C8R45BR HP SN6500B 96/48 48-Ports Active 2U RM L2 Switch

C8R45BR Overview

HP SN6500B (C8R45BR) is a high-density enterprise Fibre Channel director-class switch designed for large-scale SAN deployments that demand maximum performance, scalability, and availability. It delivers up to 48 active 16Gb Fibre Channel ports within a scalable architecture that supports expansion up to 96 ports, making it suitable for complex storage fabrics and data-intensive environments.Built on Brocade Gen 5 Fibre Channel technology, the SN6500B provides high throughput, ultra-low latency, and advanced traffic management features to support critical workloads such as virtualization, cloud storage, and large database systems. It supports auto-sensing port speeds (4/8/16Gb), ensuring backward compatibility with existing SAN infrastructure while enabling smooth migration to higher performance tiers.