Deployment Considerations: Hp Bladesystem P-Class Network Interconnects; Deployment Considerations: Proliant Bl P-Class Rj-45 Patch Panel And Patch Panel 2; Deployment Considerations: Proliant Bl P-Class Gbe2 Interconnect Switches - HP Xw25p - ProLiant - Blade Workstation Overview

Deployment considerations: HP BladeSystem p-Class network
interconnects
The RJ-45 Patch Panel, RJ-45 Patch Panel 2, GbE Interconnect Switches, and GbE2 Interconnect
Switches may be mixed within the rack, but not within the same server blade enclosure. The
corresponding interconnect modules may also be mixed within the rack, but not within the same
server blade enclosure.

Deployment considerations: ProLiant BL p-Class RJ-45 Patch Panel and Patch Panel 2

When using the RJ-45 Patch Panel or RJ-45 Patch Panel 2 Interconnects, plan for cable egress
according to Table 19.
Table 19. RJ-45 Patch Panel and RJ-45 Patch Panel 2 Cable Requirements
Server Blade Series
ProLiant BL20p, ProLiant BL25p, and ProLiant BL45p series
ProLiant BL30p and BL35p series
ProLiant BL40p series
As an alternative to using the interconnect switch options, a standard network switch can be mounted
above the HP BladeSystem p-Class solution to concentrate cables coming from the server blades.
The RJ-45 Patch Panel and RJ-45 Patch Panel 2 have identical network cable requirements. However,
with Patch Panel 2, two optical cables with LC connectors will be required for each
ProLiant BL20p G3, ProLiant BL25p, or ProLiant BL45p Server Blade with the Dual Port FC Mezzanine
Card installed on each pair of ProLiant BL30p or BL35p Server Blades each with the Dual-Port FC
Adapter installed. LC-to-SC optical connector converters can be used if SC connectors are preferred.
NOTE: When using an enhanced server blade enclosure, the iLO NIC signals are routed to the sever
blade management module and not to the interconnect module.

Deployment considerations: ProLiant BL p-Class GbE2 Interconnect Switches

The C-GbE2 Interconnect Kit provides 12 10/100/1000T external Ethernet ports all with RJ-45
connectors; one to all twelve ports may be used. Therefore, plan to use a maximum of 12 CAT5
network cables per server blade enclosure.
The F-GbE2 Interconnect Kit provides four 10/100/1000 T/TX/T external Ethernet ports and eight
1000SX external Ethernet ports with LC connectors; one to all twelve ports may be used. Therefore,
plan on one to four CAT5 (or better) network cables and one to eight optical network cables per
server blade enclosure. LC-to-SC optical connector converters can be used if SC connectors are
preferred.
NOTE: When using a server blade enclosure with enhanced backplane components, the iLO NIC
signals are routed to the sever blade management module and not to the interconnect module.
Maximum number of Network Cables per Blade
4 *
2 *
6 *
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