HP StoreFabric SN6500B Fibre Channel Switch

QuickSpecs HP StoreFabric SN6500B Fibre Channel Switch 

Overview 

To remain competitive, IT organizations must keep pace with ever-increasing workloads without a similar increase in their budgets or 

resources. While virtualization has provided some relief by enabling the benefits of faster deployment and consolidation, it also tends 

to put additional stress on data center networks. In addition, the move toward cloud computing, which promises greater efficiency and 

a more service-oriented business model, means that these networks will face even greater demands. 

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 is available in four models: 

HP StoreFabric SN6500B 16Gb 96-port/96-port Active Power Pack+ Fibre Channel Switch 

HP StoreFabric SN6500B 16Gb 96-port/96-port Active Fibre Channel Switch 

HP StoreFabric SN6500B 16Gb 96-port/48-port Active Power Pack+ Fibre Channel Switch 

HP StoreFabric SN6500B 16Gb 96-port/48-port Active Fibre Channel Switch 

Power Pack+ includes additional software: Fabric Watch, ISL Trunking, Extended Fabric, Advanced Performance Monitoring. Power 

Pack+ software provides the SAN administrator with the necessary tools to monitor the health and performance of the network, while 

also ensuring the highest levels of security, scalability and manageability. 

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Features and Benefits 

Key Features and Benefits 

Delivers 16 Gbps performance with up to 96 ports in an ultra-dense, optimized 2U form factor 

Features Ports on Demand (PoD) capabilities for fast, easy, and cost-effective scaling from 48 to 96 ports in 24-port increments 

Provides a flexible, simple, and easy-to-use SAN solution with industry-leading technology 

Supports highly virtualized, private cloud storage with multi-tenancy and non-stop operations 

Offers best-in-class port density and scalability for high-end enterprise SAN switches, along with redundant, hot-pluggable 

components and non-disruptive software upgrades 

In-flight compression and encryption included providing efficient link utilization and security. 

Yields exceptional price/performance value 

Provides Adaptive Networking services such as Quality of Service (QoS) to help optimize application performance in 

consolidated, virtual environments. The Adaptive Networking and Server Application Optimization (SAO) features are included 

by default in all SN6500B switch models and do not require a separate license 



Models 

HP StoreFabric SN6500B 

16Gb 

FC Switch Models 

HP StoreFabric SN6500B 16Gb 96-port/96-port Active Power Pack+ Fibre Channel 

Switch 

C8R42A 

HP StoreFabric SN6500B 16Gb 96-port/96-port Active Fibre Channel Switch C8R43A 

HP StoreFabric SN6500B 16Gb 96-port/48-port Active Power Pack+ Fibre Channel 

Switch 

C8R44A 

HP StoreFabric SN6500B 16Gb 96-port/48-port Active Fibre Channel Switch C8R45A 



Product Highlights 

SN6500B 16Gb FC Switch Simplifies enterprise SAN deployment by combining higher edge switch port density with 

exceptional scalability, performance and reliability 

Delivers 48, 72, or 96-ports in a 2U enclosure 

Provides 4 Gb/s, 8 Gb/s, 16 Gb/s* performance 

Employs optional Inter-Switch Link (ISL) Trunking to provide a high-speed data path between 

switches which enables a high speed data path between 16 Gb/s switches up to 128 Gb/s 

* 16 Gb/s ISL performance can be obtained between two 16 Gb/s switches. 

Configuration Support http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/san/documentation.html 

High-availability features Two integrated redundant, hot swappable power supplies with three hot-swappable redundant 

cooling fans 

Enhanced Fault Detection Logic 

Parity protection on all data paths and system memory 

Advanced Fabric Services Hardware Enforced Zoning 

Frame Filtering 

Built-in Web browser management tools 

Enhanced Group Management (EGM) 

HP B-series SAN Network Advisor software (optional) 

Cabinet Support HP (22U, 36U and 42U) 9000 and 10000 G1 Series, (25U, 33U and 41U) HP System/e, and the 22U, 

36U, and 42U HP 10000 G2 Series and Intelligent Series racks. 

NOTE: To order factory integration, add 0D1 after the part number on your sales order. 

Software Components, Standard, Base Models 

Frame Filtering An ASIC based capability that enables new applications and features. The switch has the ability to "view" 

the first 64 bytes of the Fibre Channel frame. At this time, Frame Filtering enables advanced capabilities 

such as Advanced Zoning and Advanced Performance Monitoring. 

