HP 6400CL - Manual (Page 18)

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Introducing the Switch
Switch Features
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The features of the Series 6400cl Switch devices include:
■ The Switch 6400cl-6XG and Switch 6410cl-6XG have respectively, six fixed
copper or six flexible media X2 transceiver slots, to support 10-GbE
connectivity to other switch boxes, to a 10-GbE concentrator or to any
Ethernet compatible uplink.
■ One slot (optional cl module slot) is provided in the back of the device to
support a series of transceivers to provide box connectivity to other
switch boxes, to a 10-GbE concentrator or to any Ethernet compatible
uplink.
■ One auxiliary port is provided.
■ The Series 6400cl Switch devices can be connected to a ProCurve
RPS/EPS (J8168A) and receive full redundant power if the internal power
supply in the switch fails. The RPS/EPS unit will immediately provide all
the power necessary to keep the switch running.
■ Plug-and-play networking—all ports are enabled—just connect the
network cables to active network devices and your switched network is
operational.
■ Easy management of the switch through several available interfaces:
• console interface —a full featured, easy to use, VT-100 terminal
interface that is especially good for out-of-band switch management
or for Telnet access to the switch.
• web browser interface —an easy to use built-in graphical interface
that can be accessed from common web browsers.
• ProCurve Manager —an SNMP-based, graphical network manage-
ment tool that you can use to manage your entire network. This
product is included with your new switch.
■ Support for the Spanning Tree Protocol to eliminate network loops.
■ Support for IEEE 802.1Q-compatible VLANs so you can divide the
attached end nodes into logical groupings that fit your business needs.
■ Support for many advanced features to enhance network performance—
for a description, see the Management and Configuration Guide, which
is on the Documentation CD-ROM that is included with your switch.
■ Download of new switch software for product enhancements or bug fixes.