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HP Surestore Bridge Benefits Table 1 Table 1 lists the HP Surestore Bridge benefits. Benefits Benefit Description Interoperability Compatibility Connectivity Consolidation Distance Incremental Implementation Reliability Scalability The FC 2/1 LV and FC 4/1 HV operate in numerous configurations proven in the lab. The bridge enables existing storage to be moved to a central location to improve security, simplify management and lower Total Cost of Ownership. Fibre Channel storage networks with SCSI devices can share data and increase address space. The bridge allows multiple servers to share storage resources, such as tape drives and tape libraries. Distance from hosts to SCSI devices is increased from 25 meters to 10 kilometers, facilitating remote storage for disaster recovery. Multiple device connectivity provides scalable and flexible solutions to satisfy growing storage requirements. Low error rates, robust error recovery and flow control of the bridge provide enterprise-level integrity data delivery. Point-to-point links can be expanded to multi-initiator links that support interconnected servers and storage devices. 24 HP Surestore Bridge Benefits Chapter 1