BRAND NEW WITH THE FULL HPE WARRANTY!!! The HPE StorageWorks 6Gb/s SAS BL Switch for HPE BladeSystem c-Class enclosures is an integral part of HPE direct connect SAS storage, enabling external zoned SAS or shared SAS storage solution. The SAS architecture combines a P711m or P712m (with cache module) Smart Array in each server and 6Gb/s SAS BL switches connected to supported HPE StorageWorks enclosures for SAS storage. The HPE Storage Works 6Gb/s SAS BL Switch contains an embedded Virtual SAS Manager (VSM) GUI & CLI interface used to zone, monitor, and update SAS fabric devices. Specifications Port speed 6 Gb/s SAS Number of ports (16) SAS (8) Mini-SAS SAS connections are 2x and mini-SAS connections are 4x, per switch Aggregate switch bandwidth 6 Gb/s Protocol supported Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) Availability features Redundant 6Gb/s SAS BL Switches offer high availability path failover BladeSystem supported Yes, please reference the QuickSpecs for details Form factor Double wide c-Class enclosure interconnect Models available 6 Gb/s SAS Switch Single or Dual Pack Management features Common switch management for shared and zoned SAS storage HPE Systems Insight Manager Onboard Administrator support Upgradability Configure as single or redundant pair of switches Media type technology LFF and SFF Hot Pluggable SAS or SATA HDDs Product dimensions (H x W x D) 14.5 x 11.38 x2.38 in Weight 3.44 lb UPC : 00885631072820