Fc Switch Requirements; Ip Network Requirements - HP StorageWorks 6100 - Enterprise Virtual Array User Manual

FC switch requirements

The following additional B-series and C-series FC switch requirements must be observed:
• Local and remote mpx110 gateway pairs must be connected to the same Fibre Channel switch
product line series.
• The maximum distance between an mpx110 and a Fibre Channel switch is 300 meters at 2 Gb/s.
NOTE:
The mpx110 Fibre Channel ports operate at 2 Gb/s.

IP network requirements

HP requires that the following standards be met for the IP network:
• Supported network protocols are TCP/IP IPv4 and IPv6 Ethernet 1,000 Mb/s.
See "EVA storage system rules and
guidelines" on page 28 for minimum IP bandwidth requirements.
• For mpx110 IP data Local and remote pairs are supported for up to 100 ms of IP network delay
one-way, or 200 ms round-trip for HP Continuous Access EVA. HP requires dedicated IP bandwidth
(see Table
ation mode. See "XP and VA storage system rules" in the HP StorageWorks SAN Design Reference
Guide.
• For mpx110 IP management LAN and WAN are supported.
2). For XP Continuous Access, the maximum distance and delay is based on the replic-
guidelines" on page 27 and
IP Distance Gateway User Guide
"XP storage system rules and
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