Gbe2 Interconnect Switch Redundancy; Configuration And Management - HP ProLiant BL p-Class GbE2 User Manual

GbE2 Interconnect Switch Redundancy

The ProLiant BL p-Class GbE2 Interconnect Switch offers several redundancy and failover
features. With these features, the network configuration can be designed to allow for
continued network access to each server blade in case of a component or link failure. GbE2
Interconnect Switch redundancy and failover features include:
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Two separate rip-n-replace GbE2 Interconnect Switches per one ProLiant BL p-Class
server blade enclosure
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Four Gigabit Ethernet uplink ports in the back and two Gigabit Ethernet uplink ports in
the front, per GbE2 Interconnect Switch, for designing fully meshed uplink paths to the
network backbone
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Server networking connections routed to each of the separate GbE2 Interconnect
Switches for redundant paths to tolerate a switch or port malfunction
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Redundant data path 10/100/1000 Ethernet cross connections between GbE2 Interconnect
Switches
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Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) support that eliminates potential problems caused by
redundant networking paths and provides for failover with a secondary path in case of
primary path failure; supports IEEE 802.1D Spanning Tree Protocol and is compatible
with Cisco® PVST+ and Cisco PVST, when the other device is configured as untagged
or configured to use 802.1q tagging
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Redundant power supplies and redundant cooling fans within the server blade enclosure
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Redundant firmware images and configuration settings in memory
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Redundant, configurable Domain Name System (DNS) clients, syslog servers, gateways,
and community strings and SNMP trap manager hosts

Configuration and Management

The ProLiant BL p-Class GbE2 Interconnect Switch provides the following configuration and
management interfaces and tools:
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A scriptable command line interface (CLI) allows local, Telnet, or Secure Shell (SSH)
access.
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A browser-based interface (BBI) allows remote access using a Web browser such as
Microsoft® Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator.
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Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) manageability and monitoring are
supported.
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The GbE2 Interconnect Switch functionality allows you to upload and download
interconnect switch configurations via Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) and Secure
Copy Protocol (SCP), thus allowing the rapid deployment of multiple server blade
systems, and providing robust backup and restore capabilities.
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Network Time Protocol (NTP) is supported, allowing the GbE2 Interconnect Switch to
display and record the accurate date and time as provided by an NTP server.
HP ProLiant BL p-Class GbE2 Interconnect Switch User Guide
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