HP Mainframe Connectivity Design Guide

Table 43 (page 80) describes the distance rules for 2 Gb/s FICON connections when using 2
Gb/s FICON director models.
Table 43 2 Gb/s FICON distance rules (B-series, C-series, and McDATA directors)
Supported storage productsSupported distancesInterface/transport
Mainframe CTC
300 m ISL at 2 Gb/s
50 µm multi-mode fiber optic cable and
short-wave SFPs
Mainframe to P9500 and XP storage
system
500 m ISL at 1 Gb/s
150 m ISL at 2 Gb/s
62.5 µm
1
multi-mode fiber optic cable
and short-wave SFPs
10 km ISL at 2 Gb/s
9 µm single-mode fiber optic cable and
long-wave SFPs
35 km ISL at 2 Gb/s
9 µm single-mode fiber optic cable and
extended-reach SFPs
(B-series and McDATA)
100 km ISL at 2 or 1 Gb/s
FICON using WDM
2
100 km ISL at 2 Gb/s through Cisco
CWDM optics (C-series only)
300 km ISL at 2 Gb/s through Cisco
DWDM optics (C-series only)
HP P9000/XP Continuous Access software
100 km ISL at 2 Gb/s
Fibre Channel using WDM
3
240 km ISL at 1 Gb/s
1
Information for 62.5 µm fiber optic cable is provided to facilitate use of installed cable. HP recommends 50 µm fiber optic cable
for new installations that require multi-mode fiber.
2
WDM distance is the maximum distance for the WDM link with FICON. The total distance from the CHPID to the CU must not
exceed 100 km. Contact IBM for WDM products that support GDPS applications.
3
HP P9000/XP Continuous Access software uses FCP (not FICON).
Table 44 (page 80) describes the distance rules for 1 Gb/s FICON connections when using 1
Gb/s FICON director models.
Table 44 1 Gb/s FICON distance rules (B-series, C-series, and McDATA directors)
Supported storage productsSupported distancesInterface/transport
Mainframe CTC
500 m ISL at 1 Gb/s
50 µm multi-mode fiber optic cable and
short-wave GBICs
Mainframe to P9500 or XP storage system
200 m ISL at 1 Gb/s
62.5 µm multi-mode fiber optic cable and
short-wave GBICs
1
10 km ISL at 1 Gb/s
9 µm single-mode fiber optic cable and
long-wave GBICs
35 km ISL at 1 Gb/s (C-series, McDATA)
100 km ISL at 1 Gb/s (B-series)
9 µm single-mode fiber optic cable and
very-long-distance GBICs
100 km ISL at 1 Gb/sFICON using WDM
2
HP P9000/XP Continuous Access software240 km ISL at 1 Gb/s
Fibre Channel using WDM
3, 4
1
Information for 62.5 µm fiber optic cable is provided to facilitate use of installed cable. HP recommends 50 µm fiber optic cable
for new installations that require multi-mode fiber.
2
WDM distance is the maximum distance for the WDM link with FICON. The total distance from the CHPID to the CU must not
exceed 100 km. Contact IBM for WDM products that support GDPS applications.
3
HP P9000/XP Continuous Access software uses FCP (not FICON).
4
Certain Fibre Channel directors may have reduced performance at this distance.
80 FICON SAN fabric connectivity and director interoperability rules