Gb/S Fibre Channel Distance Rules (B-Series, C-Series, And H-Series) - HP StorageWorks 4000/6000/8000 - Enterprise Virtual Arrays Reference Manual

Table 79 describes the distance rules for 8 Gb/s Fibre Channel connections when using 8 Gb/s Fibre
Channel switch models.
Table 79 8 Gb/s Fibre Channel distance rules (B-series, C-series, and H-series)
Interface/transport
50 micron multi-mode
fiber optic cable and
short-wave SFP+
nl
transceivers
1
62.5 micron multi-mode
fiber optic cable and
short-wave SFP+
nl
transceivers
9 micron single-mode
fiber optic cable and
long-wave SFPs
1
Information for 62.5 micron fiber optic cable is provided to facilitate use of installed cable. HP recommends 50 micron fiber
optic cable for new installations that require multi-mode fiber.
172 SAN fabric connectivity and switch interoperability rules
Supported distances
OM2 fiber
50 m at 8 Gb/s
150 m at 4 Gb/s
300 m at 2 Gb/s
500 m at 1 Gb/s
OM1 fiber
21 m ISL at 8 Gb/s
10 km ISL at 8 Gb/s (B-series and C-series only)
25 km ISL at 8 Gb/s (B-series only)
3.3 km ISL at 8 Gb/s (H-series only)
6.6 km ISL at 4 Gb/s (H-series only)
10 km ISL at 2 Gb/s (H-series only)
OM3 fiber
150 m at 8 Gb/s
380 m at 4 Gb/s
500 m at 2 Gb/s
Supported storage
products
Heterogeneous SAN
servers, Fibre Channel
switches, and storage
systems
HP Continuous Access
EVA and XP Continuous
Access (B-series and
C-series only)