C8S47A HP Brocade 16Gb/28 Storage 28-Ports SFP+ Area Network Switch
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C8S47A Overview
The HPE Brocade C8S47A is a 28-port, 16Gbps Fibre Channel SAN switch module designed for the HPE BladeSystem c-Class infrastructure, delivered as a Power Pack+ edition. Unlike standard editions, the Power Pack+ license activates all Fibre Channel ports from the start and includes advanced SAN services, giving administrators full control over monitoring, diagnostics, and optimization without requiring incremental upgrades.
C8S47A Technical Specifications
HP Brocade 16Gb/28 Storage 28-Ports SFP+ Area Network Switch Power Pack+ for BladeSystem Server
Manufacturer: HP
Manufacture Part Number: C8S47A
Type: Fibre Channel SAN Switch – Power Pack+ edition
Form Factor: Embedded switch module for BladeSystem c-Class
Ports: 28 x SFP+ Fibre Channel ports
Speed Support: 2/4/8/16Gbps auto-sensing Fibre Channel
Licensing: Power Pack+ (all ports active + advanced features enabled)
Internal Ports: Direct mid-plane connections to blade servers
External Ports: SFP+ uplinks to external SAN fabrics
Layer: Layer 2 Fibre Channel switching
Management: Web Tools, CLI, SNMP, Brocade Network Advisor
Power: Powered by BladeSystem chassis
Reliability: Enterprise-grade, hot-plug integration with BladeSystem
Redundancy: Supported through BladeSystem enclosure architecture
Deployment: Large-scale BladeSystem SAN fabrics, enterprise storage networks
