Hp Procurve 6600-48G Switch (J9451A); Description; Ports; Management Connectivity - HP ProCurve 6600 Switch Series Technical Overview

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HP ProCurve 6600-48G Switch (J9451A)

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 9: HP ProCurve 6600-48G switch—ProVision ASIC architecture overview

Description

The HP ProCurve 6600-48G Switch is a data center optimized, advanced Layer 3 1U stackable switch with
44 10/100/1000Base-T ports and 4 dual-personality ports . The 6600 series 1U form factor switches are
enhanced for server edge connectivity with front-to-back cooling, redundant hot-swappable power, and
redundant hot-swappable fans . The foundation for all these switches is a purpose-built, programmable ProVision
ASIC that allows the most demanding networking features, such as QoS and security, to be implemented in
a scalable yet granular fashion . With a variety of connectivity interfaces and expanded buffering, the 6600
switches offer excellent investment protection, flexibility, and scalability, as well as ease of deployment and
reduced operational expense .
The 6600-48G model is configured for 48-Gb copper connections, with the last four ports serving as dual-
personality options to accommodate mGBIC (SFP) fiber connections for longer-reach uplinks . Like the 6600-
24G switch, the 6600-48G switch does not offer a 10-Gb uplink capability, as the primary use model is for
low-cost, top-of-rack aggregation of server iLO ports and other Ethernet-based management ports . Unlike the
6600-24G switch, the 6600-48G switch is based on the 5400zl design, using an F2 fabric ASIC and a newly
designed motherboard . Due to this redesign effort, HP networking offers the 6600-48G/48G-4XG and the
6600-24G/24G-4XG switches with a 10/100Base-T Ethernet out-of-band management (OOBM) port . The
OOBM port interfaces directly to the management function on the motherboard to provide a truly separate IP
stack that is independent of the Ethernet switch-forwarding plane . The OOBM port is in addition to the RJ-45
serial console port that was first introduced on the HP ProCurve 8212zl chassis . The OOBM port is discussed
further in the appendix of this document .

Ports

• 48 10/100/1000Base-T RJ-45 connectors
• 4 dual-personality 1-GbE SFP (can be used in lieu of last four 10/100/1000Base-T ports)

Management connectivity

• RJ-45 serial console port
• RJ-45 Ethernet out-of-band management port
Based on 5400zl design
96.0-Gbps*
switching capacity
F2
14.4-Gbps HSL
12
14.4-Gbps HSL
High-speed
links
• 4-Gb fiber ports (4 dual-personality ports)
• Runs same code as 3500yl/5400zl/8200zl switch
NG
NG
ASIC • No NGX ASIC (no 10-Gb uplink option)
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
4-port 4 port 4 port
mGBIC mGBIC mGBIC
24-Gb ports
* 96.0 Gbps = (24+24)x2(Fdx),
although F2 has a full capability of
345.6-Gbps switching