Server Technology BL20P Manuel D’Utilisation

(Two switches per kit)
(Every BL p-Class server
blade enclosure requires
two interconnect
switches OR two RJ-45
patch panels)

Provides up to a 32 to 1 server networking cable reduction per server enclosure depending on the
mix of BL20p, BL20p G2, and BL40p servers. Each interconnect switch (two per enclosure)
reduces up to sixteen internal server network (NIC) ports to six external ports (four on a modular
rear mounting interconnect module and two on the switch front panel). This provides a total of
twelve external ports per server blade enclosure. Only one to all twelve external ports may be
used per server blade enclosure.

The GbE2 Interconnect Kits (C-GbE2 and F-GbE2) are for applications that require network
adapter consolidation to 1000 Mbps (Gigabit Ethernet), advanced network feature support
including up to layer 7 switching, BL20p G2 Fibre Channel pass-through, and 10 Gigabit Ethernet
bandwidth connectivity to the network. Expandability of both layer 3-7 switching and 10 Gigabit
Ethernet is supported with future GbE2 Interconnect Switch upgrade options. The optional GbE2
Storage Connectivity Kit is required for BL20p G2 Fibre Channel pass-through when using the
GbE2 Interconnect Switch.

The ProLiant BL p-Class F-GbE2 Interconnect Kit includes two GbE2 Interconnect Switches
and two QuadSX Interconnect Modules that provide eight (8) LC 1000 SX and four (4) RJ-
45 10/100/1000 T/TX/T external ports per server blade enclosure.
The ProLiant BL p-Class C-GbE2 Interconnect Kit includes two GbE2 Interconnect Switches
and two QuadT2 Interconnect Modules that provide twelve (12) RJ-45 10/100/1000 T/TX/T
external ports per server blade enclosure.

The GbE Interconnect Kits (C-GbE and F-GbE) are for applications that require network adapter
consolidation to 100 Mbps (Fast Ethernet).

The ProLiant BL p-Class F-GbE Interconnect Kit includes two GbE Interconnect Switches
and two DualTSX Interconnect Modules that provide four (4) LC 1000 SX and eight (8) RJ-
45 10/100 T/TX external ports per server blade enclosure.
The ProLiant BL p-Class C-GbE Interconnect Kit includes two GbE Interconnect Switches
and two QuadT Interconnect Modules that provide four (4) RJ-45 10/100/1000 T/TX/T and
eight (8) RJ-45 10/100 T/TX external ports per server blade enclosure.

Also included (per Interconnect Switch):

One (1) RS-232 DB-9 front panel out-of-band management port
Redundant cross links ports connecting the two interconnect switches
Redundant power inputs and on-board redundant fans
Hot-plug and hot- remove with configuration retention and no need to cable/re-cable
Power ON, management, and per port status and speed LED indicators
Reset/power momentary push-button switch
HP ProLiant BL Interconnect Switch Management Utilities and User Documentation CD
Fully pre-configured for rapid deployment and immediate operation

The GbE Interconnect Kits (C-GbE and F-GbE) are for applications that require network adapter
consolidation to 100 Mbps (Fast Ethernet).

The ProLiant BL p-Class F-GbE Interconnect Kit includes two GbE Interconnect Switches
and two DualTSX Interconnect Modules that provide four (4) LC 1000 SX and eight (8) RJ-
45 10/100 T/TX external ports per server blade enclosure.
The ProLiant BL p-Class C-GbE Interconnect Kit includes two GbE Interconnect Switches
and two QuadT Interconnect Modules that provide four (4) RJ-45 10/100/1000 T/TX/T and
eight (8) RJ-45 10/100 T/TX external ports per server blade enclosure.

ProLiant BL Interconnect Switch Management System and Utilities:

Full featured web-based and scriptable command line (CLI) interfaces, password protected multi-
level user accounts, Telnet, SNMP, BootP client, port mirroring, port-based VLANs and VLAN
tagging, EtherChannel compatible multi-port trunking, network time protocol, spanning tree
protocol, broadcast/multicast storm control, flow control, human readable/writeable configuration
file, TFTP client, IP address security restrictions, auto-MDI/MDIX, auto-negotiation and auto-
sensing with full-duplex support, and more.

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