HP Brocade 16Gb SAN Switch for HPE BladeSystem C-Class

Description The Brocade 16Gb SAN Switch for HPE BladeSystem c-Class represents an easy to manage next generation embedded Fibre Channel switch with 16 Gbps Fibre Channel performance. It hot-plugs into the back of the HPE BladeSystem c-Class Enclosure and its integrated design frees up rack space, enables shared power and cooling, and reduces cabling and small form-factor pluggables. Enhanced trunking support with external switches provides higher bandwidth to enable demanding applications and high density server virtualization. The Power Pack software option enables you to manage data flow to maintain optimized application performance. In addition, both internal and external facing ports auto-sense lower bandwidth components for flexibility and investment protection (4, 8 or 16 Gbps for external ports and 8 or 16 Gbps for internal ports) and an upgrade license enables you to 'pay as you grow'. The Brocade 16Gb SAN Switch for HPE BladeSystem c-Class saves space and cost, significantly simplifies the SAN environment, enables easier deployment and management, and delivers the performance required for emerging higher throughput applications. The HPE BladeSystem c7000 Platinum Enclosure is required to permit 16 Gbps speed on internal ports. Other HPE BladeSystem c7000 Enclosures will have a maximum speed of 8 Gbps.