

F-Port Trunking supported in Access Gateway mode. Trunking of the SAN-facing ports with external Brocade or HPE B-series switches provides a high-bandwidth solution while lowering costs through fewer SFPs and cables. Support for a single trunk made up of up to eight SAN ports for a total of up to 128 Gbps balanced throughput.Includes connection speed support for all ports to provide a high-performance system with aggregate bandwidth of 448 Gbps (28 ports x 16 Gbps full duplex).Both internal and external facing ports auto-sense lower bandwidth components for flexibility and investment protection (4, 8 or 16 Gbps for external ports and 8 or16 Gbps for internal ports). Enables support of virtualized environments and other emerging technologies through high-speed technology that doubles the performance of the storage network.Enables data center consolidation with HPE BladeSystem c-Class through a state-of-the-art zero-footprint design while lowering cost through shared power and cooling, fewer cables and SFPs and a reduction in space.Other HPE BladeSystem c7000 Enclosures will have a maximum speed of 8 Gbps. The HPE BladeSystem c7000 Platinum Enclosure is required to permit 16 Gbps speed on internal ports. The Brocade 16Gb SAN Switch for HPE BladeSystem c-Class saves space and cost, significantly simplifies the SAN environment, enables easier deployment and management, and delivers the performance required for emerging higher throughput applications. In addition, both internal and external facing ports auto-sense lower bandwidth components for flexibility and investment protection (4, 8 or 16 Gbps for external ports and 8 or 16 Gbps for internal ports) and an upgrade license enables you to 'pay as you grow'.

The Power Pack+ software option enables you to manage data flow to maintain optimized application performance. Enhanced trunking support with external switches provides higher bandwidth to enable demanding applications and high density server virtualization. It hot-plugs into the back of the HPE BladeSystem c-Class Enclosure and its integrated design frees up rack space, enables shared power and cooling, and reduces cabling and small form-factor pluggables. The Brocade 16Gb SAN Switch for HPE BladeSystem c-Class represents an easy to manage next generation embedded Fibre Channel switch with 16 Gbps Fibre Channel performance. Brocade 16Gb SAN Switch for HPE BladeSystem c-Class
