HPE 711307-B21 Getting Started Guide

QuickSpecs

HPE 6125XLG Ethernet Blade Switch

Overview

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HPE 6125XLG Ethernet Blade Switch

The HPE 6125XLG Ethernet Blade Switch from HPE Networking is built with the enterprise data center in mind. The HPE
6125XLG is based on
designed for data center convergence with full support for IEEE Data Center Bridging (DCB) for lossless Ethernet, and Fibre
Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) protocols. The
attached to the HP6125XLG switch through FCoE ports. The
ecosystem that delivers simple, open, and Enterprise ready be
industry standard TRILL (Transparent Interconnection of Lots of Links) and SPB (Shortest Path Bridging), the
delivers loop free large Layer 2 networks with multi
can be virtualized and managed as a single entity with
industry's first blade witch with VEPA (Virtual Ethernet Port Aggrega
their physical and virtual networks. Combine these features with Virtual Application Network (VAN) and your data center provi
the benefits of versatility of a true Virtualized Network.
resiliency making it the optimal choice for any blade switching environment.

Figure 1 HPE 6125XLG Blade Switch

1.

Ejector Lever

6.

Console port

2.

Four (4) 40 GbE (QSFP+) ports

7.

Port LED

3.

Release tab

8.

Health LED

4.

Eight (8) 10 GbE (SFP+) ports

9.

Unit ID (UID) LED

5.

Reset button

Models

HPE 6125XLG Ethernet Blade Switch

711307-B21

HPE 6125XLG Blade Switch

B9F40A

Compatibility

HPE ProLiant
Servers

HPE ProLiant BL460c Gen9

HPE ProLiant BL660c Gen9

HPE ProLiant BL420c Gen8

HPE ProLiant BL460c Gen8

HPE ProLiant BL465c Gen8

HPE Comware v7 network operating system, which delivers enterprise grade resiliency The 6125XLG is

Fibre Channel Forwarder (FCF) feature allows 3PAR StoreServ arrays to be directly

HPE 6125XLG supports HPE Software-defined Network (SDN)
nefits to automate the data center network. With support for IETF

HPE 6125XLG

-path support. With the HPE Intelligent Resilient Fabric (IRF) multiple switches
the HPE Intelligent Management Center (IMC). The HPE 6125XLG is the

tion) support, enabling customers to unify the management of

des

HPE 6125XLG Ethernet Blade Switch provides flexibility, versatility, and

QuickSpecs

HPE 6125XLG Ethernet Blade Switch

Overview

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HPE ProLiant BL660c Gen8

HPE ProLiant BL460 G7

HPE ProLiant BL465 G7

HPE ProLiant BL490 G7

HPE ProLiant BL620 G7

HPE ProLiant BL680 G7

HPE ProLiant BL685 G7

NOTE: Some servers listed above may be discontinued.

HPE Integrity
Servers

HPE Integrity BL860c i2 Server Blade

HPE Integrity BL860c i4 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

HPE Integrity Superdome 2

NOTE: Some servers listed above may be discontinued.

ProLiant BL c-Class
Server Blade
Enclosures

HPE BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure

QuickSpecs

HPE 6125XLG Ethernet Blade Switch

Standard Features

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Standard Features

Performance

• 240Gb uplink bandwidth / 160Gb available server side bandwidth

Management

• Remote configuration and management CLI

Security

• IEEE 802.1X user authentication

• Monitor link and Smart link

• Dedicated 4x10Gb internal cross ink ports between adjacent switches

• Non-blocking architecture

• Wire-speed switching and IPv4/IPv6 routing on all ports

• Supports FCoE N_Port Virtualization (NPV) and Fibre Channel Forwarder (FCF) modes

• Supports FCoE FIP Snooping mode

• Supports RoCE

• Combine up to 8 witches into a single virtual switch

• FCF provides a direct attach capability which allows attachment of 3PAR storage array FCoE ports

directly to the switch

• QSFP+ ports support 4 x 10Gb with optional breakout cable

• SFP+ ports support either 1Gb or10Gb depending on module inserted

• Any port can be used for IRF connections

• Cut-through switching

• Hardware-based wire-speed access control lists (ACLs)

