HP P6000 Continuous Access Implementation Guide (T3680-96431, August 2012)

Figure 23 Two-fabric configuration (EVA4400 with embedded Fibre Channel switch)
6. Replication fabric1. Data center 1
7. Intersite link2. Data center 2
8. Replication fabric3. Array controller pair with embedded Fibre Channel
switches
9. Intersite link4. Management server
5. Hosts
NOTE:
• On an EVA4400 with the embedded switch option, the connections between controller host
ports FP1 and FP2 and controller switch ports 0 and 11 are internal to the controller and
cannot be changed.
• The World Wide ID (WWID) (for example XXX8) associated with each controller host port is
shown.
HP P6000 Command View management connections in five-fabric and six-fabric configurations
The connections for HP P6000 Command View management servers have been modified to separate
HP P6000 Command View management traffic from HP P6000 Continuous Access replication
traffic on the EVA controller host port (see Figure 27 (page 66), Figure 28 (page 68), and
Figure 29 (page 69)). In the original connection configuration, the HP P6000 Command View
server HBA ports are connected directly to the Fibre Channel switches in the replication fabrics.
HP still supports this connection but the HP P6000 Command View response times may be slower.
This occurs because the HP P6000 Command View server traffic must compete with HP P6000
Continuous Access traffic using the same host port on the array. The original configuration
connections are shown in Figure 24 (page 62), Figure 25 (page 63), and Figure 26 (page 64).
These configurations ensure the fabrics will not merge and fabric changes are isolated.
Creating fabrics and zones 61