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X7-4 Director Hardware Installation Guide
addition, each extension circuit supports four QoS classes (class-F, high, medium, and low priority), each as a TCP
connection.
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The ARL feature meets the minimum bandwidth guarantee for each tunnel while fully utilizing the available network
bandwidth without adverse throughput performance impact at a high traffic load.
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Hardware-based compression delivers the ability to maximize throughput over lower bandwidth links in the wide-area
network, optimizing the cost efficiencies of FCIP. The SX6 blade compresses FC frames before they are encapsulated
into FCIP packets.
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Key protocol features are enabled in the FCIP implementation to optimize the performance of extension over IP
networks, including WAN Optimized TCP (WO-TCP), 9K jumbo frame and end-to-end Path MTU auto-discovery.
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Hardware-based IPsec supports a mix of secure and non-secure tunnels on the same Ethernet port, jumbo frames,
and VLAN tagged connections. The IPsec function is capable of supporting both IPv4 and IPv6.
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FastWrite, Open Systems Tape Pipelining and Advanced Accelerator for FICON mitigate the latency effect of a long-
distance FCIP distance connection over IP WAN.
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Extension HCL (Hot Code Load) provides in-service firmware upgrade for supporting 24/7 non-stop business
operations
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Built-in WAN link tester generates traffic over an IP connection to test for maximum throughput, congestion, loss
percentage, out of order delivery, latency, and other network conditions. It helps to determine the health of a WAN link
before deploying it for use.
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Fabric Vision advanced monitoring provides the following functions:
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Policy-based monitoring monitors extension connectivity and WAN anomalies using multi-layer metrics.
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Flow monitoring reports IOPS and data rate of individual I/O flows of inter-DC replication and tape backup
operations.
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Flow generator generates FC frames for a defined flow with default or custom size and pattern and sent across
extension tunnel to help validate end to end network setup and configuration.
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Extended distance Fibre Channel supports long-distance native FC connectivity.
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Extension tunnels and circuits:
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A maximum of 8 circuits can be configured per tunnel.
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A maximum of 20 tunnels (VE_Ports) can be configured for all GbE ports.
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The maximum committed rate of a single circuit is 10Gb/s, whether configured on a 10GbE or 40GbE port.
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FCIP and hybrid mode (FC + IP) modes.
SX6 Blade Port Numbering and Trunking
The following figure shows how ports are numbered on the blade. Ports are labeled as 10GE, 40GbE, and FC on the
blade.
Figure 53: SX6 Extension Blade Port Numbering
1. 40GbE Port 0
2. 40GbE Port 1
3. 10/1GbE Ports 2–9 (right to left)
4. 10/1GbE Ports 10–17 (right to left)
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