Table 28 Smart Array P812 controller specifications
Full-height, full-length PCI Express
Dimensions (excluding bracket)
12.3 in x 4.4 in x 0.5 in (31.1 cm x 11.1 cm x 1.2 cm)
PCIe2 x8 (i.e., x8 mechanical, up to x8 electrical)
PCI label
x8 5 GT/s PCI Express (4 GB/s maximum bandwidth in each direction)
PCI link rate
2 Mini SAS 4i connectors 4 Mini SAS 4x connectors
SAS/SATA connectivity
SAS protocol: 6 Gb/s, 3 Gb/s, or 1.5 Gb/s
SAS/SATA link rate
SATA protocol: 3 Gb/s or 1.5 Gb/s
1 GB capacity (not all of which is available for user data)
RAID cache
64-bit data width with 8-bit error correcting code (ECC)
Flash-backed on power loss
Tether to capacitor pack
Removable
DDR2-800 (6.4 GiB/s maximum bandwidth)
RAID cache bus speed
Yes
Software upgradeable firmware
100 drives
Maximum drive count
64-bit, supporting servers memory space greater than 4 GB
System memory addressing
108 drives (e.g., 108 TB with 108 x 1 TB SATA 3.5" MDL HDD)
Maximum capacity
RAID 6 (Advanced Data Guarding)
RAID support
RAID 60
RAID 5 (Distributed Data Guarding)
RAID 50
RAID 1+0 (Striping & Mirroring)
RAID 1 (Mirroring)
RAID 0 (Striping)
Flashable ROM with redundant firmware images
Upgradeable firmware
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