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

HP BladeSystem p-Class System Overview and Planning Introduction......................................................................................................................................... 3 Executive summary............................................................................................................................... 3 HP BladeSystem modular architecture key benefits ............................................................................... 4 HP BladeSystem manageability key benefits........................................................................................ 5 HP BladeSystem overview..................................................................................................................... 6 Hardware components ....................................................................................................................... 10 ProLiant BL20p and BL25p series server blades ................................................................................. 11 ProLiant BL30p and BL35p series server blades ................................................................................. 13 ProLiant BL40p and BL45p Server Blades.......................................................................................... 15 Integrity BL60p Server Blade ........................................................................................................... 17 ProLiant and Integrity BL p-Class server blade SAN connectivity........................................................... 18 FC connectivity with ProLiant BL20p, BL25p, BL30p, BL35p, BL45p series and Integrity BL60p server blades....................................................................................................... 18 FC connectivity with ProLiant BL40p Server Blades ......................................................................... 20 Specific requirements for attaching ProLiant BL30p and ProLiant BL35p Server Blade to FC SANs........ 20 HP BladeSystem p-Class Server Blade Enclosure ................................................................................ 21 HP BladeSystem p-Class Blade Sleeve............................................................................................... 23 HP BladeSystem p-Class network interconnect options ........................................................................ 24 Cisco Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module for HP BladeSystem p-Class .................................................. 25 ProLiant BL p-Class GbE2 Interconnect Switch ................................................................................ 26 ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch .................................................................................. 27 ProLiant BL p-Class RJ-45 Patch Panel............................................................................................ 29 ProLiant BL p-Class RJ-45 Patch Panel 2......................................................................................... 30 HP BladeSystem p-Class power subsystem ............................................................................................ 31 Enclosure-based power................................................................................................................... 31 Rack-centralized power................................................................................................................... 31 Power supplies........................................................................................................................... 31 Power distribution....................................................................................................................... 32 HP BladeSystem p-Class 1U and 3U power subsystem features............................................................ 34 HP BladeSystem p-Class Diagnostic Station........................................................................................... 35 HP BladeSystem p-Class diagnostic and local I/O cables ................................................................... 36 HP BladeSystem Management Software overview .............................................................................. 37 HP BladeSystem p-Class operating system installation options.............................................................. 38 ProLiant BL20p, BL25p, BL30p, BL35p, and BL45p series server blades............................................ 38 Integrity BL60p Server Blades ...................................................................................................... 38 Operating system support ............................................................................................................... 38 HP ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack................................................................................... 39 HP Systems Insight Manager ........................................................................................................... 39 Integrated Lights-Out Advanced Edition............................................................................................. 40 Smart Array RAID controllers ........................................................................................................... 40 HP BladeSystem p-Class Interconnect Switch Management.................................................................. 42 Planning for a HP BladeSystem p-Class installation ................................................................................ 43 HP BladeSystem p-Class Sizing Utility ............................................................................................... 43 Required input power ..................................................................................................................... 44 Facility DC power connection ...................................................................................................... 45 Power phases and 3U power supply enclosures ............................................................................. 45 AC connectors for the 3U power enclosure.................................................................................... 46 Deployment considerations: HP BladeSystem p-Class network interconnects .......................................... 47 Deployment considerations: ProLiant BL p-Class RJ-45 Patch Panel and Patch Panel 2 ......................... 47 Deployment considerations: ProLiant BL p-Class GbE2 Interconnect Switches ..................................... 47 Deployment considerations: ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switches ....................................... 49 HP BladeSystem rack specifications.................................................................................................. 49 Server Blade Quantity..................................................................................................................... 50 Configuring server blade options ..................................................................................................... 50 HP BladeSystem server blade enclosures........................................................................................... 50 3U power distribution..................................................................................................................... 50 Site recommendations..................................................................................................................... 51 Power requirements........................................................................................................................ 51 Cooling and airflow ....................................................................................................................... 51 Total weight .................................................................................................................................. 51 Total floor space ............................................................................................................................ 52 System installation planning guides...................................................................................................... 52 For more information.......................................................................................................................... 52 3 Introduction This white paper provides an overview of the HP BladeSystem p-Class solution. This solution includes: • Server blades • Server blade enclosures • Network interconnect options • Power subsystem components • Management tools Executive summary The HP BladeSystem p-Class solution consists of server blades, server blade enclosures, network interconnect options, a power subsystem, and management tools that enable adaptive computing and is optimized for rapid deployment. HP BladeSystem server blades are designed for the high performance and high availability that you have come to expect from HP ProLiant industry-standard servers. The HP BladeSystem solution protects your investment with a modular portfolio that supports many different environments and workloads including: • ProLiant BL20p and BL25p Server Blades—Ideal for multi-tiered enterprise data centers. The ProLiant BL20p and BL25p Server Blades feature a dual-processor-capable design, high- performance memory, an integrated SmartArray RAID controller, Universal hot-plug SCSI hard drives, Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) Advanced functionality, up to four general-purpose Gigabit Ethernet network controllers, and optional Fibre Channel (FC) SAN connectivity. • ProLiant BL30p and BL35p Server Blades— Ideal for high-performance technical computing and enterprise datacenter environments that use external storage. The ProLiant BL30p and BL35p Server Blades feature a dual-processor-capable design optimized for maximum server density. Server blades feature high-performance memory, iLO Advanced functionality, two general- purpose Gigabit Ethernet network controllers, and optional FC SAN connectivity. • ProLiant BL40p and BL45p Server Blades—Designed to power back-end and mission-critical applications. The ProLiant BL40p and BL45p Server Blades support up to four processors, maximum performance DDR memory, integrated SmartArray RAID controller, Universal hot-plug SCSI hard drives, iLO Advanced functionality, four (BL45p) or five (BL40p) general-purpose Gigabit Ethernet network controllers, and optional FC SAN connectivity. • Integrity BL60p Server Blades—The HP Integrity BL60p is the first Itanium® 2 server blade for the HP BladeSystem p-Class family. When combined with the robust and secure HP-UX 11i v2 operating environment, the Integrity BL60p offers dramatically improved application deployment, resource utilization, capacity management, reliability and security - all for a low total cost of ownership. In addition, Integrity BL60p blades hosting HP-UX 11i are designed to function side by side with Opteron™ and Xeon™ server blades hosting Windows and Linux applications in the same p-Class enclosure.

ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch Overview white paper Abstract.............................................................................................................................................. 3 Introduction......................................................................................................................................... 3 GbE Interconnect Kit ............................................................................................................................ 4 Modular hot-swappable design.......................................................................................................... 4 Support for copper and fiber-based networks ...................................................................................... 4 Interconnect switch architecture ............................................................................................................. 4 Downlink ports................................................................................................................................. 5 LAN interconnect module uplink ports................................................................................................. 5 Front panel ports.............................................................................................................................. 6 Crosslink ports................................................................................................................................. 6 Maximizing network cable reduction ..................................................................................................... 7 Network load balancing....................................................................................................................... 8 Investment protection............................................................................................................................ 8 Switch management............................................................................................................................. 8 Rapid deployment, back-up, and restore............................................................................................. 9 IP addressing................................................................................................................................. 10 Web browser-based interface.......................................................................................................... 10 Menu-driven console and scriptable command line interface ............................................................... 11 Simple network management protocol and remote monitoring............................................................. 11 Switch security............................................................................................................................... 12 Serviceability and diagnostics ......................................................................................................... 12 Virtual LAN ................................................................................................................................... 13 Spanning tree................................................................................................................................ 14 EtherChannel compatible link aggregation........................................................................................ 14 Internet Group Management Protocol ............................................................................................... 14 Data Storm Prevention .................................................................................................................... 14 Quality of Service .......................................................................................................................... 14 Enterprise-class performance ............................................................................................................... 14 Network adapter teaming................................................................................................................... 15 Conclusion........................................................................................................................................ 15 Appendix: Summary of features of the ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Kit......................................... 16 Switch performance........................................................................................................................ 16 Switch network features .................................................................................................................. 16 Switch deployment and configuration............................................................................................... 16 Switch diagnostics and monitoring................................................................................................... 17 Switch security............................................................................................................................... 18 Switch availability.......................................................................................................................... 18 Switch ports per server blade enclosure ............................................................................................ 18 Switch physical and environmental................................................................................................... 18 For more information.......................................................................................................................... 19 3 Abstract This white paper provides an overview of the first generation Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) Interconnect Kit options for the ProLiant BL p-Class system. Each GbE Interconnect Kit includes a pair of industry- standard Ethernet switches that dramatically reduce the number of Ethernet network cables attached to the rear of the ProLiant BL p-Class server blade enclosure. The intended audience for this paper includes engineers and system administrators familiar with the overall network design of the ProLiant BL p-Class system. For readers not familiar with this overall network design, please see the ProLiant BL p-Class Networking Overview1white paper. Introduction The HP ProLiant BL p-Class system includes a portfolio of ProLiant BL p-Class server blades, the p-Class server blade enclosure, and four interconnect options. The ProLiant BL p-Class server blade family includes the dual-processor ProLiant BL20p and BL20p G2 server blades for mid-tier applications and the quad-processor ProLiant BL40p server blade for back- end applications. The 6U (10.5 inch) p-Class server blade enclosure has eight server bays, and two outermost interconnect bays for collection of the network and storage signals. The signals are routed from the server blades, across the server blade enclosure backplane, and to the interconnect blades. HP offers a family of interconnect options so that customers can choose how the Ethernet network signals exit the server blade enclosure. Interconnect options include two patch panel pass-through kits and two integrated Ethernet switch kits (the GbE Interconnect Kit and the GbE2 Interconnect Kit). The two patch panel options allow all Ethernet network signals to pass through to third-party LAN devices, thus giving customers flexibility in choosing their own switches. The GbE and GbE2 Interconnect Kit options include managed Ethernet switching technology that provides up to a 32-to-1 reduction in network cables at the back of the BL p-Class enclosure. This cable reduction significantly reduces the time required to deploy, manage, and service ProLiant BL p-Class systems. Please see the ProLiant BL p-Class Networking Overview white paper for a summary of all four interconnect options along with an interconnect decision chart to assist in choosing the appropriate type of interconnect switch to use. This white paper describes the GbE Interconnect Switch. The GbE Interconnect Switch is intended for applications that require 100 megabits per second (Mb/s) Fast Ethernet network adapter (NIC) consolidation to Gigabit Ethernet uplinks. 1 Available at http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/proliant-bl/p-class/bl-p-interconnect-switch.html.

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