• Data Center Bridging (DCBX)

• Support for VEPA (IEEE 802.1Qbg)

• Standards-based SNMP management via SNMPv1, v2c and v3

• Out of band management via Onboard Administrator

• HPE IMC Virtual Application Networking Fabric Manager

• Virtual Application Network (VAN)

• SDN with OpenFlow 1.3

• RJ45 console port

• sFlow

• Manager and operator privilege levels

• Command authorization via RADIUS

• Complete session logging for problem resolution

• LLDP Discovery protocol

• IPv6 management

• Multiple flash images

• Multiple configuration files

• Syslog

• Network Time Protocol (NTP)

• IEEE 1588v2 Precision Time Protocol (PTP)

• Software Defined Networks (SDN) / OpenFlow

• MAC-based authentication with RADIUS server

• Access Control Lists (ACLs)

• Secure FTP

• STP Root Guard

• DHCP Protection from unauthorized DHCP servers

• IP Source Guard

• Dynamic ARP protection to prevent eavesdropping

• Endpoint Admission Defense (EAD)

• RADIUS/TACACS+

• Secure management via SSHv2 and SNMPv3

• Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding (URPF)

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Standard Features

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Layer 2 Switching

• 128K MAC addresses

Layer 3 Routing

• IPv4 routing protocols - static routes, RIP, OSPF and BGP

Quality of Service
(QoS)

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Resiliency and High
Availability

• Intelligent Resilient Fabric (IRF) - Creates virtual resilient switching fabrics, up to eight 6125XLG

Monitoring and
Diagnostics

• OAM (802.3ah) - Detects data link layer problems in the "last mile"; monitors link status between two

connectivity detection and fault location

IPsec

• IKE (Internet Key Exchange)

• Disable password recovery

• 4094 VLANs

• IEEE 802.1ad QinQ VLANs

• Per VLAN Spanning Tree (PVST+)

• Private VLANs (PVLAN)

• Multicast VLAN Registration Protocol (MVRP)

• Jumbo frame support

• Port Aggregation

• Spanning Tree Protocol, MSTP, RSTP, STP Root Guard

• IP Multicast Snooping and data-driven IGMP

• Transparent Interconnect of Lots of Links (TRILL)

• Shortest Path Bridging (SPB)

• Multiple Label Switching (MPLS)

• Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS)

• IPv6 routing protocols - static routes, RIPng, OSPFv3 and BGP+

• IPv6 tunneling

• IP Multicast - PIM-SSM, PIM-DM, PIM-SM, IGMP for IPv4 and IPv6

• Equal-Cost Multipath (ECMP)

• Policy-based routing

• DHCP and DHCPv6 client

• VRRP

Advanced classifier-based QoS (with eight queues) - classifies traffic using multiple match criteria
based on Layer 2, 3 and 4 information and applies QoS policies such as priority level and rate limit to
selected traffic on a per-port or per-VLAN basis

• Traffic policing - supports Committed Access Rate (CAR) and line rate

• Powerful QoS feature - creates traffic classes based on access control lists (ACL), IEEE 802.1p

precedence, IP, DSCP or Type of Service (ToS) precedence; supports filter, redirect, mirror or remark;
supports the following congestion actions: strict priority (SP) queuing, weighted round robin (WRR),
weighted fair queuing (WFQ), and weighted random early discard (WRED)

• Storm restraint - allows limitation of broadcast, multicast, and unknown unicast traffic rate to cut

down on unwanted broadcast traffic on the network

switches acting as a single Layer 2/3 switch; Switches do not have to be co-located and can be part
of a disaster recovery system; Servers or switches can be attached using standard LACP for
automatic load balancing and high availability; Simplifies network operation by eliminating Spanning
Tree, ECMP and VRRP; IRF supports up to eight members in a group.

• Device Link Detection Protocol (DLDP) - Monitors Link connectivity and shuts down ports at both

ends if unidirectional traffic is detected

• Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)

devices

• CFD (802.1ag) - Connectivity Fault Detection (CFD) provides L2 link OAM mechanism used for link