HP StorageWorks 4000/6000/8000 - Enterprise Virtual Arrays - Gb;S Fibre Channel Distance Rules (B-Series and C-Series Switches)

Table 80 describes the distance rules for 4 Gb/s Fibre Channel connections when using 4 Gb/s Fibre Channel
switch models.
Table 80 4 Gb/s Fibre Channel distance rules (B-series and C-series switches)
Supported storage productsSupported distancesInterface/transport
Heterogeneous SAN servers, Fibre
Channel switches, and storage systems
HP Continuous Access EVA and XP
Continuous Access
EBS
OM3 fiber
380 m at 4 Gb/s
500 m at 2 Gb/s
OM2 fiber
150 m at 4 Gb/s
300 m at 2 Gb/s
500 m at 1 Gb/s
50 micron multi-mode fiber
nl
optic cable and short-wave
SFPs
OM1 fiber
70 m ISL at 4 Gb/s
62.5 micron
1
multi-mode fiber
optic cable and short-wave
SFPs
4 km ISL at 4 Gb/s (C-series only)
10 km ISL at 4 Gb/s
9 micron single-mode fiber
nl
optic cable and long-wave SFPs
30 km ISL at 4 Gb/s (B-series 8 Gb/s switches only)
35 km ISL at 2 Gb/s with 2 Gb/s SFP (B-series only)
9 micron single-mode fiber
nl
optic cable and extended-reach
SFPs
100 km at 4 Gb/s
250 km at 2 Gb/s
500 km at 1 Gb/s
Fibre Channel using WDM
2
1
Information for 62.5 micron fiber optic cable is provided to facilitate use of installed cable. HP recommends 50 micron fiber optic cable
for new installations that require multi-mode fiber.
2
WDM distance is the maximum distance for the WDM link. For B-series switches, these distances are supported with firmware 5.x or later.
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