Network Requirements For Long-Distance Ip Gateways And B-Series Switches With Xcs 6.X - HP StorageWorks 4000/6000/8000 - Enterprise Virtual Arrays Reference Manual

Table 158 describes the network bandwidth requirements and IP gateway support for XCS 6.x with B-series
switches.
Table 158 Network requirements for long-distance IP gateways and B-series switches with XCS 6.x
Minimum
supported
firmware
Gateway
pair version
HP IP Distance
See note.
Gateway
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(mpx110)
MPX200
Multifunction
Router
B–series 1606 See Table
Extension SAN
Switch
DC Dir Switch
MP Extension
Blade
B-series 400 See Table
MP Router,
MP Router
Blade
B-series MP .See Table
Router
HP SR2122-2 3.4.5c
1
Continuous Access EVA requires a minimum of 2 Mb/s of IP bandwidth per path, or 4 Mb/s for two paths.
2
See Table 131 for the maximum number of DR groups supported based on maximum IP bandwidth.
3
For current support, see the SPOCK website at http://www.hp.com/storage/spock. You must sign up for an HP Passport to enable access.
nl
Dual IP link maximum latency
nl
nl
0 to 100 ms one-way
3 At least 2 Mb/s for 1 DR group
Recommended: At least 5 Mb/s for 1 to
5 DR groups
19.
20.
21. At least 2 Mb/s for 1 DR group
Recommended: At least 5 Mb/s for 1 to
5 DR groups
At least 10 Mb/s for 1 to 10 DR groups
Minimum IP bandwidth
and maximum DR groups
At least 4 Mb/s for 1 DR group
Recommended: At least 10 Mb/s for 1 to 5 DR
groups
Legacy IP gateways
At least 4 Mb/s for 1 DR group
Recommended: At least 10 Mb/s for 1 to 5 DR
groups
At least 20 Mb/s for 1 to 10 DR groups
SAN Design Reference Guide
1,
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2
Single or shared IP link maximum latency
0 to 100 ms one-way
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