User Manual

QuickSpecs
HPE Smart Array P408e-m SR Gen10 Controller
Standard Features
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Key Features
• Storage interface (SAS/SATA)
o 8 SAS lanes across an external SAS port
o 12Gb/s SAS, 6Gb/s SATA technology
o Mix-and-match SAS and SATA drives to the same controller
o Support for SAS tape drives, SAS tape autoloaders and SAS tape libraries
• 2 GB Flash-Backed Write Cache (FBWC)
• PCI Express 3.0 x8 link
• RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, 1 ADM, 10 ADM (Advanced Data Mirroring)
• Mixed Mode (RAID logic drives and HBA physical drives simultaneously)
• Legacy and UEFI boot operation
• UEFI System Utilities (storage configuration)
• Up to 238 physical drives
• Up to 64 logical drives
• HPE Smart Array SR SmartCache (optional license)
• HPE Smart Array SR Secure Encryption (optional license)
• HPE SSD Smart Path
• Rapid Parity Initialization (RPI)
• Rapid rebuild
• Drive Sanitize
• Performance Optimization-Degraded Reads and Read Coalescing
• Power efficiency
• Seamless upgrades from HPE Smart Array S-class and E-class controllers
• FIPS 140-2 Level 1 Implementation Under Test (expected validation complete in 2018)
Ports
• External: 8 SAS/SATA lanes across an external SAS port
Performance
• 12Gb/s SAS (1200 MB/s theoretical bandwidth per SAS lane)
• 6Gb/s SATA (600 MB/s theoretical bandwidth per SAS lane)
• PCI Express 3.0 x8 link width
• 2 GB 72-bit wide DDR4-2100 Flash-Backed Write Cache provides up to 16.8 GB/s maximum
cache bandwidth
• Read ahead caching
• Write-back caching
Array Configuration
Features
•
Expand Array
• Heal Array
• Move Drives
• Re-Mirror Array
• Shrink Array
• Spare Management
• Split Mirrored Array
Logical Drive
Configuration Features
•
Extend Logical Drive
• Instant Secure Erase
• Migrate RAID/Stripe Size
• Modifying Cache Write Policy
• Move Logical Drive
• Re-enable Failed Logical Drive
Fault Prevention
The following features offer detection of possible failures before they occur, allowing preventive action
to b
e taken:
• Predictive drive failure detects possible drive failure before it occurs, allowing replacement of
the component before failure occurs.