Designed for the c-Class BladeSystem enclosure, the HP GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch for c-Class BladeSystem (GbE2c L2/3) provides a full set of industry standard Gigabit Ethernet 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. The GbE2c L2/3 switch is not only reliable but flexible as well, by providing both copper and optical 1Gb uplinks in the same module, making it one of the most cost effective switches on the market. The GbE2c L2/3 switch can operate in any Ethernet network environment and can be mixed with switches from any other vendor. By using this switch, datacenter managers can dramatically reduce cabling, power and cooling requirements compared to stand-alone switches and pass-thru modules, allowing them to realize the full cost saving benefits of the HP c-Class BladeSystem.

• Support for HP ProLiant Generation 7 blade servers

Performance:

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

Management:

• Offers simplified management
• Can be managed through CLI, HTTP, SNMP
• iSCLI offers a Cisco® compatible CLI to reduce the learning curve.

Security:

• Robust ACLs provide maximum security
• Port security based on 802.1x limits access to unwanted users
• Secured access through SSH and HTTPS (SSL)
• Offers RADIUS Authentication
• Traffic can be forwarded between VLANs (802.1Q) through IP forwarding preventing traffic from being exposed to the outside network unnecessarily
• Offers TACACS+ Authentication

ProLiant BL c-Class
Server Blade Enclosures

HP Care Pack Services: Packaged server and storage services for increased uptime, productivity and ROI
When you buy HP server and storage products and solutions, it's also a good time to think about what levels of support you may need. Our portfolio of service options reduce deployment and management worries while helping you get the most out of your server and storage investments. We take a holistic approach to your environment, bridging servers, blades, storage, software and network infrastructures with our packaged HP Care Pack Services for servers and storage.

Protect your business beyond warranty
When it comes to robustness and reliability, standard computing equipment warranties have matured along with technology. Good news that can also create problems stemming from depending on standard warranties designed to only protect against product defects and some downtime causes. Using a standard approach to warranty uplifts, such as HP Care Pack Services, helps reduce downtime risks and provides operational consistency for mission-critical and standard business computing.

HP Care Pack Services: Upgrading or extending standard server and storage warranties cost effectively
HP Care Pack Services offer a standard reactive hardware and software support services suite sold separately, or combined with our Support Plus and Support Plus 24 services. The portfolio also provides a combination of integrated proactive and reactive services, such as Proactive 24 Service and Critical Service. In addition with HP Proactive Select, you can acquire the specific proactive constancy and technical services. HP Proactive Select menu offers a broad set of service options that you can mix and match depending on your specific requirements. Proactive service options include offers for server, storage, network, SAN device, software, environment and education services.

HP server and storage lifecycle support services offers a full spectrum of customer care-from technology support to complex migrations to complete managed services. HP Factory Express provides customization, integration and deployment services for turnkey solutions. HP Education Services offer flexible, comprehensive training on to help your IT staff get the most out of your server and storage investments. HP Financial solutions extend innovative financing and cost-effective asset management programs-from purchase to equipment retirement.

Learn more: www.hp.com/services/servers and www.hp.com/services/storage

NOTE: Care Pack Services availability may vary by product and country.

HP Care Pack Services are sold by HP and HP Authorized Service Partners:

• Services for customers purchasing from HP or an enterprise reseller are quoted using HP order configuration tools.
• Customers purchasing from a commercial reseller can find HP Care Pack Services at http://www.hp.com/go/lookuptool

Hardware Options Support
HP Care Packs provide support for all HP-branded hardware options qualified for inclusion in your server or storage solution. Any additional HP-qualified options installed within the server are covered at the same service level and for the same period as the server and no additional cost.

• Help improve or maintain system uptime
• Convenient onsite support
• Committed response time

http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetPDF.aspx/5982-6547EEE

3-Year HP Hardware Support Onsite Service, 4-hour response, 24x7
Provides you with rapid remote support and if required an HP authorized representative who will arrive on site any time and day of the year to begin hardware maintenance service within 4 hours of the service request being logged.

This service provides a trained HP service specialist to perform an installation that meets HP quality standards, for:

• Help improve or maintain system uptime
• Convenient onsite support
• Committed response time

http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetPDF.aspx/5982-6547EEE

HP Installation and Startup of HP ProLiant Servers
Provides for the installation of your new HP ProLiant server and operating system to assist you in bringing your new HP ProLiant server and operating system into operation in a timely and professional manner.

