Specifications

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The 6600 series (specifically the 6600-24XG switch) is also ideal for end-of-row Layer 2 and Layer 3
aggregation, as the 6600-24XG switch provides the highest-density 10-Gb per rack unit in ProCurve’s product
line. The advanced Layer 3 features provided in the Premium License make the 6600-24XG switch an ideal
candidate for aggregation and distribution in the data center. Key features of the ProCurve 6600 series to
support both top-of-rack and end-of-row use models include the following:
•Front-to-back (reversible) airflow—Enables highly virtualized compute environments where connectivity
ports face the hot aisle for use at top of rack. In addition, airflow can be reversed to support end-of-row
aggregation and distribution use models where users want data ports facing forward toward the cold aisle.
•Redundant, hot-swappable power supplies and fans—Power and fan resiliency as well as in rack-replaceable
components to increase availability.
•64K MAC address scalability—Supports best-in-class 64K MAC addresses to enable data center scale outs of
highly virtualized server environments.
•Out-of-band management port—Isolated Ethernet management port provides robust access to the
management plane that is truly isolated from in-band data ports (available on 6600-48G, 6600-48G-4XG,
and 6600-24XG switches).
•sFlow for enhanced network visibility—Supports sFlow packet sampling to provide real-time visibility to
monitor traffic across all data ports at up to 10-Gb wire speed.
•Upgradability—Premium License option to support advanced Layer 3 functions most commonly needed for
end-of-row use models.
•Performance—High-capacity switch fabrics (from 48-Gbps to 322-Gbps backplane speed), bandwidth
shaping and control, QoS, and Layer 2 and Layer 3 jumbo frames.
•Security—ACLs (per-port or identity-driven), virus throttle, out-of-band Ethernet management, switch CPU
protection, detection of malicious attacks, DHCP protection, BPDU port protection, dynamic ARP protection,
dynamic IP lockdown, IP and MAC lockdown/lockout, IEEE 802.1X, Web, and MAC user authentication, and
management access control (SSH, SSL, TACACS+, secure FTP).
•Resiliency—Redundant hot-swappable power supply options, hot-swappable fan tray, MSTP, switch meshing,
VRRP
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, and OSPF-ECMP
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.
•IP Routing—RIPv1/v2, OSPF
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, PIM-SM/DM
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, and static routes.
•Diagnostic—Remote intelligent mirroring, loopback interface, UDLD, and sFlow support.
6600 series system overview
The HP ProCurve 6600 Switch Series was designed to be collocated with data center servers for both top-of-
rack edge access and end-of-row aggregation and distribution deployment models. To support high availability
in a 1U form factor, all 6600 series products allow for redundant hot-swappable power supply options, hot-
swappable fan tray, and front-to-back (reversible) airflow, along with out-of-band Ethernet management ports.
These are key capabilities that separate the 6600 series from other competitive products as well as other
products in the ProCurve portfolio and position it well for data center top-of-rack and end-of-row designs.
To allow seamless core-to-edge deployment with ProCurve, the 6600 series shares the same software and
hardware building blocks as the 8200zl, 5400zl, 6200yl, and 3500zl products, thus reducing complexity and
operating expense.
The base configuration for the 6600 series as shipped from the factory includes the following:
•1 system fan tray (J9271A)
− The 6600 ships as a back-to-front direction for ports-reward installation, but the fan tray is mechanically
reversible to support front-to-back (ports forward) airflow when positioned as an end-of-row aggregation/
distribution switch.
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Requires Premium Software License