Compaq ProLiant Interconnect Switch - Manual (Page 13)

Introduction
1-2 Compaq ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch User Guide
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ProLiant BL p-Class F-GbE Interconnect Kit
The ProLiant BL p-Class F-GbE Interconnect Kit contains two GbE Interconnect Switches
and two DualTSX Interconnect Modules. The ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch
uses 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-SX Gigabit Layer 2 switching technology to provide
up to a 32-to-1 reduction in the number of networking cables per BL p-Class server
enclosure.
Each GbE Interconnect Switch and DualTSX Interconnect Module reduces
sixteen 10Base-T/100Base-TX server networking ports to one or two LC 1000Base-SX
and one or two RJ-45 10Base-T/100Base-TX uplink ports.
Figure 1-2: ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch and
DualTSX Interconnect Module
Features
The ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch and interconnect modules are designed
for easy installation and high performance in an environment where traffic on the network
and the number of users increases continually.
Enterprise Class Performance
ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch features include:
• Up to a 16-to-1 reduction in networking cables and connections
— Concentration of sixteen 10/100 Ethernet networking ports down to as little as one
Gigabit Ethernet port, or up to two Gigabit Ethernet ports plus two 10/100 Ethernet
networking ports for additional bandwidth and redundant connections to the network
backbone.
— Integration for a ProLiant BL p-Class server blade enclosure with redundant
switching modules that provides redundant networking paths to each server blade.
• Preconfiguration for immediate use with a ProLiant BL p-Class server blade enclosure