Cisco Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 for HP Data Sheet

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Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 for HP

The Cisco

Catalyst

Blade Switch 3020 (Figure 1) for HP is an integrated switch for HP

c-Class BladeSystem customers that extends resilient and secure Cisco infrastructure

services to the server edge and utilizes existing network investments to help reduce

operational expenses.

Figure 1. Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020

The Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 for HP provides HP c-Class BladeSystem customers with

an integrated switching solution that dramatically reduces cable complexity. This solution offers

consistent network services such as high availability, quality of service (QoS), and security. It

utilizes the comprehensive Cisco management framework to simplify ongoing operations. Cisco

advanced network services in combination with simplified management help reduce total cost of

ownership.

Configuration

The Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 for HP provides the following hardware configuration:

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Sixteen internal 1000BASE ports connected to servers through the c-Class BladeSystem

backplane

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Up to eight external Gigabit Ethernet uplink ports:

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Four external dual-media Ethernet interfaces. Interfaces can be either 1000BASE-SX,

1000BASE-LX/LH Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) or 10/100/1000BASE-T ports.

The SFP cage supports Gigabit Ethernet Fiber short-wavelength SFP modules from

Cisco Systems.

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Four additional external 10/100/1000BASE-T ports. Two of these ports can be configured

to provide an internal crossover connection to an associated additional Cisco Catalyst

Blade Switch 3020.

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One Fast Ethernet connection to the HP Enclosure Onboard Administrator

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One external console port

Available with Cisco IOS

Software, LAN Base image, the Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 offers

a complete set of intelligent services to deliver security, QoS, and availability in the server farm

access environment.