Key Benefits - HP GbE2c Specifications

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SNMP traps and easy to read Sys log
messages keep administrators well informed of
any link changes or outages so corrective
actions can be performed in timely manner.
Mainstream/mid-sized data centers and
departments, branch offices
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A fully featured layer 2 switch that resides within
the blade enclosure
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Provides easy access to the switch via SNMP
(v1, v2 and v3), HTTP/HTTPS SSH and intuitive
web based interface
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Any to any port mirroring enables administrators
to monitor all traffic entering and leaving the
BladeSystem chassis.

Key Benefits

The HP GbE2c Switch is designed specifically for
the data center requiring superior efficiency in a low
cost, standards based, manageable blade switch
solution.
High performance (10/100/1000
Mbps)
The HP GbE2c Switch (GbE2c) delivers the highest
available switching performance for the HP
BladeSystem at a very attractive price. With its full
set of Layer 2 features and seamless integration into
any network, the GbE2c is a perfect fit for
deployment in the HP BladeSystem enclosure. The
GbE2c provides wire speed switching for incoming
or outgoing traffic, providing up to 48Gbps of
switching capacity or 35.7 Million packets per
second switching performance. With the GbE2c, HP
continues its leadership in offering the best
price/performance ratio in high performance
switching.
Comprehensive Layer 2 features,
upgradeable to Layer 3
The HP GbE2c Switch provides a full set of
advanced Layer 2 features including extensive
support for VLANs, Spanning Tree, Rapid Spanning,
Multiple Spanning Tree and Uplink Failure Detection.
High availability in Layer 2 ensures that mission
critical traffic is not impacted in the unlikely case of a
switch or power failure. Overall network
performance and bandwidth conservation can be
boosted with IGMP Snooping which only forwards
multicast traffic to the clients that have expressed
interest in receiving such packets. The GbE2c's
IGMP Snooping capability not only improves the
overall bandwidth but also conserves CPU cycles of
the servers, thus avoiding the cost of unnecessary
server upgrades.
Network administrators can configure VLANs to
logically separate traffic and contain broadcasts -
improving the overall performance while improving
security. Administrators can easily add or remove
users from VLANs based on their department or job
functions.
The GbE2c supports a full set of advanced Layer 2
features and is software upgradeable to support
Layer 3 functionality - including dynamic and static
routing and QoS. This enables the network
administrator to manage the real time and mission-
critical traffic more efficiently. By prioritizing traffic,
network administrators can ensure that the mission
critical traffic will be delivered and before non
critical traffic.
Security
VLANs can be configured to provide segregation for
data - improving bandwidth, performance and
limiting traffic to its designated domains. The GbE2c
also provides secured access through SSH v2,
protecting against IP spoofing as well as DNS
spoofing. The GbE2c enables users to meet their
security requirements by providing support of HTTPS,
RADIUS and TACACS+.
Easy-to-use, simple network
management
The GbE2c's Web-based management interface
enables administrators to easily configure the most
advanced features such as Rapid Spanning Tree,
Uplink Failure Detection and SNMP management by
pointing and clicking.
The GbE2c also enables sophisticated administrators
to configure and manage the switch through SNMP.
It provides full support for SNMP v1/2/3.