HPE SN6600B 32GB 48/24 16GB Short Wave SFP+ Fibre Channel Switch

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HPE SN6600B 32GB 48/24 16GB Short Wave SFP+ Fibre Channel Switch

The HPE SN6600B Fibre Channel Switch is a premium, enterprise-grade SAN fabric solution built to accelerate modern data center workloads. Designed for hyper-scale virtualization, large cloud infrastructures, and solid-state storage environments, this switch combines high performance with strong reliability and robust manageability. With a dense port configuration that includes 48 Fibre Channel ports and 24 Short Wave SFP+ interfaces, it enables expansive, scalable storage networks while maintaining low latency and consistent throughput. Whether you’re consolidating storage, accelerating databases, or enabling rapid disaster recovery, the SN6600B helps you build a resilient SAN that grows with your business needs.

  • Performance optimized for modern storage workloads: The SN6600B delivers increased throughput and reduced latency across 32Gb and 128Gb link configurations. This design supports application and solid-state storage architectures, ensuring responsive I/O for virtualization, analytics, and database operations. In hyper-scale environments, where many simultaneous I/O requests occur, the SN6600B helps sustain predictable performance and minimizes bottlenecks, delivering faster data access for mission-critical workloads.

  • High-density connectivity for data-center scale: Featuring 48 Fibre Channel ports and 24 Short Wave SFP+ interfaces, the SN6600B provides dense, flexible connectivity in a compact footprint. This enables large-scale storage consolidation, reduces cabling complexity, and supports expansive fabric topologies without compromising performance. The dense port mix makes it easier to connect multiple storage arrays, servers, and apex gateways, enabling efficient LUN provisioning and streamlined fabric management across growing data centers.

  • Low latency fabric for latency-sensitive workloads: Optimized fabric architecture minimizes latency, delivering quick I/O completion for transactional databases, real-time analytics, and virtual desktop infrastructures. The SN6600B’s design emphasizes fast fabric convergence and stable performance under heavy workloads, helping ensure that latency-sensitive applications receive prompt and consistent data access across the SAN.

  • Reliability you can depend on: Built for enterprise-grade reliability, the SN6600B offers robust fault tolerance, resilient management paths, and proactive health monitoring. This translates to higher uptime, easier maintenance, and predictable performance for business-critical storage networks. In addition, the switch integrates with HPE SAN management tools to simplify monitoring, firmware updates, zoning, and fabric health checks, reducing administrative overhead and enabling faster issue resolution.

  • Seamless integration with virtualization and cloud platforms: The SN6600B is designed to align with modern data center ecosystems, supporting hyper-scale virtualization and large-cloud deployments. Its scalable fabric topology, together with advanced fabric services, helps streamline deployment, automation, and ongoing operations in large-scale environments. This makes it an attractive foundation for storage-centric clouds, hybrid environments, and future-ready SAN architectures.

Technical Details of HPE SN6600B 32GB 48/24 16GB Short Wave SFP+ Fibre Channel Switch

  • Memory: 32GB system memory to support firmware features, caching, and fabric state information for fast fabric convergence and stability.

  • Port configuration: Dense port mix with 48 Fibre Channel ports and 24 Short Wave SFP+ interfaces for flexible connectivity to storage arrays and servers.

  • Bandwidth: Supports 32Gb/s per-FC link with scalable fabric performance up to 128Gbps aggregated bandwidth for large fabrics.

  • Transceivers: Includes 16Gb Short Wave SFP+ transceiver modules for high-density, long-reach connections to storage targets.

  • Fabric features: Optimized for hyper-scale virtualization and large cloud environments, focusing on low latency, predictable performance, and efficient fabric management.

  • Compatibility: Part of the HPE B-series family, compatible with standard SAN fabrics and management tooling used in enterprise data centers.

How to install HPE SN6600B Fibre Channel Switch

Prepare your data center space by ensuring adequate cooling, power redundancy, and secure mounting for the switch. Plan the SAN topology by identifying core storage arrays and server connections, and determine zoning, LUN strategies, and access controls before powering the device. Install the SN6600B in a compatible rack, connect the 32Gb/s Fibre Channel cables to the 48 FC ports, and attach the 16Gb Short Wave SFP+ modules to the 24 SFP+ interfaces as needed for your topology. Power up the switch and access the management interface through the out-of-band management port or configured management network to begin fabric configuration. Create zones to control visibility and access to storage, define LUN masking policies, and assign initiator and target IDs to ensure secure, stable data access. Validate connectivity with a basic loopback test, verify zoning, and monitor fabric health and performance through the SAN management tools. Finally, update to the latest firmware release to maximize security, performance, and feature completeness, and establish a regular maintenance plan to keep the SAN fabric operating at peak efficiency.

Frequently asked questions

  • Q: What workloads is the HPE SN6600B best suited for?

    A: It is designed for hyper-scale virtualization, large cloud infrastructures, and storage architectures that rely on solid-state storage, offering high-throughput, low-latency SAN connectivity to support demanding workloads.

  • Q: How many ports does the SN6600B have?

    A: The product name references 48 Fibre Channel ports plus 24 Short Wave SFP+ interfaces, providing dense connectivity to storage arrays and servers while supporting scalable fabric topologies.

  • Q: What speeds does the SN6600B support?

    A: It supports 32Gb/s Fibre Channel links with high-performance fabric throughput, enabling efficient data transfer for SSD-based storage and virtualization workloads, with potential for 128Gbps fabric-wide bandwidth depending on topology and configuration.

  • Q: Is it compatible with existing SAN fabrics?

    A: Yes. As part of the HPE B-series, the SN6600B is designed to work with standard SAN fabrics and enterprise management tools used in data centers, ensuring seamless integration with existing storage environments.

  • Q: How do I install and configure this switch?

    A: Plan your SAN topology, install the switch in a properly powered rack, connect cables to the appropriate ports, and configure zoning, LUN masking, and management settings using the built-in management interface or compatible SAN management tools. Keeping firmware up to date is recommended for security and performance enhancements.


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