HP Smart Array P421/2GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Ext SAS Controller

The HP Smart Array P421 Controller is a low profile, 6 Gb/s, PCIe 3.0, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) RAID controller that provides enterprise class, second generation storage performance, maximum external scalability, and data protection for select HP ProLiant Gen8 rack servers and tower servers. It features eight external 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 between HP Smart Array Controllers means customers can easily upgrade to future Smart Array Controllers. HP Smart Array Advanced Pack 2.0 firmware makes it easier for customers to protect their data with advanced functionality for this next generation of Smart Array controllers, including features such as RAID 1 ADM (Advanced Data Mirroring).

Specifications:

• Data Backup Type Flash-Backed Cache
• Data Transfer Rate 600MBps
• Drive Supported 64 x Logical
• Host Interface PCI Express 3.0 x8
• Interfaces Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
• Ports 2 x 6Gb/s SAS - Mini-SAS External
• RAID Levels 0 / 1 / 1+0 / 5 / 50 / 6 / 60
• Memory 2GB ECC DDR3 SDRAM

Compatibility:

HP ProLiant DL Servers
• HP ProLiant DL160 Gen8 Server series
• HP ProLiant DL360e Gen8 Server series
• HP ProLiant DL360p Gen8 Server series
• HP ProLiant DL380e Gen8 Server series
• HP ProLiant DL380p Gen8 Server series
• HP ProLiant DL385p Gen8 Server series

HP ProLiant ML Servers
• HP ProLiant ML350e Gen8 Server series
• HP ProLiant ML350p Gen8 Server series

HP ProLiant Scalable Systems
• HP ProLiant SL250s Gen8 Server series