HP BK763A

6GB SAS BL SWITCH SINGLE PACK

Overview
The HP 6Gb SAS BL Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosures is an integral part of HP direct connect SAS storage, enabling a shared SAS storage solution.

The SAS architecture combines a P711m, P712m (with cache module) or P721m Smart Array in each server and 6Gb/s SAS BL switches connected to supported HP storage enclosures for SAS storage. The 6 Gb/s SAS BL Switch contains an embedded Virtual SAS Manager (VSM) GUI ﹠ CLI interface used to zone, monitor, and update SAS fabric devices

Features
More External Storage for c-Class Enclosures

⁍ Enables servers within the c-Class BladeSystem enclosure to share storage on an P2000 G3 SAS array system, without the need for an external SAN infrastructure. Increases storage utilization, flexibility, and enables full virtualization without a SAN.


Simplified Management

⁍ Centralizes control and reduces storage management cost. Management tools and software included in the price.


Highly Available, Cost-effective External Storage

⁍ Redundant SAS switches are active, if one fails the second takes over the entire workload.