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Fabric A1
Fabric B1
Site 1
Figure 99 HP Continuous Access EVA 3-site configuration with six mpx110 gateways, full peer-to-peer

connectivity

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Configuration rules

The section describes the configuration rules for using the mpx110 gateways for FCIP.
General configuration rules
Review the following general configuration rules:
All mpx110 configurations require a minimum of two mpx110 gateways, one local and one remote,
connected through an IP network. These can be two mpx110s or one MPX200 with an FCIP license
(Continuous Access EVA only) and one mpx110, one local and one remote, connected through
an IP network. HP does not support FCIP connectivity between other gateway models.
The mpx110 gateway is supported using FCIP extension with Continuous Access EVA (see
"Continuous Access
Access (see.
Enable compression for IP fabrics with an RTT greater than or equal to 50 ms or a guaranteed
WAN bandwidth of less than or equal to 45 Mb/s. See the HP StorageWorks IP Distance Gateway
user guide for performance-tuning information based on the link speed and delay.
LAN
HP Stor
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mpx 100
FC1
FC2
MGM T
GE1 IOIO I
mpx110
GE2
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WAN
A1
HP Stor
ageW
mpx 100 orks
FC1
FC2
MGM T
GE1 IOIO I
mpx110
GE2
!
B1
LAN
XP" on page 335"EVA storage system
"Continuous Access XP" on page 335).
LAN
Fabric A2
HP Stor
ageW
mpx orks 100
FC1
FC2
MGM T
GE1 IOIO
I mpx110
GE2
!
A2
Fabric B2
HP
Stor ageW
mpx orks
100
FC1
FC2
MGM
IOIO T
GE1 I
mpx110
GE2
!
B2
LAN
Site 2
LAN
Fabric A3
HP
Stor ageW
mpx orks
100
FC1
FC2
MGM
IOIO T
GE1 I
mpx110
GE2
!
A3
Fabric B3
HP Stor
ageW orks
mpx 100
FC1
FC2
MGM
T
GE1 IOIO I
mpx110
GE2
!
B3
LAN
Site 3
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