HPE SN6620C 32Gb 24-port 32Gb SFP+ Fibre Channel Switch

• <h4>Lifecycle</h4><ul><li><b>Obsolete Date</b> 16-07-2026</li><li><b>End of support date</b> 31-03-2030</li></ul><h4>Specifications</h4><ul><li><b>Management software</b> SMI-S compliant; Command Line Interface (CLI); Cisco DCNM/NDFC web services API</li><li><b>Upgradability</b> Activate additional ports using 8 port upgrade license</li><li><b>Media types</b> Supports 32 Gb, 16 Gb, and 8 Gb transceivers</li><li><b>Availability features</b> Non-disruptive software upgrades, hot-swappable and dual redundant power supplies, hot-swappable fan module, hot-swappable SFP+ optics, stateful process restart</li><li><b>Aggregate switch bandwidth</b> 1536 Gbps, maximum</li><li><b>Ports</b> 24-port active with 24 32Gb SW transceivers</li><li><b>Protocol supported</b> Fibre Channel</li><li><b>Weight</b> 16.7 lb</li><li><b>Port speed</b> 32 Gb</li><li><b>Software (optional)</b> 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)</li><li><b>Weight</b> 8.5 kg</li><li><b>Encryption capability</b> SNMP V3 implementing AES, Cisco TrustSec payload encryption</li><li><b>Product dimensions (imperial)</b> 1.72 x 17.3 x 22.3 in</li><li><b>Product dimensions (metric)</b> 4.37 x 43.9 x 56.6 cm</li><li><b>Warranty</b> 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.</li><li><b>Form factor</b> 1U</li></ul><h4>Quickspecs</h4><ul><li>QuickSpecs (PDF)</li><li>QuickSpecs</li><li>QuickSpecs (HTML)</li><li>QuickSpecs</li></ul><h4>Overview</h4><p>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.</p><h4>What's new</h4><ul><li>New subscription-based Advantage and Premier license bundles with Cisco DCNM / Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC), Enterprise and SAN Analytics.</li></ul><h4>Features</h4><p>Delivers powerful Representational State Transfer (REST) and NX-API capabilities to enable flexible and rapid programming of utilities for the SAN.</p><p>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.</p><p>Provides visibility into all virtual machines that are accessing the storage LUNs in the fabric and provide an end-to-end view for analytics.</p><b>Intelligent Network Services for SAN</b><p>Starting from release 12.0.1a, DCNM is renamed as Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC).</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><b>Easy Manageability</b><p>Increased fabric scalability provides more flexibility for a variety of SAN architectures.</p><p>Allow users to deploy them with 32 Gb, 16 Gb, or 8 Gb optics to accommodate their budget while being fully prepared for tomorrow.</p><p>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.</p><b>More Flexibility</b><b>High-speed Fibre Channel Connectivity for NVMe/All-Flash Arrays</b><p>HPE Storage Fibre Channel Switch C-series SN6620C provides consistent 32 Gbps low-latency performance across every FC port on the switch.</p><p>Delivers increased performance with an aggregate bandwidth of 1536 Gbps for growing and dynamic workloads.</p><p>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.</p><p>Powered by the same high-performance 32 Gbps ASIC that powers the HPE Storage Director Switch C-series SN8500C portfolio.</p><p>FC-NVMe-ready SAN switch with enhanced buffer-to-buffer (B2B) credits connecting both storage and host ports and FC link encryption.</p><p>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.</p><h4>Media</h4><b>Redefine HPE Storage Networking</b><p>A wide range of storage area network products and solutions that meet any customer requirements for performance, cost, scalability, manageability and investment protection.</p><h4>Compatible products</h4><ul><li>HPE MDS 9000 8Gb FC SFP+ Short Range Transceiver</li><li>HPE LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 1.0m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable</li><li>HPE Premier Flex LC/LC Multi-mode OM4 2 Fiber 2m Cable</li><li>HPE LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 50.0m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable</li><li>HPE LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 15.0m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable</li><li>HPE LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 5.0m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable</li><li>HPE LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 0.5m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable</li><li>HPE LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 2.0m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable</li><li>HPE Install Storage Switches SVC</li><li>HPE Premier Flex LC/LC Multi-mode OM4 2 Fiber 30m Cable</li><li>HPE C-series 32 Gb Fibre Channel Short Wave SFP+ Transceiver</li><li>HPE C-series 16 Gb Fibre Channel SW SFP+ Transceiver</li><li>HPE Premier Flex LC/LC Multi-mode OM4 2 Fiber 1m Cable</li><li>HPE Premier Flex LC/LC Multi-mode OM4 2 Fiber 50m Cable</li><li>HPE LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 30.0m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable</li><li>HPE Premier Flex LC/LC Multi-mode OM4 2 Fiber 5m Cable</li><li>HPE Premier Flex LC/LC Multi-mode OM4 2 Fiber 15m Cable</li></ul><h4>Documents</h4><ul><li>HPE Virtual Connect SE 100Gb F32 Module for Synergy – Flat SAN technical reference</li><li>West London College basis future growth on HPE technology</li><li>HPE Storage Fibre Channel Switch C-series SN6620C QuickSpecs</li></ul>