LSI SAS6160 Switch
  • 16 non-blocking 24 Gb/s SAS, wide ports with zoning and extended cable length support
  • Eliminates the costs of SAS-based “storage islands” in direct-attached storage (DAS) environments and enables independent growth for servers and storage in traditional SANs
  • Allows for multiple servers to connect to one or more independent external storage systems enabling more efficient “scaling out” of both storage and servers in data centers and other large storage installations
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Features

  • 16 SFF8088 Mini-SAS wide ports (4 SAS lanes per port)
  • "1/2 wide" rack form factor

Benefits

  • Easily implemented connection of multiple servers to multiple storage enclosures
  • Supports dual switch installations with no additional rack space requirements
  • Supports virtualized and tiered storage solutions with SAS and SATA hard drives and SSDs
  • Enables fewer, larger storage arrays for efficiency, while easing their management with T-10 compliant zoning 
LSI™ SAS 6160 SWITCH SPECIFICATIONS
SAS Compliances SAS-2.0
SAS Protocols SSP, STP and SMP
SAS Ports Configuration Sixteen x4 Phy Wide
SAS Bandwidths
Half Duplex
Wide Port (4 phys) – 24Gb/s		 Full Duplex
Wide Port (4 phys) – 48Gb/s
Storage Types 1.5, 3.0 or 6.0Gb/s SAS and/or SATA End Devices
Zoning T10 Compliant Zoning
Zone Groups & Zone Sets Embedded SAS Domain Manager (SDM)
Up to 192 zone groups
Up to 16 zone sets
Management Interface SAS in-band or 10/100 Ethernet out-of-band
Firmware Field upgradeable
Connectors
SAS
Fourteen x4 SFF8088 (MiniSAS) -
Passive connectors
Two x4 SFF8088 (MiniSAS) -
Active connectors that provide active copper
cable support		 Ethernet
One RJ-45
LED Indicators
Activity – 1 per port Link/Fault – 1 per port
Real time clock Battery backup RTC
Power Consumption 25 watts nominal (no active cables); 50 watts max
Power Supply External 12 Volt ±5% with 100-240 VAC @ 50/60Hz external power supply
Cooling Dual fans
Size 1/2W – 1.65” x 8” x 10” (Two will fit in a standard 1U rack space)
Environments
Operating
Temperature: 5°C to 50°C
Relative Humidity: 5 to 90% Non-condensing		 Storage
Temperature: -45°C to 105°C
Relative Humidity: 5 to 90% Non-condensing
MTBF 640,000 hours
Compliances FCC Class B; Canada ICES-003 Class B, CE Europe (EN55022/EN55024); Japan VCCI Class B)
Warranty 3 years
SAS Switch Accessories SAS6160 1U Mounting Tray
SAS6160 Replacement Power Supply
Active Cables available in different lengths
Ordering Information LSI SAS6160 Switch P/N: LSI00269
 Product Brief
 At-a-Glance
 Case Study
 Compatibility Document
 Configuration Guide
 FAQ Document
 Product Guide
 Quick Installation Guide
 Release Notes
 Solution Brief
 User Guide
 White Paper

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  • Installation of a 6Gb/s SAS Switch in a Rack Environment
  • LSI 6Gb/s SAS Switch for Scalable, Sharable Storage
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Cables and Accessories

LSI offers various internal cable options to make integration into your current system infrastructure as easy as possible. LSI battery backup units (BBU) are add-on modules that protect against data loss in the event of a server or power failure by providing emergency power to the cache memory.