.Part 4 SAN Extension and Bridging HP SAN Design Reference Guide 785354-001

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Operating system and multipath support
The mpx110 gateway is supported using FCIP with all operating systems and multipath software
supported by HP for HP P6000 Continuous Access, HP P9000 (XP) Continuous Access, and 3PAR
Remote Copy. See Table 139 (page 273) and Table 140 (page 283).
EVA storage system rules
The EVA storage system rules follow:
• The mpx110 gateway configured for FCIP is supported for use with HP P6000 Continuous
Access P6350/P6550 EVA using a minimum of XCS 11x, P6300/P6500 EVA using a
minimum of XCS 10x, EVA4100/ 6100/6400/8100/8400 using a minimum of XCS 6 or
09x.x, and EVA4400 using a minimum of XCS 09x.
• The mpx110 gateway is supported for use in all HP P6000 Continuous Access configurations,
including the standard two-fabric, five-fabric, and six-fabric configurations. For more
information, see the HP P6000 Continuous Access documentation.
• FCIP is supported for HP P6000 Continuous Access DR group LUNs and non-DR LUNs.
• Supports the minimum IP bandwidth/maximum DR groups. See Table 150 (page 301) through
Table 153 (page 304).
XP storage system rules
The XP storage system rules follow:
• The mpx110 gateway configured for FCIP is supported for use with HP P9000 (XP) Continuous
Access Synchronous, Asynchronous, and Journal. For the latest support updates, see the HP
storage website:
http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/saninfrastructure/index.html
• Supported XP models are XP24000/20000 and XP12000/10000, using a minimum of 60x
and 50x firmware levels respectively. Contact your HP-authorized representative for supported
firmware versions.
• The mpx110 gateway is supported for use in all HP-supported HP P9000 (XP) Continuous
Access FCIP configurations. For more information, see the HP P9000 (XP) Continuous Access
documentation.
• Requires a minimum IP bandwidth of 16 Mb/s per path.
• For additional requirements, see “HP P9000 (XP) Continuous Access FCIP gateway support”
(page 314).
XP storage system software
The mpx110 gateway is supported with XP storage software applications, such as HP P9000 (XP)
Continuous Access, Command View XP, HP P9000 (XP) Continuous Access Journal, Business Copy
XP, and XP Array Manager.
Fibre Channel switch and firmware support
See Table 139 (page 273).
MPX200 Multifunction Router with FCIP
The HP MPX200 Multifunction Router provides Fibre Channel SAN extension over an IP network.
Used in conjunction with the EVA and XP family of storage systems and Continuous Access software,
the MPX200 enables long-distance remote replication for disaster tolerance.
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