HP 279720-B21 HP ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch Overview - White
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- HP 279720-B21 | HP ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch Overview - White - Page 1
Introduction...3 GbE Interconnect Kit ...4 Modular hot-swappable design...4 Support for copper and fiber-based networks 4 Interconnect switch architecture management protocol and remote monitoring 11 Switch security...12 Serviceability and diagnostics ...12 Virtual LAN ...13 Spanning tree... - HP 279720-B21 | HP ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch Overview - White - Page 2
Enterprise-class performance ...14 Network adapter teaming...15 Conclusion...15 Appendix: Summary of features of the ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Kit 16 Switch performance...16 Switch network features ...16 Switch deployment and configuration 16 Switch diagnostics and monitoring 17 Switch - HP 279720-B21 | HP ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch Overview - White - Page 3
server blade enclosure backplane, and to the interconnect blades. HP offers a family of interconnect options so that customers can choose cable reduction significantly reduces the time required to deploy, manage, and service ProLiant BL p-Class systems. Please see the ProLiant BL p-Class Networking - HP 279720-B21 | HP ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch Overview - White - Page 4
Switches Modular hot-swappable design To enhance the system serviceability and simply upgrades, both the GbE Interconnect Switch and Each GbE Interconnect Switch can support copper or fiber Ethernet network uplinks by using different LAN interconnect modules. Support for copper and fiber-based - HP 279720-B21 | HP ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch Overview - White - Page 5
Users can independently disable or enable the switch ports as desired. Auto-MDI/MDIX with autonegotiation of speed and duplex mode is supported. Each GbE Interconnect Switch includes the following Ethernet ports: • Sixteen dedicated internal 10/100 Mb/s Ethernet downlink ports connecting the server - HP 279720-B21 | HP ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch Overview - White - Page 6
ports with RJ-45 connectors. Each interconnect module has an independent guide pin to ensure insertion alignment and a robust connector assembly to disruption the production network to perform these tasks. See the "Serviceability and diagnostics" section for more details on the switch front panel - HP 279720-B21 | HP ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch Overview - White - Page 7
Maximizing network cable reduction For maximum (97 percent) cable reduction, the 32 Ethernet signals within the server blade enclosure can be concentrated into any one single external Ethernet port. This results in a total of seven Ethernet connections for a fully configured 42U rack of six server - HP 279720-B21 | HP ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch Overview - White - Page 8
on BIGIP Blade Controller for ProLiant BL systems, see http://h71028.www7.hp.com/enterprise/html/45570-0-0-121.html. For load balancing exterior to the , and monitor the interconnect switch. The interconnect switch also supports Telnet access, simple network management protocol (SNMP), and remote - HP 279720-B21 | HP ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch Overview - White - Page 9
front panel Rapid deployment, back-up, and restore HP Rapid Deployment Pack for Windows version 1.40 or VLAN assignments. Using either the supported Windows graphical interface or the command via script configuration changes using the CLI or manually using the Windows graphical interface. • Assign - HP 279720-B21 | HP ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch Overview - White - Page 10
the HP Support Paq automated firmware upgrade process for Windows deployment stations. IP addressing Users can configure the GbE Interconnect Switch to automatically obtain an IP address from a dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) or bootstrap protocol (BOOTP) server or they can manually - HP 279720-B21 | HP ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch Overview - White - Page 11
remote monitoring The GbE Interconnect Switch supports industry-standard SNMP management information bases (MIBs), HP enterprise switch MIBs, environmental traps, per switch. An interconnect switch SNMP scripting utility and HP recommended example scripts are included. This capability allows the - HP 279720-B21 | HP ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch Overview - White - Page 12
between segments, and provide intrusion control. The switch allows manual entry of specific media access control (MAC) addresses to be for server grouping and data isolation. Serviceability and diagnostics The GbE Interconnect Switch has several serviceability features such as the front-mounted - HP 279720-B21 | HP ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch Overview - White - Page 13
Interconnect Switch provides many additional serviceability and diagnostic features including: and delete from the forwarding database for identifying problems with MAC address learning and packet forwarding. Switch user guides.5 Virtual LAN The GbE Interconnect Switch supports 256 port- - HP 279720-B21 | HP ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch Overview - White - Page 14
, multicast, and destination address (DA) unknown. If the threshold is exceeded, any additional packets received would be dropped. Quality of service Support for quality of service (QoS) IEEE 802.1p on the GbE Interconnect Switch allows switch administrators to set priority levels on each switch for - HP 279720-B21 | HP ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch Overview - White - Page 15
However, network adapter teaming may also be used to maintain network services if an Ethernet switch fails. The architecture of the p-Class system Teaming. The ProLiant p-Class servers include standard HP NC series network adapters that support all three types of ProLiant Network Adapter Teaming: - HP 279720-B21 | HP ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch Overview - White - Page 16
ports) • Auto-negotiation and auto-sensing with full-duplex support and ability to manually force port speed and duplex mode • Auto-MDI/MDIX on VLAN pruning and dynamic VLAN creation • IEEE 802.1p QoS with 4 classes of service mapped to 8 priority levels • IGMP snooping v1 and v2, configurable to a - HP 279720-B21 | HP ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch Overview - White - Page 17
sorting on a per port and per VLAN basis • Manual (static) entries in MAC address table • Manual, or automatic IP settings via a DHCP or BOOTP server interface • Switch configuration retention after firmware upgrade • HP Support Paq automated firmware upgrade process for Windows deployment - HP 279720-B21 | HP ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch Overview - White - Page 18
Switch security • Password protected multi-level user accounts supported on all management interfaces • Configurable user interface idle time-out period • Ability to disable web-based and Telnet access to the switch user interfaces • 256 - HP 279720-B21 | HP ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch Overview - White - Page 19
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ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch Overview
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Abstract
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Introduction
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GbE Interconnect Kit
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Modular hot-swappable design
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Support for copper and fiber-based networks
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Interconnect switch architecture
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Downlink ports
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LAN interconnect module uplink ports
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Front panel ports
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Crosslink ports
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Maximizing network cable reduction
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Network load balancing
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Investment protection
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Switch management
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Rapid deployment, back-up, and restore
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IP addressing
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Web browser-based interface
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Menu-driven console and scriptable command line interface
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Simple network management protocol and remote monitoring
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Switch security
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Serviceability and diagnostics
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Virtual LAN
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Spanning tree
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EtherChannel compatible link aggregation
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Internet Group Management Protocol
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Data Storm Prevention
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Quality of Service
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