Gigabit Ethernet Interconnect Guide

1.2 Gigabit Ethernet Solution Possibilities
Table 1-1 summarizes the Gigabit Ethernet HP Cluster Platform configurations.
Table 1-1 Gigabit Ethernet Solution Possibilities
DescriptionLeafSpineMax PortsConfiguration
Star Network, non-blocking2824201
Star Network3500yl-24G-PWR242
Star Network, non-blocking2848403
Star Network3500yl-48G-PWR484
Star Network5406zl-48G485
Star Network, 2848s Trunked (8)2848-2848646
Star Network, 3500yl Aggregated3500yl – 3500yl967
Star Network5412zl-96G968
Star Network5406zl1449
Star Network5412zl28810
Trunked uplink (8)2848284812811
Uplinked through 10GbE3500yl (48 ports)6400cl (6 ports)28812
Uplinked through 10GbE. Only using 12
ports on 5406 for full bandwidth.
3500yl5406zl (12)57613
Uplinked through 10GbE. Using all 24
ports on 5406.
3500yl5406zl (24)115214
Uplinked through 10GbE. Only using 12
ports on 5412 for full bandwidth.
3500yl5412zl (12)57615
Aggregated using 10GbE; each switch
has 264 GigE downlinks.
5412zl-5412zl52816
1.3 Gigabit Ethernet Solution Possibilities (used in older versions of HP
CPxxxx)
Table 1-2 summarizes the Gigabit Ethernet configurations used in older HP Cluster Platform
solutions.
Table 1-2 Gigabit Ethernet Solutions Summary (used in older versions of HP Cluster Platform
configurations)
DescriptionLeafSpineMax PortsConfiguration
Star Network, non-blocking, high density2824201
Star Network, non-blocking, high density2848402
Star Network, non-blocking5308323
Star Network, non-blocking9304564
Star Network, non-blocking93081205
Star Network, non-blocking93152326
Star Network, 2848s Trunked (8)2848-2848647
Trunked uplink (8)284828481288
Trunked uplink (8)284853081289
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