HPE 516733-B21 Getting Started Guide

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Overview
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HPE 6120XG Blade Switch
Designed for the c-Class BladeSystem enclosure, the HPE 6120XG Blade Switch provides sixteen 10Gb downlinks and eight 10G
to
scalability, as well as ease of deployment and reduced operational expense.
Figure 1 HPE 6120XG Blade Switch
1.
Switch locator UID
6.
SFP+/SFP link indicators
2.
Switch status indicator
7.
Active multiplexed port indicators
3. 10Gb CX4 backlit port number and status indicator LED
8. Backlit port number and status indicator LED
4.
10Gb CX4 link indicator
9.
Backlit port number and status indicator LED
5.
SFP+/SFP link indicators
10.
Active multiplexed port indicator
What's New
Support for Converged Enhanced Ethernet
At A Glance
Performance:
Wirespeed 1 x 10Gb copper uplinks CX-4 for uplinking to data center switches
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SFP+ uplinks (including a dual personality CX4 and SFP+ 10G uplink, and two 10Gb cross-connects). A robust set of industry standard enhanced Layer 2 switching functions, QOS metering, security and High Availability features round out this extremely capable switch. The 6120XG is perfectly suited for datacenters migrating to 10G high performance architectures. With support of dual speed on 10G uplinks and Converged Enhanced Ethernet (CEE) capability, the 6120XG provides future proofing and investment protection. The 6120XG blade switch provides consistency and interoperability across existing network investments help reduce the complexity of network management through resilient core-to-edge connectivity and automated provisioning technologies. With a variety of connection interfaces, the 6120XG switch offers excellent investment protection, flexibility, and
Support for sFlow
Support for Uplink Failure Detection
The 6120XG now supports Cut Through Mode at 10GbE
Non blocking architecture
Configurable for Store and Forward Switching or Cut Through Switching
Wirespeed 16 x 10Gb downlinks to server NICs
Wirespeed 2 x 10Gb cross connects for redundancy
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Wirespeed 8 x 10Gb SR, LR, or LRM fiber and copper SFP+ uplinks
Management
Security
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Line Rate, full-duplex 240Gbps bridging fabric
:
Offers simplified management through CLI option
Can be managed through HTTP, HTTPS,
Standards based SNMP management via tools such as PCM and PCM+
OOBM via Onboard Administrator
USB console port
Web and telnet management options available
Automated provisioning via Datacenter Connection Manager (DCM)
:
Port security based on 802.1x, web, mac authentication limits access to unwanted users
Secured access through SSH and HTTPS (SSL), SFTP
Offers RADIUS Authentication
Offers TACACS+ Authentication
Port security and mac address lockout for access control
STP root guard and per-port broadcast throttling for protection against misbehaved traffic.
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Models
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Models
HPE 6120XG Blade Switch
516733-B21
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Compatibility
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Compatibility
HPE ProLiant Servers
HPE ProLiant BL685c G7
HPE ProLiant BL685c G6
HPE ProLiant BL685c G5
HPE ProLiant BL680c G7
HPE ProLiant BL680c G5
HPE ProLiant BL660c Gen8
HPE ProLiant BL620c G7
HPE ProLiant BL495c G6
HPE ProLiant BL495c G5
HPE ProLiant BL490c G7
HPE ProLiant BL490c G6
HPE ProLiant BL480c
HPE ProLiant BL465c Gen8
HPE ProLiant BL465c G7
HPE ProLiant BL465c G6
HPE ProLiant BL465c G5
HPE ProLiant BL460c Gen9
HPE ProLiant BL460c Gen8
HPE ProLiant BL460c G7
HPE ProLiant BL460c G6
HPE ProLiant BL460c G5
HPE ProLiant BL460c
HPE ProLiant 420c Gen8
HPE ProLiant BL280c G6
HPE ProLiant BL260c G5
HPE ProLiant BL2x220c G7
HPE ProLiant BL2x220c G5
NOTE: Some servers listed above may be discontinued.
HPE Integrity Servers
HPE Integrity BL860c Server Blade
HPE Integrity BL860c i2 Server Blade
HPE Integrity BL860c i4 Server Blade
HPE Integrity BL870c Server Blade
HPE Integrity BL870c i2 Server Blade
HPE Integrity BL870c i4 Server Blade
HPE Integrity BL890c i2 Server Blade
HPE Integrity BL890c i4 Server Blade
NOTE: Some servers listed above may be discontinued.
