c-Class Enclosure — Front view

• Two blade form factors

• Full-height server blade
(up to 8 per enclosure)
• Half-height server blade
(up to 16 per enclosure)
• Power supplies
• Up to 6 hot-plug power supplies
@ 2250W
• Management
• BladeSystem Insight Display
• Onboard Administrator

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c-Class Enclosure — Rear view

Interconnect
Server blade signal
bay
On-blade
LAN switch or Pass-thru LAN switch or Pass-thru 1 and 2 NIC 1 /2
SAN, LAN, VC, IB or Pass-thru SAN, LAN, VC, IB or Pass-thru NIC 3 /4 (full-height blade only)

SAN, LAN, VC, IB or Pass-thru SAN, LAN, VC, IB or Pass-thru

3 and 4 Mezzanine 1
SAN, LAN, VC, IB or Pass-thru SAN, LAN, VC, IB or Pass-thru

5 and 6 Mezzanine 2

7 and 8 Mezzanine 3
(full-height blade only)

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HP BladeSystem c-Class
Fiber Channel Interconnect Portfolio
HP c-class HP c-class HP c-Class
Dual Channel Fibre Channel Brocade 4Gb SAN
Fiber Channel Mezzanines Pass-Thru Module Switch 4/12, 4/24

Emulex QLogic •Supplier: HP/Brocade

LPe1105 FC QMH2462 FC
•Supplier: HP
•BLADE Mezzanine Designed
•Dual port 4Gb Fibre Channel to PCI
Express Mezzanine HBA
•PCI Express x 4 bus speeds
•Emulex/Qlogic design and
manufacturing
•Simplified SAN Management
•Comprehensive O/S support
•Full fabric support with automatic
topology
and speed adaptation
•Guaranteed interoperability
•Support for HP StorageWorks and
third party storage targets
•Supplier: HP
•BLADE Designed
•16 port FC pass-through
•Fully independent FC ports
•1 pass-through module per kit
•Order 2 kits for redundant fabric
connections
•SFPs included in kit
•Support auto-negotiate
feature with independent
fabric speed for each port
•1, 2, & 4Gb connections
•iLO Link for Management
•Brocade Designed
•Latest generation Goldeneye ASIC
•Designed to interoperate with all
industry leading SAN environments
(HP, EMC, IBM, and HDS)
•Greatly simplifies packaging and
reduces set up times
•“Zero footprint” SAN connectivity
•Eliminates need for host to switch SFPs
and cables
•Reduced cost and complexity
•Lower list price then stand alone
switches
•Compatibility with all Brocade
switches

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Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch
for HP c-Class BladeSystem
• Superior performance 4Gb Fibre Channel switch designed
exclusively for HP’s most flexible compute architecture
• Up to 16 server ports
• Up to eight SAN facing ports
• Up to six switches per enclosure
• Up to 1:1 subscription ratio
• Non-blocking architecture
• Dynamic Path Selection and ISL Trunking
• High availability features
• Dual, redundant, hot swap switch configuration
• Dual-port, redundant Fibre Channel mezzanine cards
• Hot code activation and firmware loads
• Fabric Watch for proactive error capture
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Model Comparison
4/12 SAN Switch
(AE370A)
• 8 Internal Ports active
• Copper SERDES
• 2 or 4 Gb auto-detect
• F-Port
• 4 External Ports active
• 2 SFPs included
• 1, 2, 4 Gb Auto-detect
• Universal Ports
• Licenses include:
Full Fabric, WebTools, Zoning
• Available licenses:
12-Port Upgrade, Power Pack
Bundle Upgrade, Fabric
Watch, ISL Trunking, Adv. Perf
Monitoring, Extended Fabrics,
Fabric Manager, Secure
Fabric OS
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4/24 SAN Switch 4/24 SAN Switch
(AE372A) Power Pack
• 16 Internal Ports active (AE371A)
• Copper SERDES • Same as AE372A
• 2 or 4 GB auto-detect • Includes Power Pack
• F-Port license:
• 8 External Ports active Fabric Watch, ISL
Trunking, Advanced
• 4 SFPs included Perf. Monitoring,
• 1, 2, 4 Gb Auto-detect Extended Fabrics
• Universal Ports • Available licenses:
• Licenses include: Fabric Manager, Secure
Full Fabric, WebTools, Zoning Fabric OS
• Available licenses:
Power Pack Bundle Upgrade,
Fabric Watch, ISL Trunking,
Adv. Perf Monitoring,
Extended Fabrics, Fabric
Manager, Secure Fabric OS
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 Optional Trunking

Brocade Blade Switch

Required Optical FC SFP
Optional Optical FC SFPs
Internal Copper Connection
Internal Copper Trace
Required Optical FC Cable
Optional Optical FC Cable
Pass-thru
Traditional Enclosure module
Pass-thru
Server 1 FC SAN
Configuration Any
SAN Switch Fabric
Server 2

