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Introduction to HPE StoreFabric M-Series SN2000M
Spectrum™ Based Ethernet Switch Systems
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Overview
HPE StoreFabric M-Series SN2000M Spectrum™ based 1U switch systems are an ideal spine
and Top of Rack (ToR) solution, allowing maximum flexibility, with port speeds spanning from
10Gb/s to 100Gb/s per port, and port density that enables full rack connectivity to any server at
any speed. The uplink ports allow a variety of blocking ratios that suit any application require-
ment. Powered by the Spectrum ASIC, the systems carry whopping switching and processing
capacities in a compact 1U form factor.
The Spectrum based systems introduce the world’s lowest latency for 100GbE switching and
routing elements, and do so while having the lowest power consumption in the market. They
enable the use of 10, 25, 40, 50 and 100GbE in a large scale without changing power infrastruc-
ture facilities.
The Spectrum™ based 1U switch systems are a part of HPE StoreFabric M-Series’ complete
end-to-end solution, which provides 10GbE through 100GbE interconnectivity within the data
center. Other devices in this solution include ConnectX-4 based network interface cards, and
LinkX copper or fiber cabling. This end-to-end solution is topped with NEO, a management
application that relieves some of the major obstacles standing in the way when deploying a net-
work. NEO enables a fully certified and interoperable design, speeds up time to service and RoI.
The systems introduce hardware capabilities for multiple tunneling protocols that enable
increased reachability and scalability for today’s data centers. Implementing MPLS, NVGRE and
VXLAN tunneling encapsulations in the network layer of the data center allows more flexibility
for terminating a tunnel by the network, in addition to termination on the server endpoint.
While Spectrum provides the thrust and acceleration that powers the switch systems, they get yet
another angle of capabilities, running with a powerful x86-based processor, which allows them to
not only be the highest performing switch fabric elements, but also grants them the ability to
incorporate a Linux running server into the same device. This opens up multiple application
aspects of utilizing the high CPU processing power and the best switching fabric, to create a
powerful machine with unique appliance capabilities that can improve numerous network imple-
mentation paradigms.
The Spectrum™ based 1U switch systems support the Open Network Install Environment
(ONIE) for zero touch installations of network operating systems.
