.SAN design reference guide Vol. 1-5 785350-001

This section describes:
• “SAN extension technology” (page 258)
• “SAN-iSCSI bridging technology” (page 259)
SAN extension technology
HP supports the following SAN extension technologies:
• “Fibre Channel long-distance technology” (page 259), including:
“Fiber optic transceivers” (page 259)◦
◦ “Wavelength division multiplexing” (page 261)
◦ “Extended fabric settings for Fibre Channel switches” (page 264)
• “Multi-protocol long-distance technology” (page 266), including:
“Fibre Channel over Internet Protocol” (page 266)◦
◦ “Fibre Channel over SONET” (page 270)
◦ “Fibre Channel over ATM” (page 272)
Table 130 (page 258) lists the SAN extension technologies and the corresponding HP SAN extension
products.
Table 130 SAN extension technologies and HP SAN extension products
HP productSAN extension technology
B-series, C-series, and H-series switches. See “Long-wave transceiver distances”
(page 260)
Fibre Channel using long-wave transceivers
(10 km–35 km)
• C-series switches with the HP CWDM solution
• B-series and C-series switches with certified third-party products. See “Certified
third-party WDM, iFCP, and SONET products” (page 317)
WDM
(greater than 35 km to 100–500 km)
• B-series 1606 SAN Extension Switch, 400 Multi-protocol Router (400 MP Router),
Multi-protocol Router Blade (MP Router Blade), and Multi-protocol Router (MP
Router) with B-series switches
• C-series HP SN8000C 6-Slot Supervisor 2A Director Switch, HP SN8000C 9-Slot
Supervisor 2A Director Switch, HP SN8000C 13-Slot Supervisor 2A Fabric 2
Director Switch, MDS 9506, 9509, 9513, 9216, 9216A, 9216i, and 9222i
switches using the IPS-4, IPS-8, 14/2 Multiprotocol Services Module, or 18/4
Multiservice Module
FCIP
(greater than 10 km to 20,000 km)
• B-series, C-series, and H-series switches with the HP MPX200 Multifunction Router
with FCIP
• B-series, C-series, and H-series switches with the HP IP Distance Gateway (mpx110)
• Certified third-party productsSee “Certified third-party WDM, iFCP, and SONET
products” (page 317)
See “Certified third-party WDM, iFCP, and SONET products” (page 317)FC-SONET
See “Fibre Channel over ATM” (page 272)FC-ATM
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