
Fibre Channel Over IP
30 Continuous Access and Data Replication Manager SAN Extensions Reference Guide
Continuous Access EVA with VCS V5.020 support
The section list the VCS Version 5.020 specifications for FC switch firmware
revisions and the supported minimum and maximum transmission rates for
qualified switch and gateway device pairings. The speed listed in tables X and X
are the minimum and maximum speeds for the devices, with the device being
capable of speed within the range.
Note: Applications usually require more bandwidth than the minimum due to
throughput requirements. Read the CA EVA Performance Estimator User Guide for
more details on link sizing. To grow beyond the maximum number of DR groups at the
minimum bandwidth, best practice is to add the maximum number of DR groups for
each additional minimum bandwidth. For example, if the maximum is 5 DR groups at
5 Mbps, then its 10 DR groups at 10 Mbps, 15 DR groups at 15 Mbps, up to 128 DR
groups requiring at least 130 Mbps.
Table 12: General Intersite Network Requirements when using long distance gateways
Bandwidth
1
Must be dedicated to the continuous access storage replication function
NOTE: No support for dynamic pacing of the gateway at this time
Maximum # of DR Groups See Table 13, through Table 15 (below) for specific minimum
supported bandwidth based on the based on the average packet loss
ratio and the one-way intersite latencies
Maximum Transmission
Unit (MTU) of the IP
network
Set to 1500 Bytes
Maximum Latency
1
100 mSec one way one way or 200 mSec round trip
Average Packet Loss Ratio
2
Low Loss Network: 0.0012% averaged over 24 hours
High Loss Network: 0.2% averaged over 24 hours, not to exceed 0.5%
for more than 5 minutes within a 2 hour window
Latency Jitter
3
Not to exceed 10 mSec over 24 hours
1. Pre-existing restriction
2. Packet loss ratio is an indication of the need to re-transmit data across the intersite link, Each
re-transmission in effect delays all those queued up behind the current packet, thus increasing the time to
complete those pending transactions in the queue. Unless marked, gateways listed in tables 2 through 4
are supported in both the low loss and high loss networks. Tables 2 though 4 (below) base support on use
of high loss networks.
3. Latency Jitter is the difference between the minimum and maximum values; and is a measure of how stable
or predictable the delay is in the network, the greater the jitter, the greater the variance in the delay, which
lowers the predictability of the performance.
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