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

• Direct storage-to-storage

• Fibre Channel switches

• ESCON directors and repeaters

• WDM

• ATM and SONET/SDH

• FCIP and routing extension

Direct storage-to-storage

Figure 124 (page 308) shows an HP P9000 (XP) Continuous Access direct storage-to-storage

configurations for Fibre Channel and ESCON. Table 159 (page 308) describes the maximum

supported distances.

Figure 124 HP P9000 (XP) Continuous Access direct storage-to-storage configurations for Fibre

Channel and ESCON

Local

Remote

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RCU

Fibre

Channel

direct

connect

RCP

LCP

RCP

LCP

ESCON

direct

connect

Table 159 HP P9000 (XP) Continuous Access direct storage-to-storage distances

Maximum distanceConfiguration

150 m at 4 Gb/s

Fibre Channel (Fibre CHIP)

Port parameters for direct connect:

• Fabric = Off, Connection = FC-AL

300 m at 2 Gb/s

500 m at 1 Gb/s

Long-wave SFPs: 10 km at 4 Gb/s

3 kmESCON

Fibre Channel switches

Figure 125 (page 309) shows an HP P9000 (XP) Continuous Access Fibre Channel configuration.

Table 160 (page 309) describes the maximum supported distances.

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