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Each CGESM reduces up to 16 internal server blade network NIC ports to six external Ethernet ports. Because each external Ethernet port can communicate to all the server blades, as few as one external port per enclosure may be used to connect to your network. In addition to providing up to 32-to-1 network cable reduction per server blade enclosure, the CGESM kit offers the following features: • Cisco IOS based on Catalyst 2970 Enhanced Image. • Gigabit Ethernet performance on all switch ports. • Advanced network feature support and system availability including spanning tree per VLAN, 9k jumbo frames, RADIUS/TACAS+, IGMP Snooping, QoS, Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP), redundant syslog servers, redundant operating system firmware images and configuration files in memory. For more detailed information about the specific set of features supported on this interconnect option, refer to the interconnect website, http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystem/interconnects/ ProLiant BL p-Class GbE2 Interconnect Switch The ProLiant BL p-Class GbE2 Interconnect Switch is a 24-port Gigabit Ethernet Switch that significantly reduces the number of Ethernet network cables needed for each server blade enclosure and is designed for applications that require network adapter consolidation to 1000 Mb/s (Gigabit Ethernet), advanced network functionality, and FC signal pass-through for server blades that use internal FC adapter options. Figure 17. GbE2 Interconnect Switch components Table 11. GbE2 Interconnect Switch Components Item Description 1 GbE2 Interconnect Switch 2 SAN (OctalFC) interconnect module (optional) for pass-through of FC 3 GbE2 LAN interconnect module (for Ethernet signal consolidation) 22