Switches & Bridges

HPE FlexNetwork 5140 EI Switch Series

The HPE FlexNetwork 5140 EI Switch Series comprises Gigabit Ethernet switches that support static, OSPF and RIP Layer 3 routing, convenient fixed 10GbE uplink ports, PoE+, ACLs, IPv6 and delivers energy savings with Energy Efficient Ethernet.

Unique Intelligent Resilient Fabric (IRF) technology creates a virtual fabric by managing several switches as one logical device, which increases network resilience, performance, and availability, while reducing operational complexity. These switches provide Gigabit Ethernet access and can be used at the edge of a network or to connect server clusters in small data centers.

High availability, simplified management, and comprehensive security control policies are among the key features that distinguish this series.

HPE FlexFabric 5944 Switch Series

HPE FlexFabric 5944 Switch Series is a family of high-density, ultra-low-latency ToR switches Ideally suited for deployment at the aggregation and server access or leaf layer of large enterprise data centers and cloud service provider environments, the HPE FlexFabric 5944 Switch Series is also powerful enough for deployment at the core layer of medium-sized enterprises.

Delivering high performance switching capacity with the latest generation of ASICs,10G-BaseT connectivity, Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN) , Multiprotocol Lable Switching (MPLS) and Multicast, the 5944 Switch series offers a choice that fits your budget and delivers low TCO. The 5944 Switch series includes HPE FlexFabric Network Analytics that enhances visibility and network manageability with real-time telemetry collection and analysis.

The HPE FlexFabric 5900 Switch Series are high density, low latency Top-of-Rack (ToR) switches suited for deployment at the access layer and management network of medium-sized and large enterprise data centers.

To meet the increased demand for virtualization, scalability, and programmability, these switches provide high performance switching with low latency and user friendly OS (Comware v7). Intelligent Resilient Fabric (IRF) helps in simpler, flatter, and agile networks by combining multiple physical switches into a logical device. Network and security features coupled with dual, redundant hot swappable power-supplies provide investment protection, reliability, and availability, and allow advanced chassis power management.

These switches also provide network visibility through multivendor network management with HPE Intelligent Management Center (IMC).

Features | Low-latency and Multiple Wire Speed for Demanding Applications in the Datacenter Environment

The HPE FlexFabric 5900 Switch Series provides multiple wire-speed of 10/100/1000BASE-T and 1/10/40G fiber ports for high-performance and flexible deployments.

All ports support full L2/L3 features, IPv4/IPv6 dual stack, OpenFlow, and NETCONF for high scalability and software-defined network (SDN) support. Intelligent Resilient Fabric (IRF) stacking enables uninterrupted L2 switching and L3 forwarding to reduce operational complexity. 

High-Performance Data Center Switching

The HPE FlexFabric 5900 Switch Series delivers 336Gbps switching capacity for some of the most demanding applications.

It supports up to 250Mpps throughput for data intensive environments.

With low latency (under a 1.5s for 10GbE), this switch series delivers increased network throughput. It also includes two 40GbE QSFP+ ports for blazing fast uplinks

It supports Zero Touch Provisioning by removing human errors and automatically setting up network devices, leading to accelerated RoI.

Simplicity and Lower TCO

The HPE FlexFabric 5900 Switch Series simplifies switch management by up to 88% with multi-unit HPE Intelligent Resilient Fabric (IRF).

Dual, redundant hot swappable power-supplies with reversible airflow (front to back/back to front) reduce power consumption.

It supports centralized configuration, compliance and policy management, monitoring and troubleshooting with HPE Intelligent Management Center (IMC) to provide a consistent network manageability experience

There are no extra hidden costs with simple one license per switch for all OS features.

All switch ports are active and ready to use without need for activation licenses

Business Agility and Resilience

The HPE FlexFabric 5900 Switch Series delivers IRF < 50 msec convergence time, allowing faster application response times.

It provides In Service Software Update (ISSU) enabling high availability with modular updates accomplished without any downtime.

