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Redundancy in a c-Class enclosure calls for two 6Gb/s SAS BL switches in the same interconnect bay row, and the BK764A is the HPE 6Gb SAS Switch Dual Pack for HPE BladeSystem c-Class. A single switch is supported only as a non-redundant setup, and the c3000 and selected c7000 enclosures take the module.
Two storage models are supported. In shared SAS, blades reach a P2000 G3 SAS array system such as the AW593B LFF or AW594B SFF dual controller arrays. In zoned direct attached storage, groups of drive bays in an MDS600, D2000 (D2600/D2700) or D3000 (D3600/D3700) enclosure are assigned to individual blades, and the D6000 QQ695A with dual I/O modules is also covered. Firmware 2.0.1.0 or later is required on the switch for MDS600, D2600/D2700 and D3600/D3700 support.
Server-side controllers are the Smart Array P711m, P712m with cache module, P721m and P731m, for example the 513778-B21 Smart Array P711m/1G FBWC controller. Port splitting lets up to four tape devices share one switch port, using cables such as AE470A, AE465A, AN975A and AN976A, and the P731m adds HPE Secure Encryption support.
Controllers for the blades are in HPE interface cards, and the wider range of interconnect modules for c-Class enclosures is in HPE switches.
| Part number | BK764A |
| Name | HPE 6Gb SAS Switch Dual Pack for HPE BladeSystem c-Class |
| Type | 6Gb/s SAS BL switch for c-Class enclosures |
| Redundancy | two switches in the same interconnect bay row; a single switch is non-redundant |
| Shared SAS storage | P2000 G3 SAS arrays AW593B, AW594B |
| Zoned storage | MDS600, D2000 (D2600, D2700), D3000 (D3600, D3700), D6000 QQ695A |
| Tape | port splitting, up to 4 tape devices per port |
| Tape cables | AE470A, AE465A, AN975A, AN976A |
| Firmware | 2.0.1.0 or later for MDS600 and D2600/D2700/D3600/D3700 |
| Controller option | 513778-B21 (P711m/1G FBWC) |
| Compatible with | HPE BladeSystem c3000 and c7000 enclosures; Smart Array P711m, P712m, P721m, P731m |