ProLiant BL p-Class
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Interconnect Switch
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Interconnect Switch
Option
OptionOption
Option
(A pair of switches per kit)
(Each server blade enclosure
requires a pair of interconnects
- patch panels or interconnect
switches)
Interconnect Switch interconnects consolidate the Ethernet signals from the server blades to a smaller set of external copper-
based or fiber-based uplink ports for connection to the network infrastructure. Like the Patch Panel interconnects, an option
is also available to pass through individual BL20p G2 and BL30p Fibre Channel signals.
The interconnect switches provide up to a 32-to-1 server network cable reduction per server enclosure depending on the mix
of BL20p series, BL30p series, and BL40p series blades. Each interconnect switch pair reduces up to sixteen internal server
network (NIC) ports to one to six external ports (four on a modular rear mounting interconnect and two on the switch front
panel). This provides a total of twelve external ports per server blade enclosure.
The GbE2 Interconnect Kits (C-GbE2 and F-GbE2) provide NIC consolidation to 1000 Mbps (Gigabit Ethernet), advanced
network feature support including layer 3-7 switching, Fibre Channel pass-through (for BL20p series and BL30p series
blades), and 10 Gigabit Ethernet bandwidth connectivity to the network. Expandability of both layer 3-7 switching and 10
Gigabit Ethernet is planned with future GbE2 Interconnect Switch upgrade options available through Nortel Networks.
The ProLiant BL p-Class F-GbE2 Interconnect Kit includes two GbE2 Interconnect Switches and two QuadSX
Interconnect Modules that provide eight (8) LC 1000 SX and four (4) RJ-45 10/100/1000 T/TX/T external ports per
server blade enclosure.
The ProLiant BL p-Class C-GbE2 Interconnect Kit includes two GbE2 Interconnect Switches and two QuadT2
Interconnect Modules that provide twelve (12) RJ-45 10/100/1000 T/TX/T external ports per server blade enclosure.
The optional ProLiant BL p-Class GbE2 Storage Connectivity Kit (321745 -B21) is required for Fibre Channel pass-
through when using either the C-GbE2 or F-GbE2 Interconnect Kit.
The GbE Interconnect Kits (C-GbE and F-GbE) provide NIC consolidation to 100 Mbps (Fast Ethernet).
The ProLiant BL p-Class F-GbE Interconnect Kit includes two GbE Interconnect Switches and two DualTSX
Interconnect Modules that provide four (4) LC 1000 SX and eight (8) RJ-45 10/100 T/TX external ports per server
blade enclosure.
The ProLiant BL p-Class C-GbE Interconnect Kit includes two GbE Interconnect Switches and two QuadT
Interconnect Modules that provide four (4) RJ-45 10/100/1000 T/TX/T and eight (8) RJ-45 10/100 T/TX external
ports per server blade enclosure.
Also included (per Interconnect Switch):
One (1) RS-232 DB-9 front panel out-of-band management port
Redundant crosslink ports connecting the two interconnect switches
Redundant power inputs and on-board redundant fans
Hot-plug and hot- remove with configuration retention and no need to cable/re-cable
Power ON, management, and per port status and speed LED indicators
Reset/power momentary push-button switch
HP ProLiant BL Interconnect Switch Management Utilities and User Documentation CD
Fully pre-configured for rapid deployment and immediate operation
The GbE Interconnect Kits (C-GbE and F-GbE) are for applications that require network adapter consolidation to 100
Mbps (Fast Ethernet).
The ProLiant BL p-Class F-GbE Interconnect Kit includes two GbE Interconnect Switches and two DualTSX
Interconnect Modules that provide four (4) LC 1000 SX and eight (8) RJ-45 10/100 T/TX external ports per server
blade enclosure.
The ProLiant BL p-Class C-GbE Interconnect Kit includes two GbE Interconnect Switches and two QuadT
Interconnect Modules that provide four (4) RJ-45 10/100/1000 T/TX/T and eight (8) RJ-45 10/100 T/TX external
ports per server blade enclosure.
ProLiant BL Interconnect Switch Management System and Utilities:
Full featured web-based and scriptable command line (CLI) interfaces, password protected multi-level user accounts,
Telnet, SNMP, BootP client, port mirroring, port-based VLANs and VLAN tagging, EtherChannel compatible multi-port
trunking, network time protocol, spanning tree protocol, broadcast/multicast storm control, flow control, human
readable/writeable configuration file, TFTP client, IP address security restrictions, auto-MDI/MDIX, auto-negotiation and
auto-sensing of speed and duplex mode, and more.
QuickSpecs
ProLiant BL30p
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Standard Features (Server Blade Enclosure and Interconnects)
DA - 11958 Canada — Version 2 — June 29, 2004
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