Advanced Zoning WWN Zoning and Access Control are enforced by hardware that provides the same simple administration 

previously enforced only with software. Administrators can organize a physical fabric into logical groups 

and prevent unauthorized access by devices outside the Zone. 

Web Tools Web Tools is an intuitive and easy-to-use graphical interface that enables organizations to monitor and 

manage SAN fabrics. Tasks can be performed through a Java-capable Web browser from a standard 

laptop, desktop PC or workstation from any location within the enterprise. 




EGM Enhanced Group Management (EGM) is a FOS license that is included with all B-Series switches and enables 

multi-switch operations. It helps automate operations across multiple switches to save time and 

streamline repetitive operations, which are typically prone to error. EGM drives consistency across fabrics, 

while minimizing the risk associated with potential downtime due to configuration mismatches. EGM 

provides streamlined troubleshooting for more effective fabric monitoring and diagnosis. 

In-flight Compression and 

Encryption 

Software Components, Optional 

SN6500B 16Gb Switch 

Power Pack+ Software 

Bundle 

HP SAN Network Advisor Professional, Professional Plus, and Enterprise enable EGM functionality. 

Customers have EGM functionality enabled within the hardware product and need only to make the 

decision around which management application is right for them. 

In-flight compression optimizes network performance within the data center and over long-distance links. 

Data is compressed at the source and uncompressed at the destination. Performance varies by data type, 

but generally achieve 2:1 compression with minimal impact on performance. Compression can be used in 

conjunction with in-flight encryption. 

In-flight encryption minimizes the risk of unauthorized access for traffic within the data center and over 

long-distance links. It is switch-to-switch encryption, not device or data-at-rest encryption. Data is 

encrypted at the source and decrypted at the destination. Encryption and decryption are performed in 

hardware using the AES-GCM-256 algorithm, minimizing any impact on performance. Encryption can be 

used in conjunction with in-flight compression. This is complementary to data-at-rest encryption provided 

by the Encryption SAN Switch and the Encryption Blade for B-series SAN Directors. 

The Power Pack+ Software Bundle comes with the SN6500B 16Gb 96/96 Power Pack+ Switch and 

SN6500B 16Gb 96/48 Power Pack+ Switch or as an optional software bundle for the SN6500B 16Gb 96/96 

FC Switch and the SN6500B 96/48 FC Switch. It includes the following: 

Fabric Watch 

Advanced Performance Monitor 

Extended Fabric 

ISL Trunking 

NOTE: Adaptive Networking and Server Application Optimization features are included by default in all 

four switch configurations and do not require a separate license 




Adaptive Networking Adaptive Networking (AN) is an optional family of technologies which allow flexible control of traffic 

movement within the fabric which deliver application aware management of fabric resources. Applications 

may be used with multiple protocols and multiple classes of service. It includes the following features: 

Ingress Rate Limiting: 

Allows the ingress bandwidth of a port to be throttled to a rate lower than negotiated with the SAN node. 

This could be very useful for enterprises offering stepped levels of service and enforcing SLAs. 

Quality of Service (QoS): 

Enables zones with high, medium, and low priorities within a fabric on a zone by zone basis. This can be 

very useful for prioritizing array replication over MANs and WANs over less critical traffic. 

Traffic Isolation Zones: 

Defines paths through a fabric for some or all nodes. Failover allows a non-preferred path to be used if the 

preferred fails. TIZs use failover by default but it can be disabled if traffic should stop if a preferred path 

fails. TIZ can be used to manually map out traffic flows within a fabric based on application, priority, and 

topology. 

Fabric Watch Fabric Watch is an optional license which enables each switch to monitor the SAN for potential faults and 

automatically alert network managers to problems before they become failures. Fabric Watch tracks a 

variety of SAN fabric elements, events, and counters. Monitoring fabric-wide events, ports, SFPs, and 

environmental parameters permits early fault detection and isolation as well as performance 

measurement. Each switch in the SAN needs its own Fabric Watch license. 

Advanced Performance 

Monitor 

This optional enabling technology helps administrators monitor and watch specific fabric metrics -- from a 

SID (Source ID) to a DID (Destination ID) -- so they can fine-tune and scale the fabric more efficiently. Plus, 

Advanced Performance Monitoring includes the ability for early warning detection of hot spots within the 

fabric, a powerful tool for maintaining overall balanced performance. 

Top Talkers is a component of Advanced Performance Monitoring and tracks the top traffic flows for hosts 

and targets for a switch port or a switch. Top Talkers can help identify the ports that need certain Quality 

of Service (QoS) attributes or it can help determine portions of the physical topology that need 

reconfiguration. 

