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Designed for the c-Class BladeSystem enclosure, the HP GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch (GbE2c Layer 2/3) provides a full set of Layer 2 switching and Layer 3 routing features, sixteen internal downlinks, five uplinks and two internal cross-connects in a single low cost blade switch. Four of the five uplinks can be either copper or fiber using optional SFP fiber modules. The HP GbE2c Layer 2/3 Switch dramatically reduces cabling, power and cooling requirements compared to external stand-alone switches, allowing you to realize the full benefits of the HP c-Class BladeSystem.

The HP GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch builds on the heritage of the GbE2 switch family by delivering on-going enhancements such as a new "industry standard" CLI, Layer 3 routing, high availability features and SFP Fiber uplink ports. Along with simplified management, wire-speed performance, redundant path capabilities and HP's world class service and support, the HP GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch remains the price/performance leader of all blade switches.

What's new

Introducing the HP GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch, a low cost managed switch solution with advanced Layer 2 and Layer 3 features.

Performance
  • Wire speed switching on all five 1Gb uplink ports
  • Wire speed switching on all sixteen server ports
  • Non blocking architecture
  • 20Gb full duplex bandwidth
Management
  • Offers simplified management
  • "Industry standard" CLI
  • Can be managed through CLI, HTTP, and SNMP (v1, v2 and v3)
  • Password-enabled access restricts switch management to authorized users only
Options
  • 438030-B21 - Qty.1 GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch for c-Class BladeSystem
  • 440627-B21 - Qty.2 Fiber SFP modules for the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch
  • UE478E - Qty.1 HP CarePack Enhanced Three-Year Warranty.
  • UE603E - Qty.1 BladeSystem Enhanced Network Configuration Services
Security
  • Secured access through SSH
  • Offers RADIUS Authentication
  • Offers TACACS+ Authentication

Ideal environment

Ideal for...

Large enterprise data centers

  • Up to 40Gb full duplex bandwidth when using two switches
  • All Ports can be trunked together to meet high bandwidth demands
  • Standards-based MSTP enables Network administrators to map multiple VLANs to a reduced number of Spanning Tree instances to provide multiple forwarding paths and load balancing for data traffic.

Key vertical applications such as Financial, Scientific, or Application Service Providers

  • Provides high availability that keeps systems up with minimum downtime
  • Applications can be configured in separate VLANs to provide security against unauthorized accesses
  • SNMP traps and easy to read Sys log messages keep administrators well informed of any link changes or outages so corrective actions can be performed in timely manner.

Mainstream/mid-sized data centers and departments, branch offices

  • A fully featured Layer 2/3 switch that resides inside the BladeSystem enclosure
  • Provides easy access to the switch via SNMP (v1, v2 and v3), HTTP/HTTPS SSH and intuitive web based interface
  • Any to any port mirroring enables administrators to monitor all traffic entering and leaving the BladeSystem chassis.
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