HP GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch for c-Class BladeSystem

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Overview 

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. 

Figure 1 GbE2c Front Bezel 

1. UID LED 4. Reset Button 

2. DB-9 Serial Management Port 5. SFP module cages for optional Fiber Uplinks 

3. RJ-45 1Gb Uplink Ports 6. Health LED 

What's New 

Support for HP ProLiant Generation 7 blade servers 

At A Glance 

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: 

Security: 

Offers simplified management 

Can be managed through CLI, HTTP, SNMP 

iSCLI offers a Cisco® compatible CLI to reduce the learning curve. 

Robust ACLs provide maximum security 

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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 


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Models 



Models 

HP GbE2c Layer2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch 438030-B21 


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Standard Features 

Compatibility 

HP ProLiant Servers HP ProLiant BL685c G7 

HP ProLiant BL685c G6 




HP ProLiant BL660c Gen8 














HP ProLiant BL460c 

HP ProLiant 420c Gen8 



HP ProLiant BL2x220c G7 



NOTE: Some of the servers listed above may be discontinued. 

HP Integrity Servers HP Integrity BL860c 

HP Integrity BL860c i2 

HP Integrity BL870c 



ProLiant BL c-Class 

Server Blade Enclosures 

HP BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure 

HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure 




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Standard Features 

Required Network 

Cabling 



10Base-T Categories 3, 4 or 5 UTP (100 meters) 

EIA/TIA-568 100-ohm STP (100 meters) 

100Base-TX Category 5 UTP (100 meters) 


1000Base-T Category 5 UTP (100 meters) 


1000Base-SX 50/125 µm Multimode Fiber, 400 MHz/Km (500 meters) 

50/125 µm Multimode Fiber, 500 MHz/Km (550 meters) 

62.5/125 µm Multimode Fiber, 160 MHz/Km (220 meters) 

62.5/125 µm Multimode Fiber, 200 MHz/Km (275 meters) 


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Service and Support 



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Related Options 

HP GbE2c Advanced 

Software 

HP GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch Advanced Functionality Software Option 

NOTE: Provides additional feature functionality such as Hot Links, PVLAN Edge and 

IGMPv3 Snooping. Purchase of this SW entitles users to three years of additional 

software upgrades as made available. This option may be purchased at any time. 

GbE2c L 2/3 Option Kit HP BLc GbE2c Layer 2/3 Fiber SFP Opt ion Kit 

NOTE: Each kit contains two SX SFP fiber modules. Only SFP modules with this part 

number will operate in the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch. 


Offerings 



485192-B21 

440627-B21 

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 

HP 3year 4hour 13x5 c-Class Server Blade HW Support UE458E 

HP 3year 4hour 24x7 c-Class Server Blade Hardware Support UE459E 

HP 3year 6hour 24x7 Call to Repair c-Class Server Blade Hardware Support UE460E 

Support Plus 24 

HP 3year SupportPlus24 Microsoft c-Class Server Blade Service UE473E 

NOTE: HP Care Pack services for the c7000and c3000 Enclosure cover the enclosure, 

UE480E 

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 Services On-site Service 

Next Business Day On-site Service, 5-Day x 9-Hour Coverage, 3 Years, Electronic - 

UE477E 

NOTE: Uplifts the Ethernet devices to the same level of warranty as the c-class 

enclosure 

4-Hour On-site Service, 5-Day x 13-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 Dimensions Length 11.42 in (290 mm ) 

Width 14.49 in ( 368 mm ) 

Height 2.36 in ( 60 mm ) 

Shipping Weight 2.0 kg (4.41 lbs) 

Product Specifications 

Hardware 



Performance 5 Gbps external port bandwidth per module (10 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, autonegotiation 

and auto-sensing with full-duplex support. 

Forwarding Mode Store and forward 

MAC Addresses Supports 8K MAC addresses per switch in a 

BladeSystem Enclosure 

Forwarding Table Age 

Time 

(Maximum age) 

1 to 1,000,000 seconds 

(default: 300 seconds) 

VLAN IDs 1000 

IGMP Groups 64 

Memory 128 MB Main, 16MB flash and 1MB packet buffer 

per interconnect switch 

Connectors and Cabling Connector 5 RJ-45 

4 SFP Modules 

1 DB-9 Management 

Cable Support FCC 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 

Indicators For 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 

Dimensions Length 10.5 in (267.7 mm) 

Width 7.5 in (192.79 mm) 

Height 1.1 in (27.94mm) 

Weight 1.8 kg (3.97 lbs) 


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Software 



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) 

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 highavailability 

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 Spanning Tree 

Groups (STGs) 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. 

QoS Features Data can be classified in different priority queues to ensure maximum 

bandwidth availability for time sensitive and mission critical traffic 

Data can be prioritized based on 802.1p CoS and DSCP 

Data can be easily reclassified from 802.1P to DSCP or from DSCP to 802.1 


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The GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch adheres to a strict queue 

mechanism to ensure important business sensitive traffic is delivered ahead of 

other traffic 

Layer 3 Features 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 

Standards Support 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 


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Safety and Compliance 

Safety Certifications 

Electromagnetic 

Emissions Certifications 

FCC Part 15 Class A 

Environment-friendly 

Products and Approach 

provide QoS functions. DiffServ is described in IETF RFCs 2474 and 2475. 

TUV to UL 60950-1, and CAN/CSA C22.2 No. 60950-1 and to EN 60950-1 

CE Marking 

RoHS 5/6 compliant 

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 

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