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Overview

HP GbE2c Ethernet Blade Switch for c-Class BladeSystem

 
Designed for the new c-Class BladeSystem enclosure, the HP GbE2c Ethernet Blade Switch for c-Class BladeSystem (GbE2c) provides a full set of industry standard Gigabit Ethernet Layer 2 features, sixteen internal downlinks, five uplinks and two internal cross-connects in a single low cost blade solution. The GbE2c dramatically reduces cabling, power and cooling requirements compared to stand-alone switches, allowing you to realize the full cost saving capabilities of the HP c-Class BladeSystem.
 
Figure 1 GbE2c Front Bezel
1. Reset Button
4. DB-9 Serial Management Port
2. Health LED
5. RJ-45 1Gb Uplink Ports
3. UID LED
  

What's New

  • Support for HP ProLiant BL680 G5 server blade
  • Support for HP BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure

At A Glance

Performance:

  • Wire speed switching on all five 10/100/1000T uplink ports
  • Wire speed switching on all sixteen 1Gb server ports
  • 16:5 downlink to uplink bandwidth ratio
  • Store and Forward Switching

Management:

  • Offers simplified management
  • Can be managed through CLI, HTTP, SNMP

Security:

  • Secured access through SSH and HTTPS (SSL)
  • Offers RADIUS Authentication
  • Offers TACACS+ Authentication
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Models and Options

Models
HP GbE2c Ethernet Blade Switch for c-Class BladeSystem
410917-B21

Compatibility

 
HP ProLiant Servers HP ProLiant BL460c
HP ProLiant BL465c
HP ProLiant BL480c
HP ProLiant BL680c G5
HP ProLiant BL685c
HP ProLiant BL860c
ProLiant BL c-Class
Server Blade Enclosures

HP BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure
HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure

Required Network
Cabling

10Base-T Categories 3, 4 or 5 UTP (100 meters)
EIA/TIA-568 100-ohm STP (100 meters)
100Base-TXCategory 5 UTP (100 meters)
EIA/TIA-568 100-ohm STP (100 meters)
1000Base-TCategory 5 UTP (100 meters)
EIA/TIA-568 100-ohm STP (100 meters)

Service and Support

This product is covered by a global limited warranty and supported by HP Services and a worldwide network of HP Authorized Channel Partners. Hardware diagnostic support and repair is available for three years from date of purchase. Support for software and initial setup is available for 90 days from date of purchase. Additional support may be covered under the warranty or available for an additional fee. Enhancements to warranty services are available through HP Care Pack services or customized service agreements.

The HP GbE2c Ethernet Blade Switch Limited Warranty includes 1 year Parts, 1 year Labor, 1-year on-site support.

Care Pack services provide a range of life cycle support options that let you choose the service levels that meet your business requirements, from basic to mission-critical.

A full range of HP Care Pack hardware and software services are available including:

  • Installation and start up
  • Education courses
  • Extended onsite hardware coverage hours from same business day 13 hours, 5 day to 24 hours, 7 days call window with options including 4-hour response or 6-hour Call To Repair
  • Comprehensive range of software technical support for Microsoft, Linux, ProLiant Essentials and VMware-based IT solutions helping to deliver high level of application availability. Response times range from 30 mins for critical problems to 2 hours.
  • System Management, Performance Services and Mission Critical Support Solution

HP Care Pack services for the c7000 and c3000 Enclosure cover the enclosure, power supplies and fans. HP qualified rack options are covered by these services when installed within the same rack. HP supported c-Class enclosure devices including pass thru, Ethernet interconnect and virtual connect modules are also covered by the c7000 and c3000 enclosure Care Pack services.

NOTE: For more information on HP Care Pack services, contact any of our worldwide sales offices or resellers or visit our worldwide Web site on the internet at: http://www.hp.com/hps/carepack
NOTE: For more complete information on HP Services offerings, customers and resellers, please visit us at: http://www.hp.com/hps
NOTE: Additional information regarding worldwide limited warranty and technical support is available at: http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/platforms/warranty/index.html

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Related Options

Service and Support Offerings NOTE: The HP Care Pack service part numbers below for ProLiant BL c-Class server blades, cover the server blade and all HP branded hardware options qualified for the server, purchased at the same time or afterwards, internal to the server.
 
