HPE QW938A 

SN3000B 16 Gb 24-Port Active Fibre Channel Switch

The HPE SN3000B (part number QW938A) is a high-performance 16 Gb Fibre Channel Switch engineered for demanding storagearea network (SAN) environments. Designed in a sleek 1U rack-mount form factor, it features a full complement of 24 active SFP+ ports—delivering up to 16 Gb/s per port for ultra-low latency, high-throughput connectivity. With its “pay-as-you-grow” licensing model (scalable from 12 to 24 ports) and backward compatibility with 4/8 Gb/s, the SN3000B offers flexibility, investment protection, and scalability for private cloud, virtualization, and flash storage ecosystems 

Features

Built to support modern hyper-scale and private cloud infrastructure, the SN3000B delivers enterprise-grade connectivity through its 24 × 16 Gb Fibre Channel SFP+ ports, aggregating up to 384 Gb/s of bandwidth—while gracefully handling 8 Gb/s and 4 Gb/s storage environments . The modular “Ports on Demand” (PoD) licensing model allows administrators to start with 12 licensed ports and enable the additional 12 when needed, optimizing CAPEX Management and security are rock-solid: it supports SNMP v1/v3, RADIUS, LDAP, SSH-2, Telnet, HTTP/HTTPS, SMI-S, and syslog for configuration, monitoring, and access control . Feature-rich with ISL support, firmware upgrades, and comprehensive administration tools, the SN3000B offers streamlined deployment with both CLI and GUI, as well as compatibility with Brocade Network Advisor for centralized SAN management 

Advanced Options

Designed for sustained performance in enterprise storage environments, the SN3000B delivers ultra-low latency and high throughput with efficient 16 Gb Fibre Channel ports—supporting ever-evolving workloads. The PoD licensing model ensures IT teams can align costs with actual use, expanding capacity cost-effectively as network demands grow