Product Description
Overview
- 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 32Gbps 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 32Gbps performance in the future.
Features
- Lower initial investment and power consumption for entry-level configurations of up to 8 ports compared to a fully loaded 32-port switch.
- Delivers increased performance with an aggregate bandwidth of 1024Gbps for growing and dynamic workloads.
- Delivers the same outstanding availability and reliability as previous generation HPE Storage Fibre Channel Switch C-series SN6610C 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 HBAs capable of priority tagging the Virtual Machine Identifier (VMID) on every FC frame.
- On-board 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.
- The HPE Storage Fibre Channel Switch C-series SN6610C provides an option to deploy as few as eight 32Gbps Fibre Channel (FC) ports which can grow from 8 ports to 16 ports, and thereafter with a port expansion module. Expanding up to a maximum of 32 ports.
- The HPE Storage Fibre Channel Switch C-series SN6610C supports slow-drain detection and isolation, VSAN technology, access control lists for hardware-based intelligent frame processing, smart zoning, and other various services.
- The VSAN technology provides a cost-effective way to consolidate resources while providing high resiliency to potential fabric disruptions.
- Provides powerful Representational State Transfer (REST) and NX-API capabilities to enable flexible and rapid programming of utilities for the SAN.
- The HPE Storage Fibre Channel Switch C-series SN6610C provides intelligent diagnostics tools such as inter-switch link diagnostics, read diagnostic parameters, protocol decoding, network analysis tools, and others for improved reliability, 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.
- HPE Storage Fibre Channel Switch C-series SN6610C provides consistent 32Gbps low-latency performance across every FC port on the switch.
- Cisco Data Center Network Manager (Essentials Edition) software, included with switch, provides a centralized management tool with task-based wizards. Additional advanced features are available with the DCNM / Cisco Nexuas Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC) licensed version, sold separately.
- Starting NX-OS 9.2(1), DCNM is renamed as Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC).
- 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.
- Configurable with 16Gb FC SFP+ or 32Gb FC SFP+ optics to accommodate your budget while being fully prepared for tomorrow.
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Specifications
Spec | Description |
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Trademark information | Cisco® is a trademark of Cisco Systems, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and certain other countries. |
QuickSpecs | ##QUICKSPECS## |
QuickSpecs (PDF) | https://www.hpe.com/psnow/doc/a00045561enw.pdf?jumpid=in_pdp-psnow-qs |
QuickSpecs (HTML) | https://www.hpe.com/psnow/doc/a00045561enw.html?jumpid=in_pdp-psnow-qs |
QuickSpecs date | ##QUICKSPECS##; 10/31/2028 12:00:00 AM; 04/04/2022 12:00:00 AM |
Quickspec date | 13; ##QUICKSPECS## |
Port speed | 32 Gbps Fibre Channel |
Protocol supported | Fibre Channel |
Encryption capability | AES 128-bit |
Aggregate switch bandwidth | 1024 Gbps, maximum, depending on model |
Software (optional) | Port upgrade license, 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) |
Software (required) | NX-OS 8.2(1). DCNM support 10.4(1) onwards, NX-OS 9.2(2) is required for the Advantage and Premier licenses |
Weight | 9.1 kg with 16 activated ports 9.82 kg with 32 activated ports; 20.06 pounds with 16 activated ports 21.65 pounds with 32 activated ports |
Availability features | Delivers the same outstanding availability and reliability as previous generation HPE C-series SN6010C Fibre Channel Switches by providing optional redundancy on all major components such as power supplies and fans. |
Product Dimensions (imperial) | 1.72 x 17.3 x 20.11 in |
Form factor | 1U |
Warranty | The hardware warranty covers firmware and embedded non-saleable software. For extended hardware installation and maintenance information, click the link below: https://www.hpe.com/psnow/doc/a00108652enw?jumpid=in_lit-psnow-red |
Upgradability | 8-port upgrade license |
UNSPSC code | 43222612 |
Facet Subcategory (facet) | C-series Switches |
Facet Category (facet) | Storage Networking |
Facet Subcategory (faceturl) | c-series-switches |
Facet Category (faceturl) | storage-networking |