Table 138 lists the SAN extension technologies and the corresponding HP SAN extension products.
Table 138 SAN extension technologies and HP SAN extension products
HP productSAN extension technology
B-series, C-series, H-series, and M-series switches (see Table 139 on page 283)Fibre Channel using long-wave transceivers
(10 km–35 km)
• C-series switches with the HP CWDM solution
• B-series, C-series, and M-series switches with certified third-party products (see
“Certified third-party WDM, iFCP, and SONET products” on page 352)
WDM
(greater than 35 km to 100–500 km)
• B-series 400 Multi-protocol Router (400 MP Router), Multi-protocol Router Blade
(MP Router Blade), and Multi-protocol Router (MP Router) with B-series switches
• C-series MDS 9506, 9509, 9513, 9216, 9216A, 9216i, and 9222i switches
using the IPS-4, IPS-8, 14/2 Multiprotocol Services Module, or 18/4 Multiservice
Module
• B-series and C-series switches with the HP MPX200 Multifunction Router with FCIP
• B-series and C-series switches with the HP IP Distance Gateway
• Certified third-party products (see “Certified third-party WDM, iFCP, and SONET
products” on page 352)
FCIP
(greater than 10 km to 20,000 km)
See “Certified third-party WDM, iFCP, and SONET products” on page 352FC-SONET
See “Fibre Channel over ATM” on page 297FC-ATM
SAN-iSCSI bridging technology
SAN-iSCSI bridging connects Fibre Channel networks and IP networks. HP supports the following
iSCSI to Fibre Channel bridging devices:
• B-series MP Router
• C-series MDS 9506, 9509, 9513, 9216, 9216A, 9216i, and 9222i embedded IP ports
• C-series IP Storage Services Modules (IPS-4, IPS-8)
• C-series MDS 14/2 Multiprotocol Services Module
• C-series MDS 18/4 Multiservice Module
• EVA iSCSI Connectivity Option
• EVA4400 iSCSI Connectivity Option
• MPX200 Multifunction Router with iSCSI
• SR2122-2
For information about bridging with iSCSI, see “iSCSI storage” on page 355.
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