HP Cluster Platform Interconnects v2010 Gigabit Ethernet Interconnect Guide - Page 13

1.2 Gigabit Ethernet Solution Possibilities Table 1-1 summarizes the Gigabit Ethernet HP Cluster Platform configurations. Table 1-1 Gigabit Ethernet Solution Possibilities Configuration 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Max Ports 20 24 40 48 48 64 96 96 144 288 128 288 576 Spine 2824 3500yl-24G-PWR 2848 3500yl-48G-PWR 5406zl-48G 2848-2848 3500yl - 3500yl 5412zl-96G 5406zl 5412zl 2848 6400cl (6 ports) 5406zl (12) 14 1152 5406zl (24) 15 576 5412zl (12) 16 528 5412zl-5412zl Leaf Description Star Network, non-blocking Star Network Star Network, non-blocking Star Network Star Network Star Network, 2848s Trunked (8) Star Network, 3500yl Aggregated Star Network Star Network Star Network 2848 Trunked uplink (8) 3500yl (48 ports) Uplinked through 10GbE 3500yl Uplinked through 10GbE. Only using 12 ports on 5406 for full bandwidth. 3500yl Uplinked through 10GbE. Using all 24 ports on 5406. 3500yl Uplinked through 10GbE. Only using 12 ports on 5412 for full bandwidth. Aggregated using 10GbE; each switch has 264 GigE downlinks. 1.3 Gigabit Ethernet Solution Possibilities (used in older versions of HP CPxxxx) Table 1-2 summarizes the Gigabit Ethernet configurations used in older HP Cluster Platform solutions. Table 1-2 Gigabit Ethernet Solutions Summary (used in older versions of HP Cluster Platform configurations) Configuration Max Ports Spine 1 20 2824 2 40 2848 3 32 5308 4 56 9304 5 120 9308 6 232 9315 7 64 2848-2848 8 128 2848 9 128 5308 Leaf 2848 2848 Description Star Network, non-blocking, high density Star Network, non-blocking, high density Star Network, non-blocking Star Network, non-blocking Star Network, non-blocking Star Network, non-blocking Star Network, 2848s Trunked (8) Trunked uplink (8) Trunked uplink (8) 1.2 Gigabit Ethernet Solution Possibilities 13