The HP StoreFabric SN6500B Fibre Channel Switch meets the demands of hyper-scale, private cloud storage environments by delivering market-leading 16 Gb Fibre Channel technology and capabilities that support highly virtualized environments. Designed to enable maximum flexibility and investment protection, the SN6500B Switch is configurable in 48, 72 or 96 ports and supports 4, 8 or 16 Gbps speeds in an efficiently designed 2U package. It also provides a simplified deployment process and a point-and-click user interface-making it both powerful and easy to use. The SN6500B Switch is ideal for medium- to large-sized organizations that need a scalable, high-availability solution that will facilitate consolidation and the flexibility to meet rapidly evolving storage requirements.

The SN6500B switch offers low-cost access to SAN technology while providing "pay-as-you-grow" scalability to meet the needs of an evolving storage environment.

Description:

HP StoreFabric SN6500B C8R42A Fibre Channel Switch 96-port 

Features:

• Integrated—end-to-end into the HP storage, server and networking ecosystem Everything is HP tested, certified and serviced to provide a superior SAN experience
• Optimized—for virtual server environments and cloud deployments Designed to reduce costs while increasing packet performance and efficiency.
• Comprehensive—portfolio has industry-standard bridges to legacy investments Choose from directors, switches, multi-protocol routers, data migration appliances, HBAs, CNAs, Optics, Cables and SAN software
• Converged—move to new designs while protecting previous investments Deploy additional technologies; converge unlike protocols (Fibre Channel, 1GbE/10GbE, FCIP, iSCSI, FCoE)