HP NetServer AA 4000 HP Netserver AA 6200 Solutions Release Notes v4.0 SP1 - Page 11

Support for Long Distance SplitSite® Distances Up to 10 Kilometers As of Endurance Release 4.0 Service Pack 1, you can install the tuples up to 10 kilometers apart. In order to configure your server with this SplitSite configuration, you must install Version 4.3 of the Marathon Interface Card (MIC), described in the next section. Marathon Interface Card (MIC) 4.3 Available MIC version 4.3 accommodates increased long distance SplitSite installations with tuple separations of up to 10 kilometers. You can identify this version of the MIC by examining the cable connector ports on the MIC. This version has blue plastic casing around the external part of the Remote port, instead of the silver color that was used in the V4.2 MIC. The blue plastic casing is visible from the rear of the server with the MIC installed. Singlemode Fiber Support MIC version 4.3 can use either singlemode fiber or multimode fiber for the Remote port. For distances greater than 500 meters, you must use singlemode fiber. For distances of 500 meters or less, you can use either singlemode fiber or multimode fiber. Table 4 and Table 5 describe the cable specifications. Table 4 Multimode Cable Ports Fiber Size (µm) Fiber Type Maximum Length 50/125 µm 62.5/125 µm Multimode Multimode 500 Meters 200 Meters Minimum Bandwidth at 850 nm. Power Budget End to End Connector Type 500 Mhz*KM 5.5 dB MT-RJ 200 Mhz*KM 4.5 dB MT-RJ Table 5 Multimode Cable Ports Fiber Size (µm) Fiber Type Maximum Length Minimum Bandwidth at 850 nm. Power Budget End to End Connector Type 9/125 µm Singlemode 10KM NA 9 dB MT-RJ 50/125 µm Multimode** 500 Meters 500 Mhz*KM 5 dB MT-RJ 62.5/125 µm Multimode** 500 Meters 500Mhz*KM ** Requires mode conditioning cables Endurance Release Notes for Release 4.0 Service Pack 1 5 dB MT-RJ 7