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Overview
The HP Smart Array P600 serial attached SCSI (SAS) controller provides new levels of performance and reliability for HP servers, through its support of the latest SCSI technology and advanced RAID capabilities. The first of a new generation of SAS Smart Array controllers, the SA-P600 once again raises the standards of performance offering twice the bandwidth of a 4-channel U320 array controller.

What's new
  • Support for 3Gb Serial Attached SCSI (SAS
  • New 512MB Battery-Backed Write Cache (BBWC) option
  • Online Drive Flash

Ideal environment

Ideal for...

SAS based servers and storage enclosures that require mission critical reliability and high performance
  • Need for higher performance
  • Mission critical requirements or applications
  • Storage capacity growth
  • Direct attached storage applications requiring high levels of performance

Model comparison
 
SA-P600
» SA-642
Data Compatibility 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, Parallel SCSI Smart Array controllers Yes, Parallel SCSI Smart Array controllers
Consistent Software Management Tools Yes Yes Yes
PCI Bus 64-bit, 133 Mhz 64-bit, 133 Mhz 64-bit, 133 Mhz
PCI Peak Data Transfer Rate 1066MB/s 1066MB/s 1066MB/s
SCSI Protocol Support 3Gb SAS/1.5Gb SATA Ultra 320, Ultra3, Ultra2 Ultra 320, Ultra3, Ultra2
SCSI Peak Data Transfer Rate 3Gb/s per port 320MB/s per channel 320MB/s per channel
Channels 8 SAS ports 2* U320 SCSI channels 2 U320 SCSI Channels
Connectors (External/Internal) 1/2 2/2* 1/1
Drives Supported (Max) 38 28* 20
Cache 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, 6 (ADG) 0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6 (ADG) 0, 1, 1+0, 5
Online Spare Support Yes Yes Yes
BBWC Enabler Yes Yes Optional

* 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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