Table 13: Connectors and Ports
SpecificationComponent
• HPE Alletra 5000, Nimble Storage HFxx: Two controllers per chassis
• HPE Alletra 2120, Nimble Storage ES3: Two expanders per chassis
Controllers / Expanders
HPE Alletra 5010, 5010H, Nimble Storage HF20, HF20C, and HF20H:
• 10GBASE-T (10 per controller)
• 10G SFP+ (up to 8 per controller)
• 25G SFP28 (up to 4 per controller)
HPE Alletra 5030, 5050, Nimble Storage HF40, HF40C, HF60 and HF60C:
• 10GBASE-T (14 per controller)
• 10G SFP+ (12 per controller)
• 25G SFP28 (up to 8 per controller)
Ethernet ports
HPE Alletra 5010, 5010H, Nimble Storage HF20, HF20C, and HF20H:
• 16Gb FC ports (8 per controller)
• 32Gb FC ports (4 per controller)
HPE Alletra 5030, 5050, Nimble Storage HF40, HF40C, HF60 and HF60C:
• 16Gb FC ports (12 per controller)
• 32Gb FC ports (6 per controller)
Note: For Fibre Channel arrays, 10Gb Ethernet ports can be ordered (for any
available ports) for group and/or replication traffic.
Fibre Channel ports
HPE Alletra 5000, Nimble Storage HFxx models:
• 2-port 1GBASE-T
• 2-port 10GbE SFP+
• 2-port 10GBASE-T
• 2-port 16Gb FC
• 2-port 25GbE SFP28
• 2-port 32Gb FC
• 4-port 1GBASE-T
• 4-port 10GbE SFP+
• 4-port 10GBASE-T
• 4-port 16Gb FC
Network connectors
• HPE Alletra 5000, Nimble Storage HFxx:: 2 SAS Out ports per controller
• HPE Alletra 2120, Nimble Storage ES3: 2 SAS In ports, 2 SAS Out ports per expander
SAS ports
Four lanes wide, 12 Gb/s per lane = 48 Gb/s total
• SFF-8644 Mini-SAS High Density
SAS connection and connector
type
Table 14: HPE Alletra 5010, Nimble Storage HF20 Specifications
Data HDDCache SSD
Maximum Expansion
Shelves
CoresModel
21 TB to 210 TB1440 GB to 23040 GB46 cores x 1Alletra 5010
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