The Console Branch is part of the private Administration Network within the HP XC system that is used primarily for managing and monitoring the consoles of the unique systems that comprise the HP XC system. This branch of the network uses 10/100 Mbps Ethernet.
During the installation and configuration of the HP XC system, the administrative tools probe and discover the topology of the whole Administration Network including the Console Branch. This information is used by the tools to make recommendations for the possible configuration choices.
Your HP XC system will have at least one Root Console Switch with the potential for multiple Branch Console Switches. Figure 1-1 shows a graphical representation of the Console Branch. On a large-scale system with more than 512 nodes, the Root Administration switches in each region are connected to a Super Root switch.
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