Logic Switch User Manual

LSI Corporation | September 2010 Page 5
LSISAS6160 SAS Switch User Guide Chapter 1: Overview
| LSISAS6160 Switch Features
Chapter 1
This document is the primary reference for the LSISAS6160 Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
switch. It describes the features of the switch and explains how to perform installation
and physical configuration of the switch. The document also explains how to use both
the web-based, and the command-driven SAS Domain Manager (SDM) utility interfaces
to create storage configurations in the SAS domain. It also includes troubleshooting
information.
This document assumes that you have some familiarity with SAS devices and SAS
hardware configuration. The following people are the intended audience of this
document:
 Engineers and managers who are evaluating the SAS6160 switch for possible use in
a system
 System administrators and end users who are installing and using the SAS6160
switch
1.1 LSISAS6160 Switch
Features
The SAS6160 switch has the following features:
 A total of 14 external SAS connectors for SAS initiators and targets that use passive
cables
 Two external SAS connectors for SAS initiators and targets that use active or passive
cables
 Connectors support a SAS link rates of 6.0Gb/s, 3.0Gb/s, or 1.5Gb/s
 10/100 Based-T Ethernet for enclosure management
 Nonblocking feature provides simultaneous access of any port to any port at full
port bandwidth
Overview