The HP 6120G/XG Blade Switch for the c-Class BladeSystem enclosure provides sixteen 1 Gb downlinks, four 1 Gb copper uplinks, two 1Gb SFP uplinks along with three 10 Gb uplinks and a single 10 Gb 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 1 Gb and 10 Gb 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.
Provides Layer 2 Enterprise-class Switching, Investment Protection, Superior Management and Security.
HP 6120G/XG Blade Switch brings 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. The HP 6120G/XG Blade Switch Layer 2 switching capabilities and 10 Gb uplinks allow for flexible network architecture with simplified cable deployments and operating expense savings. Flexible 1Gb/10Gb uplinks allow gradual migration from 1Gb to 10Gb architectures. Various Security Mechanisms like 802.1x, web/mac auth, SSH, TACACS+, RADIUS allow secure infrastructure. Industry leading lifetime warranty reduces support and maintenance costs.
Investment protection.
ProCurve's industry leading lifetime warranty reduces support and maintenance costs. Highly reliable system design provides robust functionality. Flexible Gig/10G uplinks allow gradual migration from Gig to 10G architectures.
Enterprise class feature set.
Various Security Mechanisms like 802.1x, web/mac auth, SSH, TACACS+, RADIUS allow secure infrastructure. Data driven IGMP, LLDP-MED enable data, voice and video application deployments.
Enterprise class management.
Standards based SNMP management; can be managed via ProCurve Manager (PCM/PCM+). Automated provisioning via datacenter connection manager ( DCM). Flexible management access via CLI, web, telnet, OOBM via onboard administrator and USB console port. Secure management access via SSH.
