HP 5400zl Series

Technical overview
HP ProCurve Switch 5400zl, 3500yl, and
6200yl Series
Table of contents
Executive summary .............................................................................................. 4
Introduction .......................................................................................................... 4
Product positioning .............................................................................................. 5
Overview .......................................................................................................... 5
HP ProCurve Switch 5400z and 3500yl Series ................................................ 6
HP ProCurve Switch 6200yl-24G-mGBIC ...................................................... 6
ProVision ASIC Architecture .............................................................................. 6
Inside the ProVision ASIC Architecture .......................................................... 7
Classification and Lookup ............................................................................ 7
Policy Enforcement Engine .......................................................................... 8
Network switch engine programmability ...................................................... 8
Fabric Interface ............................................................................................. 8
ProVision ASIC CPU ................................................................................... 9
Fabric ASIC .................................................................................................. 9
Management subsystem ................................................................................... 9
Advanced capabilities of the product family .................................................... 9
Versatile Intelligent Port (VIP) ..................................................................... 9
ProVision hardware resiliency ...................................................................... 9
HP ProCurve Switch 5400zl Series ................................................................... 10
5400zl chassis layout ...................................................................................... 11
5412zl chassis layout ...................................................................................... 12
Power supplies................................................................................................ 13
Fan tray ........................................................................................................... 14
zl modules ...................................................................................................... 15
Management module .................................................................................. 15
Line interface modules ............................................................................... 15
Power supply configurations .......................................................................... 16