© 2009 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. HP ProCurve 2910 Series Switches in the DataCenter March 2009

2 HP ProCurve Switch 2910al Series Minimize downtime Optimize resources and power in data center Need simple and easy-to-manage infrastructure Reliable infrastructure Robust performance Information security Optimized information flow Easy deployment and management Address the challenges in the data center Key selling points

ProCurve TOR Switches Additional 6600 features −Front-to-back cooling −Redundant fans and power supply −Higher scalability −Virus throttling and remote port mirroring −Server-switch distributed trunking −ACLs and QoS based on advanced classifiers HP ProCurve Switch 2910al-24G (J9145A) ProCurve Switch 2910al-48G (J9147A) HP ProCurve G Switch (J9263A) HP ProCurve G-4XG Switch (J9264A) HP ProCurve XG Switch (J9265A ) XG offers GbE SFP+ ports for aggregation 2910 series Cost Effective Robust, Enterprise Class 6600 series Data Center Optimized Advanced Enterprise Class

2910al – Outperforms Industry in Energy Efficiency The 2910al Switching solution provides superior value, effectiveness and energy efficiency Energy efficient design with variable speed cooling fans Next Gen SFP+ 10G technology leads to power savings Integrated ProCurve Designed ASIC reduces components and increases power efficiency Advanced security and network management tools –Provides automated error detection, notification and remediation HP’s environmentally friendly business processes and Green Innovation –Active Member of “Energy Efficient Ethernet” Annual running cost compared to industry average shows a savings of 23% based on typical usage cost Power consumption comparison under various traffic loads shows a realization of 6% to 55% savings vs industry average 2910al = 23% Energy Cost Savings 2910al-48G

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6HP ProCurve Confidential Comparing 2910 Series with al-24G2910al-48G G G- 4XG Gig RJ-45 Ports Uplink Ports (Dual Personality) GbE ports 4 optional (CX4/SFP+) 04 SFP+ Backplane Capacity 128 Gbps176 Gbps48 Gbps Gbps Redundant Power Supply RPS open slots Route table entries 2K 10K MAC addresses16K 64K VLANs

HP ProCurve Data Center Offerings 6600 Switch Series Data Center optimized server connect: -ProCurve ProVision™ ASIC based -Seamless core-to-edge software capability -Increased memory for expanded packet buffering -Front-to-back, reversible airflow -Redundant, hot-swap power supplies & fans -Power saver on unused 10G ports -Full Layer 2 / Layer 3 feature set -Distributed Trunking, OSPF, PIM, VRRP -Policy Based Server Provisioning integration ProCurve Switch G 20-port Gigabit copper w/4-port SFP DP ports ProCurve Switch G-4XG 24-port Gigabit copper w/4-port SFP+ 10G Optimized G/10G Flexibility ProCurve Switch XG 24-port SFP+ Data Center optimized, high-density server connect: -Out-of-band management port -Separate TCP/IP stacks for expanded security -Mirror in-band traffic through OOB port -Wirespeed 4x10G uplinks -Power save option on 10G ports ProCurve Switch G-4XG 48-port Gigabit copper w/4-port SFP+ Optimized data center TOR Server Access ProCurve Switch G 44-port Gigabit copper w/4-port SFP DP ports 7HP ProCurve Confidential

High-Performance Superior system performance/scalability Critical networking features 288 Gig ports, 48 10GbE ports max High-Availability Redundant/resilient platform Proven architecture/components High-availability SW features Unified Core-to-Edge Solution ProVision™ ASIC-based architecture ProCurve unified infrastructure and mgmt ProCurve Open Network Ecosystem (ONE) integrated Dramatically Lower TCO Optimized data center EOR Server Access + Distribution Layer Enabling unified Core-to-Edge Adaptive Network solutions that dramatically reduce complexity and lower cost-of-ownership HP ProCurve Switch 8212zl HP ProCurve Data Center Offerings HP ProCurve Switch 8212zl 8HP ProCurve Confidential

Data Center Connection Manager Products J9445A DCM Controller -Hardened Appliance running DCM -Single 10/100/1000Base-T interface -Front LCD panel for status and basic network settings J9446A Data Center Connection Manager ONE Software -DCM Software built for ONE services module -Allows deployment on switch based hosting platform on ProCurve 5400/8200zl -Same functionality as DCM Controller -Software only, requires Services Module 9HP ProCurve Confidential

Data Center Networking Models: Connecting HP ProCurve Switches in Top of Rack Deployments Data center network Core Server/Network “pods” All Apps: standard server deployment Distribution Top of Rack: Enables standard Server/Edge Networking Racks ProCurve TOR switches deployed as part of standard solution Standard Servers App AApp BApp C Standard Server Edge Top of Rack Advantages: Lower cost design Optimized multi-tier network designs Reduces cablings costs – copper connections from Server Edge for 10G via direct attach Edge network can be refreshed more easily & frequently without disturbing distribution or core layers.  Network can begin to match server deployment requirements & processes 10HP ProCurve Confidential

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