All switch ports are active and ready to use without need for activation licenses.

Automate tedious tasks with SDN and reclaim wasted resources.

The HPE FlexFabric 5980 Switch is a high-performance and low-latency 10GbE top-of-rack (ToR) data center switch with 100 G uplinks. The switch provides a powerful solution for higher performance leaf requirements and is part of the Hewlett Packard Enterprise FlexFabric data center solution, which is a cornerstone of the Cloud-First Reference Architecture (CFRA)

The FlexFabric 5980 Switch is ideally suited for deployment at the server access layer of large enterprise data centers, or at the core layer of smaller enterprises.

With the increased pace of deploying virtualized applications, adopting softwaredefined networking, and the server-to-server traffic, many data centers now require spine and ToR switch innovations that will meet their requirements. The HPE FlexFabric 5980 is optimized to meet the increasing requirements for higher-performance server connectivity, convergence of Ethernet and storage traffic, the capability to handle virtual environments, and low latency.

The HPE FlexFabric 5945 Switch Series are high-density, ultra-low-latency, and top-of-rack (ToR) switches ideally suited for deployment at the aggregation or server access layer of large enterprise data centers, the HPE 5945 is also powerful enough for deployment at the core layer of medium-sized enterprises. With the increase in virtualized applications and server-to-server traffic, customers require spine and ToR switches that can meet their throughput requirements. With the HPE 5945, data centers can now support up to 100GbE per port, allowing high performance server connectivity and the capabilities to handle virtual environments. The HPE FlexFabric 5945 Switch Series provides choices that fit your budget and IT environment by cut-through with ultra-low-latency and wire speed, offering different port density and speeds 100GbE/40GbE/25GbE/10GbE spine/ ToR connectivity.

What's new

• High-density 100GbE/40GbE/25GbE/10GbE spine/top-of-rack (ToR) connectivity.
• HPE FlexFabric Network Analytics solution supporting real time microburst detection.
• VXLAN, VTEP, and OVSDB support for virtualized environments.
• Cut-through switching with ultra-low-latency and wire speed performance.
• IPv6 support with full Layer 2 and Layer 3 features.

Features

High-density, Advanced, Data Center Switches with HPE FlexFabric Network Analytics

The HPE FlexFabric 5945 Switch Series enables customers to scale their server-edge 10/40/100GbE top-of-rack (ToR) deployments with high-density 48 x 10GbE (SFP or BASE-T) with 6 x 40GbE ports, 48 x 10GbE (SFP or BASE-T) with 6 x 100GbE ports, and 32 x 40GbE ports, delivered in a 1RU design.

Available with a 2-slot modular version delivering two 40GbE ports and a 4-slot modular version with four 40GbE ports.

Includes HPE FlexFabric Network Analytics, which in conjunction with the HPE IMC Virtual Application Networking Fabric Manager, delivers real time visibility of microburst network congestion which negatively impacts overall network operations and performance.

High-performance Data Center Switching

The HPE FlexFabric 5945 Switch Series delivers up to 2.56 Tbps switching capacity for demanding data center applications.

Supports up to 1904 MPPS throughput for data-intensive environments.

Low latency, under 1µs for 40GbE, delivering increased network throughput.

VXLAN support for network virtualization and overlay solutions for improved flexibility. Includes Open vSwitch Database (OVSDB) for dynamic VXLAN tunnel management.

Business Agility and Resilience with Hewlett Packard Enterprise Comware 7

The HPE FlexFabric 5945 Switch Series delivers Hewlett Packard Enterprise Intelligent Resilient Fabric (IRF) with

The In-Service Software Update (ISSU) enables high availability with modular updates accomplished without a reboot or power cycle, in the background.

Simplicity and Lower TCO

HPE FlexFabric 5945 Switch Series simplifies switch management by up to 88% with 9-unit Hewlett Packard Enterprise Intelligent Resilient Fabric (IRF).

No hidden costs with simple one license per switch for all operating system features.

All switch ports are active and ready to use without the need for activation licenses.