Product comparison · 2 network switches

HP Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 vs HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10Gb/24-port Module

15specifications compared
10differ
5identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- Catalyst Blade Switch 3020:8
- Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10Gb/24-port Module:16
SFP/SFP+ slots quantity
- Catalyst Blade Switch 3020:4
- Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10Gb/24-port Module:8
10G support
- Catalyst Blade Switch 3020:No
- Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10Gb/24-port Module:Yes
MAC address table
- Catalyst Blade Switch 3020:8192 entries
- Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10Gb/24-port Module:8196 entries
Maximum data transfer rate
- Catalyst Blade Switch 3020:1 Gbit/s
- Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10Gb/24-port Module:10 Gbit/s
Width
- Catalyst Blade Switch 3020:92.8 mm
- Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10Gb/24-port Module:192.5 mm
Depth
- Catalyst Blade Switch 3020:267.7 mm
- Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10Gb/24-port Module:268 mm

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Comparison of Catalyst Blade Switch 3020, Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10Gb/24-port Module
26 specifications	A HP Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 View product	B HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10Gb/24-port Module View product
Management featuresidentical
Switch type	Managed	Managed
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	8	16
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
SFP/SFP+ slots quantityDiffers	4	8
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 802.1Q, IEEE 802.2, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3ae, IEEE 802.3aq
10G supportDiffers	No	Yes
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	1000BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full duplexKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VLAN supportKnown 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 transmission2 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	8192 entries	8196 entries
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	1 Gbit/s	10 Gbit/s
Protocols1 differ
Management protocolsDiffers	CiscoWorks; SNMP v1, v2c, & v3; Telnet; CLI	SNMP 1, SNMP 2, HTTP, HTTPS, CLI
Supported network protocols	Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Design1 differ
Compatible productsDiffers	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	HP ProLiant Server Blades HP ProLiant BL2x220c G6 Server Series HP ProLiant BL2x220c G7 Server Series HP ProLiant BL280c G6 Server Series HP ProLiant BL420c Gen8 Server Blade HP ProLiant BL460c G6 Server Series HP ProLiant BL460c G7 Server Series HP ProLiant BL460c Gen8 Server Blade HP ProLiant BL46
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
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
Power over Ethernet (PoE)identical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)	No	No
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	92.8 mm	192.5 mm
DepthDiffers	267.7 mm	268 mm
Height	27.9 mm	27.9 mm
Weight	1.27 kg	1.27 kg
Securityidentical
IGMP snoopingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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