Description
The HP Smart Array P420 Controller is a low profile, 6 Gb/s, PCIe 3.0, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) RAID controller that provides enterprise class, storage performance and data protection for select HP ProLiant Gen8 rack and tower servers. It features eight internal SAS ports and delivers increased server uptime by providing advanced storage functionality, including online RAID level migration (between any RAID levels) with flash back write cache, global online spare, and pre-failure warning. Data Compatibility among all models of Smart Array controllers allows simple and easy migration at any time when needs for higher performance, capacity, and availability increase. Even new generations of Smart Array controllers can understand the data format of previous generations of Smart Array controllers.
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Increased Performance and Data Protection, with Reduced Initial Setup Time
Up to 3x performance improvement over past generation, using up to 2 GB DDR3-1333 cache memory.Long term data retention with flash back write cache (FBWC) offered as a standard feature, up to 2 GB capacity.Support for RAID 0/1, 10, 5, 50, and RAID 6 & 60.New predictive spare activation for improved rebuild and maximized uptime.
Specifications
Summary
- Product Description
- HPE Smart Array P420/1GB FBWC - storage controller (RAID) - SATA 6Gb/s / SAS 6Gb/s - PCIe 3.0 x8
- Device Type
- Storage controller (RAID) - plug-in card - low profile
- Bus Type
- PCIe 3.0 x8
- Interface
- SATA 6Gb/s / SAS 6Gb/s
- Data Transfer Rate
- 6 Gbit/s
- Buffer Size
- 1 GB
- Supported Devices
- Disk array (RAID)
- Channel Qty
- 8
- RAID Level
- RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, RAID 50
- System Requirements
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x86 Edition, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 x64 Edition, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 x64 Edition, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 x64 Edition
- Dimensions (WxDxH)
- 5.72 cm x 24.13 cm x 19.05 cm
- Designed For
- ProLiant DL160 Gen8, DL320e Gen8, DL380e Gen8, DL380p Gen8, DL385p Gen8, DL560 Gen8, ML310e Gen8, ML350e Gen8, ML350p Gen8, SL210t Gen8, SL250s Gen8, SL270s Gen8
Detailed Specification
General
- Device Type
- Storage controller (RAID) - plug-in card - low profile
- Host Bus
- PCIe 3.0 x8
Storage Controller
- Interface
- SATA 6Gb/s / SAS 6Gb/s
- Data Transfer Rate
- 6 Gbit/s
- Buffer Size
- 1 GB
- Supported Devices
- Disk array (RAID)
- Channel Qty
- 8
- RAID Level
- RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, RAID 50
Expansion / Connectivity
- Interfaces
- 2 x SATA 6Gb/s / SAS 6Gb/s (internal)
- Compatible Slots
- 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x8 - low-profile
Miscellaneous
- Compliant Standards
- WEEE
Software / System Requirements
- OS Required
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x86 Edition, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 x64 Edition, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 x64 Edition, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 x64 Edition
Dimensions & Weight
- Width
- 5.72 cm
- Depth
- 24.13 cm
- Height
- 19.05 cm
Compatibility Information
- Designed For
- HPE ProLiant DL160 Gen8, DL160 Gen8 Entry, DL160 Gen8 Performance, DL320e Gen8, DL320e Gen8 Base, DL320e Gen8 Entry, DL320e Gen8 Performance, DL380e Gen8, DL380p Gen8, DL380p Gen8 Base, DL380p Gen8 Entry, DL380p Gen8 High Performance, DL380p Gen8 Special, DL385p Gen8, DL385p Gen8 Dedicated Workload, DL385p Gen8 Entry, DL385p Gen8 Maximized Consolidation, DL385p Gen8 Storage, DL560 Gen8, DL560 Gen8 Base, DL560 Gen8 Entry, DL560 Gen8 Performance, ML310e Gen8, ML310e Gen8 Base, ML310e Gen8 Entry, ML310e Gen8 Performance, ML310e Gen8 v2, ML310e Gen8 v2 Base, ML310e Gen8 v2 Enty, ML310e Gen8 v2 Performance, ML350e Gen8, ML350e Gen8 Base, ML350e Gen8 Entry, ML350e Gen8 Performance, ML350e Gen8 v2, ML350p Gen8, SL210t Gen8 1U Node, SL250s Gen8 2U Left Half Width Tray, SL250s Gen8 2U PCIe Gen3 Left Tray, SL250s Gen8 2U Right Half Width Tray, SL250s Gen8 Base 2U Left Half Width Tray, SL250s Gen8 Base 2U Right Half Width Tray, SL270s Gen8 1U Left Half Width Tray, SL270s Gen8 1U Right Half Width Tray, SL270s Gen8 Base 4U Left Half Width Tray, SL270s Gen8 Base 4U Right Half Width Tray, SL270s Gen8 SE 4U Left Tray, SL270s Gen8 SE 4U Right Tray
