HP Smart Array P420i
Controller
Dimensions
Embedded
Disk Drive and Enclosure
Interface - Transfer rate
6Gb/s SAS (Serial Attached SCSI)
3Gb/s SATA (Serial ATA)
SAS Connectors
2 internal 4X connectors
Cache Memory Speed
DDR3-1333MHz with 40 or 72-bit wide bus
Server Interface
x8 PCIe 3.0 provides 32.0GB/s maximum bandwidth
SAS Speed
8 6Gb/s SAS links provide 4.8GB/s maximum bandwidth
Cache Memory
Zero Memory RAID has no cache memory
40-bit 512MB ECC protected Flash Backed Write Cache (FBWC)
72-bit 1GB and 2GB ECC protected FBWC
Logical Drives Supported
Zero Memory, Up to 2 logical volumes (8 physical drives)
Up to 64 logical drives with cache
Host Memory Addressing
64-bit, supporting greater than 4GB server memory space
RAID Support
RAID 6, 60 (Advanced Data Guarding)
RAID 5, 50 (Distributed Data Guarding
NOTE:
A minimum of 512 MB cache is required to enable RAID 5, 50, 6, 60.
NOTE:
HP Smart Array Advanced Pack (SAAP 2.0) is no longer required to
enable RAID 6 & 60 (Advanced Data Guarding). However, controller must be in
firmware version 4.68 (or later).
RAID 1+0 (Striping & Mirroring)
RAID 0 (Striping), RAID 1 (Mirroring)
HP Ethernet 1Gb 4-port
331i Adapter
Network Interface
10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-TX
Compatibility
IEEE 802.3 10Base-T
IEEE 802.3ab 1000Base-T
IEEE 802.3u 100Base-TX
Data Transfer Method
PCI Express, two lanes (x2)
Controller
BCM5719
Network Transfer Rate
10Base-T (Half-Duplex)
10 Mb/s per port, 40 Mb/s Combined
10Base-T (Full-Duplex)
20 Mb/s per port, 80 Mb/s Combined
100Base-TX (Half-Duplex) 100 Mb/s per port, 400 Mb/s Combined
100Base-TX (Full-Duplex) 200 Mb/s per port, 800 Mb/s Combined
1000Base-TX (Half-
Duplex)
1000Mb/s per port, 4000 Mb/s Combined
1000 Base-TX (Full-
Duplex)
2000Mb/s per port, 8000 Mb/s Combined
Connector
RJ-45
Cable Support
10Base-T
Categories 3, 4 or 5 UTP; up to 328 ft (100 m)
10/100/1000Base-TX
Category 5 or better; up to 328 ft (100 m)
QuickSpecs
HP ProLiant ML350p Generation 8 (Gen8)
Technical Specifications
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