Proliant Bl P-Class Rj-45 Patch Panel 2 - HP 279720-B21 - ProLiant BL p-Class F-GbE Interconnect Overview

ProLiant BL p-Class RJ-45 Patch Panel 2

The RJ-45 Patch Panel 2 functions as an Ethernet pass-through and enables pass-through functionality
for FC signals from all server blades configured with internal FC adapter options.
Figure 24. RJ-45 Patch Panel 2 components
Table 17. RJ-45 Patch Panel 2 Components
Item Description
1 RJ-45 Patch Panel 2
2 Patch Panel 2 Interconnect Module (10-connector)
3 Patch Panel 2 Interconnect Module (6-connector)
Each RJ-45 Patch Panel 2 Interconnect (a pair is included in each option kit) has eight FC SFF
transceiver slots located on the front. Features of the RJ-45 Patch Panel 2 include:
Economical solution for providing pass through of up to 32 NIC and 32 FC signals.
Completely passive–requires no software or management.
Fault tolerance–Half of the signals from each server blade go to the left interconnect and half go to
the right interconnect, providing separate, redundant paths to the network(s).
A cable channel facilitates routing the optical cables to the back of the server blade enclosure.
Each dual port FC adapter option includes two SFF transceivers with LC connectors. These optical
transceivers are universal and are installed in the front-panel transceiver slots located on the front of
the RJ-45 Patch Panel 2.
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