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The HP Smart Array P400 Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) controller (SA-P400) provides new levels of performance and
reliability for HP servers, through its support of the latest SCSI technology and advanced RAID capabilities. The SA P400 is
a high-performance PCI Express (PCIe) RAID controller with 8 internal Serial Attached SCSI ports available in a low-profile
form factor or embedded (SA-P400i). It supports up to 512MB of battery-backed write cache (BBWC) and RAID Level 6
(ADG).
 
 

Models

 

HP Smart Array P400
Controller

HP Smart Array P400/256MB Controller

405132-B21

HP Smart Array P400/512MB Controller with BBWC

411064-B21

Upgrade Options

Battery Attach Kit

Smart Array P400 Battery Attach Kit

NOTE:

 This option kit contains a 24" battery cable and adhesive material for

installing a battery into the following servers if a Smart Array P400 is integrated
outside of the factory - HP ProLiant ML310 G3, HP ProLiant DL320 G4, HP
ProLiant ML350 G5, HP ProLiant DL380 G5 (installations in a full size slot), and
HP ProLiant DL580 G4. For all solutions, please refer to the HP ProLiant
QuickSpecs and User's Manual for detailed installation instructions.

417836-B21

Cache Upgrades

Battery-backed write cache upgrade

383280-B21

512MB Battery-backed write cache upgrade

405148-B21

QuickSpecs

HP Smart Array P400 Controller

Overview

DA - 12400   Worldwide QuickSpecs — Version 5 — 10/3/2006

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Summary of Contents for SA-P400

Page 1: ... Controller with BBWC 411064 B21 Upgrade Options Battery Attach Kit Smart Array P400 Battery Attach Kit NOTE This option kit contains a 24 battery cable and adhesive material for installing a battery into the following servers if a Smart Array P400 is integrated outside of the factory HP ProLiant ML310 G3 HP ProLiant DL320 G4 HP ProLiant ML350 G5 HP ProLiant DL380 G5 installations in a full size s...

Page 2: ...ng to fail but allows replacement of failing drives prior to actual failure For complete details consult the HP Support Center or refer to your HP Server documentation Key Features The SA P400 controller supports up to 18 drives The SA P400i supports up to 6 drives depending on the server implementation Seamless upgrades from past generations and upgrades to next generation HP high performance and...

Page 3: ...xpansion the SA P400 offers Up to 2TB of total storage with SATA HDD Up to 2 628TB of total storage with 18 x 146GB SFF SAS HDD Availability Provides increased server uptime by providing advanced storage functionality Online RAID level migration between any RAID level Online stripe size migration Online array expansion Online logical drive extension Online drive firmware upgrade Unlimited global o...

Page 4: ...re Recovery ROM This feature protects the user from a firmware image corruption by storing a redundant copy of the firmware image If the active firmware image becomes corrupt the controller will use the redundant firmware image and continue operating On Line Spares There is no limit to the number of spare drives that can be installed prior to drive failure If a failure occurs recovery begins with ...

Page 5: ...ssive generation of product and takes much of the guesswork out of troubleshooting field problems These tools lower the total cost of ownership by reducing training and technical expertise necessary to install and maintain HP server storage Systems Insight Manager Powerful server and server options storage manager tool Monitors over 1200 system wide parameters Configuration Diagnostic Utilities HP...

Page 6: ...ility for all Smart Array controllers Runs offline for all supported Operating Systems and runs online for Windows and Linux QuickSpecs HP Smart Array P400 Controller Compatibility DA 12400 Worldwide QuickSpecs Version 5 10 3 2006 Page 6 ...

Page 7: ...o 24 hours x 7 days Duration Select duration of coverage for a period of 1 3 or 5 years Warranty upgrade options can come in the form of Care Packs which are sold at the HP System level this product attaches too HP Care Pack Information HP Care Pack is defined as an upgrade to the product warranty attribute available for a specific duration and hours of coverage Care Packs for this option is sold ...

Page 8: ...D 411276 B21 HP 160GB 1 5G SATA 7 2K NHP 3 5 HDD 411275 B21 HP 80GB 1 5G SATA 7 2K NHP 3 5 HDD 383410 B21 NOTE Go to the HP Hard Drive Compatibility table for complete drive compatibility information http www hp com products harddiskdrives Using hard drives in unsupported configurations will result in voiding the warranty and could result in damage to the drive and or loss of data NOTE There is a ...

Page 9: ...pport RAID 6 with ADG Advanced Data Guarding requires Battery Backed Write Cache Upgrade RAID 5 Distributed Data Guarding RAID 1 0 Striping Mirroring RAID 0 Striping Upgradeable Firmware Upgradeable Firmware with recovery ROM feature Copyright 2006 Hewlett Packard Development Company L P The information contained herein is subject to change without notice Microsoft and Windows are registered trade...

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