HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.2.x administrator guide (5697-0014, November 2009)

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Supported configurations
To help understand the supported configurations, consider the configurations shown in the two figures
below. In both cases, there are no multiple equal-cost paths. In Figure 32, there is a single tunnel with
fastwrite and tape pipelining enabled. In Figure 33, there are multiple tunnels, but none of them create a
multiple equal-cost path.
Figure 32 Single tunnel, fastwrite and tape pipelining enabled
Figure 33 Multiple tunnels to multiple ports, fastwrite and tape pipelining enabled on a
per-tunnel/per-port basis
Connection can be
VE-VE or VEX-VE
Connections must
all be VEX-VE