HPE SN6620C 32Gb 48-port 32Gb SFP+ Fibre Channel Switch

Lifecycle

• Obsolete Date 31-12-2028
• End of support date 31-03-2030

Specifications

• Management software SMI-S compliant; Command Line Interface (CLI); Cisco DCNM/NDFC web services API
• Software (optional) Enterprise Package license, Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) license, SAN Insights (1/3/5 years), Advantage license (1/3/5 years), and Premier license (1/3/5 years)
• Weight 8.5 kg
• Encryption capability SNMP V3 implementing AES, Cisco TrustSec payload encryption
• Product dimensions (imperial) 1.72 x 17.3 x 22.3 in
• Product dimensions (metric) 4.37 x 43.9 x 56.6 cm
• Aggregate switch bandwidth 1536 Gbps, maximum
• Availability features Non-disruptive software upgrades, hot-swappable and dual redundant power supplies, hot-swappable fan module, hot-swappable SFP+ optics, stateful process restart
• Form factor 1U
• Upgradability All ports active
• Media types Supports 32 Gb, 16 Gb, and 8 Gb transceivers
• Ports 48-port active with 48 32Gb SW transceivers
• Protocol supported Fibre Channel
• Weight 16.7 lb
• Port speed 32 Gb
• Warranty The Hardware Warranty is 1-year parts, 1-year on-site (standard business hours, next business day response) and 1-year labor. For more information, refer to the HPE website at https://hpe.com/support.

Quickspecs

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Overview

Are you looking for a high-speed Fibre Channel connectivity for NVMe/All-Flash arrays? HPE Storage Fibre Channel Switch C-series SN6620C delivers 32 Gbps FC switching providing high-speed FC connectivity from the server rack to the SAN core. It empowers small, midsize, and large enterprises that are rapidly deploying cloud-scale applications providing the benefits of greater bandwidth, scale, and consolidation. The switch allows seamless transition to Fibre Channel Non-Volatile Memory Express (FC-NVMe) workloads whenever available without any hardware upgrade in the SAN. For flexibility, the HPE Storage Fibre Channel Switch C-series SN6620C scales from 24-48 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.

What’s new

• New subscription-based Advantage and Premier license bundles with Cisco DCNM / Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC), Enterprise and SAN Analytics.

Features

HPE C-series SAN Insights (Cisco SAN Analytics) delivers deep visibility into I/O traffic between the compute and the storage infrastructure. This information is in addition to the already-available visibility obtained from individual ports, switches, servers, virtual machines, and storage arrays.

Delivers powerful Representational State Transfer (REST) and NX-API capabilities to enable flexible and rapid programming of utilities for the SAN.

HPE Storage Fibre Channel Switch C-series SN6620C supports slow-drain detection and isolation, VSAN technology, access control lists for hardware-based intelligent frame processing, smart zoning, and other various services.

Provides visibility into all virtual machines that are accessing the storage LUNs in the fabric and provide an end-to-end view for analytics.

Intelligent Network Services for SAN

Starting from release 12.0.1a, DCNM is renamed as Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC).

Cisco® Data Center Network Manager (Essentials Edition) software, included with the switch, provides a centralized management tool with task-based wizards that simplifies management of switches and fabrics. Additional advanced features are available with the DCNM licensed version, sold separately.

HPE Storage Fibre Channel Switch C-series SN6620C supports enhanced diagnostic features such as inter-switch link (ISL) and host-bus-adapter (HBA) diagnostics, read diagnostic parameter, link cable beacon, and advanced reliability features such as forward error correction (FEC) with HBA ports.

Easy Manageability

Increased fabric scalability provides more flexibility for a variety of SAN architectures.

Allow users to deploy them with 32 Gb, 16 Gb, or 8 Gb optics to accommodate their budget while being fully prepared for tomorrow.

HPE Storage Fibre Channel Switch C-series SN6620C provides an option to deploy as few as 24, 32 Gbps FC ports in the entry-level variant, which can grow in increments of 8 ports to 48 ports.

More Flexibility
High-speed Fibre Channel Connectivity for NVMe/All-Flash Arrays

HPE Storage Fibre Channel Switch C-series SN6620C provides consistent 32 Gbps low-latency performance across every FC port on the switch.

Delivers increased performance with an aggregate bandwidth of 1536 Gbps for growing and dynamic workloads.

Supports the performance and scale required to deploy a dedicated and standalone FC SAN connecting both initiators and targets without requiring any other switching infrastructure.

Powered by the same high-performance 32 Gbps ASIC that powers the HPE Storage Director Switch C-series SN8500C  portfolio.

FC-NVMe-ready SAN switch with enhanced buffer-to-buffer (B2B) credits connecting both storage and host ports and FC link encryption.

Media

Redefine HPE Storage Networking

A wide range of storage area network products and solutions that meet any customer requirements for performance, cost, scalability, manageability and investment protection.

Compatible products

• HPE MDS 9000 8Gb FC SFP+ Short Range Transceiver
• HPE LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 1.0m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable
• HPE Premier Flex LC/LC Multi-mode OM4 2 Fiber 2m Cable
• HPE LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 50.0m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable
• HPE LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 15.0m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable
• HPE LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 5.0m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable
• HPE LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 0.5m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable
• HPE LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 2.0m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable
• HPE Install Storage Switches SVC
• HPE Premier Flex LC/LC OM4 2f 30m Cbl
• HPE C-series 32 Gb Fibre Channel Short Wave SFP+ Transceiver
• HPE C-series 16 Gb Fibre Channel SW SFP+ Transceiver
• HPE Cablu Server HP Premier Flex LC/LC Multi-mode OM4 2 fiber 1m Cable
• HPE Premier Flex LC/LC Multi-mode OM4 2 Fiber 50m Cable
• HPE LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 30.0m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable
• HPE Cablu storage Server Premier Flex LC/LC Multi-mode OM4 2 Fiber 5mCable
• HPE 1U Autoloader Rack Kit

Documents

• HPE Storage Networking – Best practices for managing data center cabling
• West London College basis future growth on HPE technology
• HPE Storage Fibre Channel Switch C-series SN6620C QuickSpecs
• HPE Virtual Connect SE 100Gb F32 Module for Synergy – Flat SAN technical reference