HPE 657787-B21

Cisco B22HP 16-Port Fabric Extender Module for BladeSystem c-Class (708077-001)

The HP Cisco B22HP Fabric Extender is a high-performance 16-port Fabric Extender Module designed for HPE BladeSystem c-Class Enclosures.It enables seamless aggregation of network traffic from multiple server blades into a consolidated uplink, simplifying cabling and improving overall data center efficiency.Ideal for enterprise data centers, virtualization deployments, and converged networking, the B22HP Fabric Extender supports high-density, low-latency server environments. It provides reliable connectivity for LAN and SAN traffic, ensuring scalable, secure, and efficient communication between blade servers and network fabrics.

Features

The B22HP Fabric Extender integrates directly into the BladeSystem c-Class chassis, offering 16 front-facing ports to connect server blades and multiple uplink options to core switches. This architecture reduces external cabling, optimizes port utilization, and allows high-bandwidth traffic aggregation for mission-critical workloads.Supporting 10Gb Ethernet and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), the extender enables converged networking, delivering both LAN and SAN traffic over a single infrastructure. Hot-swappable design ensures minimal disruption during maintenance or upgrades. Centralized management via HPE Virtual Connect Manager simplifies configuration, monitoring, and provisioning of blade servers, making it a reliable solution for high-performance enterprise environments, cloud data centers, and virtualization deployments.

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The HP Cisco B22HP Fabric Extender provides reliable, high-speed connectivity for BladeSystem c-Class servers. Its 16-port design consolidates LAN and SAN traffic, reducing network complexity and increasing efficiency.