Extended Fabric Optional license which extends all of the scalability, reliability, and performance benefits of Fibre Channel 

Storage Area Networks (SANs) beyond the native 10 km distance specified by the Fibre Channel standard. 

ISL Trunking For high performance enhanced Trunking, this optional license logically groups up to eight E-ports to 

provide a high bandwidth trunk between two switches. Each 16Gb switch needs its own license. The switch 

operating system views the trunk as a single, high bandwidth resource (up to 128Gb) when routing 

connections between 16Gb switches. Connections are load-balanced across the individual links, which 

comprise the logical trunk group. 




Server Application 

Optimization 

SAN Network Advisor 

Professional 

SAN Network Advisor 

Enterprise and 

Professional+ 

Server Application Optimization (SAO) license improves overall application performance for physical 

servers and virtual machines. SAO, when deployed with B-Series Fibre Channel HBAs, extends B-Series 

Adaptive Networking from the B-series SAN fabric to the server infrastructure. This delivers applicationlevel, 

fine-grain Quality of Service (QoS) management to the HBAs and related server applications. 

Solution Requirements: 

SAO requires B-series HBA installed in the server 

HP SAN Network Advisor Professional is a server based management application available at no-charge 

that comes with B-series SAN Switches and includes the following features: 

Allows management of a single Fabric OS (FOS) fabric (up to a 1,000 B-Series switch ports) 

Performs group switch management beyond the scope of Web Tools 

Does not offer management for the DC SAN Backbone Director, the SN8000B Director, or FICON 

It is targeted for SMB customers that use FOS based SAN fabrics and require a management solution for 

smaller SANs based on a single fabric. 

SMB customers that initially start off with SAN Network Advisor Professional and have a small SAN 

environment may over time feel the need for an enterprise-class product (SAN Network Advisor 

Enterprise) as their environments start to grow in size and complexity, and as they start to uptake more 

enterprise-class functionality (such as Fibre Channel Routing, FCIP, etc.). A non-disruptive upgrade path is 

available from SAN Network Advisor Professional to SAN Network Advisor Enterprise. 

HP SAN Network Advisor Enterprise and Professional+ are the enterprise-class products that support FOS 

products. SAN Network Advisor Enterprise provides complete B-series Directors Management including 

enterprise-class features/environments such as FICON, Fibre Channel Routing, FCIP, adaptive networking, 

etc while SAN Network Advisor Professional+ provides the same feature set except for support for the DC 

SAN Backbone Director, SN8000B 8-Slot Director, and FICON. 

SAN Network Advisor Enterprise delivers unprecedented scalability, up to 24 fabrics and 9,000 switch 

ports, while SAN Network Advisor Professional+ scales to 4 SAN Fabrics and 2560 switch ports. There is an 

upgrade available from SAN Network Advisor Professional Plus to SAN Network Advisor Enterprise. 

Integrated Routing Integrated Routing is an optional license which provides native Fibre Channel Routing (FCR) on a per-port 

basis, rather than limiting routing ports to those on a dedicated routing switch or blade. Just like 

traditional FCR, Integrated Routing uses EX_Ports to import/export devices between fabrics, enabling 

selective device sharing while maintaining remote fabric isolation. Integrated Routing provides 

architecture flexibility to route on a port-by-port basis, enabling increased scalability and fault isolation. 



Service and Support 

Warranty (1-1-1) Hardware Warranty; 1-year parts; 1-year on-site (standard business hours, next business day 

response) and 1-year labor. 

NOTE: The hardware warranty covers firmware and embedded non-saleable software. For extended 

hardware installation and maintenance information, click the link below: 

http://www.hp.com/hps/carepack/services/. 

NOTE: Certain restrictions and exclusions apply. Consult the Customer Support Center for details. 

Hardware or Software product installation is not included in the warranty, but is available and highly 

recommended. 

Service and Support Technology Services for increased uptime, productivity and ROI 

TRUST HP storage technology experts for every level of service and support. Our integrated portfolio of 

Services for storage help customers reduce costs, optimize data, streamline storage management, and 

improve backup and recovery. Capitalizing on HP Storage Systems' capabilities requires a service partner 

who understands your increasingly complex environment. Team with the people who know HP 

infrastructure hardware and software best-the experienced professionals at HP Services. 

Protect your business beyond warranty 

Warranty protects against manufacturer defects, however warranty uplifts, such as HP Care Pack Services 

protect the business-by reducing downtime risks and providing operational consistency for missioncritical 

and standard business computing. 

