HP BK780B

SN6000 8 Gb Fibre Channel 12‑Port Single‑Power Switch

The HP BK780B is a managed Fibre Channel switch in the SN6000 family, offering 12 × 8 Gbps Fibre Channel device ports and 4 × 10 Gb XPAK stacking ports, housed in a 1U rack‑mount chassis with a single internal power supply. Designed for entry-level SAN deployment, this switch simplifies storage networking for departments or workgroups, delivering scalable 8 Gb SAN fabric capabilities. The single-power version is not field‑upgradeable to dual‑power, making it suitable where redundancy is less critical. It includes HP SAN Connection Manager and supports Transparent Router for seamless integration with existing SAN fabrics.

Features

Part of HP SN6000 SecureStack series, BK780B supports adaptive stacking—linking up to six switches to form a logical fabric of up to 120 device ports via 10 Gb or licensed 20 Gb inter-switch links. With sub‑200 ns latency and full-duplex, non-blocking switching, it handles fabric traffic reliably. It interoperates with HP B-Series and C-Series via NPIV Transparent Router technology, enabling hybrid SAN fabric deployments. Integrated management includes SNMP, CLI/SSH, SSL/TFTP, and the graphical SAN Connection Manager for drag‑and‑drop fabric zoning and provisioning.

Advanced Options

Engineered for reliable SAN fabric deployment in compact environments, BK780B offers sub-microsecond switching latency and non‑blocking throughput across all ports. While lacking redundant power, it maintains predictable performance when paired with UPS infrastructure.