Server Technology BL20P manual Required Network, Cabling

QuickSpecs

HP ProLiant BL20p p-Class Server Blade

Standard Features (Server Blade Enclosure and Interconnects)

ProLiant BL p-Class RJ-45 patch panel and Patch Panel 2 (Two patch panels per kit) (Every BL p-Class server blade enclosure requires two Interconnect switches OR two RJ-45 patch panels)

6U (10.5-inch), Plugs into BL p-Class 6U server blade enclosures

Used to pass NIC signals from all server blades in server blade enclosure out as RJ-45 connections

Supports Gigabit Ethernet network controllers

16 RJ-45 connectors on the back of each BL p-Class 6U RJ-45 patch panel (32 RJ-45 connections per server blade enclosure)

NOTE: The BL20p does not have Fibre Channel functionality. Although the RJ-45 Patch Panel 2 can be used for Ethernet pass through.

Required Network	10Base-T	Categories 3, 4 or 5 UTP (100 meters)
Cabling		EIA/TIA-568 100-ohm STP (100 meters)
	100Base-TX	Category 5 UTP (100 meters)
		EIA/TIA-568 100-ohm STP (100 meters)
	1000Base-T	Category 5 UTP (100 meters)
		EIA/TIA-568 100-ohm STP (100 meters)
	!000Base-SX	50/125 µm Multimode Fiber, 400 MHz/Km (500 meters)
		50/125 µm Multimode Fiber, 500 MHz/Km (550 meters)
		62.5/125 µm Multimode Fiber, 160 MHz/Km (220 meters)
		62.5/125 µm Multimode Fiber, 200 MHz/Km (275 meters)

NOTE: For cabling information, refer to the Web site at:

http://www.hp.com/country/us/eng/prodserv/servers.html.

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