Xp Continuous Access Fcip Gateway Support - HP StorageWorks 4000/6000/8000 - Enterprise Virtual Arrays Reference Manual

Table 176, Table
Access.
Table 176 XP Continuous Access FCIP gateway support
Product and
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minimum suppor-
ted XP storage
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firmware version
HP IP Distance XP24000
Gateway (mpx110)
XP20000
For current support,
XP12000
see the SPOCK
XP10000
website at http://
www.hp.com/
storage/spock. You
must sign up for an
HP Passport to
enable access.
B-series1606
Extension SAN
XP24000
Switch
XP20000
DC Dir Switch MP
XP12000
Extension Blade
XP10000
See Table 19 for
firmware versions.
B-series 400 MP XP24000
Router and MP
XP20000
Router Blade
XP12000
See Table 20 for
XP10000
firmware versions.
XP1024
XP128
177, and Table 178 list the IP gateways supported for use with XP Continuous
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system
Requires a B-series or C-series switch between the XP storage systems and the gateways with
the following settings and packet-loss criteria:
TCP window size = 5 or 6
Average packet-loss ratio maximum = 0.1%
Enable compression for IP fabrics with a RTT greater than or equal to 50 ms or 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.
Can be used as a switch and FCIP gateway with XP storage systems directly connected
Can be used for Fibre Channel to Fibre Channel routing
Requires iodSET (in-order delivery)
Supports the following routing settings:
Port-based routing:
aptpolicy = 1
aptpolicy
dlsReset (no dynamic load sharing)
Exchange-based routing:
aptpolicy = 3
aptpolicy
dlsSet (dynamic load sharing)
See Table 150
Can be used as a switch and FCIP gateway with XP storage systems directly connected
Can be used for Fibre Channel to Fibre Channel routing
Maximum transmission rate from 16 Mb/s to 1 Gb/s
Requires iodSET (in-order delivery)
Supports the following routing settings:
Port-based routing:
aptpolicy = 1
aptpolicy –ap = 0 (port/asic load sharing)
dlsReset (no dynamic load sharing)
Exchange-based routing:
aptpolicy = 3
aptpolicy –ap = 0 (port/asic load sharing)
dlsSet (dynamic load sharing)
See Table 151
ap = 0 (port/asic load sharing)
ap = 0 (port/asic load sharing)
and Table 171 for additional requirements.
and Table 171 for additional requirements
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