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The HPE QW938A is the retail SKU for the SN3000B 16Gb 24-port Fibre Channel SAN switch, a B-series platform designed to bring 16Gb SAN connectivity to entry and mid-range storage environments. Where the 684429-001 serves as the service spare, the QW938A is the part number organisations order when planning a SAN deployment, standing up a new fabric, or scaling an existing one, and it remains one of the most searched B-series SAN switches on the secondary market.
A defining characteristic of the SN3000B platform is scalability through Ports on Demand: the QW938A chassis supports up to 24 ports, with licensing allowing organisations to start smaller and enable additional ports as their fabric grows. This pay-as-you-grow approach made the SN3000B a fixture in mid-market SANs, connecting HPE ProLiant hosts to MSA, 3PAR, StoreOnce, and third-party arrays over dependable 16Gb Fibre Channel.
The HPE QW938A suits several buying scenarios: building a dedicated FC fabric for a new storage array, adding edge switch capacity to an established B-series fabric, creating an isolated backup or replication fabric, and standing up test environments that mirror production. Because it interoperates within B-series fabrics, it protects existing zoning, management practices, and engineer familiarity.
Euroland IT Store, a trusted UK supplier of SAN, storage, and HPE parts, stocks the HPE QW938A in new and refurbished condition, with refurbished switches tested before dispatch. With this generation now beyond mainstream channel focus, secondary-market pricing delivers exceptional value against original list. Request a quote for single switches or redundant pairs, and add 16Gb FC transceivers and HBAs from the same stock to complete the fabric in one order.
The HPE QW938A delivers dedicated storage networking the way storage teams prefer it: a purpose-built Fibre Channel fabric, isolated from LAN traffic and LAN change cycles, with deterministic performance for production arrays and backup targets. For virtualised estates, that translates into consistent datastore latency and clean separation of duties.
Ports on Demand licensing keeps the initial outlay proportionate: enable the ports you need now and grow into the chassis as hosts and arrays are added. Combined with secondary-market pricing, a redundant pair of QW938A switches, the correct design for any production fabric, becomes achievable at a fraction of the original investment. Ports are populated with optics such as the HPE 793443-001 16Gb FC SFP+ Transceiver, while hosts connect through the HPE 863010-001 SN1100Q 16Gb FC HBA on the server side.
Refurbished units from Euroland IT Store are tested before dispatch, new-condition stock is available where policy requires, and 16Gb transceivers and HBAs ship from the same UK inventory. For IT managers extending proven SAN designs rather than re-architecting, the QW938A offers a low-risk, high-value path with one supplier handling the complete bill of materials across our full range of SAN and server switches.
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