HP StorageWorks 4000/6000/8000 .HP StorageWorks SAN Design Reference Guide, Pa - Page 172
Table 79 8 Gb/s Fibre Channel distance rules B-series, C-series, and H-series
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Table 79 describes the distance rules for 8 Gb/s Fibre Channel connections when using 8 Gb/s Fibre Channel switch models. Table 79 8 Gb/s Fibre Channel distance rules (B-series, C-series, and H-series) Interface/transport Supported distances Supported storage products 50 micron multi-mode fiber optic cable and short-wave SFP+ nl transceivers OM2 fiber 50 m at 8 Gb/s 150 m at 4 Gb/s 300 m at 2 Gb/s 500 m at 1 Gb/s 62.5 micron1 multi-mode fiber optic cable and short-wave SFP+ nl transceivers OM1 fiber 21 m ISL at 8 Gb/s OM3 fiber 150 m at 8 Gb/s 380 m at 4 Gb/s 500 m at 2 Gb/s Heterogeneous SAN servers, Fibre Channel switches, and storage systems HP Continuous Access EVA and XP Continuous Access (B-series and C-series only) 9 micron single-mode fiber optic cable and long-wave SFPs 10 km ISL at 8 Gb/s (B-series and C-series only) 25 km ISL at 8 Gb/s (B-series only) 3.3 km ISL at 8 Gb/s (H-series only) 6.6 km ISL at 4 Gb/s (H-series only) 10 km ISL at 2 Gb/s (H-series only) 1Information for 62.5 micron fiber optic cable is provided to facilitate use of installed cable. HP recommends 50 micron fiber optic cable for new installations that require multi-mode fiber. 172 SAN fabric connectivity and switch interoperability rules