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Contents
Introduction
Overview................................................................................................................................................ 5
Additional references ............................................................................................................................... 5
Features.................................................................................................................................................. 6
Enterprise class performance ................................................................................................................ 6
GbE2 Interconnect Switch redundancy................................................................................................... 8
Configuration and management............................................................................................................ 8
Diagnostic tools .................................................................................................................................. 8
GbE2 Interconnect Switch architecture ...................................................................................................... 10
HP Ethernet Connectivity Mapper utility (hpecm).................................................................................... 12
GbE2 Interconnect Switches ............................................................................................................... 12
Redundant crosslinks ......................................................................................................................... 12
Redundant paths to server bays .......................................................................................................... 12
Supported technologies .......................................................................................................................... 12
Layer 2 switching .............................................................................................................................. 12
IEEE 802.1Q-based Virtual Local Area Network ................................................................................... 13
Spanning Tree Protocol...................................................................................................................... 13
Simple Network Management Protocol ................................................................................................ 13
Port mirroring ................................................................................................................................... 13
Port trunking and load balancing ........................................................................................................ 13
Trivial File Transfer Protocol support..................................................................................................... 13
Store and forward switching scheme ................................................................................................... 14
Bootstrap Protocol ............................................................................................................................. 14
Network Time Protocol....................................................................................................................... 14
Remote Authentication Dial-in User Service (RADIUS) ............................................................................. 14
Terminal Access Controller Access Control System Plus () ......................................................... 14
Secure Shell and Secure Copy............................................................................................................ 15
XModem.......................................................................................................................................... 15
Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) Snooping ......................................................................... 15
Jumbo frames ................................................................................................................................... 15
Auto-MDI/MDIX................................................................................................................................ 15
Auto-negotiation of duplex mode and speed......................................................................................... 15
Redundant images in firmware............................................................................................................ 16
External components .............................................................................................................................. 16
GbE2 Interconnect Switch front panel .................................................................................................. 16
QuadT2 Interconnect Module panel .................................................................................................... 18
QuadSX Interconnect Module panel .................................................................................................... 19
Setting up and installing the GbE2 interconnect switch
Overview.............................................................................................................................................. 21
Installing the GbE2 Interconnect Switches and Interconnect Modules............................................................. 21
HP ProLiant BL p-Class GbE2 Storage Connectivity Kit option.................................................................. 21
Installation guidelines ........................................................................................................................ 21
Installing a new GbE2 Interconnect Switch for a new deployment............................................................ 21
Replacing an existing GbE2 Interconnect Switch ................................................................................... 22
Upgrading from an existing GbE Interconnect Switch............................................................................. 23
Upgrading from an RJ-45 Patch Panel or RJ-45 Patch Panel 2 ................................................................. 24
Planning the GbE2 Interconnect Switch configuration.................................................................................. 24
Default settings ................................................................................................................................. 24
GbE2 Interconnect Switch security....................................................................................................... 25
Manually configuring a GbE2 Interconnect Switch ................................................................................ 26
Configuring multiple GbE2 Interconnect Switches .................................................................................. 26
Cabling the GbE2 Interconnect Switch...................................................................................................... 26
Powering up the GbE2 Interconnect Switch ............................................................................................... 27
