The Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3000 Series and the Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3100 Series are specifically designed to meet the rigors of blade server application infrastructure. Specifically, they support the HP BladeSystem c-Class by delivering scalable, high-performance, highly resilient connectivity while reducing server infrastructure complexity and total cost of ownership. The Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3000 Series provides cost-effective gigabit Ethernet connectivity, while the Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3100 series provides high performance.

The Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 for HP is an integrated switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem customers. It extends resilient and secure Cisco infrastructure services to the server edge and takes advantage of existing network investments to help reduce operational expenses. The Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 for HP provides HP c-Class BladeSystem customers with an integrated switching solution that considerably reduces cable complexity. This solution offers consistent network services such as high availability, quality of service, and security. It also uses a comprehensive Cisco management framework to simplify ongoing operations. Cisco network services combine with simplified management help reduce total ownership costs.

The Cisco Catalyst Blade Server 3120 is built around the virtual blade switch technology, which helps the Cisco Catalyst Blade Server 3120 deliver key features. Network simplification can be managed as a single node, which greatly reduces network complexity and supports network resilience and stability. The Cisco Catalyst Blade Server 3120 delivers 160 Gbps of aggregate bandwidth upstream. The Cisco Catalyst Blade Server 3120 also provides continuous operations, operational manageability and a reduction in total cost of ownership.

Part numbers associated with this product;

WS-CBS3120G-S, WS-CBS3120X-S, 3120-IPS-LIC, 3120-AISK9-LIC, GLC-LH-SM, GLC-T, GLC-SX-MM, CVR-X2SFP, X2-10GB-CX4, X2-10GB-SR, X2-, 0GB-LRM, CON-SNT-CBS3120G, CON-SNTE-CBS3120G, CON-SNTP-CBS3120G