Console Port; Ethernet Out-Of-Band Management (Oobm) Port; Auxiliary (Usb) Port; 6600 Series System Architecture - HP ProCurve 6600 Switch Series Technical Overview

Console port

The console port allows for RS-232 serial connectivity for local management and configuration . For the 6600-
48G, 6600-48G-4XG, and 6600-24XG switches, the console port is an RJ-45 connector . To connect to the
console, an RJ-45–to–DB-9 cable is provided with each switch to connect to the serial port on a laptop . The
6600-24G/6600-24G-4XG products offer a DB-9 serial console port for management access, and a DB-9–to–
DB-9 cable is provided . The part numbers for the various console port cables are as follows:
DB-9–to–DB-9 console cable:
RJ-45–to–DB-9 console adapter:
For a detailed description of the console cable pin-outs, please refer to the "Installation and Getting Started
Guide" located at www.hp.com/rnd/support/manuals/6600dc.htm

Ethernet out-of-band management (OOBM) port

The 6600-48G, 6600-48G-4XG, and 6600-24XG models offer an RJ-45 10/100 Ethernet management port
with isolated CPU and memory resources and a separate TCP/IP stack to provide control of the 6600 switch,
even in cases where the in-band network has succumbed to a broadcast storm or has become inaccessible
through misconfiguration . The out-of-band management (OOBM) port effectively provides in-band management
capabilities in an out-of-band context by enabling key services such as SSH, Telnet, TFTP, HTTP, SNTP, RADIUS,
TACACS, DNS, syslog, ping, and traceroute . "Appendix A: out-of-band management port" provides more
details about the capabilities of the OOBM port .

Auxiliary (USB) port

The connectivity side of the 6600 series includes a USB auxiliary port that is used to transfer configuration and
image files without the need to establish console or network access . The system image and configurations can
be copied to a USB memory stick, and the 6600 switch can copy the configuration and image from USB, just
as users typically would over the network . The auxiliary port is enabled by default, but can be deactivated as
part of the CLI and MIB structure .
The USB port is compatible with the 1 . 1 USB standard and only supports file storage .

6600 series system architecture

The following section provides an architectural review of each of the HP ProCurve 6600 switches .

HP ProCurve 6600-24G Switch (J9263A)

Management function
(on motherboard)
NG NG
ASIC ASIC
24-Gb MACs 24 gig MACs
6-port 6-port 6-port 6-port
6 port 6 port 6 port 6 port 6 port 6 port 6 port 6 port 6 port 6 port 6 port 6 port
PHY PHY PHY PHY PHY PHY PHY PHY PHY PHY PHY PHY PHY PHY PHY PHY
24-Gb ports
Figure 7: HP ProCurve 6600-24G Switch—ProVision ASIC architecture overview
5184-1894 (included with 6600-24G/24G-4XG switch)
5189-6795 (included with 6600-48G/48G-4XG/24XG switch)
Based on 3500yl design
48.0-Gbps*
switching capacity
F1
F1
14.4-Gbps HSL
6 6
Hi- Speed
High-speed
14.4-Gbps HSL
links
Links
• Based on 3500yl-24G design
• 4 ports are dual personality (Gig-T or Gigabit fiber)
• No NGX ASIC (no 10-Gb uplink option)
• Runs same code as 3500yl/5400zl/8200zl switch
4-port
4 port 4 port
mGBIC
mGBIC mGBIC
* 48.0 Gbps = 24x2(Fdx), although
F1 has a full capability of
172.8-Gbps switching
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