HP StorageWorks 4000/6000/8000 .HP StorageWorks SAN Design Reference Guide, Pa - Page 316

B-series 400 MP Router and MP Router Blade The B-series 400 MP Router and MP Router Blade offer FCIP SAN extension, Fibre Channel routing, and Fibre Channel switching. You can use all three of these functions on the same 400 MP Router or MP Router Blade simultaneously. A 400 MP Router or MP Router Blade can have: • Up to 2 GbE IP ports for FCIP. (For more information, see "SAN extension" on page 279.) • Up to 16 EX_Ports for Fibre Channel routing services. (For more information, see "SAN fabric topologies" on page 35.) • Up to 16 F_Ports for Fibre Channel switching. For the 400 MP Router and MP Router Blade, you can configure a Fibre Channel port as an F_Port, FL_Port, E_Port, or EX_Port (Fibre Channel routing), and configure a GbE port as a VE_Port (FCIP) or VEX_Port (FCIP with Fibre Channel routing). Traffic switching is supported between the following port types: • Fibre Channel switching (F_Port, FL_Port, E_Port) • Fibre Channel switching and Fibre Channel routing (F_Port, FL_Port, EX_Port) • Fibre Channel switching and FCIP (F_Port, FL_Port, VE_Port, VEX_Port) • Fibre Channel routing and FCIP (VE_Port, VEX_Port) NOTE: VEX_Ports and EX_Ports cannot connect to the same edge fabric. Using FCIP and Fibre Channel routing, you can connect to local and remote fabrics without fully merging them. This prevents unauthorized access to all devices on the local and remote fabrics. 400 MP Router and MP Router Blade features and requirements Table 151 lists the features and requirements for the 400 MP Router and MP Router Blade. Table 151 400 MP Router and MP Router Blade features and requirements Feature Requirements Fibre Channel switches for FCIP The 400 MP Router and MP Router Blade are supported with the B-series switches listed in "B-series switches and fabric rules" on page 93. These products are also supported for use as Fibre Channel switches. This provides both Fibre Channel switch connectivity for hosts and storage systems and FCIP connectivity for SAN extension. 316 SAN extension