Introducing The Switch - HP ProCurve 6400cl Installation And Getting Started Manual

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Introducing the Switch

The ProCurve Series 6400cl Switch are multiport switches that can be used to
build high-performance switched workgroup networks. These switches are
store-and-forward devices offering low latency for high-speed networking.
ProCurve Switch 10-Gig CX4 6400cl-6XG (J8433A)
ProCurve Switch 10-Gig 6410cl-6XG (J8474A)
Throughout this manual, this switch will be abbreviated as the Switch 6400cl-
6XG or Switch 6410cl-6XG and collectively as the Series 6400cl Switch devices.
The Switch 6400cl-6XG and Switch 6410cl-6XG have respectively, six fixed
copper or six flexible media X2 transceiver slots, and one slot is provided in
the back of the device to support a two port 10-Gigabit per second Ethernet
(10-GbE) module to provide box connectivity to other switch boxes, to a
10-GbE concentrator or to any Ethernet compatible uplink.
The Series 6400cl Switch devices can be connected to a ProCurve 600 Redun-
dant and External Power supply (RPS/EPS (J8168A)) and receive full redun-
dant power if the internal power supply in the switch fails. The RPS/EPS unit
will immediately provide all the power necessary to keep the switch running.
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