What HP Storage Technology Services can do for you 

HP Storage Technology Services can help you design, deploy, test, integrate, support, and manage IT and 

infrastructure solutions. HP storage lifecycle support services offers a full spectrum of customer carefrom 

technology support to complex migrations to complete managed services. 

Choose the right level of support, deployment and integration services 

HP support recommendations are designed to help you enhance technology operations and lower risk-and 

make it easier for you to seek the right balance between affordability and service-level commitments. 

Depending on your individual support needs, choose from three levels of care that cover the entire 

lifecycle to better address your needs-Optimized Care, Standard Care, and Basic Care. If none of our 

support recommendations meet your needs, we can tailor a service solution for your unique support 

requirements. Only HP brings together deep expertise, proactive and business critical support and a strong 

partner network-plus, a full set of infrastructure services designed to power a Converged Infrastructure. 




Optimized Care - delivers 

best performance and 

stability through 

deployment and proactive 

management practices 

Standard Care - maintains 

high level of uptime, along 

with expert help to cut the 

cost and complexity of 

implementation and 

support 

Basic Care - Minimum 

recommended support 

Implement right from the 

start 

Choose either: 

HP Critical Advantage Level 3 Service - Choose this service when you need an end-to-end infrastructure 

support solution that encompasses server, operating system, hypervisor, storage, and network. It's the 

level of support well suited for business-critical applications running on virtualized and x86 

infrastructures. (Includes 60 Critical Advantage flexible credits.) 

http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetPDF.aspx/4AA3-1772ENW.pdf 

Or: 

3-Year HP Critical Service - Designed for environments where downtime cannot be tolerated, HP 

monitors your environment around-the-clock, 365 days a year. We implement improvement projects to 

mitigate risks and reduce incidents. If outages do occur, they are addressed immediately with access to 

our dedicated critical support escalation resources. 


Choose either: 

HP Critical Advantage Level 2 Service - Opt for end-to-end infrastructure support including server, 

operating system, hypervisor, storage, and network in an environment running business critical 

applications on virtualized and x86 infrastructures. (Includes 30 Critical Advantage flexible credits.) 


Or: 

3-Year HP Proactive 24 Service - This is the right choice for environments where some downtime is 

acceptable. HP helps manage your IT environment for improved performance, stability, and availability. 

Your incidents are addressed 24x7, with a maximum 4-hour onsite response 365 days a year. 

http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetPDF.aspx/5981-9842EN.pdf 

Plus: 

HP Proactive Select - Choose from an extensive menu of consultancy and technical services, such as 

onsite firmware upgrades, health checks, assessments, and education. (Includes 30 Proactive Select 

flexible credits.) 


3-Year HP Proactive 24 Service - This is the right choice for environments where some downtime is 

acceptable. HP helps manage your IT environment for improved performance, stability, and availability. 

Your incidents are addressed 24x7, with a maximum 4-hour onsite response 365 days a year. 


Whichever level of care you select, it includes: 

HP Enhanced Implementation Service for SANs-HP delivers complete design and implementation services 

for Fibre Channel, FCoE, FCIP, SAS, and iSCSI SAN connectivity components. 





Remote 

Support Tools 

Additional service to 

meet your needs 

HP Insight Remote Support - Count on proven technology to deliver secure, reliable 24x7 remote 

monitoring, diagnosis, and problem resolution, all available at no extra charge if you have an existing 

warranty, service agreement, or HP Care Pack Service with HP. 


HP Assessment Service for SANs - We offer customized technical and operational guidance to customers 

employing HP storage subsystems and the interconnecting storage area network (SAN), with 

recommendations to help improve availability levels and ongoing environment management. 


For more information www.hp.com/services/storage 

To learn more on HP Storage Services, please contact your HP sales representative or HP Authorized 

Channel Partner 

HP Care Pack Services are sold by HP and HP Authorized Service Partners: 

Services for customers purchasing from HP or an enterprise reseller are quoted using HP order 

configuration tools. 

