iSR6200 Intelligent Storage Router Installation Guide - QLogic

5–Fibre Channel over IPConfiguring FCIP• Links up to two locations per blade, four locations per chassis (two blades)• FICON ® supportConfiguring FCIPTo successfully configure FCIP, you need to assess both the SAN and WANenvironments. The following list is provided to support the assessment.• Extension port type:E_Port—See “E_Port Extension” on page 5-52.2 for a description andexamples.F_Port—See “F_Port Extension” on page 5-7 for a description andexamples.• For E_Ports, the number of ISLs (inter-switch links): One Two• WAN characteristics: Round-trip time (RTT)—See “Round-Trip Time” on page 5-9 Data rate—See “Link Data Rate” on page 5-10 Quality—See “Link Quality” on page 5-10 Firewall—See“Firewall” on page 5-12 Available WAN bandwidth—See “Bandwidth Limiting” on page 5-14Table 5-1 provides space for you to write down the information that you mustobtain prior to configuring an FCIP route.5-2 ISR651101-00 G