User`s guide

2–Getting Started
Supported Configurations
ISR654606-00 A 2-3
Figure 2-3 shows the configuration used when you are:
 Migrating from one vendor SAN to another vendor SAN.
 Installing a new fabric and do not have enough ports available in the new
fabric.
This configuration provides data migration rates similar to the direct attach
configuration (see page 2-1).
Figure 2-3 Migration Between Dissimilar Vendor SANs
Supported Fibre Channel Fabrics
DMS is currently supported with Brocade/McDATA, Cisco, and QLogic 2Gb, 4Gb,
and 8Gb Fibre Channel fabrics.
Supported Storage Arrays
Table 2-3 lists the storage array types for which DMS currently provides support.
Table 2-2. Migration Rates for Single Configuration
Source or
Destination Array
Fibre
Channel
Fabric
One Port per Array
Controller
Connected to Each
Fabric
Two Ports per
Array Controller
Connected to Each
Fabric
2Gb Fibre Channel 4Gb 1.25 TB/hour 2.5 TB/hour
4Gb Fibre Channel 8Gb 2.5 TB/hour 4 TB/hour
8Gb Fibre Channel 8Gb 4 TB/hour 4 TB/hour