HPE ProLiant BL c-Class
HPE BladeSystem c3000 Enclosure
HPE BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure
Required Network
10Gb
Multimode fiber cable; 62.5/125 or 50/125 microns
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Server Blade Enclosures
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Cabling
Singlemode fiber cable: 9/125 micron
The following CX4 cable lengths have been qualified and can be purchased
Maximum
Multimode
micron
Multimode
micron
Multimode
micron
Singlemode
SR
2 - 26m/33m*
2 - 82m
2 - 300m
2 - 300m
LR
LR
2 -10km
LRM
0.5 - 220m
0.5 - 220m
0.5 - 220m
Enterprise.com/rnd/pdfs/10gig_cabling_technical_brief.pdf
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directly from HPE. Please see the Related Options section of this QuickSpecs:
HPE BladeSystem c-Class .5m 10-GbE CX4 Cable HPE BladeSystem c-Class 1m 10-GbE CX4 Cable HPE BladeSystem c-Class 3m 10-GbE CX4 Cable HPE BladeSystem c-Class 15m 10-GbE CX4 Cable
Distances
OM1
62.5/125
OM2
50/125
OM3
50/125
9 micron
* 26m at 160MHz and 33m at 200MHz.
NOTE: For additional information on 10Gb cable specifications go to:
http://www.Hewlett Packard
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Service and Support
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Service and Support
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HPE Cable and
HPE BladeSystem c-Class 10GbE SFP+ to SFP+ 0.5m Direct Attach Copper Cable
487649-B21
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487652-B21
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487658-B21
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455883-B21
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455889-B21
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453151-B21
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453154-B21
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J9150A
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J9151A
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J9152A
HPE X242 10G SFP+ to SFP+ 1m Direct Attach Copper Cable
J9281B
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J9283B
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J9285B
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J9286B
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J9287B
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Hardware Support Services On-site Service
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Shipping Dimensions
Length
13.88 in (352.55 mm)
Width
10.63 in (270.00 mm)
Height
4.75 in (120.65 mm)
Shipping Weight
4.4 lbs (2.0 kg)
Product Specifications
Performance
80 Gbps external port bandwidth per BladeSystem enclosure (160 Gbps full duplex) 480Gb total throughput
Forwarding rate 357.1million pps (64-byte packets)
Non-blocking, full-wire speed for all connections Auto-MDI/MDIX, auto­negotiation and auto-sensing with full-duplex support.
Forwarding Mode
Configurable for Store and forward or Cut Through
Latency
1.8uS (FIF64 byte packets) (store and forward mode)
MAC Addresses
Supports 16K MAC addresses per switch in a BladeSystem Enclosure
Forwarding Table Age
1 to 1,000,000 seconds
(default: 300 seconds)
Jumbo Frame Support
9220 Byte
Multicast Groups
256
Memory
512 MB Main, 640MB flash and 2MB packet buffer per interconnect switch
Routing Table Size
*
Connectors and Cabling
Connector
8 10Gb SR, LR, or LRM fiber uplinks SFP+ slots
1 10Gb CX4
1 mini USB Management
16 x 10Gb downlinks midplane
2 x 10Gb cross connect
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-
100 Mbps
100 Base-TX (full­duplex)
200 Mbps
1000 Base-TX (half and full-duplex)
2000 Mbps
10Gb (full duplex)
20000 Mbps
Indicators
Recessed Momentary Reset Switch
Backlit port number and status indicator LED, one per bulkhead port,
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s
Hardware
Time
(Maximum age)
duplex)
Momentary Next/Step Switch
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blue/amber/green
Active multiplexed port indicator, green
Dimensions
Length
10.5 in (267.7 mm)
Width
7.5 in (192.79 mm)
Height
1.1 in (27.94 mm)
Weight
1.27 kg (2.8 lbs)
Environmental Ranges
Temperature Range
Operating
50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
Non-operating
-40° to 140° F (-40° to 60° C)
Relative Humidity (non-condensing)
Operating 10% to 90%
Power Specification
Power Requirements
12V @ 8.75A (105 W) (per interconnect switch)
Product Specifications
Security Features
SSHV2, TACACS and TACACS+
VLANs can be configured to provide segregation for data - improving
spoofing as well as DNS spoofing. Support of HTTPS, RADIUS TACACS and TACACS+ enables users to meet their security requirements.
Spanning Tree Features
802.1d, 802.1w, 802.1 s
Industry standard Spanning Tree provides redundancy and the loop
standard based RSTP
offers instant failover to secondary links in an unlikely event of primary link
(MSTP; 802.1s) for
seamless integration into networks running 802.1s. Multiple Spanning Tree
improving the overall performance of the network. Up to 16 Spanning Tree Groups (STGs) are supported.
