Upgrading From An Rj-45 Patch Panel Or Rj-45 Patch Panel 2 - HP ProLiant BL p-Class GbE2 User Manual

Setting Up and Installing the GbE2 Interconnect Switch

Upgrading from an RJ-45 Patch Panel or RJ-45 Patch Panel 2

IMPORTANT: If you are replacing an existing GbE2 Interconnect Switch, or upgrading from a GbE
Interconnect Switch, an RJ-45 Patch Panel 2, or an RJ-45 Patch Panel, and you have strict security
requirements:
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Do not cable the GbE2 Interconnect Switch until after configuration.
Or
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Connect the GbE2 Interconnect Switch to the optional Diagnostic Station. The Diagnostic Station
enables you to power up, configure, and diagnose a ProLiant p-Class server blade or a ProLiant
p-Class GbE2 Interconnect Switch outside of the rack environment.
To upgrade from an existing RJ-45 Patch Panel or RJ-45 Patch Panel 2:
1. From the rear side of the server blade enclosure, slide out the top and bottom patch panel
modules (total of four) from the module bays and unplug the cables.
2. From the front side of the ProLiant BL p-Class server blade enclosure, unlock the ejector
lever and slide out the patch panels (total of two) from the interconnect bays.
3. From the rear side of the server blade enclosure, insert the new interconnect modules that
came with the GbE2 Interconnect Switch into the bottom-right and bottom-left module
bays.
4. From the front side of the server blade enclosure, slide the one GbE2 Interconnect Switch
into the left interconnect bay.
5. Lock the ejector levers.
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 to install the second GbE2 Interconnect Switch in the right
interconnect bay.
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CAUTION: Removing a patch panel from a powered enclosure will result in the loss of
network communications between the server blade network ports that are connected through
this patch panel and the segment of network infrastructure those ports need to communicate.
HP ProLiant BL p-Class GbE2 Interconnect Switch User Guide