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1606 Extension SAN Switch and DC Dir Switch MP Extension Blade FCIP extension options

When B-series FICON directors (DC SAN Backbone Director, DC04 SAN Director, and 4/256

SAN Director) are used in conjunction with B-series FCIP extension products (1606 Extension SAN

Switch and DC Dir Switch MP Extension Blade [FX8-24]), they are certified for FICON extension

in the five configurations shown in Figure 31 (page 146).

Figure 31 B-series extension options

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When 1606 Extension SAN Switches are used between the director and the IP circuit, as shown

in the top three configurations in Figure 31 (page 146), FICON connections from CHPIDs or CUs

to the 1606 Extension SAN Switches are not allowed. FICON connections from CHPIDs or CUs

are allowed on the end 1606 Extension SAN Switch only, as shown in the third and fourth

configuration from the top of Figure 31 (page 146). This restriction does not apply to the FX8-24

blade.

B-series 400 MP Router and MP Router Blade

The B-series 400 MP Router and MP Router Blade offer FCIP SAN extension and FICON/Fibre

Channel switching. You can use all three functions on the same 400 MP Router or MP Router Blade

simultaneously. A 400 MP Router or MP Router Blade can have:

• Up to 2 GbE IP ports for FCIP

See “FICON SAN extension overview” (page 121)

• Up to 16 F_Ports for FICON/Fibre Channel switching

NOTE: The Fibre Channel routing services of the 1606 Extension SAN Switch and DC Dir Switch

MP Extension Blade are not supported for FICON. For information about FCR, seeHP SAN Design

Reference Guide.

The 400 MP Router and MP Router Blade can support FICON extension up to 300 km.

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