HP StorageWorks 4000/6000/8000 - Enterprise Virtual Arrays - Network Requirements for Long-Distance IP Gateways and B-Series Switches with XCS 09 X

Table 155 Network requirements for long-distance IP gateways and B-series switches with XCS 09x
Minimum IP bandwidth
1,
nl
and maximum DR groups
2
Minimum supported
firmware version
Gateway
pair
Single or shared IP link maximum latencyDual IP link maximum latency
0 to 100 ms one-way0 to 100 ms one-way
At least 4 Mb/s for 1 DR group
Recommended: At least 10 Mb/s for 1 to 5 DR
groups
At least 2 Mb/s for 1 DR group
Recommended: At least 5 Mb/s for 1
to 5 DR groups
See note.
3
HP IP Distance
Gateway
nl
(mpx110)
MPX200
Multifunction
Router
See Table 19.
B-series 1606
Extension SAN
Switch
DC Dir Switch
MP Extension
Blade
See Table 20.
B-series 400
MP Router
1
Continuous Access EVA requires a minimum of 2 Mb/s of IP bandwidth per path, or 4 Mb/s for two paths.
2
See Table 131 for the maximum number of DR groups supported based on maximum IP bandwidth.
3
For current support, see the SPOCK website at http://www.hp.com/storage/spock. You must sign up for an HP Passport to enable access.
SAN extension326