Hewlett Packard Enterprise 571956-B21 VC FlexFabric 10Gb/24 Switch

The Hewlett Packard Enterprise 571956-B21 VC FlexFabric 10Gb/24 Switch is a blade-system interconnect module that delivers high-speed converged Ethernet and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) connectivity inside HPE BladeSystem c-Class enclosures. It provides 16 internal downlink ports for blade servers and 8 external uplink ports, operates at 10 Gb Ethernet, and supports Ethernet and FCoE for efficient server-to-storage traffic in virtualization clusters, private clouds, and enterprise data centers. Designed for blade chassis slot installation, it integrates with HPE BladeSystem c-Class environments and is used for switch replacement, network upgrades, infrastructure expansion, and restoring blade system connectivity. Identifiers include MPN 571956-B21, Spare 572213-001, Assembly 708065-001; common replacements include HPE 516733-B21 6120XG Blade Switch, HPE 690183-B21 Virtual Connect SE 40Gb F8 Module, and HPE 779218-B21 Virtual Connect SE 20Gb F8 Module.