Description
Product Overview to the Q0U55B Store Fabric SN6600B
The Q0U55B HPE StoreFabric SN6600B is a high-performance, rack-mountable Fibre Channel switch designed for use in data center and storage area network (SAN) environments. The switch is equipped with 32 Gigabits per second (Gbps) of bandwidth and offers 48 Small Form-Factor Pluggable Plus (SFP+) ports and 4 Quad Small Form-Factor Pluggable Plus (QSFP+) ports, providing a high-density, flexible solution for connecting servers, storage devices, and other network devices.
The Q0U55B StoreFabric SN6600B is designed to support advanced traffic management and Quality of Service (QoS) features, as well as high-availability and redundancy features that help to ensure that data is transferred efficiently and effectively across the network. The switch is also equipped with powerful security features that help to protect against unauthorized access and data breaches.
The switch is compatible with a wide range of operating systems and software, and it is easy to install and manage, making it an ideal solution for data center and SAN environments of all sizes. With its high-performance, high-density, and high-availability features, the Q0U55B StoreFabric SN6600B is an ideal choice for organizations looking for a powerful and reliable Fibre Channel switch.
Advanced Traffic Management and Quality of Service (QoS)
The Q0U55B HPE StoreFabric SN6600B 32GB Fibre Channel switch is equipped with advanced traffic management and Quality of Service (QoS) features that help to ensure that data is transferred efficiently and effectively across the network. Some of the key features include:
- Priority-based Flow Control (PFC): PFC is a traffic management feature that allows the switch to prioritize and control the flow of data based on the priority level of the traffic. This ensures that important data, such as time-sensitive financial transactions or real-time video streams, is given priority over less critical data.
- Class of Service (CoS): CoS is a traffic management feature that allows the switch to classify and mark different types of traffic based on priority level, ensuring that critical data is given priority over less important data.
- Weighted Round Robin (WRR): WRR is a traffic management feature that allows the switch to distribute data across multiple paths based on a weighting factor, ensuring that data is distributed evenly and efficiently across the network.
- Quality of Service (QoS): QoS is a set of features that allows the switch to manage and control the flow of data based on the priority level of the traffic, ensuring that important data is given priority over less critical data.
- Flow Control: Flow control is a feature that allows the switch to control the flow of data, ensuring that data is not lost due to congestion or oversubscription.
- Congestion Management: Congestion management is a feature that allows the switch to manage network congestion, ensuring that data is transferred efficiently and effectively across the network.
These features help to ensure that data is transferred efficiently and effectively across the network and also helps to ensure that time-sensitive and mission-critical data is given priority over less important data, helping to prevent delays, loss of data and ensuring the smooth functioning of the network.
High-Availability and Redundancy Features
The Q0U55B HPE StoreFabric SN6600B 32GB Fibre Channel switch is designed with high-availability and redundancy features to ensure continuous and reliable operation of the network. Some of the key features include:
- Non-Stop Forwarding (NSF) and Non-Stop Routing (NSR): These features provide fast switchover and failover in case of a switch or link failure, minimizing network disruption and ensuring business continuity.
- Fabric Shortest Path First (FSPF) Routing Protocol: FSPF is a routing protocol that calculates the shortest path for data to travel across the network, providing fast and efficient data transfer.
- Redundant Power Supplies: The switch is equipped with redundant power supplies, which means that if one power supply fails, the other one will take over, ensuring that the switch continues to operate even if there is a power failure.
- Hot-Swappable Components: The switch’s components, such as the power supplies and fans, are hot-swappable, which means they can be replaced without shutting down the switch, reducing downtime and maintenance costs.
- Automatic Switchover: The switch supports automatic switchover, which enables the switch to automatically detect and recover from a failure, ensuring that the network continues to operate without interruption.
- Advanced Diagnostics and Troubleshooting: The switch provides advanced diagnostics and troubleshooting features, such as real-time monitoring, error reporting, and logging, which can help quickly identify and resolve network issues.
These features help to ensure that the network remains operational and available, even in the event of a failure or outage, and also allows for easy maintenance and upgrades without any disruption to the network.
48 Small Form-Factor Pluggable Plus (SFP+) Ports
The Q0U55B HPE StoreFabric SN6600B 32GB Fibre Channel switch features 48 Small Form-Factor Pluggable Plus (SFP+) ports. These ports are designed to support data transfer rates of up to 16 Gbps per port, making it suitable for high-speed data transfer and low-latency applications. The SFP+ ports are also hot-pluggable, which means they can be added or removed while the switch is still powered on, allowing for easy expansion or maintenance of the network.
Additionally, the SFP+ ports are compliant with industry standards, such as Fibre Channel and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), which makes it compatible with a wide range of devices and equipment. The SFP+ ports also support auto-negotiation and auto-sensing, which enables the switch to automatically configure and optimize the link speed and duplex mode, providing a seamless and efficient network operation.
The presence of 48 SFP+ ports on Q0U55B HPE StoreFabric SN6600B 32GB Fibre Channel 48 Ports Switch makes it an ideal solution for businesses and organizations that require high-speed, low-latency data transfer, and have a high density of storage and servers to connect. This feature makes the switch scalable and adaptable to different network environments.
General Information about the HPE Q0U55B
- Manufacturer: HPE
- Part Number or SKU# Q0U55B
- Device Type: Switch 48 Ports Fibre Channel
Technical Information
- Enclosure Type : Rack-mountable 1U
- Ports : 48 x SFP+ + 4 x QSFP+
Performance
- Aggregate bandwidth: 2 Tbps Port-to-port latency: 700 ns
- Capacity : Maximum frame size: 2112
Management and Protocol
- Remote Management Protocol : SNMP 1, SNMP 3, HTTP, HTTPS, SMI-S, SSH, SSH-2, CLI
- Encryption Algorithm : SSL
- Authentication Method : RADIUS, TACACS+, LDAP, DH-CHAP, FCAP
Expansion / Connectivity
- Interfaces : 48 x 32Gb Fibre Channel SFP+ 4 x 32Gb Fibre Channel QSFP+ 1 x 100Base-TX RJ-45 management 1 x console RJ-45 management 1 x USB Type A
Power
- Power Device : Internal power supply – hot-plug
- Installed Qty : 2 (installed) / 2 (max)
- Power Redundancy : Yes
- Power Redundancy Scheme : 1+1
- Voltage Required : AC 120/230 V (50/60 Hz)
Miscellaneous
- Cables Included : 1 x serial cable
- Rack Mounting Kit : Included
