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HP BladeSystem c-Class Interconnect Components

Overview

HP GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch for c-Class BladeSystem (GbE2c L2/3)

Brocade 8Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c- Class

Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem

Cisco MDS 9124e Fabric Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem

Provides sixteen internal downlinks, five uplinks and two internal cross-connects. Up to four uplinks can be optionally configured as fiber SX links

Provides a full set of industry standard Gigabit Ethernet Layer 2 switching and layer 3 routing features

Dramatically reduces cabling, power and cooling requirements compared to stand-alone switches or pass-thru modules, allowing you to realize the full cost saving benefits of the HP c-Class BladeSystem.

Enables support of virtualized environments and other emerging technologies through high-speed technology that doubles the performance of the current storage network. Both internal and external facing ports auto-sense lower bandwidth components for flexibility and investment protection (2, 4, or 8 Gb).

Includes connection speed support for all ports to provide a high-performance system with aggregate bandwidth of up to 384 Gbps (24 ports x 8 Gbps x 2 for full duplex).

Support for up to a single trunk made up of all eight SAN ports for a total of up to 64 Gbps balanced throughput.

Enables organizations to better manage data flows and meet service level agreements while maintaining optimized application performance in virtual environments with new optional Adaptive Networking services, including Quality of Service Traffic Prioritization, Preferred Path Traffic Isolation, Top Talkers, and Ingress Rate Limiting.

Employs N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV), an ANSI T11 standard, to enable interoperability with other SAN fabrics and eliminate domain considerations while improving SAN scalability. Designed to scale as business needs dictate with the option of a 12-port model and a 12-port upgrade license, as well as a 24-port and 24-port Power Pack+ models.

An embedded Fibre Channel switch, delivering high performance, value, and high-availability for HP BladeSystem c-Class customers who desire the benefits of a SAN solution in a hot-pluggable design supporting redundant configurations.

Up to eight external facing ports auto-sense lower bandwidth components for greater flexibility and investment protection (4, 2, or 1 Gbps).

Employs N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV), an ANSI T11 standard, to enable interoperability with supported SAN fabrics and to eliminate domain considerations for improving SAN scalability via Brocade Access Gateway technology.

Designed to scale as business needs dictate with the option of a 12-port model and a 12-port upgrade license, as well as a 24-port and 24-port Power Pack models

IT organizations can lower costs, minimize deployment time, increase performance, and significantly simplify their environments through the integration of 4 Gbps Fibre Channel switching with the HP BladeSystem c-Class.

Up to eight external facing ports auto-sense lower bandwidth components for greater flexibility and investment protection (4, 2, or 1 Gbps).

Designed to scale as business needs dictate with the option of a 12-port model and a 12-port upgrade license, as well as a 24-port model.

Simplifies deployment while optimizing core edge fabrics with support for virtual output queuing, flexible buffer credit allocation, Port Channels, Fabric Shortest Path First (FSPF), and more.

New N-Port Virtualizer with FlexAttach (SAN-OS v3.3(1a) and later) employs industry-standard N- Port Virtualization technology to eliminate domain count concerns, enable fabric interoperability, and enables the flexibility to move or replace servers without impact to the SAN connections.

Support for up to 16 VSANs per switch

Offers an extensive security framework to protect highly sensitive data crossing today's enterprise network

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