Figure 107 HP Continuous Access 3-site configuration with six MPX200 router full peer-to-peer
connectivity
FCIP configuration rules and guidelines
This section defines the FCIP configuration rules for using the MPX200 Multifunction Router.
General FCIP configuration rules
The following general configuration rules apply:
•
All MPX200 FCIP configurations require a minimum of two gateways. These can be two
MPX200s or one MPX200 and one IP Distance Gateway (mpx110), one local and one remote,
connected through an IP network. HP does not support FCIP connectivity between other gateway
models.
•
FCIP is supported on GbE ports only. For the MPX200 1 GbE blade, ports GE1, GE2, GE3,
and GE4 are GbE. For the MPX200 10 GbE blade, ports GE1 and GE2 are GbE.
•
The MPX200 Multifunction Router is supported for FCIP extension with HP 3PAR Remote Copy,
HP Continuous Access and XP Continuous Access (see
“Storage system rules and guidelines”
(page 120)
).
NOTE:
For current support, see SPOCK at
http://www.hp.com/storage/spock
. You must sign
up for an HP Passport to enable access.
Operating system and multipath support
The MPX200 Multifunction Router is supported using FCIP with all operating systems and multipath
software supported by HP for Continuous Access EVA and XP Continuous Access. For more
information, see the HP SAN Design Reference Guide, available at
http://www.hp.com/go/
SDGManuals
.
MPX200 iSCSI/FCIP configurations
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