Switch performance, Switch network features, Switch deployment and configuration – HP GbE2 User Manual
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Appendix: Summary of features of the ProLiant BL p-Class
GbE2 Interconnect Kit
Switch performance
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Store and forward mode layer 2 switching standard
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Layer 3 routing firmware future internal upgrade capability
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Layer 7 routing and content delivery switching future internal upgrade capability
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Support for 3rd party external layer 7 content delivery switch / appliance
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Support for F5 BIG-IP Blade Controller load balancer and traffic management
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Frame forwarding throughput of 1.488 million packets per second (per Gigabit port)
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17.9 million packets per second maximum external port (uplink) frame forwarding throughput per server blade enclosure
(64-byte packets)
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24.0 Gb/s External port (uplink) bandwidth per server blade enclosure (full duplex)
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10 Gigabit Ethernet uplink future upgrade capability
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128 MB Main, 32 MB flash, and 2 MB packet buffer memory per switch (packet buffer memory shared between ports)
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Auto-negotiation and auto-sensing with full-duplex support and ability to manually force port speed and duplex mode
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Auto-MDI/MDIX on all ports enabled with auto-negotiation
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2,048 MAC addresses per switch with automatic MAC address learning
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ARP for IP to MAC address resolution
Switch network features
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IEEE 802.3 10Base-T Ethernet, IEEE 802.3u 100Base-TX Ethernet, IEEE 802.3ab 1000Base-T Ethernet, and IEEE 802.3z
1000Base-SX
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IEEE 802.1D spanning tree protocol (mono-spanning tree)
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PVST+ and PVST compatibility when VLANs are untagged or use 802.1Q tagging; up to 16 spanning tree domains per
switch
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Enable/disable and configure spanning tree port cost and priority on a per port basis
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IEEE 802.3ad link aggregation (excluding LACP) supporting up to 12 multilink trunk groups with 6 ports per group;
compatible with Cisco EtherChannel trunking (Fast EtherChannel, Gigabit EtherChannel)
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255 IEEE 802.1Q port based VLANs per switch
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IEEE 802.3ac VLAN Ethernet frame extensions for 802.1Q tagging on a per port basis
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Tagged and untagged ports as members of a VLAN
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IEEE 802.3x flow control with manual configuration capability
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NTP (network time protocol) client with time zone support
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Real time clock (RTC) system time
Switch deployment and configuration
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Default pre-configuration for immediate plug-in operation in the server blade enclosure
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Set-up utility for a step-by-step customized configuration
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Communicate to any and all server blade network adapters from any Ethernet external port
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Manage both switches, access all iLO ports, and execute PXE from any external Ethernet port
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Web-based interface accessible from any switch port
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Command line interface (CLI) with scripting capability accessible from any switch port
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Telnet access to the CLI and menu-driven console interfaces accessible from any switch Ethernet port
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Integrated switch scripting within Rapid Deployment Pack for Windows v1.40 or greater
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One serial and two Ethernet ports conveniently located on the front of each switch for additional uplinks and local
management, port mirroring, and other administration and diagnostic tasks
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Configurable forwarding MAC address aging time settable to any value from 1 to 65,535 seconds (default is 300 seconds)