HP procurve switch xl modules, Installation Manual

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HP ProCurve Switch xl Modules
Features
The ProCurve Switch xl Modules have the following
features:
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auto-enabled ports—the ports are all configured to be ready for network
operation as soon as a viable network cable is connected
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auto-configuration—a default configuration is applied to the module
when the switch is powered on and the module passes self test; this default
configuration works well for most network installations
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LEDs that provide information for each port on the link status, network
activity, connection bandwidth (speed), communication mode (half or full
duplex), and presence of specific network error packets on the port
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“hot swap modules” operation—you can add a module or replace a
module without having to shut down the switch (changing the module
type in a given slot
does require a switch reset)
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“hot swap mini-GBICs” operation—you can add, replace, or change the
type of any of the mini-GBICs that you use in the mini-GBIC xl Module,
without having to first remove the module, and without having to shut
down the switch
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the ports on the 10/100-TX and PoE Modules have the HP Auto-MDIX
feature, and the ports on the 100/1000-T xl Module have the IEEE 802.3ab
Auto MDI/MDI-X feature. These features operate the same way and
allow you to use either straight-through or crossover twisted-pair cables
for all the twisted-pair network connections. Please see the note on
“Automatic Cable Sensing” on
page 20
.
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the ports on the PoE xl Module have the same functionality as the 10/100-
TX xl Module and also include PoE functionality when connected to an
HP ProCurve 600 Redundant and External Power Supply (J8168A).
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standards adherence:
• the 10/100-TX xl Module is compatible with the IEEE 802.3
10Base-T and IEEE 802.3u 100Base-TX standards
• the 100/1000-T xl Module is compatible with the IEEE 802.3ab
1000Base-T and IEEE 802.3u 100Base-TX standards
• the ports on the SX and LX mini-GBICs that are installed in the
mini-GBIC xl Module are compatible with the IEEE 802.3z
Gigabit-SX and Gigabit-LX standards respectively.
• the ports on the 100-FX MTRJ xl Module are compatible with the IEEE
802.3u 100-FX standard.
• the PoE xl Module is compatible with the IEEE 802.3 10Base-T, 802.3u
100Base-TX, and the 802.3af Power over Ethernet standards.
• the 16 port 10/100/1000Base-T xl Module is compatible with 802.3
(10Base-T), 802.3u (100Base-TX), and 802.3ab (1000Base-T) IEEE
standards.