HP BL e-Class Setting up and Installing the Interconnect Switch, Installing Interconnect Switch Hardware, Overview

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Setting up and Installing the Interconnect Switch

Overview

This chapter describes how to set up and install the ProLiant BL e-Class C-GbE Interconnect Switch and connect it to your network.

The setup and installation procedure includes the following tasks:

1.Installing the interconnect switch hardware

2.Planning the interconnect switch configuration

3.Cabling the interconnect tray to the network

4.Configuring the Integrated Administrator module

5.Accessing the switch modules

NOTE: The ProLiant e-Class C-GbE Interconnect tray consists of the ProLiant BL e-Class Integrated Administrator module and two interconnect switch modules (Switch A and Switch B).

Installing Interconnect Switch Hardware

This section describes how to install the interconnect tray in a new switch deployment, as a replacement for an existing interconnect switch, and as an upgrade from a patch panel.

HP ProLiant BL e-Class C-GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide 2-1