Operating System And Multipath Support; Eva Storage System Rules And Guidelines; Fibre Channel Switch And Firmware Support; Minimum Ip Bandwidth And Maximum Dr Groups - HP StorageWorks 6400/8400 - Enterprise Virtual Array User Manual

Operating system and multipath support

The MPX200 Multifunction Router is supported using FCIP with all operating systems and multipath
software supported by HP for Continuous Access EVA. For more information, see the HP StorageWorks
SAN design reference guide, available at http://www.hp.com/go/SDGManuals.

EVA storage system rules and guidelines

• The MPX200 Multifunction Router configured for FCIP is supported for use with the following HP
Continuous Access EVA storage systems:
• EVA4400/4400 with embedded switch
• EVA4000/4100/6000/6100/8000/8100
• EVA6400/8400
• EVA3000/5000
• The MPX200 Multifunction Router is supported for use in all HP-supported HP Continuous Access
EVA configurations, including the standard two-fabric, five-fabric, and six-fabric configurations.
• HP Continuous Access EVA supports RCS and non-RCS LUNs with FCIP extension.
• HP MPX200 Multifunction Router supports the minimum IP bandwidth/maximum DR groups.
Table 14 specifies the minimum IP bandwidth and maximum EVA DR groups for EVA XCS and VCS.
Table 14 Minimum IP bandwidth and maximum DR groups
Gateway pair
MPX200 Multifunction Router
(MPX200)
1
Gb/s IP bandwidth can have up to 128 DR groups with VCS 4.x, and up to 256 DR groups with XCS.
EVA storage system software
The MPX200 Multifunction Router is supported with current EVA storage software applications such
as HP Continuous Access EVA, Command View EVA, Business Copy, SSSU, and Replication Solutions
Manager.

Fibre Channel switch and firmware support

The MPX200 is compatible with the following Fibre Channel switches:
• B-series 8 Gb/s, 4 Gb/s, and 2 Gb/s Fibre Channel switches
• C-series 8 Gb/s, 4 Gb/s, and 2 Gb/s Fibre Channel switches
NOTE:
For current support, see SPOCK at http://www.hp.com/storage/spock. You must sign up for an HP
Passport to enable access.
126 MPX200 FCIP

Minimum IP bandwidth and maximum DR groups

Dual fabric latency (0 and 100 ms
one-way)
Minimum: At least 2 Mb/s for 1
DR group Recommended: At least
5 Mb/s for 1 to 5 DR groups
1
Single or shared IP link latency (0 to
100 ms one-way)
Minimum: At least 4 Mb/s for 1 DR
group Recommended: At least 10
Mb/s for 1 to 5 DR groups