
13Continuous Access and Data Replication Manager SAN Extensions Reference Guide
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Fibre Channel Over IP
Using Internet Protocol over an IP-based network, HP can link sites over any
extended distance. Local SANs are connected through an IP network to create an
extended SAN. A Fibre Channel–over–Internet Protocol (FCIP) gateway is used
at each end of the intersite link. Each FCIP gateway box encapsulates received
Fibre Channel (FC) frames into IP packets for transmission over the IP network.
Similarly, the FCIP box extracts the original FC frames from received IP packets
and retransmits them to the destination FC node.
Topics in the chapter include:
■ Single link‚ page 14
■ Dual links‚ page 14
■ Shared link‚ page 15
■ Zoning considerations‚ page 15
■ Network considerations‚ page 16
■ Bandwidth considerations‚ page 17
■ Tips and techniques‚ page 18
■ Certified vendor products for FCIP gateway devices‚ page 20
■ Installation and configuration‚ page 21
■ DRM with ACS 8.7P or 8.8P support‚ page 22
■ Continuous Access EVA with VCS V3.02 support‚ page 23
■ Continuous Access EVA with VCS V3.025 support‚ page 26
■ Continuous Access EVA with VCS V5.020 support‚ page 30
■ Continuous Access XP support‚ page 32
■ Volume shadowing for OpenVMS support‚ page 33
■ Complementary vendor products support‚ page 33
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