HP BL e-Class Configuration and Management, Interconnect Switch Redundancy

Introduction

•Support for saving and downloading switch configurations to a TFTP server, thus allowing for rapid deployment of multiple systems, and backup and restore capabilities

•Uplink and management ports with link activity and speed indicators

•Extra ports for management debugging and port mirroring

Interconnect Switch Redundancy

The ProLiant BL e-Class C-GbE Interconnect Switch offers several redundancy and failover features. The interconnect switch can be configured for continued network access to each server blade in case of system failure. Interconnect switch redundancy features include:

•Two separate switch modules for each ProLiant BL e-Class C-GbE Interconnect Switch

•Two Gigabit Ethernet uplink ports per switch module, with a total of four per interconnect switch, for designing fully meshed uplink paths to the network backbone

•Server networking connections routed to both switch modules for redundant paths to tolerate a switch module or a port malfunction

•Redundant data path 10/100 Ethernet cross connections between switch modules

•Spanning Tree Protocol support which eliminates potential problems caused by redundant networking paths and provides for failover with secondary path, in case of primary path failure

•Power and cooling by the redundant hot-plug power supplies and fans within the ProLiant BL e-Class server blade enclosure

Configuration and Management

The ProLiant BL e-Class C-GbE Interconnect Switch provides the following configuration and management interfaces and tools:

•A command line interface (CLI) and a menu-driven interface allow local, Telnet, or Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP) access.

•A browser-based GUI allows remote access using a Web browser such as Microsoft® Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator.

•Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and Remote Monitoring (RMON) manageability and monitoring are supported. An SNMP-based scripting utility allows remote configuration of the GbE Interconnect Switch.

•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.

•Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP) is supported allowing the interconnect switch to display and record the accurate date and time as provided by an SNTP server.

•The interconnect switch functionality allows you to manually set the system time.

HP ProLiant BL e-Class C-GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 1-3