Trunking Features
802.3 ad
Reduced downtime in an unlikely event of link failure by supporting link
networks.
VLAN Features
VLANs (802.1Q) can be configured to provide segregation for data -
domains.
Management Features
This switch provides multiple easy-to-use configuration and management
SNMP management by pointing and clicking.
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Module status indicator, amber/green Module locator (UID), blue Link indicator, one per CX4-port, green Link indicator, one per SFP+-port, green/amber USB port
Software
bandwidth, performance and limiting traffic to its designated domains. The Switch also provides secured access through SSH v2, protecting against IP
avoidance capabilities to keep the network not only up, but operating at peak performance.
Based on the industry standard 802.1w, Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) offers fast convergence - reducing packet loss and downtime in high-availability and high resilient networks. Industry-
failure. This switch also offers Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol
enables networks to utilize individual uplinks for separate VLANs thus
aggregation protocol. This link aggregation is compatible with Cisco Etherchannel® thus providing seamless integration into Cisco® based
improving bandwidth, performance and limiting traffic to its designated
options. The management interface enables administrators to easily configure the most advanced features such as Rapid Spanning Tree and
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v1,v2c and v3.
QoS Features
Data can be classified into 2, 4, or 8 hardware priority queues to ensure
traffic.
Converged Fabric
The HPE 6120XG supports Converged Enhanced Ethernet (also referred
FlexFabric Adapters.
Standards Support
IEEE 802.1D MAC
Supported
640 MB flash memory
IEEE 802.1p Priority
Supported
hardware queues to be mapped to 8 802.1p priority queues)
IEEE 802.1Q VLANs
Supported IEEE 802.1v VLAN
Port
Support is for 3 protocols per port VLAN Classification by IP, MAC
Not Supported
NOTE: This is the ability to auto classify VLAN membership of a frame via its IP, or its MAC.
QoS
Supported for DSCP, CoS
IEEE 802.1w Rapid
Spanning Tree
Supported
RPVST+ not supported
IEEE 802.1s Multiple
Supported
PVSTP+ is not supported
BPDU Protection
Supported
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The switch also enables sophisticated administrators to configure and manage the switch through SNMP. Full Support is provided for SNMP
maximum bandwidth availability for time sensitive and mission critical traffic.
Data can be prioritized based on 802.1p CoS and DSCP. Priority can be assigned per vlan, per port, and globally.
Data can be easily reclassified from 802.1p to DSCP or from DSCP to
802.1.
The HPE 6120XG Blade Switch adheres to a strict queue mechanism to ensure important business-sensitive traffic is delivered ahead of other
Bridges
Features
to as Data Center Bridging) on all 24 ports.
NOTE: Converged Enhanced Ethernet requires the purchase of the following FW license: HPE 6120XG Switch CEE License (PN 608074­B21).
NOTE: Converged Enhanced Ethernet requires the use of a G7 server with a FlexFabric LOM or the addition of the NC551m or NC553m
16K MAC entries 2MB Packet memory
4 default HW queues to map to 8 802.1p packet priority queues (can be configured for 2, 4, or 8
1024 VLANs, 4K VLAN IDs
802.1Q Tagged VLAN GVRP is supported for VLAN registration
classification by Protocol
Reconfiguration of
Spanning Tree
32 Spanning Tree Instances in FW
32 MSTP Instances
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and STP root guard
BPDU guard STP root guard
IEEE 802.3ad Link
Protocol (LACP)
Supported
LACP is supported
IEEE 802.3x Flow Control
Supported Auto Negotiation is also supported
RFC 792 ICMP
Supported
Rate Limiting
Ingress Rate Limiting supported
Broadcast Throttling
Supported One global configuration for all the ports
RFC 951 BOOTP & RFC 1542 BOOTP Extensions
Supported Includes DHCP on OA port
RFC 2030 Simple Network
Supported
RFC 2131 DHCP
Supported
QoS (COS, TOS, DSCP)
Supported
TFTP, SFTP
Supported (FTP not supported)
Uni-Directional Link
Supported
IPv6 Host
Uplink Failure Detection
Supported
Supported
Converged Enhanced
Ethernet
802.1Qaz - Data Center
(DCBX)
Proposal 1.01, Nov 2008**
802.1Qbb - Priority-based Flow Control;
Draft 1.2, Dec 2009
802.1Qaz - Enhanced Transmission Selection;
Proposal 1.01, Nov 2008; Draft 1.1, Nov 2009
CEE support on trunked ports
Supported
IP Multicast
RFC 3376 IGMPv3 (Data Driven)
Full IGMP v1, v2
Network Management
IEEE 802.1AB Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP)
Supported
ANSI/TIA-1057 LLDP
(LLDP-MED)
Supported RFC 3164 BSD syslog Protocol
Supported Up to 6 syslog servers
SNMPv1/v2c/v3
Supported
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Aggregation Control
Time Protocol (SNTP)
Detection
IPv4 Static Routes RIPv2
Up to 24 trunks with 8 members per trunk
Includes configurable Daylight Savings Timep supported
Supported (256 routes) Supported
Bridging Capability Exchange Protocol
Media Endpoint Discovery
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Device Management
HTML and telnet management
Supported Authorized Managers List
Supported
Onboard Administrator
per spec)
Supported
Security
IEEE 802.1X Port Based Network Access Control
Supported Up to 32 users on a single port
Web Authentication
Supported
NOTE: This is used to login to the network port, not to the HTML web agent on the switch.
