Product Description
- The HPE Altoline 6921 Switch Series is an x86-based OCP certified, open-networking, disaggregated family of low-latency 10GbE data center switches in a 1U form factor. Perfect for deployment in web-scale environments as a 10GbE server access switch; optimized for data center hot/cold aisle deployments with reversible airflow. Hardware support for VXLAN is ideal for deployment in multi-tenancy and overlay environments. Take advantage of the streamlined design and ONIE boot loader to deploy a choice of network operating systems with the freedom to select the management and orchestration tools.
Features
- The HPE Altoline 6921 Switch Series delivers 1.44 Tbps switching capacity and up to 1 BPPS throughput for the most demanding applications and data intensive environments.
- Ultra fast 40 Gbps Latency > .6 µs for amazing response time.
- With up to 6 x 40GbE QSFP+ ports the switch has a solution for blazing fast uplinks.
- Provides economies of scale that meet the needs of your web-scale data centers.
- Provides the flexibility for 10GbE top-of-rack deployments.
- Intel x86 CPU subsystem provides ability to load common 3rd party applications and utilities
- With streamlined hardware and multiple software options, the 6921 Switch gives you a better fit for your needs. And with an Intel x86 CPU you have a choice of common software tools for use in server and networking.
- Supports up to 48 x 10GbE links for server scalability with 6 x 40GbE uplinks.
- Offers a choice of management and orchestration tools from growing ecosystem.
- The HPE Altoline 6921 Switch Series provides high density of 48 x 10GBASE-T or 10GbE SFP+ and 6 x 40GbE fiber uplink ports for high-performance and flexible deployments.
- The HPE Altoline 6921 Switch Series simplifies switch deployment, management and orchestration with choice of tools from the robust Linux® community and ecosystem.
- With hardware VXLAN VTEP support the switch works well for multi-tenancy and overlay technologies.
- Includes the Open Network Install Environment (ONIE) loader for easy installation of the network operating system. Choice of network OS, including Cumulus Networks Linux NOS, Pica8 NOS, Big Switch Network Big Monitoring Fabric and Big Switch Network Big Cloud Fabric solution.
- The redundant power supplies and fans combat temperature issues in hot/cold isles deployments.
- The HPE Altoline 6921 Switch Series is an OCP certified, open-networking, disaggregated solution that offers customers choice of hardware platforms and network operating systems (NOS).
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Specifications
Spec | Description |
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What's in the box | (1) HPE Altoline 6921 48SFP+ 6QSFP+ x86 ONIE AC Back-to-Front Switch, (2) AC power supplies, (5) fan trays (back-to-front) |
Product long name specifications | HPE Altoline 6921 48SFP+ 6QSFP+ x86 ONIE AC Back-to-Front Switch |
Quickspec Date | 6 |
QuickSpecs Date | 06/04/2020 05:00:00 AM; 06/04/2018 12:00:00 AM |
QuickSpecs (PDF) | https://www.hpe.com/h20195/v2/GetDocument.aspx?docname=c05158727 |
QuickSpecs (HTML) | https://www.hpe.com/h20195/v2/gethtml.aspx?docname=c05158727 |
Differentiator | 48 1/10GbE SFP+ and 6 40GbE QSFP+ ports, x86 CPU, dual hot-pluggable AC power supplies and back-to-front fan trays. Ideally suited for deployment at the spine and server access layer in large enterprise data centers. |
Trademark information | Intel® is a trademark of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. Linux® is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. |
Power consumption | 282 W (maximum) |
Operating humidity range | 5 to 95% (noncondensing) |
Memory and processor | Intel Atom C2538 quad-core x86 processor @ 2.4 GHz 8 GB DDR3 SDRAM Packet buffer size: 12 MB 8 GB NAND flash |
Weight | 8.5 kg; 18.74 lb |
Ports | (48) SFP+ 1/10GbE ports (6) QSFP+ 40GbE ports |
Minimum dimensions ( H x W x D) | 44.2 x 47.24 x 4.34 cm |
Power supply name | 2 x PSUs |
Routing/switching capacity | 1440 Gbps |
Input voltage | 90 - 264 VAC, rated |
Throughput | up to 1 Bpps |
Product dimensions (H x W x D) | 17.4 x 18.6 x 1.71 in |
Management features | Command-line interface Out-of-band management SNMP manager Telnet FTP |
Latency | 40 Gbps Latency: < 0.6 µs |
Facet Switch type (faceturl) | fixed-port |
Facet Primary port type (faceturl) | 10-gbe |
Facet Product Line (faceturl) | altoline |
Facet Routing / Switching (faceturl) | layer-3-advanced |
Facet Available port speeds (faceturl) | 40-gbe |
Facet Management (faceturl) | fully-managed |
Facet Port count (faceturl) | 54 |
Facet Features (faceturl) | redundant-power; replaceable-fans |
Facet Primary applications (faceturl) | leaf; top-of-rack-tor; access |
Facet Usage (faceturl) | data-center |
Facet Usage (facet) | Data Center |
Facet Primary applications (facet) | Leaf; Top-of-Rack ToR; Access |
Facet Features (facet) | Redundant Power; Replaceable Fans |
Facet Switch type (facet) | Fixed port |
Facet Available port speeds (facet) | 40 GbE |
Facet Primary port type (facet) | 10 GbE |
Facet Routing / Switching (facet) | Layer 3 Advanced |
Facet Management (facet) | Fully managed |
Facet Product line (facet) | Altoline |
Facet Port count (facet) | 54 |