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The BK763A is the HPE 6Gb SAS Switch Single Pack for HPE BladeSystem c-Class, a hot-pluggable single-wide interconnect module. It has sixteen internal blade bay ports with two 6Gb/s SAS links each and eight external Mini-SAS ports with four 6Gb/s SAS links each, and the external ports attach to storage enclosures.
The module is 1.1 in tall, 7.584 in wide and 10.548 in deep, weighs 5.2 lb and is rated at 40 W maximum. It can sit in up to six interconnect bays of a c7000 enclosure or up to two of a c3000. Zoning of switch ports to server bays is done in the embedded Virtual SAS Manager, through its GUI or CLI, and management also runs over SSH, Telnet, HTTP, SNMP and RS232 using the Onboard Administrator CLI.
Cascading several arrays from one switch port is not a supported configuration. For cabling, the 407339-B21 External Mini SAS 2m Cable connects P2000 G3 SAS, MDS600 and D2000 storage, and the MSA 1040 SAS option list includes this switch pack as well.
Other BladeSystem interconnects, including more SAS and Fibre Channel modules for c-Class enclosures, can be found in HPE switches.
| Part number | BK763A |
| Name | HPE 6Gb SAS Switch Single Pack for HPE BladeSystem c-Class |
| Type | 6Gb/s SAS BL switch, hot pluggable, single-wide |
| Internal ports | 16, each with 2 x 6Gb/s SAS links |
| External ports | 8 Mini-SAS, each with 4 x 6Gb/s SAS links |
| Interconnect bays | up to 6 in c7000, up to 2 in c3000 |
| Dimensions (H x W x D) | 1.1 x 7.584 x 10.548 in |
| Weight | 5.2 lb |
| Power | 40 W maximum |
| Management | Virtual SAS Manager GUI and CLI, SSH, Telnet, HTTP, SNMP |
| Cable option | 407339-B21 |
| Compatible with | HPE BladeSystem c3000 and c7000 enclosures; Smart Array P711m, P712m, P721m and P731m controllers in the blades |