Mac Authentication
Supported
Concurrent 802.1X, Web, and MAC auth
Supported TACACS+ & RADIUS
Supported
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
Supported
SSHv1/SSHv2 Secure Shell
Supported
NOTE: Also supports SCP for configuration and FW downloads.
Port Security, MAC
Address Lock outs
Supported
DHCP Snooping
IDM ACLs
Supported
Supported
Monitor and Diagnostics
Port Mirroring
Supported
RFC3176 SFlow
Supported
RMON
Supported
NOTE: Groups supported are Statistics, history, alarms, and events.
Safety and Compliance
TUV to UL 60950-1, and CAN/CSA C22.2 No. 60950-1 and to EN 60950-1
CE Marking
RoHS 6/6 compliant
Electromagnetic
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
Environment-friendly
End-of-life Management and Recycling
Hewlett Packard Enterprise offers end-of-life Hewlett Packard Enterprise product return For trade
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ISMIC integration (musts
Address lock down, MAC
Dynamic ARP protect CLI ACLs
Supported Supported
RMON V1/V2
Safety Certifications
Emissions Certifications FCC Part 15 Class A
Products and Approach
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recycle your product, please go to: http://www.hp.com/go/green or contact your nearest returned to disposed of in a responsible manner.
The EU WEEE directive (2002/95/EC) requires manufac treatment information for each product type for use by treatment facilities. This information (product disassembly instructions) is posted on the Hewlett Packard Enterprise These instructions may be used by recyclers and other WEEE treatment facilities as well as integrate and re-sell Hewlett Packard Enterprise equipment.
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise sales office. Products
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Summary of Changes
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Date
Version History
Action
Description of Change
23-Oct-2017
From Version 16 to 17
Changed
Care Pack naming and Service and Support- Parts and Materials updated.
21-Oct-2016
From Version 15 to 16
Changed
Rebranding edition.
15-Nov-2014
From Version 14 to 15
Changed
Compatibility section was updated.
18-Apr-2014
From Version 13 to 14
Changed
Service and Support was revised.
16-Aug-2013
From Version 12 to 13
Changed
Changes made in the Compatibility Section and Service and Support Section
05-Jul-2013
From Version 11 to 12
Changed
Changes made to the Related Options Section - HPE Cable and Transceiver Options
12-Oct-2012
From Version 10 to 11
Changed
Change made to URL in Service and Support section.
17-Aug-2012
From Version 9 to 10
Changed
Changes made in Compatibility section.
27-Mar-2012
From Version 8 to 9
Added
HPE X242 SFP+ to SFP+ 10m Direct Attach Copper Cable and
were added.
20-Jun-2011
From Version 7 to 8
Changed
Related Options descriptions were revised ProCurve and StorageWorks were removed
15-Nov-2010
From Version 6 to 7
Changed
Changes were made throughout the QuickSpecs.
05-Oct-2010
From Version 5 to 6
Changed
Changes were made throughout the QuickSpecs.
17-Aug-2010
From Version 4 to 5
Changed
Only PDF formatting changes were made.
25-Jun-2010
From Version 3 to 4
Changed
HPE ProLiant Servers were completely revised and HPE
Compatibility.
20-Nov-2009
From Version 2 to 3
Added
HPE ProLiant BL2x220c G5 was added to Compatibility.
Changed
Cabling and Transceiver Options were revised and Performance was updated in Product Specifications Hardware.
06-Nov-2009
From Version 1 to 2
Changed
Part numbers for HPE ProCurve 10-GbE SFP+-SFP+ 1m, 3m,
Transceiver Options.
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