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

SAN-iSCSI bridging technology
SAN-iSCSI bridging connects Fibre Channel networks and IP networks. HP supports the following
iSCSI to Fibre Channel bridging devices:
• B-series MP Router
• 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 embedded IP ports
• C-series IP Storage Services Modules (IPS-4, IPS-8)
• C-series MDS 14/2 Multiprotocol Services Module
• C-series MDS 18/4 Multiservice Module
• EVA iSCSI Connectivity Option
• EVA4400 iSCSI Connectivity Option
• MPX200 Multifunction Router with iSCSI
For information about bridging with iSCSI, see “iSCSI storage” (page 318).
Fibre Channel long-distance technology
This section describes the following Fibre Channel long-distance methodology and hardware for
a SAN extension:
• “Fiber optic transceivers” (page 259)
• “Wavelength division multiplexing” (page 261)
• “Extended fabric settings for Fibre Channel switches” (page 264)
Fiber optic transceivers
Fibre Channel switches use one of the following types of fiber optic transceivers. The transceivers
can be short wave or long wave. Use long-wave transceivers for SAN extension.
• The 8 Gb/s, 4 Gb/s, and 2 Gb/s transceivers are known as SFPs and use LC style connectors
(Figure 86).
Figure 86 LC SFP transceiver
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• The 1 Gb/s transceivers can be LC SFPs (Figure 86) or GBICs, which use SC style connectors
(Figure 87).
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