{"id":25541,"date":"2026-09-08T02:54:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T02:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geektechsol.com\/index.php\/product\/571956-b21-hpe-virtual-connect-switch-for-c-class-bladesystem\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T02:54:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T02:54:14","slug":"571956-b21-hpe-virtual-connect-switch-for-c-class-bladesystem","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"http:\/\/geektechsol.com\/index.php\/product\/571956-b21-hpe-virtual-connect-switch-for-c-class-bladesystem\/","title":{"rendered":"571956-B21 HPE Virtual Connect Switch for c-Class BladeSystem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>571956-B21 Technical Specifications<\/p>\n<p>HPE Virtual Connect FlexFabric 24-Ports SFP+ 10Gbps Switch for c-Class BladeSystem 10 Gigabit Ethernet<\/p>\n<p>Manufacturer: HPE<\/p>\n<p>Manufacture Part Number: 571956-B21<\/p>\n<p>Product Type: Virtual Connect FlexFabric Module<\/p>\n<p>Form Factor: BladeSystem c-Class interconnect module<\/p>\n<p>Ports: 24 x SFP+ uplink ports (10Gbps each)<\/p>\n<p>Speed: 10Gbps per port (full-duplex \u2192 20Gbps bi-directional)<\/p>\n<p>Aggregate Bandwidth: Up to 480Gbps switching capacity<\/p>\n<p>Supported Media: SFP+ for 10GbE fiber\/copper DAC<\/p>\n<p>FlexFabric Features: Converged LAN and SAN (FCoE, iSCSI, Ethernet)<\/p>\n<p>Management: Virtual Connect Manager (VCM), CLI, integration with HPE OneView<\/p>\n<p>Protocol Support: Ethernet, iSCSI, FCoE, Fibre Channel pass-thru<\/p>\n<p>VLAN Support: 802.1Q VLAN tagging<\/p>\n<p>High Availability: Redundant deployment in pairs for failover<\/p>\n<p>Power: Integrated into BladeSystem enclosure<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>571956-B21 Overview<\/p>\n<p>The HPE 571956-B21 Virtual Connect FlexFabric module is a high-performance converged interconnect solution for c-Class BladeSystems. 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