HP IP Distance Gateway - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
1 Overview..................................................................................................8
mpx110 product description.......................................................................................................8
Optional equipment..................................................................................................................8
FCIP overview..........................................................................................................................9
Using FCIP to encapsulate FC packets.........................................................................................9
Redundant FCIP network structure example.................................................................................10
2 Configuration rules and guidelines..............................................................11
Supported configurations.........................................................................................................11
HP Continuous Access P6000/EVA 3-site configurations..............................................................17
3-site configuration with four mpx110 gateways......................................................................17
3-site configuration with six mpx110 gateways.......................................................................17
3-site configuration with eight mpx110 gateways....................................................................19
3-site configuration with six gateways and full inter-site connectivity..........................................20
Configuration rules and guidelines............................................................................................21
General configuration rules.................................................................................................21
Operating system and multipath support...............................................................................21
P6000/EVA storage system rules and guidelines....................................................................21
P6000/EVA storage system software...............................................................................22
P9000/XP storage system rules and guidelines......................................................................22
P9000/XP storage system software..................................................................................22
Fibre Channel switch and firmware support...........................................................................22
FC switch requirements..................................................................................................22
IP network requirements......................................................................................................23
IP performance tuning.............................................................................................................25
Distance...........................................................................................................................25
Bandwidth per route...........................................................................................................25
Latency.............................................................................................................................25
MTU/Jumbo frames............................................................................................................25
Compression.....................................................................................................................26
TCP window size/scaling performance tuning........................................................................26
Modifying the window size and scaling factor..................................................................26
TCP window size recommendations.................................................................................28
3 Installation and upgrades..........................................................................33
Verifying mpx110 requirements ................................................................................................33
Pre-installation checklist...........................................................................................................34
Rack mounting the mpx110......................................................................................................34
Installing the SFPs...................................................................................................................35
Management.........................................................................................................................35
Installing the management application..................................................................................36
HP mpx Manager for Windows...........................................................................................37
HP mpx Manager for Linux .................................................................................................37
Setting mpx110 management port parameters........................................................................37
Configuring Fibre Channel switch settings for the mpx110.............................................................39
B-series Fibre Channel switch parameters..............................................................................39
C-series Fibre Channel switch parameters..............................................................................40
H-series Fibre Channel switch parameters..............................................................................40
Configuring the mpx110 for connecting remote SANs..................................................................40
Configuring FCIP routes...........................................................................................................41
Cabling the mpx110 Fibre Channel, GE, and management ports...................................................44
Verifying FCIP links and firmware version...................................................................................44
Contents 3