This service provides a trained HP service specialist to perform an installation that meets HP quality standards, for:

• Delivery of the service at a mutually scheduled time convenient to your organization
• Availability of an HP service specialist to answer basic questions during the onsite delivery of this service
• Custom installation as detailed in "Delivery specifications" or in a Statement of Work (SOW)
• Verification prior to installation that all service prerequisites are met

http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetPDF.aspx/5982-7572ENN.pdf

3-Year HP Hardware Support Onsite Call-to-Repair (CTR) Service, 6- or 24-hour
As an alternative to our recommended support level, for customers who need committed call-to-repair for server hardware.

Provides your IT manager with a team of support specialists who will quickly begin troubleshooting the system to help return the hardware to operating condition within 6 or 24 hours of the initial service request to the HP Global Solution Center.

http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetPDF.aspx/5982-6547EN.pdf

3-Year HP Support Plus 24
As an alternative to our recommended support level, for customers who need access to responsive 24x7 hardware and software support plus software updates on HP and selected third party products:

For a higher return on your server and storage technology, our 3-year combined reactive support service delivers integrated onsite hardware/software support services available 24x7x365, including access to HP technical resources, 4-hour response onsite hardware support and software updates.

http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetPDF.aspx/5981-6638EEE

HP Proactive Select Service
Customer needs on demand access to consulting, technical proactive services and education courses

Provides a flexible way to purchase HP best-in-class consultancy and technical services. You can buy Proactive Select Service Credits when you purchase your hardware and then use the credits over the next 12 months.

http://h20195.www2.hp.com/V2/GetPDF.aspx/4AA2-3842ENN

HP eSupport is a portfolio of technology-based services that assist you with managing your business environment - from the desktop to the data center.

Support Portal
The HP support portal provides one-stop access to the information, tools and services you need to manage the daily operations of your IT environment.

Features include:

• Access to self-solve tools (including search technical knowledge base)
• Efficient logging and tracking of support cases
• Collaboration with other business and IT professionals
• Download of patches and drivers
• Access to diagnostic tools
• Proactive notification of relevant information

Access to certain features of the support portal requires an HP service agreement. To access the support portal, visit: http://www.hp.com/support

HP Insight Remote Support software delivers secure remote support for your HP Servers and Storage, 24 X 7, so you can spend less time solving problems and more time focused on your business. You can have your systems remotely monitored for hardware failure using secure technology that's been proven at thousands of companies around the world. In many cases, you can avoid problems before they occur.

In today's cost-conscious business environment, IT professionals, developers, consultants and users face an interesting challenge: how to keep up with the latest technologies and expand important skills while delivering profitable results on current projects. To help address this challenge, HP offers innovative training solutions that help keep you up-to-date on virtualization, server, storage, Insight Control, Citrix, Microsoft® and open source/Linux-related topics-while spending less time away from business-critical activities.

HP Technology Services continues to be recognized for service and support excellence by customers, partners, industry organizations and publications around the world. Recent honors and award reflect our services team's dedications, technical expertise, professionalism and uncompromising commitment to customer satisfaction.

To learn more on HP ProLiant servers, HP BladeSystem servers and HP storage products, please contact your HP sales representative or HP Authorized Channel Partner. Or visit: www.hp.com/services/proliant or www.hp.com/services/bladesystem or http://www.hp.com/hps/storage

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Cable Support

• IP Forwarding enables traffic to be forwarded between VLANs without the need of an external router or Layer 3 switch. This reduces traffic in the core network by making Layer 3 routing decisions within the BladeSystem enclosure
  
• 128 IP interfaces
  
• 4096 ARP entries
  
• Global default route
  
• Static routing support with 128 routing table entries
  
• Dynamic routing support with entries in routing table (4K entries)
  
• Routing protocol (OSPF, RIPv1/v2)
  
• RIP v1
  
• RIP v2
  
• OSPF
  
• VRRP(Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol) to maximize high availability in complex network environments

• Compliance
  
• IEEE 802.3
  
• 802.3u
  
• 802.3ab
  
• 802.1d
  
• 802.1p
  
• 802.3ac
  
• 802.3ad (Static), and 802.1Q
  
• 802.3x
  
• 802.1x
  
• SNMP v1 (RFC 1157)
  
• 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 (RFC2674)
  
• 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
  
• QoS (RFC 2474 and RFC 2475)
  

The GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch uses the Differentiated Services (DiffServ) architecture to provide QoS functions. DiffServ is described in IETF RFCs 2474 and 2475.

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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