Introduction

The HPE 5900 Switch Series are low-latency 1/10GbE data center top-of-rack (ToR) switches. Perfect for deployment at server access layer in large and medium sized enterprises. These switches may also be used in campus core/distribution layers where higher performance 40GbE connectivity is required with 10GbE links. Virtualized applications and server-to-server traffic require ToR switches that meet the needs for higher-performance server connectivity, convergence, virtual environment support, and low-latency. Optional Intelligent Management Center (IMC) Software Platform for network management.

What's new
- High 1/10GbE port density and low latency for demanding applications.
- 10/100/1000/10000BASE-T and fiber support for data center deployments.
- IRF support of nine switches simplifies management by up to 88%.
- OpenFlow and SDN automate manual tasks and speed service delivery.

Features

Ultra-low-latency and Wire Speed for Demanding Applications
- The HPE FlexFabric 5900 Switch Series provides high density 10/100/1000/10000BASE-T, or fiber ports for high-performance and flexible deployments.
- All ports support full L2/L3 features, IPv4/IPv6 dual stack, OpenFlow and TRILL for high scalability and Software-defined Network (SDN) support.
- Intelligent Resilient Fabric (IRF) for simpler management, faster re-convergence and business agility.

High-Performance Data Center Switching
- The HPE FlexFabric 5900 Switch Series delivers 1.28 Tbps switching capacity for the most demanding applications.
- Supports up to 952 MPPS throughput for data intensive environments.
- Low latency, under a 1.5 us 10GbE latency, provides increased performance.
- Four 40GbE QSFP+ ports for blazing fast uplinks.

Business Agility and Resilience with Comware 7
- The HPE FlexFabric 5900 Switch Series delivers IRF < 50 msec convergence time enabling faster application response times.
- In Service Software Update (ISSU) enables high availability with updates accomplished without a reboot or power cycle, in the background.

Simplicity and Lower TCO
- The HPE FlexFabric 5900 Switch Series simplifies switch management by up to 88% with IRF.
- No extra hidden cost with simple one license per switch for all OS features.
- All switch ports are active and ready to use without need for activation licenses.
- Automate tedious tasks with SDN and reclaim wasted resources.

Management features

Switch type

Managed

Switch layer

L3

Quality of Service (QoS) support

Y

Ports & interfaces

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports type

None

Installed SFP+ modules quantity

48

QSFP+ module slots quantity

4

Console port

RJ-45

USB 2.0 ports quantity

1

Network

Networking standards

IEEE 802.1ab,IEEE 802.1D,IEEE 802.1p,IEEE 802.1Q,IEEE 802.1s,IEEE 802.1w,IEEE 802.3ad,IEEE 802.3ae

10G support

Y

Copper ethernet cabling technology

10GBASE-T,1000BASE-T

Port mirroring

Y

IP routing

Y

Flow control support

Y

Link aggregation

Y

Broadcast storm control

Y

Spanning tree protocol

Y

VLAN support

Y

Data transmission

Switching capacity

1280 Gbit/s

Throughput

952 Mpps

MAC address table

128000 entries

Latency (10 Gbps)

1.5 µs

Packet buffer memory

9 MB

Security

DHCP features

DHCP server,DHCP client

Access Control List (ACL)

Y

IGMP snooping

Y

SSH/SSL support

Y

Multicast features

Multicast support

Y

Design

Rack mounting

Y

Stackable

Y

Form factor

1U

Product colour

Grey

Performance

Memory type

SDRAM

Internal memory

2048 MB

Flash memory

512 MB

Power

Power supply included

Y

AC input voltage

100 - 240 V

AC input frequency

50 - 60 Hz

Power consumption (typical)

260 W

Power over Ethernet (PoE)

Power over Ethernet (PoE)

N

Operational conditions

Operating temperature (T-T)

0 - 40 °C

Operating relative humidity (H-H)

10 - 90%

Heat dissipation

887 BTU/h

Weight & dimensions

Width

439.9 mm

Depth

659.9 mm

Height

43.7 mm

Weight

13 kg