Customers purchasing from a commercial reseller can find HP Care Pack Services at 

www.hp.com/go/lookuptool 



Family Information 

Features 8/8 SAN Switch Base and 

8/8 SAN Switch 

Targeted Environment Workgroups, 

Departments 

Fibre Channel Port 

Bandwidth 

Aggregate device 

bandwidth 

8/24 SAN Switch Base 8/40 SAN Switch and 

8/40 SAN Switch Power 

Pack+ 

Workgroups, 

Departments 

Workgroups, 

Departments 

8/80 SAN Switch and 

8/80 SAN Switch Power 

Pack+ 

Workgroups, 

Departments 

8Gbit/sec 8Gbit/sec 8Gbit/sec 8Gbit/sec 

128 - 384 Gbit/sec 

full duplex 

256 - 384 Gbit/sec 

full duplex 

384 - 640 Gbit/sec 

full duplex 

OS Support NOTE: Please Refer to SAN Design Guide 

http://www.hp.com/go/sandesign or http://www.hp.com/go/sandesignguide 

Storage system support 3PAR StoreServ, StoreVirtual 4000, P9000/XP, P6000/EVA, P2000/MSA 

FC Ports 8 Enabled 

24 Max 

16 Enabled 

24 Max 

24 Enabled 

40 Max 

768 - 1280 Gbit/sec full 

duplex 

48 Enabled 

80 Max 

SFP B-series B-series B-series B-series 

Advanced 

Trunking 

Optional Upgrade Included with Power 

Pack+ or Optional 

Upgrade 

Adaptive Networking Optional Upgrade Included with Power 


Upgrade 

Included with Power 


Upgrade 



Upgrade 



Upgrade 



Upgrade 

Form factor 1U 1U 1U 2U 

Zoning Software Yes (Included) Yes (Included) Yes (Included) Yes (Included) 

Hot plug, redundant 

power supplies 

No No Yes Yes 

Hot plug fans No No Yes Yes 

Features SN3000B 16Gb FC Switch and 

SN3000B 16Gb FC Power Pack+ 

SN6000B 16Gb FC Switch and 

SN6000B 16Gb FC Power Pack+ 

SN6500B 16Gb FC Switch and 

SN6500B 16Gb FC Power Pack+ 

Targeted Environment Workgroups, Departments Workgroups, Departments Workgroups, Departments 


Bandwidth 


bandwidth 

16Gbit/sec 16Gbit/sec 16Gbit/sec 

384 - 768 Gbit/sec 

full duplex 

768 - 1536 Gbit/sec full duplex 1536-3072 Gbit/sec full duplex 




FC Ports 12-24 Enabled 

24 Max 

24 or 48 Enabled 

48 Max 


96 Max 

SFP B-series B-series B-series 




Advanced 

Trunking 

Included with Power Pack+ Included with Power Pack+ or 

Optional Upgrade 

Adaptive Networking Included with Power Pack+ Included with Power Pack+ or 


Included with Power Pack+ or 


Included by Default (No License 

needed) 

Form factor 1U 1U 2U 

Zoning Software 



Yes (Included) Yes (Included) 

Optional Yes Yes 

Hot plug fans Yes Yes (integrated with power supply) Yes 

Features 8/24 Bundled FC Switch SN6000B 16Gb Bundled FC Switch 

Targeted Environment Workgroups, Departments Workgroups, Departments 


Bandwidth 


bandwidth 

8Gbit/sec 16Gbit/sec 

256 - 384 Gbit/sec 

full duplex 

Yes 

768 - 1536 Gbit/sec 

full duplex 





24 Max 


48 Max 

SFP B-series, 16 units included in the box B-series, 24 units included in the box 

Advanced 

Trunking 

Included with Power Pack+ or Optional Upgrade Included with Power Pack+ or Optional Upgrade 

Adaptive Networking Included with Power Pack+ or Optional Upgrade Included with Power Pack+ or Optional Upgrade 

Form factor 1U 1U 

Zoning Software Yes (Included) Yes (Included) 



No Yes 

Hot plug fans No Yes (integrated with power supply) 




Features 2408 FCoE CN Switch and 2408 

FCoE CN Switch Power Pack+ 

1606 Extension SAN Switch Encryption SAN Switch 

Targeted Environment Workgroups, Departments Data Centers Data Centers 


Bandwidth 

Ethernet 10Gbit/sec Converged Enhanced 

Ethernet 


bandwidth 

8Gbit/sec 8Gbit/sec 8Gbit/sec 

1Gbit/sec Ethernet N/A 

512 Gbit/sec 

full duplex 





8 Max 

Ethernet Ports 24 Enabled 

24 Max 


16 Max 


6 Max 

32 Enabled 

32 Max 

SFP B-series B-series B-series 

Advanced 

Trunking 





Adaptive Networking No Included with Power Pack+ or 


N/A 



Form factor 1U 1U 2U 

Zoning Software Yes (Included) Yes (Included) Yes (Included) 



