Storage Networking

As workloads become more demanding, cyber threats become more sophisticated, and the spectrum of threats expands, it is essential to fortify the storage network against hidden risks. The network must deliver optimal performance, operate
autonomously, streamline management, and protect critical data. The HPE Storage Fibre Channel Switch B-series SN6800B with Gen8 technology delivers the performance, automation, and security necessary to enable these capabilities.

Are you seeking to modernize storage networking amid the explosion of data, AI demands, rising costs, and growing cyber threats?

The HPE Storage SAN Director Switch is a modular platform with high bandwidth and ultra-low latency, purpose-built to power and secure large-scale next-generation storage environments. This director provides a stable, scalable, and high-performance foundation that supports growth, workload consolidation, and reliable operations, making it ideal for fueling and scaling mission-critical and enterprise AI workloads.

It provides a high-performance foundation for enterprise data centers with private and hybrid-cloud deployments and highly virtualized environments. The HPE Storage SAN Director Switch portfolio contains the SN8800B and SN8700B directors. The HPE Storage SAN Director Switch is offered in 8-slot and 4-slot chassis.

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

Are you looking for a high-performance Fibre Channel (FC) switch for the modern SAN? The HPE Storage Fibre Channel Switch C-series SN6720C delivers 32 or 64 Gbps Fibre Channel switching, providing high-speed FC connectivity from the server rack to the SAN core. It empowers small, midsize, and large enterprises rapidly deploying cloud-scale applications using extremely dense virtualized servers, providing the dual benefits of greater bandwidth and consolidation. The switch offers state-of-the-art analytics and telemetry capability built into its ASIC platform. For increased flexibility, the HPE Storage Fibre Channel Switch C-series SN6720C is available partially populated or fully populated with either 64 Gb or 32 Gb transceivers. Additionally, investing in this switch for the lower-speed (32 Gbps) server rack gives you the flexibility to upgrade to 64 Gbps performance in the future.

Are you looking for a high-performance, low latency, Fibre Channel (FC) switch for the modern SAN? HPE Storage Fibre Channel Switch C-series SN6730C is a 96 port switch that delivers 32 Gb and 64 Gb high-speed Fibre Channel connectivity from the server rack/storage rack as an edge or core switch. It empowers small, midsize, and large enterprises to rapidly deploy cloud-scale applications using extremely dense virtualized servers, providing greater bandwidth and consolidation benefits. The switch offers state-of-the-art analytics and telemetry capability built into its ASIC platform. For increased flexibility, the HPE Storage Fibre Channel Switch C-series SN6730C is available half-populated or fully populated with either 32 Gb or 64 Gb transceivers or empty switch with 48 active ports with incremental 16 port licenses up to 96 ports.

Are you looking for a high performance Fibre Channel switch for the modern storage area network?

The HPE Storage Fibre Channel Switch C-series SN6610C delivers 32 Gbps Fibre Channel (FC) switching providing high-speed FC connectivity from the server rack to the SAN core. It empowers midsize, enterprise, and large enterprises that are rapidly deploying cloud-scale applications using extremely dense virtualized servers, providing the dual benefits of greater bandwidth and consolidation. The switch offers state-of-art analytics and telemetry capability built into its ASIC platform. For increased flexibility, the HPE Storage Fibre Channel Switch C-series SN6610C scales from 8 to 32 ports. Additionally, investing in this switch for the lower-speed (8 or 16 Gbps) server rack gives you the flexibility to upgrade to 32 Gbps performance in the future.

HPE Storage Switch M-series SN3700M is ideal for modern server and storage networks. Supporting up to 200 GbE, it delivers predictable performance and zero packet loss at line-rate across all ports and packet sizes. Enhanced for storage combined with efficient design, it provides enterprise-level performance with attractive economics and outstanding return on investment. Networks built on the HPE Storage Switch M-series SN3700M are fast, reliable, and scalable while also being affordable and easy to manage. They support primary and secondary storage, providing consistently fair, fast, and low-latency connectivity even under heavy workloads or a mix of different port speeds. This makes them ideal for storage, hyperconverged infrastructure, financial services, and media and entertainment deployments.

Is there a need to modernize your storage network? The all-flash data center and emerging NVMe storage requires a modern storage network that can keep up with pace of innovation seen with compute and storage resources. The HPE Storage Fibre Channel Switch B-series SN6650B is a high-port density building block with 128 Fibre Channel ports that provides the tools to help optimize NVMe storage and automate SAN management tasks. It provides 32Gb SAN connectivity with up to 4Tbps of total system bandwidth for data center consolidation, capable of supporting the most demanding all-flash workloads. New automation capabilities enable DevOps resources to automate operations to increase productivity with simple and open automation through open APIs and the Ansible automation engine. HPE Storage Fibre Channel Switch B-series SN6650B enables new insight into NVMe storage fabrics with modern I/O traffic visibility and VM-level granularity to validate and fine-tune performance for better efficiency.

Are you looking to modernize your storage area network?

The all-flash data center and emerging NVMe storage requires a modern storage network that can keep up with pace of innovation seen with compute and storage resources. The HPE Storage Fibre Channel Switch C-series SN6630C is the next generation 96 port 2-rack unit Fibre Channel (FC) switch that provides high-speed Fibre Channel connectivity in the SAN. This switch offers state-of-art analytics and telemetry capability built into its next-generation Application-Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) platform. The Non-Volatile Memory express (NVMe)-ready switch allows a seamless transition to Fibre Channel Non-Volatile Memory Express (FC-NVMe) workloads whenever available without any hardware upgrade in the SAN. This high-density, highly reliable, and scalable, enterprise-class switch is ideal for medium to large departmental SANs.

Are you struggling to meet the I/O demands of hyperscale virtualization, cloud, or growing flash-based SANs?
HPE Storage Fibre Channel Switch B-series SN3600B provides Gen6 32Gb Fibre Channel (FC) in an ultra-dense 1U format from 8-ports up to 24-ports, and is affordable for limited budgets. It can replace three generations of FC with its backward compatibility with 4, 8, and 16Gb FC for your investment protection. Designed to build a flash-ready infrastructure, it specifically adapts to business application needs. Applications requiring more throughput and lower latency can also take advantage of NVMe over FC ready support. SAN simplicity is achieved with a simple 3-step install process and SAN deployments with HPE 3PAR all-flash storage are automated using HPE Smart SAN for HPE 3PAR software. Data reliability is enhanced with forward error correction (FEC) by automatically detecting and recovering bit error along with HPE Power Pack+ software, which maintains efficient SAN-health.