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ProLiant BL p-Class RJ-45 Patch Panel

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ProLiant BL p-Class RJ-45 Patch Panel The RJ-45 Patch Panel brings all server blade NIC signals out as individual RJ-45 connectors. Figure 19. RJ-45 Patch Panel components Table 13. RJ-45 Patch Panel Components Item Description 1 RJ-45 Patch Panels 2 RJ-45 Interconnect Module (10-connector) 3 RJ-45 Interconnect Module (6-connector) Features of the RJ-45 Patch panel include: • Economical solution for providing pass through of up to 32 NIC signals • Completely passive-requires no software or management • Fault tolerance-Half of the signals from each server blade go to the left interconnect and half go to the right interconnect, providing separate redundant paths to the network(s). 25

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ProLiant BL p-Class RJ-45 Patch Panel
The RJ-45 Patch Panel brings all server blade NIC signals out as individual RJ-45 connectors.
Figure 19. RJ-45 Patch Panel components
Table 13. RJ-45 Patch Panel Components
Item
Description
1
RJ-45 Patch Panels
2
RJ-45 Interconnect Module (10-connector)
3
RJ-45 Interconnect Module (6-connector)
Features of the RJ-45 Patch panel include:
Economical solution for providing pass through of up to 32 NIC signals
Completely passive–requires no software or management
Fault tolerance–Half of the signals from each server blade go to the left interconnect and half go to
the right interconnect, providing separate redundant paths to the network(s).