…
16 Blades deployment: Server 3
• 2 Pass-thru Modules
FC SAN

…
• 64 SFPs
• 32 ext Switch Ports Server 16
Any Fabric
• 32 FC Cables SAN Switch

…
N-Ports
F-Ports

Brocade Blade Enclosure

Brocade SAN
Switches Brocade
Server 1
Configuration Brocade Brocade SAN Fabric
Blade SAN Switch
Server 2 Switch
…

Server 3
Brocade
16 Blades deployment: Brocade Brocade
…

• 2 Blade Switches Blade SAN Switch SAN Fabric

Switch
…

• 4 - 32 SFPs Server 16
• 2 - 16 ext Switch Ports
• 2 - 16 FC Cables
N-Ports F-Ports E-Ports E-Ports

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Best Value 4Gb Server to SAN Connect
Cost per server for a redundant, dual fabric deployment

4553$ per 3964$ per Server 1939$ per Server

Standard Server C-Class Pass-Thru C-Class FC Switch

Dual Channel Dual Channel Dual Channel

HBA FC HBA 1900$ FC Mezzanine 749$ FC Mezzanine 749$

2 ports of SAN
Path-Thru -- -- Path-Thru Module 562$ -- --

FC Cables 2x 16m LC 206$ 2x 16m LC 206$ -- --

SFP 2x 4Gb SW 398$ 2x 4Gb SW 398$ -- --

2 ports of 4/32 2 ports of 4/32

Switch (24 ports & PP) 2049$ (24 ports & PP) 2049$ 2 ports of 4/24 1190$

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 Optional Trunking w Brocade SAN

Brocade Blade Switch

Required Optical FC SFP
Optional Optical FC SFPs
Internal Copper Connection
Internal Copper Trace
Required Optical FC Cable
Access Gateway functionality available in 1H07 Optional Optical FC Cable

Brocade Blade Enclosure

Switches SAN Fabric
Server 1 Any NPIV
Brocade
Configuration Blade
capable
SAN Switch
Server 2 Switch

…
Server 3
Any NPIV
16 Blades deployment: Brocade capable SAN Fabric
…

• 2 Blade Switches Blade SAN

Switch Switch

…
• 4 - 32 SFPs Server 16
• 2 - 16 ext Switch Ports
• 2 - 16 FC Cables
N-Ports F-Ports N-Ports F-Ports

• Starting with FOS 5.2.1 the Brocade blades switch can be configured as Access Gateway.
• By using ANSI T11 standard NPIV the switch will act as a N-Port multiplexer, not merge into
the fabric and thus not consume a domain ID.
• Trunking is supported if the external SAN is Brocade

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 c-Class virtual connect Required Optical FC SFP
Optional Optical FC SFPs
Internal Copper Connection
Internal Copper Trace
Required Optical FC Cable
SAN switch neutral functionality available Optional Optical FC Cable

Blade SAN Enclosure

Configuration Any NPIV FC SAN
Server 1
with HP Virtual HP VC-FC capable Fabric
Module SAN Switch
Server 2
Connect FC

…
Server 3
16 Blades deployment: Any NPIV FC SAN
…

HP VC-FC capable
• 2 VC Modules Module Fabric
SAN Switch

…
• 4 - 16 SFPs Server 16
• 2 - 8 ext Switch Ports
• 2 - 8 FC Cables
N-Ports F-Ports NPIV- F-Ports
Ports

• By using ANSI T11 standard NPIV the virtual connect will act as a N-Port multiplexer, not
merge into the fabric and thus not consume a domain ID.
• 1, 2 or 4 port per VC module enabled
• Can be used wit any switch brand
• Trunking or channeling is not possible to any SAN switch, static path from HBA to uplink.

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HP BladeSystem c-Class
Fiber Channel Interconnect Portfolio
HP c-class HP c-class HP c-Class
Dual Channel Fibre Channel Cisco MDS 9124e
Fiber Channel Mezzanines Pass-Thru Module 4Gb 12 or 24-port
March
2007

Emulex QLogic •Supplier: HP/Brocade

LPe1105 FC QMH2462 FC
•Supplier: HP
•BLADE Mezzanine Designed
•Dual port 4Gb Fibre Channel to PCI
Express Mezzanine HBA
•PCI Express x 4 bus speeds
•Emulex/Qlogic design and
manufacturing
•Simplified SAN Management
•Comprehensive O/S support
•Full fabric support with automatic
topology
and speed adaptation
•Guaranteed interoperability
•Support for HP StorageWorks and
third party storage targets
•Supplier: HP
•BLADE Designed
•16 port FC pass-through
•Fully independent FC ports
•1 pass-through module per kit
•Order 2 kits for redundant fabric
connections
•SFPs included in kit
•Support auto-negotiate
feature with independent
fabric speed for each port
•1, 2, & 4Gb connections
•iLO Link for Management
•Cisco Designed
•Designed to interoperate with all
industry leading SAN environments
(HP, EMC, IBM, and HDS)
•Greatly simplifies packaging and
reduces set up times
•“Zero footprint” SAN connectivity
•Eliminates need for host to switch SFPs
and cables
•Reduced cost and complexity
•Lower list price then stand alone
switches
•Compatibility with all Cisco switches
•VSAN support
•Common Cisco Fabric Manager

