HP XC System Software Hardware Preparation Guide Version 3.1
Figure 2-9 ProCurve 2848 Branch Administration Switch
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The callouts in the figure enumerate the following:
1. Port 45 is used for the trunked link to the Root Administration Switch.
2. Port 46 is used for the trunked link to the Root Administration Switch.
Allocate the ports on this switch for maximum performance, as follows:
• Ports 1–10, 13–22, 25–34, and 37–44 are used for the administration ports for the individual nodes
(up to 38 nodes).
• Ports 11, 12, 23, 24, 35, 36, 47, and 48 are unused.
The ProCurve 2824 switch is shown in Figure 2-10. In the figure, white ports should not have connections,
black ports can have connections, and ports with numbered callouts are used for a specific purposes,
described after the figure.
Figure 2-10 ProCurve 2824 Branch Administration Switch
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The callout in the figure enumerates the following:
1. Port 22 is used for the link to the Root Administration Switch.
Allocate the ports on this switch for maximum performance, as follows:
• Ports 1–10 and 13–21 are used for the administration ports for the individual nodes (up to 19 nodes).
• Ports 11, 12, 23, and 24 are unused.
2.3.8 Branch Console Switches
The Branch Console Switch of an HP XC system is a ProCurve 2650 switch.
The connections to the ports must parallel the connections of the corresponding Branch Administration
Switch. If a particular node uses port N on a Branch Administration Switch, its management console port
must be connected to port N on the corresponding Branch Console Switch.
Figure 2-11 shows the ProCurve 2650 switch. In the figure, white ports should not have connections, black
ports can have connections, and ports with numbered callouts are used for a specific purpose, described
after the figure.
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