Product comparison · 2 network switches

HP Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 vs HP GbE2c Ethernet Blade Switch for c-Class BladeSystem

10specifications compared
6differ
4identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- Catalyst Blade Switch 3020:8
- GbE2c Ethernet Blade Switch for c-Class BladeSystem:4
10G support
- Catalyst Blade Switch 3020:No
- GbE2c Ethernet Blade Switch for c-Class BladeSystem:Yes
Width
- Catalyst Blade Switch 3020:92.8 mm
- GbE2c Ethernet Blade Switch for c-Class BladeSystem:267.7 mm
Depth
- Catalyst Blade Switch 3020:267.7 mm
- GbE2c Ethernet Blade Switch for c-Class BladeSystem:192.8 mm
Weight
- Catalyst Blade Switch 3020:1.27 kg
- GbE2c Ethernet Blade Switch for c-Class BladeSystem:1.8 kg

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Comparison of Catalyst Blade Switch 3020, GbE2c Ethernet Blade Switch for c-Class BladeSystem
28 specifications	A HP Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 View product	B HP GbE2c Ethernet Blade Switch for c-Class BladeSystem View product
Management featuresidentical
Switch layerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	L2
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	8	4
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
SFP/SFP+ slots quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
Console portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RS-232
Network2 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z	IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ac, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3u
10G supportDiffers	No	Yes
Full duplexKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Optical fiberidentical
Fiber ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	1000BASE‑LX, 1000BASE‑SX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transmissionidentical
MAC address tableKnown for one	8192 entries	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	1 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for one	CiscoWorks; SNMP v1, v2c, & v3; Telnet; CLI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Compatible productsKnown for one	HP ProLiant Servers HP ProLiant BL2x220c G7 HP ProLiant BL2x220c G5 HP ProLiant BL260c G5 HP ProLiant BL280c G6 HP ProLiant BL420c Gen8 HP ProLiant 460c Gen8 HP ProLiant BL460c G7 HP ProLiant BL460c G6 HP ProLiant BL460c G5 HP ProLiant BL460c HP ProLiant BL465c Gen8 HP ProLiant BL465c G7 HP ProLiant	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Grey
Performanceidentical
Memory typeKnown for one	SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one	32 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	92.8 mm	267.7 mm
DepthDiffers	267.7 mm	192.8 mm
WeightDiffers	1.27 kg	1.8 kg
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 W

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