Hardware Services On-site Service
 
4-Hour On-site Service, 5-Day x 13-Hour Coverage, 3 Years, Electronic  
4-Hour On-site Service, 7-Day x 24-Hour Coverage, 3 Years, Electronic
 
6-Hour Call to Repair, On-site Service, 7-Day x 24-Hour Coverage, 3 Years, Electronic
 
Support Plus 24
 
Onsite HW support 24x7, 4hr response and Microsoft O/S SW Tech support offsite, onsite at HP's discretion, 24x7 2hr response time incl. HP holidays, Electronic
 
NOTE: HP Care Pack services for the c7000 and c3000 Enclosure cover the enclosure, power supplies and fans. HP qualified rack options are covered by these services when installed within the same rack. HP supported c-Class enclosure devices including pass thru, Ethernet interconnect and virtual connect modules are also covered by the c7000 and c3000 enclosure Care Pack services.  
NOTE: SAN/Fabric switches for the HP c-Class BladeSystem are not covered under the c7000 and c3000 enclosure Care Packs, SAN/Fabric switches carry separate Care Packs. SAN/Fabric Switch Care Pack service level support should always be uplifted to match existing storage or server service level.  
Hardware Support Services On-site Service  
4-Hour On-site Service, 5-Day x 13-Hour Coverage, 3 Years, Electronic
NOTE: Uplifts the Ethernet devices to the same level of warranty as the c-class enclosure
UE477E
4-Hour On-site Service, 7-Day x 24-Hour Coverage, 3 Years, Electronic
UE478E
4-Hour On-site Service, 7-Day x 24-Hour Coverage, 3 Years, Electronic
UE479E
6-Hour Call to Repair, On-site Service, 7-Day x 24-Hour Coverage, 3 Years, Electronic
UE480E
Installation & Start-up Services  
Hp BladeSystem c-Class Infrastructure Installation and Startup Service, Electronic
UE602E
HP BladeSystem Enhanced Network Installation and Startup Service, Electronic
UE603E
ProLiant BL c-Class Blade Server Hardware Installation, Electronic
UE493E
ProLiant BL c-Class Enclosure and Server Blade Hardware Installation, Electronic
UE494E
NOTE: For more information, customer/resellers can contact http://www.hp.com/services/bladesystemservices  
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Technical Specifications

Shipping DimensionsLength290 mm (11.42 in.)
Width368 mm (14.49 in.)
Height60 mm (2.36 in.)
Shipping Weight 2.0 Kg (4.41 lbs)
Product Specifications HardwarePerformance10 Gbps external port bandwidth per BladeSystem enclosure (20 Gbps full duplex)
Forwarding rate 1.5 million pps per Gigabit port, (64-byte packets)
Non-blocking, full-wire speed for all connections Auto-MDI/MDIX, auto-negotiation and auto-sensing with full-duplex support.
Forwarding ModeStore and forward
MAC AddressesSupports 8K MAC addresses per GbE2c switch in a BladeSystem Enclosure
Forwarding Table Age Time
(Maximum age)
1 to 1,000,000 seconds
(default: 300 seconds)
Memory128 MB Main, 16MB flash and 1MB packet buffer per interconnect switch
Connectors and Cabling Connector:5 RJ-45, 1 DB-9
Cable SupportFCC Class A
ICES-003 Class A
AS/NZS 3548 Class A
VCCI Class A
Network Transfer Rate 10 Base-T (half-duplex) 10 Mbps
10 Base-T (full-duplex) 20 Mbps
100 Base-TX (half-duplex) 100 Mbps
100 Base-TX (full-duplex) 200 Mbps
1000 Base-TX (half and full-duplex)2000 Mbps
IndicatorsFor the 5 front panel Ethernet ports, there are 2 LEDs per port.
Speed LED
Link/Activity LED
Off

10 Mbps

Solid Green
Link
Green
100 Mbps
Blinking
Activity
Amber
1 Gbps
  
DimensionsLength 10.5 in (267.7 mm)
Width7.5 in (192.79 mm)
Height1.1 in (27.94mm)
Weight1.8 Kg (3.97 lbs.)
  Environmental Ranges Temperature Range
Operating 50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
Non-operating -40° to 158° F (-40° to 70° C)
Relative Humidity
(non-condensing)
Operating 5% to 95%
Power Specification Power Requirements 12VDC: 2.0A, 25 W maximum (per interconnect switch)

