HPE E7Y69CR SN8000B 16GB48P Integrtd Reman Blade

HPE E7Y69CR SN8000B 16Gb 48-Port Integrated Remanufactured Blade

Overview

The HPE E7Y69CR is a remanufactured 16Gb Fibre Channel blade designed for the HPE SN8000B Director platform — the right call when you need to expand FC fabric capacity inside an existing SN8000B chassis without the cost of a net-new module. Sourced from US-origin inventory and carrying UNSPSC code 43222612, the E7Y69CR fits squarely into enterprise SAN environments where port density, fabric bandwidth, and chassis consolidation are the primary engineering drivers. If you are already operating an SN8000B Director and need additional 16Gb ports without adding another standalone switch to the rack, this blade addresses that gap directly.

Key Features

• 16Gb Fibre Channel per port: Each of the 48 ports runs at 16Gb FC, which doubles throughput compared to an 8Gb blade in the same slot — meaningful when your storage arrays and HBAs have already been upgraded to 16Gb and the bottleneck is the fabric itself.
• 48-port integrated blade: Forty-eight ports per blade means fewer blades required to hit your total port count target inside the SN8000B chassis, which directly reduces per-port cost and keeps your chassis slot count manageable as the environment grows.
• Remanufactured, US-origin: The E7Y69CR is a remanufactured unit with US country of origin — a practical option for expanding an existing SN8000B deployment where budget constraints make new-unit pricing difficult to justify, while still drawing from US-origin supply.
• SN8000B chassis integration: Designed as an integrated blade for the SN8000B Director, so it inherits the Director's non-disruptive firmware upgrades, redundant power and cooling, and centralized fabric management — you add ports without sacrificing the reliability architecture already in place.
• Enterprise SAN density: At 48 ports per blade, this module is built for high-density SAN fabrics — data center consolidation projects, virtualization clusters with heavy east-west storage traffic, and backup infrastructure where many initiators need simultaneous fabric access.
• UNSPSC 43222612 classification: Properly classified as network switching hardware under UNSPSC 43222612, which streamlines procurement through enterprise purchasing systems and ERP-integrated requisition workflows that require validated commodity codes.

Integration and Compatibility

The E7Y69CR is a blade module for the HPE SN8000B Director chassis. It is not a standalone switch — confirm your SN8000B chassis has an available blade slot and that your fabric OS version supports the 16Gb integrated blade before ordering. Compatibility with specific HPE SAN switches and Director generations should be verified against HPE's current SN8000B blade compatibility matrix for your installed Fabric OS revision. No additional power supply is required beyond what the SN8000B chassis already provides.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Is the HPE E7Y69CR a standalone switch or a chassis blade?

A: The E7Y69CR is a blade module designed for installation inside an HPE SN8000B Director chassis. It is not a standalone device and requires an available slot in an existing SN8000B chassis.

Q: What Fibre Channel speed does the E7Y69CR support?

A: The E7Y69CR operates at 16Gb Fibre Channel per port across all 48 ports.

Q: Is the E7Y69CR new or remanufactured?

A: The E7Y69CR is a remanufactured unit, as indicated in the product designation. It is US-origin inventory.

Q: How many ports does the E7Y69CR provide?

A: The blade provides 48 integrated 16Gb Fibre Channel ports per module.

Q: What does the UNSPSC code 43222612 indicate?

A: UNSPSC 43222612 classifies this product as network switching hardware, which is the standard commodity code used for enterprise procurement and ERP requisition systems.

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The E7Y69CR is a 48-port 16Gb FC blade for the SN8000B Director — the specific value here is port density inside a chassis you already own. If your SN8000B has open blade slots and you are running out of fabric ports, this module adds 48 x 16Gb connections without touching the Director's redundancy or management architecture.

Technical Highlights:

• 16Gb per port: Matches current-generation HBA and array speeds — if your initiators and targets are already at 16Gb, an 8Gb blade becomes the bottleneck. This module eliminates that constraint.
• 48 integrated ports: High per-blade density keeps chassis slot consumption low as you scale — fewer blades, fewer management points, more headroom for future expansion in the same chassis footprint.
• Remanufactured, US-origin: US country of origin (documented in the TD Synnex feed) is relevant for procurement teams with supply chain origin requirements. Remanufactured designation means confirm your support contract covers this SKU before deployment.

Deployment Considerations:

• Verify available blade slots in your SN8000B chassis and confirm your installed Fabric OS version supports the 16Gb integrated blade before placing the order — blade compatibility is OS-revision specific on the SN8000B platform.
• At 11 lb, the blade itself is manageable for a single-tech install, but the SN8000B chassis it slots into is a full Director-class platform — plan for proper rack space and chassis support infrastructure before staging.

This blade is the right fit for a data center team already running an SN8000B Director that needs to expand 16Gb FC port count without adding standalone switches or a second chassis to the fabric.