Cisco Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 for HP Installation Guide

If the switch modules are ordered with the blade server, the switch modules are already installed. 
The unpacking procedure for the switch module applies only if one is ordered separately. See the blade 
server documentation for the unpacking procedure for the HP equipment.

The Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 for HP is a 24 Gigabit Ethernet port, Layer 2+ switch module. 
Sixteen of the Gigabit Ethernet ports are internal 1000BASE-X downlink ports that connect to the 
blade server. The other eight Gigabit Ethernet ports are external uplink ports that provide connections 
to other switches or routers. Uplink ports operate at 10/100/1000 Mbps if used as RJ-45 ports and 
operate at 1000 Mbps if 

small form-factor pluggable (SFP)

 fiber-optic modules are installed. See 

Table 1 for more detailed descriptions of the switch module ports.

Figure 1 shows the switch module.

The switch module is managed through the RS-232 console port that uses an RJ-45 connector in the 
switch module front-panel. 

Switch module

Health LED

Release latch

SFP module port LEDs for ports 17 to 20

System status LEDs

SFP module ports 17 to 20

Mode button

Gigabit Ethernet ports LEDs for ports 17x to 24x 

Console port

Gigabit Ethernet ports 17x to 24x

UID

1

 LED

1. UID: unit identifier

153139

23x

24x

21x

24x

17x

18x

17x

20x

17

20

SYST
STAT

DLX

SPD

CONSOLE

UID

WS-CBS-3020-HPQ

MODE

MEDIA DE

TECT SFP/R

-45 PO

RTS 17-20

17

20

18

19