management access through a modem port and terminal interface, as well as in-band and out-of-band Ethernet
ports; provides access through terminal interface, Telnet, or secure shell (SSH)
• Industry-standard CLI with a hierarchical structure
reduces training time and expenses, and increases productivity in multivendor installations
• Management security
Telnet and SNMP access; local and remote syslog capabilities allow logging of all access
• Information center
provides a central repository for system and network information; aggregates all logs, traps, and debugging information
generated by the system and maintains them in order of severity; outputs the network information to multiple channels
based on user-defined rules
• Network management
HPE Intelligent Management Center (IMC) centrally configures, updates, monitors, and troubleshoots
• Remote intelligent mirroring
mirrors ingress/egress ACL-selected traffic from a switch port or VLAN to a local or remote switch port anywhere on the
network
• Access control lists (ACLs)
• RADIUS/TACACS+
eases switch management security administration by using a password authentication server
• Secure shell
encrypts all transmitted data for secure remote CLI access over IP networks
• IEEE 802.1X and RADIUS network logins
controls port-based access for authentication and accountability
• Port security
allows access only to specified MAC addresses, which can be learned or specified by the administrator
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• LLDP-MED (Media Endpoint Discovery)
defines a standard extension of LLDP that stores values for parameters such as QoS and VLAN to automatically configure
Warranty and support
; for details on the software releases
network devices such as IP phones
• 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: BTO is a standalone unit with no integration. BTO products ship standalone are
not part of a CTO or Rack
Standard Switch Enclosures
HPE FlexFabric 5700 48G 4XG 2QSFP+ Switch
JG894A
• 48 RJ45 10/100/1000Base-T Copper ports
See
Configuration
HPE FlexFabric 5700 40XG 2QSFP+ Switch
JG896A
• 40 - 1/10GbE SFP+ ports (min=0 \ max=40 SFP+ Transceivers)
See Configuration
HPE FlexFabric 5700 32XGT 8XG 2QSFP+ Switch
JG898A
• 32 RJ45 1/10GBase-T Copper ports
See Configuration
Configuration Rules
Note 1
The following Transceivers install into this Switch's SFP+ Ports:
HPE X120 1G SFP LC LH40 1550nm Transceiver
JD062A
HPE X120 1G SFP LC BX 10-U Transceiver
JD098B
HPE X120 1G SFP LC BX 10-D Transceiver
JD099B
HPE X120 1G SFP LC SX Transceiver
JD118B
HPE X120 1G SFP LC LX Transceiver
JD119B
HPE X120 1G SFP RJ45 T Transceiver
JD089B
HPE X125 1G SFP LC LH40 1310nm Transceiver
JD061A
HPE X125 1G SFP LC LH70 Transceiver
JD063B
HPE X130 10G SFP+ LC SR Transceiver
JD092B
HPE X130 10G SFP+ LC LR Transceiver
JD094B
HPE X130 10G SFP+ LC SR Data Center Transceiver
JL437A
HPE X130 10G SFP+ LC LR Data Center Transceiver
JL439A
HPE X130 10G SFP+ LC ER 40km Transceiver
JG234A
HPE FlexNetwork X240 10G SFP+ to SFP+ 0.65m Direct Attach Copper Cable
JD095C
HPE FlexNetwork X240 10G SFP+ to SFP+ 1.2m Direct Attach Copper Cable
JD096C
HPE FlexNetwork X240 10G SFP+ to SFP+ 3m Direct Attach Copper Cable
JD097C
-Shippable solution.
• 4 - 1/10GbE SFP+ ports (min=0 \ max=4 SFP+ Transceivers)
• 2 - 40GbE QSFP ports (min=0 \ max=2 QSFP Transceivers)
• 1 Power Supply Required
• 1U - Height
NOTE:1, 2, 4
• 2 - 40GbE QSFP ports (min=0 \ max=2 QSFP Transceivers)
• 1 Power Supply Required
• 1U - Height
• 8 - 1/10GbE SFP+ ports (min=0 \ max=8 SFP+ Transceivers)
• 2 - 40GbE QSFP ports (min=0 \ max=2 QSFP Transceivers)
• 1 Power Supply Required
• 1U - Height
NOTE:1, 2, 4, 6
NOTE:1, 2, 4, 6
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HPE FlexNetwork X240 10G SFP+ to SFP+ 5m Direct Attach Copper Cable
JG081C
HPE FlexNetwork X240 10G SFP+ SFP+ 7m Direct Attach Copper Cable
JC784C
Note 2
The following Transceivers install into this switch's QSFP+ Ports:
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+ LC LR4L 2km SM Transceiver
JL286A
HPE X140 40G QSFP+ MPO MM 850nm CSR4 300m Transceiver
JG709A
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
Note 4
The following 40G Transceivers install into this switch:
HPE X2A0 40G QSFP+ to QSFP+ 7m Active Optical Cable
JL287A
HPE X2A0 40G QSFP+ to QSFP+ 10m Active Optical Cable
JL288A
HPE X2A0 40G QSFP+ to QSFP+ 20m Active Optical Cable
JL289A
Note 6
The following 40G Transceiver install into this switch:
HPE X140 40G QSFP+ LC ER4 40km SM Transceiver
JL306A
Remarks
OCA Blue Note - The following 1G XCVR's are only supported on PHY switch ports:
HPE X125 1G SFP LC LH40 1310nm Transceiver
JD061A
HPE X120 1G SFP LC LH40 1550nm Transceiver
JD062A
HPE X125 1G SFP LC LH70 Transceiver
JD063B
OCA Blue Note - The following 10G XCVR is only supported on the PHY switch ports for the HP
FF 5700-32XGT-8XG-2QSFP+ Switch (JG898A).
HPE X130 10G SFP+ LC ER 40km Transceiver
JG234A
OCA Only Model Selection Form HPE Offering > DataCenter Networking > FlexFabric Switches
5700 Switch Series
Box Level Integration CTO Models
CTO Solution SKU
HPE FlexFabric 57xx Configure to order Switch Solution
JH061A
• SSP trigger SKU
CTO Switch Chassis
HPE FlexFabric 5700 48G 4XG 2QSFP+ Switch
JG894A
- Access:
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