16 HP StorageWorks Disk Arrays XP128/XP1024: Owner’s Guide
Connectivity
The HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP128 and HP StorageWorks Disk
Array XP1024 are connected to host systems using one of these types of
connections:
• Fibre Channel
•ESCON
•FICON
• iSCSI
Fibre Channel connectivity
HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP128
The XP128 supports a maximum of three pairs of channel adapters that can
support up to 48 Fibre Channel ports. Your disk array can support up to
8,192 LDEVs which can be configured as up to 24,576 LUNs through the
Fibre Channel. The Fibre Channel provides data transfer rates up to
2Gb/sec depending on which Fibre Channel interface option is installed.
The disk array can support Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) and
Fabric Fibre Channel topologies.
HP StorageWorks Disk Array XP1024
The XP1024 supports a maximum of four pairs of channel adapters that can
support up to 64 Fibre Channel ports. Your disk array can support up to
8,192 LDEVs which can be configured as up to 32,768 LUNs through the
Fibre Channel. The Fibre Channel provides data transfer rates up to
2Gb/sec depending on which Fibre Channel interface option is installed.
The disk array can support Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop (FC-AL) and
Fabric Fibre Channel topologies.
