Walt,

I'm sure you've seen the Grand Am commercial, "wider is better".  That
works for
Disc I/O bandwidth as well.  "Wider is Better"

Kevin "Still pushing for faster AND more redundant i.e.: multi-path disc
access"
Newman

Walter McCullough wrote:

> Steve Belkacem <[log in to unmask]> wrote in message
> news:F4B1826B1A21D211AEC5006008207AF404F88E35@dogbert.csillc.com...
> > What is support on the HPe3000 with regard to Fibre
> > Channels and discs? I know that EMC and XP256 will be
> > , but is there anything on the lower spec discs that
> > is available?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Steve
> >
> >
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> The current plan is to support the XP256 with Fibre using a hybrid of
our
> SCSI distancing
> solution (A5814A). This solution converts SCSI to a proprietary FC
protocol
> and then back
> to SCSI to add distance.
>
> The next step would be to make a SCSI to FC work, using FC protocols
that
> the XP256 or
> other high-end HP disk arrays use/understand.
>
> The Fibre demo someone commented about using the HP e3000 and an XP256
used
> the
> distancing solution, SCSI-FC-SCSI.
>
> The question about when will the HP e3000 support Fibre Disks; The XP
with
> Fibre will be
> supported late this year using a hybrid converter/router.
>
> CSY is planning on supporting native Fibre on the HP e3000 in a couple
years
> and we(I) believe
> our current plans of certifying routers and converters should satisfy
most
> demand. As the market
> changes and technology evolves, we will revisit this solution to see
if it
> still makes sense.
>
> Walter McCullough
> High Availability Architect
> Commercial Systems Division
> Hewlett-Packard Company