Proliant And Integrity Bl P-Class Server Blade San Connectivity; Fc Connectivity With Proliant Bl20P, Bl25P, Bl30P, Bl35P, Bl45P Series And Integrity Bl60P Server Blades - HP 279720-B21 - ProLiant BL p-Class F-GbE Interconnect Overview

ProLiant and Integrity BL p-Class server blade SAN connectivity

The ProLiant and Integrity BL p-Class server blades are optimized for HP StorageWorks arrays, and
can attach to select third-party SAN solutions. In addition, the server blades can integrate with "fused"
NAS and SAN configurations, providing the ability to work in file and block environments seamlessly.
HP StorageWorks arrays include:
StorageWorks MSA 1000
StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA)
StorageWorks EMA/MA arrays
StorageWorks XP
Select Hitachi and EMC models are compatible.
All StorageWorks models listed support SecurePath for multi-path functionality.
All ProLiant and Integrity server blades support redundant FC SAN connections. With the exception of
the ProLiant BL40p Server Blade, all BL p-Class server blades support dual port FC adapter options.
The ProLiant BL40p Server Blade has two 64-bit, 100-MHz PCI-X slots that enable redundant FC SAN
connectivity using standard host-bus adapter cards. The Integrity BL60p has dual, 2-Gb Fibre Channel
connectors embedded.
FC connectivity with ProLiant BL20p, BL25p, BL30p, BL35p, BL45p series and Integrity BL60p server
blades
FC signals are routed from the configured server blade through the server blade enclosure backplane
to the interconnect modules. Optical transceivers added to the interconnect modules provide
connectivity to the external fabric.
For FC SAN connectivity with ProLiant BL20p, BL25p, BL30p, BL35p, and BL45p series server blades,
an interconnect kit option with FC pass-through capability is required. Both the ProLiant BL p-Class RJ-
45 Patch Panel 2 and the ProLiant BL p-Class GbE2 Interconnect Switch with the GbE2 Storage
Connectivity Kit option provide FC SAN pass-through capability.
The dual port FC adapter option kits each include two SFF transceivers with LC connectors. These SFF
transceivers are installed in the RJ-45 Patch Panel 2 transceiver slots. The SFF transceivers are
universal and can be used with the RJ-45 Patch Panel 2, the GbE2 Interconnect Switch, or Cisco
Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module (CGESM) (with GbE2 Storage Connectivity Kit).
Refer to the QuickSpecs for your specific model of server blade to ensure that you are using the
correct dual port FC adapter option kit. Each server blade model has a unique FC adapter option kit.
For the server blade QuickSpecs, visit the HP website at http://www.hp.com/go/bladesystem.
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