Smart Array P420/2GB FBWC 6Gb 2-ports Int SAS Controller

Introduction

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, second generation storage performance and data protection for select HP ProLiant Gen8 rack servers 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 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).

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, 1+0, 5, 50, 6, 60. New predictive spare activation for improved rebuild and maximized uptime. Reduction in parity initialization from 45 days to 5 hours.

Ports & interfaces

Supported storage drive interfaces

SAS, Serial ATA

Host interface

PCI Express x8

Internal mini-SAS ports

2

Performance

RAID levels

0,1,1+0,5,6,50

RAID Level Migration

Y

Data transfer rate

6 Gbit/s

Internal memory

2048 MB

Internal memory type

DDR3

Memory clock speed

1333 MHz

S.M.A.R.T. support

Y

Online Capacity Expansion

Y

System requirements

Windows operating systems supported

Y

Linux operating systems supported

Y

Weight & dimensions

Width

57.1 mm

Depth

190.5 mm

Height

241.3 mm

Other features

PCI Card form factor

Half-height (low-profile)