Introduction

The interconnect switch functionality allows you to save and download interconnect switch configurations to a TFTP server, thus allowing the rapid deployment of multiple server blade systems, and providing robust backup and restore capabilities.

Diagnostic Tools

The hardware, software, and firmware diagnostic tools that are available include:

Compaq Insight Manager™ 7

Power-On Self-Test (POST) built into the interconnect switch boot process

GbE Interconnect Switch management suite of tools and interfaces

GbE Interconnect Switch port mirroring

GbE Interconnect Switch LEDs for port status and speed

GbE Interconnect Switch Architecture

The ProLiant BL p-Class system provides integrated switching technology for network cable reduction.

GbE Interconnect Switch Architecture

Server Blades

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Interconnect Switch A

Interconnect Switch B

10/100 Ethernet

10/100 Ethernet Cross Link #1

10/100 Ethernet

Uplink #1

 

 

Uplink #1

10/100 Ethernet

 

 

10/100 Ethernet

Uplink #2

 

 

Uplink #2

Gigabit Ethernet

Data #1 NIC

Data #2 NIC

Gigabit Ethernet

10/100 Ethernet

10/100 Ethernet

Uplink #1

Uplink #1

Downlink

Downlink

Gigabit Ethernet

Gigabit Ethernet

 

 

Uplink #2

 

 

Uplink #2

Local 10/100 Port #1

PXE NIC 10/100

10/100 iLO

Local 10/100 Port #1

Local 10/100 Port #2

Ethernet Downlink

Downlink

Local 10/100 Port #2

Mgmt Serial Port

 

 

Mgmt Serial Port

 

10/100 Ethernet Cross Link #2

 

Backplane Ethernet Connectivity

Figure 1-3: ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect

Switch architecture

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Compaq ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide