Fibre remote copy connections – HP StorageWorks XP Remote Web Console Software User Manual

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TrueCopy for the XP128/XP1024/XP10000/XP12000

flexibility and availability. The logical paths between the MCU and RCU must be separate from the

logical paths between the host and RCU. For serial interface connections, all remote copy activities

between two XP128/XP1024/XP10000/XP12000s, such as TC390, TC390A, CA Sync, and CA

Async, can share the same remote copy connections. For Fibre Channel interface connections, only

TC390 activities (Sync and Async) can share the same fibre remote copy connections (future support

will eliminate this restriction). For information on using channel extenders, see ”

Fibre Remote Copy Connections

The following figure shows the remote copy connection configurations for Fibre Channel interface TC390

operations. The MCU and RCU of each TC390 pair must be connected through multimode shortwave or

single-mode longwave optical fibre cables. If you use multimode shortwave optical fibre cables, fibre

cables up to 1.5 km in length and up to two switches are required for distances greater than 0.5 km. If you

use single-mode longwave optical fibre cables, fibre cables up to 30 km in length and up to two switches

are required for distances greater than 10 km. TC390 operations can be performed at distances of up to

30 km (18.6 miles) using standard single-mode longwave support. Long-distance solutions are provided

using approved channel extenders and communication lines.

Figure 7

Fibre Channel remote copy connection configurations

NOTE:

For Fibre Channel interface connections, you can use the switches as for ordinary switch

connections and no special settings are required for the XP128/XP1024/XP10000/XP12000.

Fibre Channel interface connection provides three different configurations:

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Direct connection: Two devices are connected directly together.

In the following figure: * To set ports, use LUN Management and set port topology to: Fab off, FC-AL.

Figure 8

Fibre Channel interface direct connection (NL port)