279720-B21 - HP ProLiant BL p-Class F-GbE Interconnect Switch

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Each ProLiant BL p-Class server blade enclosure requires an interconnect kit. The kit includes two interconnects that slide into the server blade enclosure and collect network and storage signals from the server blades. Several types of interconnects are available including interconnect Ethernet switches and patch panels. The ProLiant interconnect switches are designed to dramatically reduce the number of Ethernet network cables attached to the rear of the server blade enclosure. The pair of interconnect Switches collect four network signals per server blade bay (32 network signals total) and concentrate them to one to twelve ports for connection to the network backbone. Interconnect switches from different server enclosures (either ProLiant BL e-Class and/or p-Class) may be linked together to even further reduce network cabling and to provide any desired level of oversubscription. HP offers two ProLiant BL p-Class interconnect switch kit options that provide different levels of Ethernet switching functionality and the ability to pass-through Fibre Channel signals. In general, customers should choose the appropriate interconnect switch option based on the following criteria: The GbE Interconnect Kit provides NIC signal consolidation to 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet. The GbE2 Interconnect Kit provides NIC signal consolidation to 1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet, server blade Fibre Channel signal pass-through, and advanced network capabilities including future layer 3-7 and 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) upgradeability.