Hewlett Packard Enterprise SN8500C Managed 10G Ethernet (100/1000/10000) Grey

Does your data center need increased switch scalability and performance? The HP StoreFabric SN8500C 16 Gb FC Director Switches elevate the standard for director-class switches. Providing industry-leading availability, scalability, security, and management, it allows businesses to deploy higher-performance SANs, with lower TCO. Layering a rich set of intelligent features onto a high-performance, protocol-independent switch fabric, the switch director addresses the stringent requirements of large data center storage environments. Future ready performance with up to 24 Tb/s of Fibre Channel (FC) system bandwidth and 384 (8-Slot) or 192 (4-Slot) 4/8/16 Gb/s, 10 Gb/s full line rate FC ports or 384 (8-Slot) or 192 (4-Slot) 10GbE FCoE ports in a single chassis or up to 1152(8-Slot) or 768 (4-Slot) FC ports in a single rack. Ready for integration of future high-speed standards, providing continued investment protection.