Description
The Astek A51606 is a 1U wide,16-port SAS switch. The switch extends the capabilities of SAS in direct-attached storage (DAS) environments by allowing multiple servers to connect to one or more independent storage systems. Astek's A51606 switch is designed to provide customers with a low-cost and easy to use storage networking option for rack-mount server and storage installations in cloud computing, mega data-center and small- to medium-sized business (SMB) environments.
By enabling storage resources to be shared across multiple hosts, and managed effectively through SAS zoning, Astek SAS Switch products help customers to maximize storage resource utilization, eliminate islands of storage and simplify storage management, backup and upgrades.
Simple, plug-and-play integration is further enhanced by having complete SAS management available through an embedded utility. The embedded utility is able to modify port configuration, including zoning, firmware management and viewing the topology of the SAS domain. It also offers flexibility to reconfigure without reconnecting cables or adding hardware.
As the SAS physical layer supports both SAS and Serial ATA (SATA), the SAS Switch enables single switching infrastructure to address multiple classes of storage supporting a mix of SAS and SATA storage enclosures.
A single SAS Switch can be used in a normal configuration, or two switches can be configured for a High Availability (HA) application where both ports of the storage are connected using redundant paths. If one of the switches fails, the second one will continue normal operation.
Specifications
| SAS Compliances |
SAS-2.0 |
| SAS Protocols |
SSP,STP and SMP |
| SAS Ports Configuration |
Sixteen x4 Phy Wide |