Yes Yes Yes 

Hot plug fans Yes Yes 

Features SN8000B 8-Slot SAN 

Director Power Pack+ 

Targeted Environment Cloud Optimized Data 

Centers 

SN8000B 4-Slot SAN 

Director and 4-Slot SAN 


Cloud Optimized Data 

Centers 

DC SAN Backbone 


DC04 SAN Director and 

DC04 SAN Director Power 

Pack+ 

Traditional Data Centers Traditional Data Centers 

Port Bandwidth Up to 16Gbit/sec Up to 16Gbit/sec 8Gbit/sec 8Gbit/sec 


bandwidth 

16.4 Tbit/sec 

full duplex 

8.2 Tbit/sec full duplex 4.1 Tbit/sec full duplex 2 Tbit/sec full duplex 



Storage system 

Support 

3PAR StoreServ, StoreVirtual 4000, P9000/XP, P6000/EVA, P2000/MSA 

Ports Up to 512 SFP Up to 256 SFP Up to 512 Up to 256 

SFP B-series B-series B-series B-series 

Advanced Trunking Included with Power Pack Included with Power Pack 

or Optional Upgrade 


Pack+ 






Adaptive Networking Included with Power Pack Included with Power Pack 

or Optional Upgrade 


Pack+ 



Form factor 14U 9U 14U 9U 

Zoning Software Yes (included) Yes (included) Yes (Included) Yes (Included) 



Yes Yes Yes Yes 

Hot plug fans Yes Yes Yes Yes 

Features Embedded SAN Switch 

for EVA4400 

Targeted Environment Workgroups, 

Departments 

Brocade 8Gb SAN Switch 

for HP c-Class 

BladeSystem 

Workgroups, 

Departments 

B-Series Multi-protocol 

Router Blade 

Port Bandwidth 8Gbit/sec 8Gbit/sec 4 Gbit/sec FC Ethernet: 1 

Gbit/sec 


bandwidth 

320 Gbit/sec full duplex 384 Gbit/sec 

full duplex 

B-Series Multi-protocol 

Extension Blade 

Data Centers Data Centers 

8 Gbit/sec FC Ethernet: 1 

or 10 Gbit/sec 

N/A N/A 



Storage system 

Support 

Ports 20 external per EVA 

Controller Pair 

3PAR StoreServ, StoreVirtual 4000, P9000/XP, P6000/EVA, P2000/MSA 

4 or 8 external / 8 or 16 

internal 

18 ports: 16 FC and 2 

Gigabit Ethernet 

16 8Gb FC and 10 1GbE or 

2 10GbE 

SFP B-series B-series HP B-series 

Advanced Trunking Included with Power 


Upgrade 

Adaptive Networking Included with Power 


Upgrade 



Upgrade 



Upgrade 

Optional Upgrade to 

chassis 


chassis 

Form factor Embedded Embedded Blade in 4/256, DC SAN 

Back, or DC04 SAN Dir 


chassis 


chassis 

Blade in SN8000B and DC 

SAN Directors 

Zoning Software Embedded Yes (Included) Yes (Included) Yes (Included) 



Yes, in EVA 4400 

Enclosure 

Hot plug fans Yes, in EVA 4400 

Enclosure 

Yes, in BladeSystem 

Enclosure 

Yes, in BladeSystem 

Enclosure 

Yes, in director chassis Yes, in director chassis 

Yes, in director chassis Yes, in director chassis 



Configuration Information 

Step 1 - Base Configuration 

Select one: 

Model Model Description Part Number 

SN6500B 16Gb 96/96 Power Pack+ FC Switch C8R42A 

16Gb 96-port FC Switch with 96 active ports; rackmount kit; accessory kit (enterprise 

safety and regulatory information, installation guide, rack-mounting instructions), 

power cords, serial cable, base software of Advanced Fabric OS, Advanced Web Tools, 

Advanced Zoning, SAN Network Advisor Professional, Brocade EZ Switch and Power 

Pack+ software of ISL Trunking, Extended Fabric, Advanced Performance Monitoring 

and Fabric Watch. 

NOTE: Requires optical transceivers listed below. 

SN6500B 16Gb 96/96 FC Switch C8R43A 




Brocade EZ Switch, Advanced Zoning, SAN Network Advisor Professional 


SN6500B 16Gb 96/48 Power Pack+ FC Switch C8R44A 




Brocade EZ Switch, Advanced Zoning and SAN Network Advisor Professional and Power 

Pack+ software of ISL Trunking, Extended Fabric, Advanced Performance Monitoring 

and Fabric Watch. 


