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The MPX200 FCIP feature can be configured as a standalone function or for use simultaneously
with iSCSI. A license is required to enable the FCIP feature. All licenses are half-chassis based,
enabling FCIP to be configured on one or both bays (slots) in a dual-blade chassis configuration.
The following licenses are available for FCIP:
• HP Storage Works MPX200 Half Chassis FCIP License—Includes the license to enable FCIP
functionality in one of two bays (slots) in an MPX200 Chassis
• HP Storage Works MPX200 Full Chassis FCIP License—Includes the license to enable FCIP
functionality for both bays (slots) in an MPX200 Chassis.
IMPORTANT: If you install a single blade and a half-chassis license initially, and then install a
second blade, a second half-chassis license is required.
Table 140 (page 283) lists the features and requirements for the MPX200 Multifunction Router using
FCIP.
Table 140 MPX200 Multifunction Router using FCIP features and requirements
RequirementsFeature
B-series switches—See “B-series Fibre Channel switches” (page 94) and “B-series
Fibre Channel switches and routers” (page 94).
Fibre Channel switches for FCIP
TCP/IP IPv4, Ethernet 10 Mb/s, 100 Mb/s, 1,000 Mb/s
IP network protocols
Requires dedicated IP bandwidth. See Table 148 (page 299) and
Table 151 (page 301).
Storage systems
• HP P6000 Continuous Access
• HP P9000 (XP) Continuous Access
• HP 3PAR Remote Copy
All operating systems supported for HP P6000 Continuous Access and HP
P9000 (XP) Continuous Access.
FCIP-supported operating systems
For HP P6000 Continuous Access, see the HP P6000 Enterprise Virtual Array
Compatibility Reference at http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storage/
software/conaccesseva/index.html.
For information about using the MPX200 Multifunction Router, see http://
h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/networking/index.html.
Documentation
MPX200 Multifunction Router FCIP configuration examples
The MPX200 Multifunction Router supports iSCSI, data migration, and FCIP. The base functionality
is iSCSI, with the option to add one other license-enabled function—either data migration or FCIP
for standalone or concurrent operation. All FCIP configurations shown are supported with FCIP
only or with simultaneous FCIP and iSCSI operations. For information about iSCSI configurations,
see “MPX200 Multifunction Router with iSCSI for P6000/EVA storage” (page 333). For information
about data migration, see “MPX200 Multifunction Router with data migration” (page 226).
NOTE: The MPX200 does not support simultaneous FCIP and data migration operation on the
same blade (see Table 179 (page 337)).
The MPX200 Multifunction Router supports the FCIP configurations shown in Figure 107 (page
284), Figure 110 (page 285), and Figure 111 (page 286), in addition to all configurations shown for
the IP Distance Gateway. See “IP Distance Gateway configuration examples” (page 274).
Figure 111 (page 286) shows an FCIP configuration using an MPX200 at the local site and an IP
Distance Gateway at the remote site.
Figure 107 (page 284) shows a basic FCIP configuration with a local single-blade MPX200 chassis
and a remote single-blade MPX200 chassis connected through an IP WAN using one or two
long-distance links.
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