.Part 4 SAN Extension and Bridging HP SAN Design Reference Guide 785354-001
Table 146 Network requirements for long-distance IP gateways and B-series switches with XCS 11
x
, XCS
10
x
, or XCS 09
x
Minimum IP bandwidth
1
and maximum DR groups
2
Minimum supported
firmware versionGateway pair
Single or shared IP link maximum latencyDual IP link maximum latency
0 to 100 ms one-way0 to 100 ms one-way
At least 4 Mb/s for 1 DR groupAt least 2 Mb/s for 1 DR group
See note.
3
HP IP Distance
Gateway
(mpx110)
Recommended: At least 10 Mb/s for 1 to 5
DR groups
Recommended: At least 5 Mb/s for
1 to 5 DR groups
MPX200
Multifunction
Router
See Table 21 (page
94).
B-series 1606
Extension SAN
Switch
DC Dir Switch MP
Extension Blade
See Table 22 (page
95).
B-series 400 MP
Router
1
HP P6000 Continuous Access requires a minimum of 2 Mb/s of IP bandwidth per path, or 4 Mb/s for two paths.
2
Assumes single-member DR groups (1 virtual disk). For the maximum number of DR groups supported based on maximum IP
bandwidth, see Table 114 (page 228).
3
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.
Table 147 (page 298) describes the network bandwidth requirements and IP gateway support for
XCS 9.x with C-series switches.
Table 147 Network requirements for long-distance IP gateways and C-series switches with XCS11
x
, XCS
10
x
, or XCS 09
x
Minimum IP bandwidth
1
and maximum DR groups
2
Minimum supported
firmware versionGateway pair
Single or shared IP link maximum latencyDual IP link maximum latency
0 to 100 ms one-way0 to 100 ms one-way
At least 4 Mb/s for 1 DR group
Recommended: At least 10 Mb/s for 1 to 5
DR groups
At least 2 Mb/s for 1 DR group
Recommended: At least 5 Mb/s for
1 to 5 DR groups
See note.
3
HP IP Distance
Gateway
(mpx110)
MPX200
Multifunction
Router
.
C-series IPS-8,
18/4, MDS
9216i, MDS
9222i
1
HP P6000 Continuous Access requires a minimum of 2 Mb/s of IP bandwidth per path, or 4 Mb/s for two paths.
2
Assumes single-member DR groups (1 virtual disk). For the maximum number of DR groups supported based on maximum IP
bandwidth, see Table 114 (page 228).
3
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.
HP P6000 Continuous Access with XCS 6.x
This section describes the HP P6000 Continuous Access XCS 6.x data replication specifications
and the supported minimum and maximum transmission rates for qualified switch and gateway
298 SAN extension