462862-B21 HP Smart Array P410/256 Controller

• The SA-P410 Controller supports up to 12 drives depending on the server implementation. Additional drives can be supported with cache and connection to an expander.
• Seamless upgrades from past generations and upgrades to next generation HP high performance and high capacity Serial Attached SCSI Smart Array controllers.
• 3G SAS (6G SAS Capable) technology delivers high performance and data bandwidth and contains full compatibility with 1.5G SATA (3G SATA Capable) technology.
• x8 PCI Express gen 2 host interface technology delivers high performance and data bandwidth up to 2 GB/s maximum bandwidth.
• Modular, easy-to-upgrade design lets you optimize performance by upgrading from 40-bit 256MB cache to 72-bit 512MB battery-backed write cache (BBWC).
• Addition of the battery backed cache upgrade enables BBWC, RAID 5, 5+0, array expansion, logical drive extension, RAID migration, and stripe size migration.
• Additionally, Smart Array Advanced Pack License key enables RAID 6 (ADG), 6+0, Advanced Capacity Expansion, Mirror Splitting and Recombining in Offline Mode, Drive Erase, Performance Optimization-Degraded Reads and Read Coalescing (VOD).
• Mix-and-match SAS and SATA hard drives, lets you deploy drive technology as needed to fit your computing environment.
• Software consistency among all Smart Array family products: Array Configuration Utility (ACU), Option ROM Configuration for Arrays (ORCA), Systems Insight Manager, Array Diagnostic Utility (ADU) and SmartStart.
• Support for greater than 2TB in a single logical drive.
• Low-profile PCI Express form factor - ships with a full size bracket for deployment in either a low-profile or full sized slot.

• Online array expansion (with BBWC upgrade)
• Online Advanced Capacity Expansion (with BBWC and Smart Array Advanced Pack upgrade)
• Online logical drive extension (with BBWC upgrade)
• Online RAID level migration (with BBWC upgrade)
• Online strip size migration (with BBWC upgrade)
• Offline Mirror splitting and recombining (with BBWC and Smart Array Advanced Pack upgrade)
• Unlimited global online spare assignment
• User selectable expand and rebuild priority
• User selectable RAID level and stripe size
• User selectable read and write cache sizes

• Eight (8) SAS physical links distributed across 2 internal x4 wide port connectors.

• 3G SAS (6G SAS Capable) [(300MB/s bandwidth per physical link)]
• x8 3G SAS (6G SAS Capable) physical links (compatible with 1.5G SATA [3G SATA Capable])
• 256 MB 40-bit wide DDR2-800MHz cache upgradeable to 512 MB 72-bit wide DDR2-800MHz battery-backed cache provides up to 4.2 GB/s maximum bandwidth
• x8 PCI Express gen 2 host interface provides maximum bandwidth
• Gen 2.0
• Read ahead caching
• Write-back caching (with battery-backed write cache upgrade)

• Up to 38TB of total storage SATA MDL HDD

• Online RAID level migration (between any RAID level/with BBWC)
• Online stripe size migration
• Online array expansion
• Online logical drive extension
• Online drive firmware upgrade
• Unlimited global online spare
• Pre-Failure Warranty

• S.M.A.R.T.: Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology first developed at HP detects possible hard disk failure before it occurs, allowing replacement of the hard drive before a real failure occurs.
• Drive Parameter Tracking monitors drive operational parameters, predicting failure and notifying the administrator.
• Dynamic Sector Repairing continually performs background surface scans on the hard disk drives during inactive periods and automatically remaps bad sectors, ensuring data integrity.
• Smart Array Cache Tracking monitors integrity of controller cache, allowing pre-failure preventative maintenance.

• RAID 6 with ADG (Advanced Data Guarding): This is the highest level of fault tolerance. It allocates two sets of parity data across drives and allows simultaneous write operations. This level of fault tolerance can withstand two simultaneous drive failures without downtime or data loss.
• RAID 6+0: Supported with min of 8 drives, but would have 4 available. Target benefit is to split RAID across the external boxes
  NOTE: RAID 6, 6+0 is available only with the minimum of 256MB, Battery Kit, and Smart Array Advanced Pack License Key option upgrades
• RAID 5 (Distributed Data Guarding): This allocates one set of parity data across drives and allows simultaneous write operations. This level of fault tolerance can withstand a single drive failure without downtime or data loss.
  • RAID5 is available on the SA P410/P410i only if the 256MB & Battery kit option is used
• RAID 5+0: This is a RAID 0 array striped across 5 elements. Combines the straight block-level striping of RAID 0 with the distributed parity of RAID 5.
• RAID 1, 1+0 (Drive Mirroring): This allocates half of the drive array to data and the other half to mirrored data, providing two copies of every file. It is a high-performance RAID.

• 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 an On-Line Spare and data is reconstructed automatically.
• DRAM ECC detects and corrects data bit errors.
• Battery-backed write cache upgrade provides for up to two days of battery power for data cache retention. The data backup duration could be extended anytime the server's auxiliary power is available during system power down.

• GUI based configuration, management and diagnostic software tools
• Common data format between generations of products
• Data migration between servers and external StorageWorks Modular Smart Array enclosures

• Powerful server and server options/storage manager tool
• Monitors over 1200 system wide parameters
• Configuration/Diagnostic Utilities

• Powerful Web based configuration utility for all Smart Array controllers
• Provides a graphical view of HP drive array configurations
• Allows for management of multiple arrays over a secure internet connection from anywhere in the world
• Easy to use Wizards for configuration
• Runs offline for all supported Operating Systems and runs online for Windows and Linux. For online configuration of NetWare, use CPQONLIN

• A simple method for managing logical drives during system power up by pressing F8 during POST
• Allows the ability to create arrays, logical drives, and assign an online spare drive
• Allows the ability to view and delete logical drives
• Allows the ability to select the boot controller
• For advanced array configurations use ACU

• In depth diagnostic and reporting utility for all Smart Array controllers
• Runs offline for all supported Operating Systems, and runs online for Windows and Linux

Technical Specifications