SN6500B 16Gb 96/48 FC Switch C8R45A 




Brocade EZ Switch, Advanced Zoning, and SAN Network Advisor Professional. 


SN6500B 16Gb 24-port FC Upgrade LTU TC440A 

24 port upgrade license for SN6500B 16Gb 96/48 Power Pack+ FC Switch (C8R44A) and 

SN6500B 16Gb 96/48 FC Switch (C8R45A) 




Step 2 - Options 

Fibre Channel 

Transceivers 

Model Description Part Number 

HP B-series 16Gb SFP+ Short Wave Transceiver QK724A 

HP 8Gb Short Wave B-series FC SFP+ 1 Pack AJ716B* 

*NOTE: AJ716A is not supported with the SN6000B and SN6500B 16Gb FC Switches 

Distance - 

Maximum 

HP Standard 

OM2 Cable 

HP Standard 

OM3 Cable 

HP PremierFlex 

OM3+ Cable 

HP PremierFlex 

OM4 Cable 

16Gb 

performance: 

35 meters 100 meters 100 meters 125 meters 

8Gb 

performance: 


4Gb 

performance: 


HP B-series 16Gb SFP+ Long Wave 10km Transceiver QK725A 

HP 8Gb Long Wave B-series 10km Fibre Channel 1 Pack SFP+ Transceiver AJ717A 

HP B-series 8Gb Long Wave 25km Fibre Channel SFP Transceiver 1 Pack AW538A 

HP B-series 10Gb SFP+ Short Range Transceiver QK726A 

HP B-series 10Gb SFP+ Long Range Transceiver QK727A 

USB HP B-series 2G USB Drive AK864B 

Optical Cables HP PremierFlex OM4+ Fiber Optic Cables 

HP Premier Flex LC/LC Multi-mode OM4 2 fiber 1m Cable QK732A 






HP OM3 LC-LC Optical Cables 

HP LC to LC Multi-mode OM3 2-Fiber 0.5m 1-Pack Fiber Optic Cable AJ833A 










Step 3 - Optional Software* 

* For Fabric OS (FOS) minimum requirements, please refer to: http://spock.corp.hp.com/ 

Software for SN6500B 

16Gb FC Switch 

HP B-series SAN Network Advisor Enterprise LTU TC352A 

HP B-series SAN Network Advisor Professional Plus LTU TC353A 

HP B-series SAN Network Advisor Professional Plus Upgrade LTU TC354A 

HP SN6500B Power Pack+ Upgrade LTU 

NOTE: The Power Pack+ Software Bundle kit includes Fabric Watch, ISL Trunking, 

Extended Fabric and Advanced Performance Monitor. 

Adaptive Networking and Server Application Optimization features are included by 

default in all four switch configurations and do not require a separate license 

TC441A 

HP B-series Extended Fabric LTU 313458-B21 

HP B-series Fabric Watch LTU 313454-B21 

HP B-series Advanced Performance Monitor LTU 313450-B21 

HP B-series ISL Trunking LTU 313452-B21 

HP B-series Integrated Routing LTU T5528A 

HP Intelligent Infrastructure Analyzer Software LTU TC400A 

HP Intelligent Infrastructure Analyzer Software E-LTU TC400AAE 



Technical Specifications 

System Architecture Fibre Channel ports Switch mode (default): 48-, 72-, and 96-port configurations (24-port 

increments through Ports on Demand [PoD] licenses); universal (E, F, M, D, EX) 

ports 

Scalability Full fabric architecture: 

http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/san/ 

documentation.html 

Certified maximum Refer to SAN Design Guide for current configuration information: 

http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/san/ 

documentation.html 

Interoperability 4/256 SAN Director 


4/32B SAN Switch 







SN3000B SAN Switch 

SN6000B SAN Switch 

Encryption SAN Switch 

2408 FCoE Converged Network Switch 

1606 Extension SAN Switch 

DC04 SAN Director 

DC SAN Backbone Director 

SN8000B 8-Slot SAN Backbone Director 

SN8000B 4-Slot SAN Director 

Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem 

Brocade 8Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class 

HP 400 MP-Router (Interoperable with FC ports only) 

Performance Auto-sensing of 4, 8, and 16 Gbps port speeds; 

ISL Trunking Frame-based trunking with up to eight 16 Gbps ports per ISL trunk; up to 128 

Gbps per ISL trunk. Exchange-based load balancing across ISLs with DPS 

included in Fabric OS. There is no limit to how many trunk groups can be 

configured in the switch. 

