H3C — network equipment, servers and cloud solutions

H3C Technologies Co., Limited is the largest Chinese manufacturer of network and server equipment. The company was founded in 2003 as a joint venture between HP and Tsinghua Unigroup, and later became a subsidiary of Tsinghua Unigroup. Headquartered in Hangzhou, China. H3C holds leading positions in the network equipment market of China and the Asia-Pacific region.

Official website: h3c.com

H3C Product Categories

1. H3C S-Series Switches

All H3C network equipment runs under the Comware operating system:

• H3C S5130: managed entry-level and mid-range switches for enterprise networks. Gigabit/10G Ethernet, stacking and PoE+ support.
• H3C S5560: mid-range switches with 10/25/40 Gigabit Ethernet, Layer 3 switching and granular QoS support.
• H3C S12500: high-performance core switches for building large enterprise networks and carrier networks. 100/400 Gigabit Ethernet support.

2. H3C UniServer Servers

• H3C UniServer R4900: rack-mount servers for enterprise applications and virtualization. Support for the latest generations of Intel Xeon processors, up to 4 TB of RAM.
• H3C UniServer R6900: high-performance 4- and 8-processor servers for databases and analytics.
• H3C UniServer B3900: blade servers for high-density computing in data centers.

3. H3C SecPath Security Solutions

• H3C SecPath F5000: next-generation firewalls (NGFW) for protecting the enterprise network perimeter. SSL inspection, IPS and antivirus support.
• H3C SecPath M9000: high-performance modular firewalls for large organizations and providers.
• H3C SecPath T2000: VPN gateways for building secure communication channels.

4. Cloud Solutions

• H3C ONEcloud: platform for managing hybrid cloud infrastructure with virtualization, orchestration and automation support.
• H3C UIS (Unified Infrastructure System): hyperconverged solutions for building data centers.

H3C Technologies

• H3C Comware: operating system for switches and routers that provides flexible configuration and management of network equipment.
• H3C ONEcloud: platform for managing hybrid cloud infrastructure.
• OpenStack support: all H3C network equipment supports the OpenStack platform for integration into cloud environments.

Use in the Corporate Environment

• Enterprise networks: building fault-tolerant networks using H3C S-Series switches.
• Data centers: UniServer servers and UIS hyperconverged solutions for data centers.
• Security: SecPath firewalls for perimeter protection.

Warranty Periods

H3C equipment comes with a warranty of 12 to 36 months depending on the device category.