HPE SN6720C 64Gb 48/48 32Gb Short Wave SFP+ Fibre Channel Switch

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.

• HPE Storage Fibre Channel Switch C-series SN6720C configurations.:
• 8 port upgrade license, subscription-based Advantage and Premier license bundles with Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC), Enterprise and SAN Analytics.:
• SKU options with up-front cost relief (designated by "v2" in descriptions).:
• High Performance for All-flash Arrays and Virtualized Workloads: The HPE Storage Fibre Channel Switch C-series SN6720C provides consistent 64 or 32 Gbps low-latency performance across every FC port on the switch. | Delivers increased performance with an aggregate bandwidth of 3 Tbps end-to-end full duplex for growing and dynamic workloads. | Delivers the same outstanding availability and reliability as the previous generation switch by providing optional redundancy on all major components such as power supplies and fans. | Provides visibility into each virtual machine logged into the fabric through host bus adapters (HBAs) capable of priority tagging the virtual machine identifier (VMID) on every FC frame. | Onboard hardware that protects the entire system from malicious attacks by limiting access to critical components such as the bootloader, system image loader, and Joint Test Action Group (JTAG) interface.
• Investment Protection: Available with 32 Gb FC SFP+ or 64 Gb FC SFP+ optics to accommodate your budget.
• Intelligent Network Services for Modern SAN: The HPE Storage Fibre Channel Switch C-series SN6720C supports slow-drain detection and isolation, VSAN technology, access control lists for hardware-based intelligent frame processing, smart zoning, and other services. | The VSAN technology provides a cost-effective way to consolidate resources while providing high resiliency to potential fabric disruptions. | Provides powerful NX-API capabilities to enable flexible and rapid programming of utilities for the SAN.
• Easy Manageability: Provides intelligent diagnostics tools such as Inter-Switch Link (ISL) and HBA diagnostics, remote SFP (read diagnostic parameter) diagnostics, remote port beaconing, and link-level forward error correction (FEC) for faster problem resolution and reduced service costs. | Consolidate separate physical SAN fabrics into one large fabric for ease of management and reduced total cost of ownership. | Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC) | 1 | software provides a centralized management tool with task-based wizards. These features are available with the HPE SN6710C/SN6720C Advantage license. | HPE C-series SAN analytics delivers deep visibility into I/O traffic between compute and the storage infrastructure. These features are available with the HPE Storage Fibre Channel Switch C-series SN6710C/SN6720C Premier license.