24 managing switches, 1 roles, 2 tasks for switches – HP OneView User Manual
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24 Managing switches
Top of rack switches enable network consolidation and management of server blades as they are
added to your data center.
UI screens and REST API resources
REST API resource
UI screen
switches
Switches
24.1 Roles
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Minimum required privileges: Infrastructure administrator or Network administrator
24.2 Tasks for switches
The appliance online help provides information about using the UI or the REST APIs to:
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Add, edit, or remove a top of rack switch.
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Update the interconnect associations of a switch.
24.3 About switches
Switches provide a unified, converged fabric over 10 Gb Ethernet for LAN and SAN traffic. This
unification enables network consolidation and greater use of infrastructure and cabling, reducing
the number of adapters and cables required and eliminating redundant switches.
A configuration of enclosures, server blades, and third-party devices—such as the Cisco Fabric
Extender Modules for HP BladeSystem and Cisco Nexus top of rack switches—provides scalability
to manage server blades and a higher demand for bandwidth from each server with access-layer
redundancy. See the
for the complete list of supported devices.
Modular data centers, deploying both individual server blades and racks of server blades, can
use a top of rack switch deployment model as a solution for network consolidation. You can increase
data center flexibility by placing switching resources in each rack so that server connectivity can
be aggregated.
Integration with top of rack switches provides the following benefits:
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A distributed modular system that creates a scalable server access environment
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One single point of management and policy enforcement
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Reduced operation expenses (less cabling, reduced power and cooling, effective bandwidth
utilization)
The appliance provides minimal monitoring (power and state only) of switches and their associated
interconnects.
24.4 Learning more
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“Understanding the resource model” (page 31)
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“Troubleshooting switches” (page 260)
24.1 Roles
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