{"id":25032,"date":"2026-09-08T02:49:47","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T02:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geektechsol.com\/index.php\/product\/c8r45a-hpe-storefabric-48-ports-active-fibre-channel-network-switch\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T02:49:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T02:49:52","slug":"c8r45a-hpe-storefabric-48-ports-active-fibre-channel-network-switch","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"http:\/\/geektechsol.com\/index.php\/product\/c8r45a-hpe-storefabric-48-ports-active-fibre-channel-network-switch\/","title":{"rendered":"C8R45A HPE StoreFabric 48-Ports Active Fibre Channel Network Switch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>C8R45A Technical Specifications<\/p>\n<p>HPE StoreFabric 48-Ports Active 2U Rack-mountable Layer 2 Managed Power Pack+ Fibre Channel Network Switch<\/p>\n<p>Manufacturer: HPE<\/p>\n<p>Manufacture Part Number: C8R45A<\/p>\n<p>Type: Fibre Channel Network Switch<\/p>\n<p>Form Factor: 2U Rack-mountable<\/p>\n<p>Ports: 48 x Active Fibre Channel ports<\/p>\n<p>Speed Support: 2\/4\/8\/16Gbps auto-sensing Fibre Channel<\/p>\n<p>Licensing: Power Pack+ (all ports active, advanced features included)<\/p>\n<p>Layer: Layer 2 Managed<\/p>\n<p>Port Type: SFP+ (transceiver-based, hot-swappable)<\/p>\n<p>Management: Web Tools, CLI, SNMP, advanced SAN software<\/p>\n<p>Power: Redundant internal power supplies supported<\/p>\n<p>Reliability: High-availability enterprise SAN-grade<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>C8R45A Overview<\/p>\n<p>The HPE StoreFabric is a high-performance, enterprise-grade Fibre Channel switch designed for large-scale SAN environments. 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