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

Figure 111 Local MPX200 basic FCIP configuration with remote IP Distance Gateway (mpx100)
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MPX200 Multifunction Router
FCIP Configuration rules
The section describes the FCIP configuration rules for using the MPX200 for FCIP.
General FCIP configuration rules
Observe the following general configuration rules:
• All MPX200 FCIP configurations require a minimum of two gateways. These can be two
MPX200s or one MPX200 and one IP Distance Gateway (mpx110), one local and one remote,
connected through an IP network. HP does not support FCIP connectivity between other gateway
models.
• FCIP is supported on GbE ports only (GE1 and GE2).
• The MPX200 is supported using FCIP extension with HP P6000 Continuous Access, HP P9000
(XP) Continuous Access, and 3PAR Remote Copy. See “EVA storage system rules” (page 282)
and “XP storage system rules” (page 282).
• For performance-tuning information based on the link speed and delay, see the HP
StorageWorks Multifunction Router User Guide.
For current storage system support, see the SPOCK website at http://www.hp.com/storage/spock.
You must sign up for an HP Passport to enable access.
Operating system and multipath support
The MPX200 Multifunction Router supports 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).
Storage system rules
Observe the following storage system rules:
• The MPX200 Multifunction Router configured for FCIP is supported for use with HP P6000
Continuous Access and 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.
For 3PAR, the MPX200 is supported for use with HP 3PAR Remote Copy for 3PAR StoreServ
10000 V-Class, 3PAR StoreServ 7000, 3PAR F-Class, and T-Class.
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