ProCurve Switch xl Modules Installation Guide 2004-05

HP ProCurve Switch xl Modules

Features

The HP ProCurve Switch xl Modules have the following features:

■ auto-enabled ports—the ports are all configured to be ready for network opera-

tion as soon as a viable network cable is connected

■ auto-configuration—a default configuration is applied to the module when the

switch is powered on and the module passes self test; this default configuration

works well for most network installations

■ LEDs that provide information for each port on the link status, network activity,

connection bandwidth (speed), communication mode (half or full duplex), and

presence of specific network error packets on the port

■ “hot swap modules” operation—you can add a module or replace a module

without having to shut down the switch (changing the module type in a given

slot does require a switch reset)

■ “hot swap mini-GBICs” operation—you can add, replace, or change the type of

any of the mini-GBICs that you use in the mini-GBIC xl Module, without having

to first remove the module, and without having to shut down the switch

■ the ports on the 10/100-TX and PoE Modules have the HP Auto-MDIX feature,

and the ports on the 100/1000-T xl Module have the IEEE 802.3ab Auto MDI/

MDI-X feature. These features operate the same way and allow you to use either

straight-through or crossover twisted-pair cables for all the twisted-pair network

connections. Please see the note on “Automatic Cable Sensing” on page 17.

■ the ports on the PoE xl Module have the same functionality as the 10/100-TX xl

Module and also include PoE functionality when connected to an HP ProCurve

600 Redundant and External Power Supply (J8168A).

■ standards adherence:

• the 10/100-TX xl Module is compatible with the IEEE 802.3

10Base-T and IEEE 802.3u 100Base-TX standards

• the 100/1000-T xl Module is compatible with the IEEE 802.3ab

1000Base-T and IEEE 802.3u 100Base-TX standards

• the ports on the SX and LX mini-GBICs that are installed in the

mini-GBIC xl Module are compatible with the IEEE 802.3z

Gigabit-SX and Gigabit-LX standards respectively.

• the ports on the 100-FX MTRJ xl Module are compatible with the IEEE

802.3u 100-FX standard.

• the PoE xl Module is compatible with the IEEE 802.3 10Base-T, 802.3u

100Base-TX, and the 802.3af Power over Ethernet standards.

• the 16 port 10/100/1000Base-T xl Module is compatible with 802.3

(10Base-T), 802.3u (100Base-TX), and 802.3ab (1000Base-T) IEEE

standards.