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Cisco MDS 9124e Fabric Switch
for HP c-Class BladeSystem
• Superior performance Fibre Channel switch designed exclusively for HP’s most
flexible computer architecture
• 4 Gbps dedicated bandwidth per port
March
• Up to 16 server ports 2007

• Up to eight SAN facing ports

• Up to 1:1 subscription ratio
• Non-blocking architecture
• VSANs (up to 16 per switch)
• PortChannels (up to 8 ports in one logical bundle)
• High availability features
• Redundant and hot swappable
• Up to six switches per enclosure
• Support redundant, dual-port Fibre Channel mezzanine cards for HP BladeSystem c-Class
• Non-disruptive software upgrades
• Cisco Fabric Manager Server and Enterprise Packages for advanced infrastructure management
features (optional)

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Cisco MDS 9124e Fabric Switch for
HP c-Class BladeSystem
• AG641A
• Cisco MDS 9124e 12-port Fabric Switch (incl. 2 Short Wave SFPs)
• AG642A
• Cisco MDS 9124e 24-port Fabric Switch (incl. 4 Short Wave SFPs)
• T5169A
• Cisco MDS 9124e12-port upgrade LTU (no SFPs included)

Additional options:
• AE379A – 4Gb Short Wave SFP, 500m (4 pack)
• AE494A – 4Gb Medium Range SFP, up to 4km
• AE380A – 4Gb Long Wave SFP, up to 10km

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 Cisco Blade Switch
Required Optical FC SFP
Optional Optical FC SFPs
Internal Copper Connection
Internal Copper Trace
Required Optical FC Cable
Optional Optical FC Cable
Pass-thru
Traditional Enclosure module
Pass-thru
Server 1 FC SAN
Configuration Any
SAN Switch Fabric
Server 2

…
16 Blades deployment: Server 3
• 2 Pass-thru Modules
FC SAN

…
• 64 SFPs
• 32 ext Switch Ports Server 16
Any Fabric
• 32 FC Cables SAN Switch

…
N-Ports
F-Ports

Cisco Blade Enclosure

Cisco SAN
Switches Cisco
Server 1
Configuration Cisco Cisco SAN Fabric
Blade SAN Switch
Server 2 Switch
…

Server 3
Cisco
16 Blades deployment: Cisco Cisco
…

• 2 Blade Switches Blade SAN Switch SAN Fabric

Switch
…

• 4 - 32 SFPs Server 16
• 2 - 16 ext Switch Ports
• 2 - 16 FC Cables
N-Ports F-Ports E-Ports E-Ports

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Best Value 4Gb Server to SAN Connect
Cost per server for a redundant, dual fabric deployment

4553$ per 3964$ per Server 1939$ per Server

Standard Server C-Class Pass-Thru C-Class FC Switch

Dual Channel Dual Channel Dual Channel

HBA FC HBA 1900$ FC Mezzanine 749$ FC Mezzanine 749$

2 ports of SAN
Path-Thru -- -- Path-Thru Module 562$ -- --

FC Cables 2x 16m LC 206$ 2x 16m LC 206$ -- --

SFP 2x 4Gb SW 398$ 2x 4Gb SW 398$ -- --

2 ports of 4/32 2 ports of 4/32

Switch (24 ports & PP) 2049$ (24 ports & PP) 2049$ 2 ports of 4/24 1190$

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 Cisco MDS 9124 and 9124e
Distance support and Buffer allocation

• Each port group of 4 ports has Port # 9124e port 9124 port Port # 9124e port 9124 port
64 buffers Port Group 1 Port Group 4
• By default, each port is given 16 fc1/1 External 8 1 fc1/13 Bay 12 13
buffers fc1/2 Bay 6 2 fc1/14 External 2 14
fc1/3 Bay 13 3 fc1/15 Bay 2 15
• User can allocate more buffers to
fc1/4 Bay 5 4 fc1/16 Bay 1 16
some ports
Port Group 2 Port Group 5
• Maximum a single port can get
fc1/5 External 7 5 fc1/17 Bay 10 17
is 61
fc1/6 Bay 14 6 fc1/18 External 3 18
• Other ports need to be out-of-
fc1/7 Bay 15 7 fc1/19 Bay 9 19
service
fc1/8 Bay 7 8 fc1/20 External 4 20
• No additional license needed
Port Group 3 Port Group 6
• Max distances with 61 buffers fc1/9 Bay 4 9 fc1/21 Bay 16 21
• 30km @4Gbps fc1/10 External 1 10 fc1/22 Bay 8 22
• 60km @2Gbps fc1/11 Bay 3 11 fc1/23 External 6 23

• 120km @1Gbps fc1/12 Bay 11 12 fc1/24 External 5 24

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