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Designed by HP Networking for the c-Class BladeSystem enclosure, the HP ProCurve 6120G/XG Blade Switch provides sixteen 1Gb downlinks, four 1Gb copper uplinks, two 1Gb SFP uplinks along with three 10Gb uplinks and a single 10Gb cross-connect. A robust set of industry standard Layer 2 switching functions, QOS metering, security and High Availability features round out this extremely capable switch. The 6120G/XG is perfectly suited for datacenters in transition where a mix of 1Gb and 10Gb network connections are required. The 6120G/XG is one of several HP Networking data center solutions for blade enclosures that provides consistency and interoperability across existing network investments to help reduce the complexity of network management through resilient core-to-edge connectivity and automated provisioning technologies. With a variety of connection interfaces the 6120G/XG switch offers excellent investment protection, flexibility, and scalability, as well as ease of deployment and reduced operational expense.

What's new

Introducing the latest ProCurve 6120G/XG Ethernet Blade Switch firmware update. Enhanced features such as Uplink Falure Detection, sFlow and enhanced security features add to the value proposition of advanced technology, performance, ease of use and reliability in an energy efficient blade switch.

Performance
  • Wire speed performance on all downlinks
  • Wire speed performance on all uplinks
  • Non blocking architecture
  • 6 Gbps external port bandwidth per BladeSystem enclosure (72 Gbps full duplex) 106Gb total throughput
Management
  • Standards based SNMP management via ProCurve Manager (PCM/PCM+)
  • Automated provisioning via Datacenter Connection Manager ( DCM)
  • Secure management using SSH
  • Flexibility in management access - CLI, web, telnet, OOBM via onboard administrator, miniUSB console port
Features  
  • Robust Layer 2+ switching
  • Enterprise class security and resiliency
  • Flexible Gigabit and 10G connectivity
  • Comes with ProCurve industry leading lifetime warranty

Ideal environment

Ideal for...

Customers wanting to benefit from a unified HP solution

  • Extending ProCurve value proposition to the server edge
  • Single source for all your server and networking products
  • Simplified management and provisioning

Datacenters in transition

  • Both 1Gb and 10Gb uplinks provide maximum flexibility
  • Reduce cabling by replacing multiple 1Gb uplinks with a single 10Gb connection
  • Copper, SR and LR fiber connections
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