Specifications

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Installing the HP 8200 zl Switches
Example Network Topologies
Installing the HP 8200 zl
Switches
The channel assignment is as follows:
Interfaces 1,4, 6, and 8 are assigned to channel 1. Interfaces 2, 3, 5, and 7 are
assigned to channel 2. This is demonstrated in figure 2-19.
Ports A6 and A8
are not used
Ports A5 and A7
are not used
Figure 2-20. Version 2 optimized 10-GbE port configuration
For wire rate connectivity, do not connect more than 2 10-GbE ports to a
channel. In the diagram, it is possible to connect ports 1-4 for wire rate
connectivity because the first channel will have ports 1 and 4 connected, while
the second channel will use ports 2 and 3. If ports 1, 4, and 6 are connected,
but other ports are unused, the three ports will share up to 23.4 Gbps of
bandwidth. If ports 1, 4, 6, and 8 are connected, the ports will share 23.4 Gbps
of bandwidth between the four ports. The HP 8200 zl can support up to 4 wire
rate interfaces on an 8 port 10-GbE module (J9538A).