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

Table 81 describes the distance rules for 2 Gb/s Fibre Channel connections when using 2 Gb/s Fibre Channel
switch models.
Table 81 2 Gb/s Fibre Channel distance rules (B-series, C-series, and M-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
500 m at 2 Gb/s
OM2 fiber
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
150 m at 2 Gb/s
62.5 micron
1
multi-mode fiber
optic cable and short-wave SFPs
10 km ISL at 2 Gb/s9 micron single-mode fiber optic
cable and long-wave SFPs
35 km ISL at 2 Gb/s (B-series and M-series)9 micron single-mode fiber optic
cable and extended-reach SFPs
200 km (B-series, C-series)
105 km (M-series)
Total distance
2
100 km at 2 Gb/s
240 km at 1 Gb/s
Fibre Channel using WDM
3
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
Total distance is the sum of all cable segments.
3
WDM distance is the maximum distance for the WDM link.
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