Product Specifications Software Security Features SSHV2, TACACS and TACACS+  
  VLANs can be configured to provide segregation for data - improving bandwidth, performance and limiting traffic to its designated domains. GbE2c also provides secured access through SSH v2, protecting against IP spoofing as well as DNS spoofing. GbE2c enables users to meet their security requirements by providing support of HTTPS, RADIUS and TACACS.
Spanning Tree Features 802.1d, 802.1w, 802.1 s  
  GbE2c's industry standard Spanning Tree provides redundancy and the loop avoidance capabilities to keep the network not only up, but operating at peak performance
Based on the industry standard 802.1w, GbE2c Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) offers fast convergence - reducing packet loss and downtime in high-availability and high resilient networks. GbE2c's industry-standard based RSTP offers instant failover to secondary links in an unlikely event of primary link failure.
GbE2c also offers Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP; 802.1s) for seamless integration into networks running 802.1s. Multiple Spanning Tree enables networks to utilize individual uplinks for separate VLANs thus improving the overall performance of the network. Up to 32 STG are supported
Trunking Features 802.3 ad  
  GbE2c reduces downtime in an unlikely event of link failure by supporting link aggregation protocol. GbE2c link aggregation is compatible with Cisco Etherchannel® thus providing seamless integration into Cisco® based networks.
VLAN Features In GbE2c up to 256 VLANs (802.1Q) can be configured to provide segregation for data - improving bandwidth, performance and limiting traffic to its designated domains.
Management Features GbE2c provides multiple easy-to-use configuration and management options. For compatibility, the GbE2c offers the same CLI as the GbE2. The GbE2c will also be software upgradeable to use an industry standard network administrator CLI (comparable to Cisco®) in a future release.
GbE2c's Web-based management interface enables administrators to easily configure the most advanced features such as Rapid Spanning Tree, Uplink Failure Detection and SNMP management by pointing and clicking.
GbE2c also enables sophisticated administrators to configure and manage the switch through SNMP. GbE2c provides full support for SNMP v1v2 and v3.

Standards Support
  • Compliance IEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.3ab, 802.1d, 802.1p, 802.3ac, 802.3ad (Static), and 802.1Q
  • SNMP v1 (RFC 1157) and RMON v1 (RFC 1757) groups 1, 2, 3, and 9
  • MIB-II (RFC 1213), Bridge MIB (RFC 1493), Interface Group MIB (RFC
  • 2863), Ethernet MIB (RFC 1643), 802.1Q Extended Bridge MIB (RFC
  • 2674), Entity MIB (RFC 2037), SNMP Trap Convention (RFC 1215), Bridge
  • Trap (RFC 1493), Remote Monitoring Traps (RFC 1757), and HP Enterprise
  • Switch MIBs and Environmental Traps
  • IGMP v1 (RFC 1112), IGMP v2 (RFC 2236), SNTP (RFC 1361), Telnet (RFC 854), TFTP client (RFC 783), BootP client, (RFC 2132), and XModem

Safety and Compliance
Safety Certifications
TUV to UL 60950-1, and CAN/CSA C22.2 No. 60950-1 and to EN 60950-1
CE Marking
RoHS 5/6 compliant

Electromagnetic Emissions Certifications FCC Part 15 Class A FCC Part 15 Class A
EN 55022: 1998 (CISPR22)
EN 55024: 1998 (CISPR24)
VCCI Class A
AS/NZS 3548 Class A CE
CNS 13438 Class A MIC
MIC

Environment-friendly Products and Approach End-of-life Management and Recycling

Hewlett-Packard offers end-of-life HP product return, trade-in, and recycling programs in many geographic areas. For trade-in information, please go to http://www.hp.com/go/green. To recycle your product, please go to: http://www.hp.com/go/green or contact your nearest HP sales office. Products returned to HP will be recycled, recovered or disposed of in a responsible manner.

The EU WEEE directive (2002/95/EC) requires manufacturers to provide treatment information for each product type for use by treatment facilities. This information (product disassembly instructions) is posted on the Hewlett Packard web site at: http://www.hp.com/go/green. These instructions may be used by recyclers and other WEEE treatment facilities as well as HP OEM customers who integrate and re-sell HP equipment.


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