Aggregate bandwidth 3072 Gbps full duplex 

Fabric latency Latency for locally switched ports is 700 ns; encryption/compression is 5.5 sec 

per node; Forward Error Correction (FEC) adds 400 ns between E_Ports 

(enabled by default). 

Maximum frame size 2112-byte payload 

Classes of service Class 2, Class 3, Class F (inter-switch frames) 

Port types D_Port (Diagnostic Port), E_Port, EX_Port, F_Port, M_Port (Mirror Port); selfdiscovery 

based on switch type (U_Port); optional port type control 

Access Gateway mode: F_Port and NPIV-enabled N_Port 

Data traffic types Fabric switches supporting unicast 




Management Management software 

supported 

Media types Hot-pluggable, B-Series Branded Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP), LC 

connector; Short-Wave Laser (SWL), Long-Wave Laser (LWL); distance 

depends on fiber-optic cable and port speed. Supports SFP+ (16/10/8 

Gbit/sec) optical transceivers. 

USB One USB port for system log file downloads or firmware upgrades 

Fabric services Advanced Performance Monitoring (APM) (including Top Talkers for E_Ports, 

F_Ports, and Fabric mode); Adaptive Networking (Ingress Rate Limiting, Traffic 

Isolation, QoS); Bottleneck Detection; Advanced Zoning (default zoning, 

port/WWN zoning, broadcast zoning); Dynamic Fabric Provisioning (DFP); 

Dynamic Path Selection (DPS); Extended Fabrics; Enhanced BB credit recovery; 

Brocade Fabric Watch; FDMI; Frame Redirection; Frame-based Trunking; FSPF; 

Integrated Routing; IPoFC; ISL Trunking; Management Server; NPIV; NTP v3; 

Port Fencing; Registered State Change Notification (RSCN); Reliable Commit 

Service (RCS); Server Application Optimization (SAO); Simple Name Server 

(SNS); Virtual Fabrics (Logical Switch, Logical Fabric) 

Extension Fibre Channel, in-flight compression (Brocade LZO) and encryption (AES-GCM- 

256); integrated 10 Gbps Fibre Channel for DWDM MAN connectivity 

Options SFP media, USB Device 

HTTP, SNMP v1/v3 (FE MIB, FC Management MIB), SSH; Auditing, Syslog; 

Brocade Advanced Web Tools, APM, Fabric Watch; SAN Network Advisor 

Enterprise or SAN Network Advisor Professional/Professional Plus; Command 

Line Interface (CLI); SMI-S compliant; Administrative Domains; trial licenses for 

add-on capabilities 

Management access 10/100 Mbps Ethernet (RJ-45), in-band over Fibre Channel, serial port (RJ-45), 

and one USB port 

Diagnostics D_Port offline diagnostics, including electrical/ optical loopback, link 

traffic/latency/distance; POST and embedded online/offline diagnostics, 

including environmental monitoring, FCping and Pathinfo (FC traceroute), 

frame viewer, non-disruptive daemon restart port mirroring (SPAN port), 

optics health monitoring, power monitoring, RAStrace logging, and Rolling 

Reboot Detection (RRD) 

Mechanicals Enclosure Back-to-front airflow; power from back; 2U 

Size Width: 429.25 mm (16.90 in.) 

Height: 86.74 mm (3.42 in.) 

Depth: 609.75 mm (24.01 in.) 

System Weight 16.92 kg (37.3 lb) with two power supply FRUs, without transceivers 

Environment Temperature Operating: 0° to 40° C (32° to 104° F) 

Non-operating: -25° to 70° C (-13° to 158° F) 

Humidity Operating: 10 to 85 percent non-condensing 

Non-operating: 10 to 90 percent non-condensing 

Altitude Operating: Up to 3000 meters (9,842 feet) 

Storage: Up to 12 kilometers (39,370 feet) 

Shock Operating: 20 g, 6 ms half-sine 

Non-operating: Half sine, 33G 11ms. 3/eg Axis 

Vibration Operating: 0.5 g sine, 0.4 grms random, 5 to 500 Hz 

Non-operating: 2.0 g sine, 1.1 grms random, 5 to 500 Hz 




Power Power Supply Dual, hot-swappable redundant power supplies 

AC input 85 V to 264 V ~5 A to 2.5 A 

Input line frequency 47 Hz to 63 Hz 

Power Consumption 450 W with all 96 ports populated with 16 Gbps SWL optics 

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The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. 

350 W for empty chassis with no optics 

The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and 

services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial 

errors or omissions contained herein.

HP StoreFabric SN6500B Fibre Channel Switch

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