HP BL30p Server Blades BL30p Fiber Channel on the HP ProLiant BL30p server blade, Local I/O Cable

QuickSpecs

HP ProLiant BL30p Server Blade

Standard Features (Server Blade)

Fiber Channel on the HP ProLiant BL30p server blade

The following items are needed to connect the HP ProLiant BL30p server blade to a SAN via Fibre Channel:

1. HP ProLiant BL30p server blade with Dual-Port Fibre Channel Adapter (option) installed

The Dual-Port Fibre Channel Adapter option 354054-B21 is compatible with the HP ProLiant BL30p server blade (not compatible with HP ProLiant BL20p server blades series)

Two ports on each configured blade provide redundant Fibre Channel connections

Supports up to 2 Gb/s Fibre Channel equipment

Based on the QLogic ISP2312 chipset

Kit includes two small form factor pluggable transceivers with LC connectors for installation into the interconnect option kit (see 2A and 2B below)

AND

2A. RJ-45 Patch Panel 2 (with Fibre Channel pass through) interconnect option

Enables pass through of both Ethernet and Fibre Channel signals Ethernet signals exit the rear of the RJ-45 Patch Panel 2 interconnects Fibre Channel signals exit the front of the RJ-5 Patch Panel 2 interconnects

8 Fibre Channel small form factor pluggable (SPF) transceiver cages on the front of each Patch Panel 2 interconnect (16 Fibre Channel SPF transceiver cages per server blade enclosure)

SPF transceivers are included with the BL30p Dual-Port Fibre Channel Adapter kit (option)

OR

2B. C-GbE2 or F-GbE2 or CGESM Interconnect Kit plus the Storage Connectivity Kit (option)

Enables Ethernet signal consolidation and pass through of Fibre Channel signals

Both Ethernet and Fibre Channel signals exit the rear of the CGESM or GbE2 Interconnect Switch (with the Storage Connectivity Kit option)

8 Fibre Channel small form factor pluggable (SPF) transceiver slots on the back of each Interconnect Switch (16 Fibre Channel SPF transceiver cages per server blade enclosure) SPF transceivers included with the BL30p Dual-Port Fibre Channel Adapter kit (option)

AND

3. Compatible SAN

Optimized for StorageWorks arrays:

Modular Smart Array 1000

Enterprise Virtual Array 5000 (EVA5000) V2; Enterprise Virtual Array 3000 (EVA3000) XP48, 128, 512, 1024;

	Compatible with select 3rd party SANs. Refer to blade storage website for details:
	http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/servers/proliant-bl/p-class/storage.html
Local I/O Cable	No PCI slots, all features integrated

Two (2) USB ports, one (1) video port, one (1) iLO port and one (1) serial port

Two (2) Local I/O cables ship with each server blade enclosure with enhanced backplane components (281404-B22 and 243564-B22)

NOTE: Tested USB devices (keyboard, mouse, floppy) are listed in options section below.

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