HP StorageWorks 4000/6000/8000 - Enterprise Virtual Arrays - XP Continuous Access FCIP Gateway Support

Table 176, Table 177, and Table 178 list the IP gateways supported for use with XP Continuous
Access.
Table 176 XP Continuous Access FCIP gateway support
Notes
XP storage
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system
Product and
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minimum suppor-
ted
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firmware version
Requires a B-series or C-series switch between the XP storage systems and the gateways with
the following settings and packet-loss criteria:
• TCP window size = 5 or 6
• Average packet-loss ratio maximum = 0.1%
Enable compression for IP fabrics with a RTT greater than or equal to 50 ms or guaranteed
WAN bandwidth of less than or equal to 45 Mb/s. See the HP StorageWorks IP Distance
Gateway user guide for performance tuning information based on the link speed and delay.
XP24000
XP20000
XP12000
XP10000
HP IP Distance
Gateway (mpx110)
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.
• Can be used as a switch and FCIP gateway with XP storage systems directly connected
• Can be used for Fibre Channel to Fibre Channel routing
• Requires iodSET (in-order delivery)
• Supports the following routing settings:
Port-based routing:
• aptpolicy = 1
• aptpolicy –ap = 0 (port/asic load sharing)
• dlsReset (no dynamic load sharing)
Exchange-based routing:
• aptpolicy = 3
• aptpolicy –ap = 0 (port/asic load sharing)
• dlsSet (dynamic load sharing)
See Table 150 and Table 171 for additional requirements.
XP24000
XP20000
XP12000
XP10000
B-series1606
Extension SAN
Switch
DC Dir Switch MP
Extension Blade
See Table 19 for
firmware versions.
• Can be used as a switch and FCIP gateway with XP storage systems directly connected
• Can be used for Fibre Channel to Fibre Channel routing
• Maximum transmission rate from 16 Mb/s to 1 Gb/s
• Requires iodSET (in-order delivery)
• Supports the following routing settings:
Port-based routing:
• aptpolicy = 1
• aptpolicy –ap = 0 (port/asic load sharing)
• dlsReset (no dynamic load sharing)
Exchange-based routing:
• aptpolicy = 3
• aptpolicy –ap = 0 (port/asic load sharing)
• dlsSet (dynamic load sharing)
See Table 151 and Table 171 for additional requirements
XP24000
XP20000
XP12000
XP10000
XP1024
XP128
B-series 400 MP
Router and MP
Router Blade
See Table 20 for
firmware versions.
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