HP Mainframe Connectivity Design Guide

FCIP gateway interoperability
The gateways on each end of the IP circuit must be compatible. See Table 93 (page 150).
Table 93 FCIP gateway interoperability
FCIP gatewayHP FCIP gateway
B-series 1606 Extension SAN Switch
B-series SN8000B 8-Slot Director,
SN8000B 4-Slot SAN Director, DC SAN
Brocade DCX8518, DCX8514, DCX Backbone, and DCX-4S with FX8-24
blade
Backbone Director, and DC04 SAN
Director with DC Dir Switch MP Extension
Blade
Brocade 7800 Extension Switch
B-series SN8000B 8-Slot Director, SN8000B 4-Slot SAN Director, DC SAN
Backbone Director, and DC04 SAN Director with DC Dir Switch MP
Extension Blade
B-series 1606 Extension SAN Switch
Brocade DCX8518, DCX8514, DCX Backbone, and DCX-4S with FX8-24
blade
Brocade 7800 Extension Switch
B-series 400 Multi-protocol Router
B-series DC SAN Backbone Director,
DC04 SAN Director, and 4/256 SAN
Director with FR4-18i blade
Brocade DCX Backbone, DCX-4S, and Silkworm 48000 with FR4-18i blade
Brocade 7500 Extension Switch
B-series DC SAN Backbone Director, DC04 SAN Director, and 4/256 SAN
Director with FR4-18i blade
B-series 400 Multi-protocol Router
Brocade DCX Backbone, DCX-4S, and Silkworm 48000 with FR4-18i blade
Brocade 7500 Extension Switch
C-series MDS 9216x and 9222i Multilayer Fabric switches
C-series MDS 95xx Directors with
nl
Cisco MDS 95xx Directors with IPS-4, IPS-8 Services Modules
IPS-4, IPS-8 Services Modules
Cisco MDS 9216x and 9222i Multilayer Fabric switches
C-series MDS 9216x and 9222i Multilayer Fabric switches
C-series MDS 95xx Directors with 14/2
Services Module
Cisco MDS 95xx Directors with 14/2 and 18/4 Services Modules
Cisco MDS 9216x and 9222i Multilayer Fabric switches
C-series MDS 95xx Directors with IPS-4, IPS-8 Services Modules
C-series MDS 9216x Multilayer Fabric
Cisco MDS 95xx Directors with IPS-4, IPS-8, or 14/2 and 18/4 Services
Modules
Cisco MDS 9216x and 9222i Multilayer Fabric switches
NOTE: Most FCIP gateways support multiple IP circuits to the same site or to different remote
sites.
Third-party FCIP data encryption products
For additional data security over the ISL, you can purchase a third-party encryption device. You
can connect a third-party encryption device to an HP FICON SAN if the device is certified for
FICON by the director vendor. HP does not provide support for third-party encryption devices.
For more information about Fibre Channel use of FCIP encryption products, see HP SAN Design
Reference Guide.
FICON over SONET
Direct Fibre Channel to SONET (FC-to-SONET) conversion is supported by the Fibre Channel
standards; you can use it for FICON. You can connect local FICON SANs through a SONET or
SDH network to create an extended FICON SAN.
150 FICON and FICON SAN extension