HP 371098-001 Hewlett-Packard HP ProCurve networking / enterprise server hardware Datacentre Switch

The HP 371098-001 is a Cisco Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module built for the HP BladeSystem p-Class enclosure, an OEM interconnect module manufactured by Cisco and sold under HP’s own part number for p-Class blade customers who wanted Cisco switching integrated directly into the enclosure rather than a separate top-of-rack switch. It provides 16 Gigabit Ethernet ports of switching for the blades installed in a p-Class enclosure, occupying one of the chassis’s interconnect bays. Cisco later positioned the Catalyst Blade Switch 3020 for HP as this module’s replacement platform and has since declared the whole line end-of-life, recommending its Technology Migration Program for customers still running it; genuine used units like this remain in demand purely to keep existing p-Class enclosures at full interconnect capacity. Buyers should confirm their enclosure’s Onboard Administrator firmware supports this specific module generation before ordering. Tech-Star (UK-based, shipped worldwide) supplies BladeSystem p-Class interconnect modules for ongoing enclosure maintenance.