Mpx200 Configuration Options - HP StorageWorks 6400/8400 - Enterprise Virtual Array User Manual

The following additional equipment is required to configure the MPX200:
• B-series or C-series FC switch
• Optical small form-factor pluggables (SFPs)
• FC ports, 8 Gb/s short-range SFP (AJ718A)
• FC ports, 4 Gb/s short-range SFP (A744B)
• 10-GbE ports, short-range SFP+ (455883 B21)
• Optical FC cables, copper FC cables (direct-connect only)
• Cat5e or Cat6 GbE network cables
• Supported Direct Attach Copper 10GbE SFP+ Ethernet cables:
• HP ProCurve 10-GbE SFP+ 1m Direct Attach Cable (J9281B)
• HP ProCurve 10-GbE SFP+ 3m Direct Attach Cable (J9283B)
• HP ProCurve 10-GbE SFP+ 7m Direct Attach Cable (J9285B)
• HP ISS 10-GbE SFP+ 0.5m Direct Attach Cable (487649-B21)
• HP ISS 10-GbE SFP+ 1m Direct Attach Cable (487652-B21)
• HP ISS 10-GbE SFP+ 3m Direct Attach Cable (487655-B21)
• HP ISS 10-GbE SFP+ 7m Direct Attach Cable (487658-B21)
• Cisco 10-GbE SFP+ 3m Direct Attach Cable SFP-H10GB-CU3M (AP784A)
• Cisco 10-GbE SFP+ 5m Direct Attach Cable SFP-H10GB-CU5M (AP785A)
• Brocade 10-GbE SFP+ 1m Direct Attach Cable XBR-TWX-0101 (AP818A)
• Brocade 10-GbE SFP+ 3m Direct Attach Cable XBR-TWX-0301 (AP819A)
• Brocade 10-GbE SFP+ 5m Direct Attach Cable XBR-TWX-0501 (AP820A)
See Chapter 4
support.

MPX200 configuration options

You can configure an EVA storage system for simultaneous connectivity to iSCSI and FC attached
hosts. Support for iSCSI to an EVA is provided through the MPX200 and an FC switch fabric port
(fabric attach) or the MPX200 directly connected to the EVA.
NOTE:
Directly connecting an MPX200 FC port and an EVA requires the EVA controller port to be set to
Direct.
Figure 1 illustrates an MPX200 single-blade fabric-attached configuration. This is the lowest-cost
configuration and is used when high availability for iSCSI hosts is not required.
and the SPOCK website at http://www.hp.com/storage/spock
MPX200 Multifunction Router
for FC switch model
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