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© Copyright 2012 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice.


HP 3800 Meshed Stacking WorkshopMartin Lowry, Regional Product Line Manager

Richard Pickard, Regional Product Manager

June 2012

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Agenda

HP 3800 Series Overview – 15 minutesStacking Technology Overview – 10 minutesMeshed Stacking Configuration – 10 minutesDemonstration & Summary – 10 - Minutes


HP 3800 Series Overview


HP 3800 Series

Advanced stackable Gigabit Ethernet switchBuilt-in 10 Gigabit Ethernet uplinks (SFP+ or 10GBase-T)Line-rate performance with industry leading meshed stackingchassis-like backplane performanceHigh-end feature-set broadens the scope of deployment and re-deploymentModular design - reduces operational complexity (FRUs)Optimized for low power consumption, thermal footprint and noise – reduces operational costsHP lifetime warranty - reduces operational costs

Overview


HP 3800 SeriesNine models in the Series.• Switch models:

− 24-port 1G + 2 1G/10GbE SFP+ (non-PoE, PoE+)− 48-port 1G + 4 1G/10GbE SFP+ (non-PoE, PoE+)− 24-port 1G + 2 1G/10GbE RJ-45 (non-PoE, PoE+)− 48-port 1G + 4 1G/10GbE RJ-45 (non-PoE, PoE+)− Additional models available with 10GBase-T

uplinks− 24-port 1G SFP + 2 1G/10GbE SFP+ ports

• Accessories:− 4-port stacking module− 1000W PoE+ power supply. 400W non-PoE

power supply− 0.5m, 1m and 3m stacking cables− Field replaceable fan tray− Also supports 100MB/1G/10G SFPs/DACs,

Universal Rail Kit

Overview


HP 3800 Series Overview

Hardware Overview

•Modular 4-port Stacking Module•Up to 336Gbps throughput per

module, • Supports up to 10 switches in

chain/ring, 5 switches fully meshed

• Modular Fan Tray• Variable Speed• Side-to-Side

airflow

1 2(optional)

• Dual Hot Swappable Power Supplies (1000W PoE+ and 400W non-PoE)•Up to 1080W of PoE+ @ 240V w/dual P/S

• 24 to 48 10/100/1000 ports• 18MB dynamic packet buffer

for every 24-ports

•Out of Band Management Port

•Serial Console Port•USB Storage Port

• SFP+ or 10GBase-T Uplinks


Stacking Technology Overview


Multiple Stacking Methods

Stacking Technology

1 2

3 2

1

4 1

23

5

1

34

2

10

9

8

1

10

9

8

1

2 to 10 Members

Supported but will be flagged

as an error condition.

Chain Ring

Mesh

10

9

8

1

Trunked Ring

2 to 10 Members


Mesh Topology (Industry First)

HP E3800 Switches

Meshed Stacking• Two to five switches may be stacked using mesh topologies• In mesh topologies, every switch in the stack is connected to every other switch.

Hence, with four stacking ports on the Stacking Module, a maximum of five switches can be meshed together

• Mesh topologies provide the most resiliency to stacking failures because, communications can be rerouted through multiple paths


Resilient Meshed Fabric Lowers Latency

Packet Source

Traditional Ring Topology

Link Failure

Switch failure

Packet Destination

2 Hops3 Hops3 Hops

1 Hop

1 Hop


Traditional Ring Topology

Resilient Mesh delivers superior performance

• 2x the number of ports• 42 Gbps unidirectional

performance per port• 336 Gbps backplane

throughput (FDX)


Meshed Stacking Configuration


Creating a Stack

HP E3800 Switches

After verifying that the HP E3800 Switch is operational, power off the switch and install a stacking module.


The Setup

Meshed Stacking Demo

Stack of 5 Switches


The Setup


Connect stacking cables between all switchesPower up all switchesWatch for stack master selection


The Setup


Attached RJ45 patch cables from demo PCs and Servers

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The Demo


Stream content from the servers to the PCsPull some stacking cables and see what happens









HP 3800 Series Meshed Stacking

Summary

Highly resilient with ultra-low latency Chassis-like stacking backplane performance Easy to configure Easily add or remove stack members


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Q&A


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