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

Table 149 Network requirements for long-distance IP gateways and B-series switches with XCS 6. 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
Recommended: At least 10 Mb/s for 1 to 5 DR
groups
Recommended: At least 5 Mb/s for 1
to 5 DR groups
Gateway
(mpx110)
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,
MP Router
Blade
Legacy IP gateways
At least 4 Mb/s for 1 DR groupAt least 2 Mb/s for 1 DR group
See Table 22 (page
95).
B-series MP
Router
Recommended: At least 10 Mb/s for 1 to 5 DR
groups
Recommended: At least 5 Mb/s for 1
to 5 DR groups
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.
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