HP SN8000B 4-Slot SAN Director Switch

HPE StoreFabric SN8000B 4-Slot SAN Director — is a premier modular switching platform (B-series) engineered for mission-critical storage environments. This 9U chassis provides industry-leading 16 Gbps Fibre Channel performance, scaling up to 192 ports per system. Designed for enterprise private clouds and heavily virtualized data centers, the SN8000B offers an aggregate bandwidth of 8.2 Tbps. Its unique Inter-Chassis Link (ICL) technology allows high-density scaling without consuming standard FC ports. With full redundancy for all active components, including management processors (CP8) and power supplies, the SN8000B guarantees 99.999% availability and non-disruptive firmware upgrades.

Key Specifications:

• Slot Bandwidth: 512 Gbps (non-blocking).

• Port Speeds: Multi-speed support (4, 8, 10, and 16 Gbps).

• Resiliency: Hot-swappable CP blades, Core blades, Power, and Cooling.

• Advanced Features: Hardware-based encryption, compression, and FICON support for mainframes.

• Connectivity: QSFP-based ICLs for multi-chassis mesh topologies.