What port configuration does HPE AJ822B provide?

AJ822B offers 8/24 base ports: 16 internal 16/8Gb downlinks as F-Ports to blades and eight external 16/8/4Gb uplinks as N-Ports. Upgrade to full 24 ports via license for expanded FC connectivity in c-Class enclosures.

Is AJ822B suitable for blade virtualization?

Yes, supports INCITS T11 NPIV, SR-IOV, and FC-BB5 single/dual-hop FCoE, enabling multiple virtual WWNs per physical port for VMware ESXi or Hyper-V blades with efficient LUN zoning and fabric integration.

What performance metrics define AJ822B switching?

Delivers full line-rate 8Gbps per port with low latency under 2µs on FC paths, jumbo frames up to 9216 bytes, and buffer-to-buffer flow control, ensuring wire-speed storage I/O for high-density blade environments.

How does AJ822B integrate with HPE BladeSystem?

Fits single interconnect bay in c7000/c3000 enclosures, compatible with Gen8/Gen9/Gen10 blades. Provides downlinks to server Mezza/Full blades and uplinks to Brocade/MDS directors without external patching modules.

What security features are in AJ822B?

Includes zoning, port-based access control, SSHv2, RADIUS/TACACS+ authentication, and FC fabric security protocols like FCAP and DHCHAP, protecting storage traffic in shared blade SAN fabrics.

Can AJ822B scale FC fabrics?

Starts at 8 ports, licenses to 24; supports multi-hop FC-BB5 and external N-Ports for stacking into larger fabrics up to thousands of ports via ISLs, ideal for growing enterprise storage networks.

AJ822B - HPE Brocade 8/24c SAN Switch Switch

Name: AJ822B - HPE Brocade 8/24c SAN Switch Switch
Brand: HPE
SKU: AJ822B
Price: 132 USD
Availability: InStock

AJ822B - HPE Brocade 8/24c SAN Switch Switch | US IT Hardware

Product overview

The HPE AJ822B is a high-density Brocade 8/24c SAN Switch designed specifically for HPE BladeSystem c-Class enclosures, providing up to 24x 8Gb Fibre Channel ports in a single interconnect bay. It supports flexible 8/24 port configurations via license upgrades, delivering non-blocking 8Gbps line-rate performance for demanding storage workloads. Key features include internal 16x 16/8Gb downlinks as F-Ports to blades and eight external 16/8/4Gb uplinks as N-Ports, enabling seamless integration with existing FC fabrics. Advanced zoning, NPIV, and FC-BB5 protocol support ensure virtualization-ready connectivity. Ideal for consolidating SAN switching within blade chassis, it reduces cabling complexity, lowers latency to under 1µs on Ethernet-equivalent paths, and scales fabrics without external switches. Deploy in enterprise data centers for blade server storage aggregation, virtualization clusters, and high-availability mission-critical applications requiring robust FC performance and reliability.

24x 8Gb/s FC ports in single BladeSystem bay.
16 internal F-ports and 8 external N-ports standard.
Scalable to 24 ports with license upgrade LTU.
NPIV and FC-BB5 for virtualization fabrics.
Non-blocking 8Gbps line-rate performance.
Zoning and multi-path for high availability.

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Featuring

Manufacturer part #	AJ822B
Brand	HPE
Condition	Refurbished
SKU	AJ822B
Model	Brocade 8/24c SAN Switch
Category	Networking
Management	SSHv2, RADIUS, TACACS+, Web GUI
Reliability	Hot-plug, redundant fabric support, non-blocking
Product Line	BladeSystem c-Class
Product Type	SAN Switch Module
Compatibility	BladeSystem Gen8/9/10, Brocade fabrics

Compatible systems

Native for HPE BladeSystem c-Class with Gen8+ blades; requires Brocade 8Gb SFPs and compatible FC fabrics.

HPE BladeSystem
Model: c7000
Form factor: Interconnect Bay
Generation: Gen8/Gen9/Gen10
Single bay module.
HPE BladeSystem
Model: c3000
Form factor: Interconnect Bay
Generation: Gen8/Gen9/Gen10
Single bay module.

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Blade SAN Fabric
Internal switching for c7000/c3000 blades with 16x downlinks to servers.
Data Center Storage
8/24 port FC consolidation reducing external cabling and switch count.
Virtualization Clusters
NPIV and zoning support for VMware/Hyper-V blade deployments.
HPC Workloads
8Gbps line-rate for high-throughput storage access in compute-intensive tasks.
Disaster Recovery
Multi-path FC fabrics with external N-Port uplinks for replication.

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Ports	24x 8Gb FC (16 internal F-Ports, 8 external N-Ports)
Media Types	8Gb SFP+ Short Wave, LC fiber
Connectivity	Internal 16/8Gb downlinks, external 16/8/4Gb uplinks

HPE Brocade 8/24c SAN Switch Switch

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