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Introduction

Overview

This user guide provides installation and reference information for the Compaq ProLiant™ BL p-Class C-GbE Interconnect Kit and the ProLiant BL p-Class F-GbE Interconnect Kit.

ProLiant BL p-Class C-GbE Interconnect Kit

The ProLiant BL p-Class C-GbE Interconnect Kit contains two GbE Interconnect Switches and two QuadT Interconnect Modules. The ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch uses 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T Gigabit Layer 2 switching technology to provide up to a 32-to-1 reduction in the number of networking cables per BL p-Class server enclosure.

Each GbE Interconnect Switch and QuadT Interconnect Module reduces sixteen 10Base-T/100Base-TX server networking ports to one or two RJ-45 100Base-TX/1000Base-T and one or two RJ-45 10Base-T/100Base-TX uplink ports.

Figure 1-1: ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch and

QuadT Interconnect Module

Compaq ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide

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