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HPE Storage Fibre Channel Switch B-series SN3700B

In today's data-driven world, where both the value and protection of data are paramount, IT organizations face increasing pressure to ensure their systems are secure, reliable, and efficient. The challenge lies not only in securing continuous, non-stop access to data but also in optimizing critical applications and resources to improve productivity. To address these demands, a simple and always-on infrastructure is essential-one that supports high throughput and low-latency requirements for critical applications. HPE B-series 64Gb Gen7 Fibre Channel is key to helping organizations meet these challenges. By integrating this robust, high-performance network into their storage ecosystem, small and mid-sized businesses can effectively handle large volumes of data with minimal overhead. This enables faster decision making, improved operational efficiency, and a competitive edge, all without the complexity or cost typically associated with large enterprise-level solutions. 

Faced with explosive data growth, the all-flash data centers need more IO capacity to accommodate the massive amounts of data, applications, and workloads.  At the same time the collective expectations for availability continue to rise, users expect applications to be available and accessible from anywhere, at any time, on any device.

To meet these dynamic and growing business demands, organizations need to deploy and scale up applications quickly.  As a result, many are moving to higher Virtual Machine (VM) densities to enable rapid deployment of new applications and deploying all-flash storage to help those applications that demand more performance and reduced latency, scaling to support thousands of users. To increase agility, reduce expenses, and realize the full benefits of these architectures, organizations need the storage network to deliver the performance required by today's server and all-flash storage environments.  In addition, storage networks are becoming increasingly important to application performance, which means that they also must become easier to administer and manage. By treating the network as a strategic part of a highly virtualized environment, organizations can increase optimization and efficiency even as they rapidly scale their environments. 

The HPE Storage Fibre Channel Switch B-series SN3700B meets the demands of hyper-scale virtualization, larger cloud infrastructures, and growing all-flash-based storage environments by delivering market-leading 64Gb Fibre Channel technology and capabilities.  It provides a high-density building block for increased scalability, designed to support growth, demanding workloads, and data center consolidation in small to mid-sized enterprise infrastructures.   It is built for maximum affordability and flexibility, performance, and ease of use. 

The HPE Storage Fibre Channel Switch B-series SN3700B is an affordable entry-level 8-24-port 64Gb Fibre Channel switch that doesn't compromise on 64Gb functionality offering 24 x 64 Gigabyte per second (Gbps) SFP+ ports in a 1U form-factor.  You can start small with as little as 8-ports and select 32Gb FC or 64Gb FC optics to meet your budget requirements.  And for low-cost deployments, it is available preconfigured with 8 Short Wave 32Gb SFP+ for customers transitioning to next gen IT technology.  Each of the twenty-four (24) SFP+ ports support 8, 16, 32 and 64 Gbps Fibre Channel speeds.  The HPE Storage Fibre Channel Switch B-series SN3700B is designed to support the SAN requirements of a small to medium-sized workgroup as well as customers who demand enterprise SAN switch capabilities.  With industry leading highest FC port density in a slim 1U height, the HPE Storage Fibre Channel Switch B-series SN3700B enables the creation of very dense fabrics in a relatively small space for tighter budgets.  

With its flexible Ports on Demand (PoD) capability, the HPE Storage Fibre Channel Switch B-series SN3700B provides excellent overall value as the foundation of a SAN with the ability to grow with an organization's SAN needs.  Even as an entry-level switch, the HPE Storage Fibre Channel Switch B-series SN3700B delivers operational simplicity as it can be configured in as little as 3-steps. The switch provides excellent SAN management and SAN health tools with HPE PowerPack + Software included in the base models for optimal SAN health, and it supports HPE Smart SAN for Alletra 9000 all-flash fabric deployments (SAN zoning) in just a few click of a mouse all centralized from the array. It also delivers high IOPs, high bandwidth and low-latency with flash-ready performance and always on reliability, while delivering seamless interoperability and ease of use advantages found only in the HPE B-series product family.

HPE Storage SAN Extension Switch B-series SN4700B

As businesses increasingly embrace digital business, data becomes more valuable than ever and users expect that data to be accessible from anywhere, at any time, with uninterrupted service. Any downtime or disruption to that data can result in significant financial losses, damaged reputations, and in some cases, regulatory fines. This puts tremendous pressure on organizations to ensure that critical business operations can continue in the face of adverse events such as natural disasters, ransomware, cyber attacks, or system failures. Data center outages happen, and organizations need to be prepared for malicious intrusion and unexpected disasters to ensure their valuable information is protected. Data replication between data centers is critical for disaster recovery, but it can also be challenging, particularly when dealing with large volumes of data. Companies need their disaster recovery infrastructure to ensure the fast, continuous, and secure replication of mission-critical data anywhere in the world, to prevent data loss or data breaches when in-flight across the WAN.

HPE Storage SAN Extension Switch B-series SN4700B addresses these challenges by providing a powerful, reliable, secure solution for disaster recovery. This cyber-resilient replication connectivity solution for enterprise storage securely moves more data, faster, over distance for continuous data protection. With ample replication performance, up to 100Gb/s over distance, and built-in technology that overcomes the inherent challenges of latency and packet loss over long distance, the HPE Storage SAN Extension Switch B-series SN4700B provides high-speed connectivity between locations to dramatically speed up replication performance - even over intercontinental distances. This makes it easier for organizations to move large amounts of data quickly and efficiently, to ensure critical data is available in the event of a disaster. In addition, the HPE Storage SAN Extension Switch B-series SN4700B includes a suite of features, from pre-deployment validation to advanced network failure recovery technologies, to protect data from WAN disruptions and outages for continuous availability over the WAN.  Moreover, data-in-flight security, coupled with the B-series hardware and software robust security features, secures connections between data centers to safeguard data from threats over the WAN and to protect data from unauthorized access. The HPE Storage SAN Extension Switch B-series SN4700B is an excellent choice for businesses looking to protect their critical data from cyber threats and ensure business continuity in the event of a disaster..

The HPE Storage SAN Extension Switch B-series SN4700B is purpose-built to handle the replication demands of large enterprise customers. This switch is designed to deliver the most outstanding data protection and performance regardless of distance. With twenty- four 64G Fibre Channel ports, sixteen 1/10/25GbE ports, and two 100GbE ports, data centers can achieve the bandwidth, port density, and throughput needed for maximum replication performance over WAN connections. Industry-leading port density and performance packed into a 1U form factor enables organizations to consolidate high-speed Fibre Channeland IP storage replication traffic between data centers while ensuring plenty of headroom for future growth. HPE Storage SAN Extension Switch B-series SN4700B comes unlocked with full bandwidth and all ports enabled, leaving no limitations on throughput. In addition, it includes an innovative collection of software capabilities that optimize WAN utilization and protect data from WAN disruptions and outages, including Fabric Vision technology, Extension Trunking, Adaptive Rate Limiting (ARL), encryption (IPsec), and integrated routing.