Specifications

Note: For use with the 6600-48G, 6600-48G-4XG, and 6600-24XG switches

Figure 16: HP ProCurve 6600 Series Air Plenum Kit (J9480A)

HP ProCurve 6600-24G/24G-4XG Air Plenum (J9481A)

The 6600-24G/24G-4XG air plenum is used with 6600-24G and 6600-24G-4XG switches that require a

longer plenum due to shorter product depth. The plenum helps promote stronger hot-aisle/cold-isle separation

by maintaining temperature and pressure gradients in configurations where the 6600 switch is collocated with

servers at the top of rack. The air plenum prevents cold air from leaking around sides of the 6600 switch to

promote more efficient cooling and is recommended with installations where the 6600 switch is mounted with

Ethernet ports facing the hot aisle. Figure 17 details this particular air plenum.

Note: For use with the 6600-24G and 6600-24G-4XG switches

Figure 17: HP ProCurve 6600-24G/24G-4XG Air Plenum (J9481A)

Transceivers and direct attach cables

Depending on the needs of the environment, the 6600 series provides a range of optics choices to best match

the desired configuration. Many of the 6600 series switch models provide dual-personality ports to allow

for SFP 1-Gb connectivity over longer distances that exceed copper ranges. Additionally, most of the 6600

series switches also support SFP+ for 10-Gb connectivity with both fiber-optic transceiver as well as low-cost

options over shorter runs using direct attach cables (DACs). As detailed below, the DACs come in 1-m, 3-m,

and 7-m lengths to facilitate uplinks from to aggregation switches at the end or row or to also allow for server

connectivity for those devices that support 10-Gb NICs.

1-Gb SFP (mini-GBIC) transceivers

•J8177B—HP ProCurve Gigabit 1000Base-T Mini-GBIC

•J4858B—HP ProCurve Gigabit-SX-LC Mini-GBIC

•J4859B—HP ProCurve Gigabit-LX-LC Mini-GBIC

•J4860B—HP ProCurve Gigabit-LH-LC Mini-GBIC