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HP FC Switches for the c-Class BladeSystem server environment
Table 77 (page 167) lists supported switches for the HP c-Class BladeSystem server environment.
Table 77 Supported switches
SwitchesSpeed
B-series
4 Gb
Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem
C-series
Cisco MDS 9124e Fabric switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem
B-series
8 Gb
Brocade 8Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class
C-series
Cisco MDS 8Gb Fabric Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class
B-series
16 Gb
Brocade 16Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class
For HP ProLiant BL c-Class SAN product support, see http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/
saninfrastructure/switches/b4gbsscblade.
For fabric rules when using the HP p-Class BladeSystem SAN switches, see:
• “B-series switches and fabric rules” (page 91)
• “C-series switches and fabric rules” (page 123)
• “SAN fabric connectivity and switch interoperability rules” (page 152)
For third-party fabrics, HP supports the blade server, the HP p-Class BladeSystem SAN switch, and
switch connectivity (including the switch interface) to the non-HP fabric. See “Third-party switch
support” (page 162).
HP Virtual Connect for the c-Class BladeSystem server environment
HP offers multiple Virtual Connect products for c-Class BladeSystem servers:
• “HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10 Gb/24-Port Module for c-Class BladeSystem” (page 167)
• “HP Virtual Connect Flex10/10D Ethernet Module for c-Class Blade System” (page 168)
• “HP Virtual Connect 8 Gb 20-Port Fibre Channel Module for c-Class BladeSystem” (page 168)
• “HP Virtual Connect 8 Gb 24-Port Fibre Channel Module for c-Class BladeSystem” (page 169)
• “HP 4 Gb Virtual Connect Fibre Channel module for c-Class BladeSystem” (page 169)
HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10 Gb/24-Port Module for c-Class BladeSystem
HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10 Gb/24-port Modules provide a simple, flexible way to connect
virtualized server blades to data or storage networks, or directly to HP storage systems (see “Virtual
Connect Direct-attach Fibre Channel for 3PAR storage”.
Virtual Connect FlexFabric modules converge traffic inside enclosures and connect directly to
external LANs and SANs, eliminating up to 95% of network sprawl at the server edge. Using
Flex-10 technology with FCoE and accelerated iSCSI, these modules converge traffic over 10 GbE
connections to servers with HP FlexFabric adapters.
Each redundant pair of Virtual Connect FlexFabric modules provides eight adjustable downlink
connections (six Ethernet and two Fibre Channel, six Ethernet and two iSCSI, or eight Ethernet
connections) to dual-port 10 Gb FlexFabric adapters on servers. Up to eight uplinks are available
for connection to upstream Ethernet and Fibre Channel switches.
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