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The HP Smart Array P400 is HP's first PCI-Express (PCIe) serial attached SCSI (SAS) RAID controller and provides new levels of performance and reliability for HP servers, through its support of the latest SCSI technology and advanced RAID capabilities.
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Introducing the Smart Array P400 available now with the latest in I/O slot technology and performance grade features.
- Performance
- 8 internal ports of 3Gb Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
- x8 PCI-Express I/O connector
- DDR-2/533 memory
- 512MB and Battery-Backed Write Cache (BBWC) upgrade options
- Reliable
- Standard RAID 0,1, 1+0, 5
- RAID6 support with BBWC
- Recovery ROM
- Flexibility
- Supports SAS and SATA disk drives
- SAS expander support
- Ships with both low profile and full size brackets for flexible server deployment
- Manageable
- Online Drive Flash
- Remote monitoring and configuration
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Ideal for...
SAS based servers and storage enclosures that require mission critical reliability and high performance
- File/Print
- General purpose applications
- Domain controller
- Small databases
- Application Servers
- Dedicated applications
- E-Business
- E-Commerce Storefronts
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SA-P400 |
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| Data Compatibility |
Yes, future SAS Smart Array controllers |
Yes, future SAS Smart Array controllers |
Yes, Parallel SCSI Smart Array controllers |
Yes, Parallel SCSI Smart Array controllers |
| Instant Upgrades to other Smart Array Controllers |
Yes, SAS Smart Array controllers |
Yes, SAS Smart Array controllers |
Yes, Parallel SCSI Smart Array controllers |
Yes, Parallel SCSI Smart Array controllers |
| Consistent Software Management Tools |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| PCI Bus |
PCIe x8 |
64-bit, 133 Mhz |
64-bit, 133 Mhz |
64-bit, 133 Mhz |
| PCI Peak Data Transfer Rate |
2GB/s |
1066MB/s |
1066MB/s |
1066MB/s |
| SCSI Protocol Support |
3Gb SAS/1.5Gb SATA |
3Gb SAS/1.5Gb SATA |
Ultra 320, Ultra3, Ultra2 |
Ultra 320, Ultra3, Ultra2 |
| SCSI Peak Data Transfer Rate |
3Gb/s per port |
3Gb/s per port |
320MB/s per channel |
320MB/s per channel |
| Channels |
8 SAS ports |
8 SAS ports |
2* U320 SCSI channels |
2 U320 SCSI Channels |
| Connectors (External/Internal) |
0/2 |
1/2 |
2/2* |
1/1 |
| Drives Supported (Max) |
18 |
38 |
28* |
20 |
| Cache |
256MB DDR2- RAM, with available BBWC upgrade and 512MB BBWC upgrade |
256MB DDR-RAM BBWC, upgradeable to 512MB BBWC |
128MB DDR-RAM BBWC, upgradeable to 512MB BBWC |
64 MB of DDR-RAM used for code, transfer buffers, and read cache, upgradeable to 128MB BBWC |
| RAID Support |
0, 1, 1+0, 5 Optional 6 (ADG) |
0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6 (ADG) |
0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6 (ADG) |
0, 1, 1+0, 5 |
| Online Spare Support |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| BBWC Enabler |
Optional |
Yes |
Yes |
Optional |
| I/O Slot Type |
PCI-Express |
PCI-X |
PCI-X |
PCI-X |
* The SA-6402 supports an optional 2-Channel U320 upgrade module, adding support for two additional U320 SCSI channels with two additional external SCSI ports, increasing the total drives supported to 56. |
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