HP StorageWorks 4000/6000/8000 - Enterprise Virtual Arrays - Page 8

EVA SAN boot support ..................................................................................................... 256
Storage management server integration .............................................................................. 256
Cabling .......................................................................................................................... 258
Level 4 NSPOF configuration ....................................................................................... 258
Dual-channel HBA configurations ................................................................................. 261
12 XP and VA storage system rules ................................................. 263
XP and VA storage systems ................................................................................................ 263
Heterogeneous SAN support ....................................................................................... 264
Configuration rules ..................................................................................................... 265
Heterogeneous storage system support ......................................................................... 266
Zoning ..................................................................................................................... 266
Tape storage ............................................................................................................. 266
XP and VA SAN boot support ............................................................................................ 268
LUN Configuration and Security Manager XP support ........................................................... 268
13 SAN Virtualization Services Platform .......................................... 271
Features .......................................................................................................................... 271
Software ......................................................................................................................... 272
Hardware for a single SVSP domain ................................................................................... 272
Fabric rules ..................................................................................................................... 273
Storage rules ................................................................................................................... 273
Continuous Access SVSP V2.1 ........................................................................................... 274
14 Enterprise Backup Solution ........................................................ 275
IV ..SAN extension and bridging ........................................................ 277
15 SAN extension ........................................................................ 279
SAN extension overview ................................................................................................... 279
SAN extension technology .......................................................................................... 280
SAN-iSCSI bridging technology .................................................................................. 281
Fibre Channel long-distance technology .............................................................................. 282
Fiber optic transceivers ............................................................................................... 282
Wavelength division multiplexing ................................................................................ 283
WDM overview .................................................................................................. 284
WDM network implementation .............................................................................. 284
WDM system architectures .................................................................................... 284
WDM system characteristics ................................................................................. 285
HP coarse wave division multiplexing ..................................................................... 285
Third-party WDM products ................................................................................... 286
Extended fabric settings for Fibre Channel switches ........................................................ 287
B-series switch settings .......................................................................................... 287
B-series trunking and WDM .................................................................................. 288
C-series switch settings ......................................................................................... 288
H-series switch settings ......................................................................................... 289
M-series switch settings ........................................................................................ 289
Multi-protocol long-distance technology ............................................................................... 290
Fibre Channel over Internet Protocol ............................................................................. 290
FCIP mechanisms ................................................................................................ 291
FCIP link configurations ........................................................................................ 291
FCIP network considerations ................................................................................. 293
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