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QuickSpecs
HPE Smart Array P430 Controller
Standard Features
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The Smart Array
Advantage
HPE's innovative design and integration work of the Smart Array family of products creates customer
value that is unmatched in the industry. Use of Smart Array products across multiple applications
results in a much lower
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) than any other server storage RAID product.
The HPE Smart Array family brings an unparalleled return on investment through:
Data Compatibility among most current shipping Smart Array controllers allows simple and easy
upgrades any time as needs for higher performance, capacity, and availability increase. Even successive
generations of Smart Array controllers understand the data format of other Smart Array Controllers.
Consistent Configuration and Management Tools. Most current shipping Smart Array products
utilize a standard set of management and utility software. These tools minimize Total Cost of
Ownership (TCO) by reducing training requirements and technical expertise necessary to install and
maintain the HPE server storage.
SmartDrive Carrier form factor is used across multiple Hewlett Packard Enterprise servers. With
compatibility across many enterprise platforms, you are free to deploy and re
-deploy these drives to
quickly deliver increased storage capacity, migrate
data between systems, and easily manage spare
drives.
Pre-Failure Warranty means HPE Insight Manager not only reports when a drive is going to fail but
allows replacement of failing drives prior to actual failure. For complete details, consult the
HPE
Support Center or refer to your HPE Server documentation.
Key Features
• The SA-P430 Controller supports up to 27 drives depending on the server implementation.
• Seamless upgrades from past generations and upgrades to next generation HPE high
performance and high capacity Serial Attached SCSI Smart Array controllers.
• 12Gb/s SAS performance when used on a DL580 Gen8 with 12Gb/s devices (SSDs or HDDs)
• 6Gb/s SAS technology delivers high performance and data bandwidth and contains full
compatibility with 6Gb/s SATA technology.
• PCI Express Gen3 x8 link width delivers high performance and data bandwidth up to 8 GT/s
theoretical maximum bandwidth
• 2 or 4 GiBytes Flash Backed Write Cache (FBWC) provides read ahead caching and write back
caching with indefinite write cache data retention in the case of unexpected power outage
• Standard on the P430 are RAID 6 ADG, RAID 60 ADG, RAID 1 ADM, Capacity Expansion,
mirror split, recombine, and rollback in Online Mode, Drive Erase, Performance Optimization-
Degraded Reads and Read Coalescing, Move/Delete any individual LUNS and Online Split
Mirror.
• Capable of supporting both legacy and UEFI boot operation on a DL580 Gen8 server
• The HPE SSD Smart Path feature included in the Smart Array software stack improves SSD
read for all RAID levels and RAID 0 write operations by optimizing the path to each SSD
attached to the controller
• The HPE SmartCache feature (HPE Smart Cache license is required on P430) is a controller-
based read caching solution in a DAS environment that caches the most frequently accessed
data ("hot" data) onto lower latency SSDs to dynamically accelerate application workloads.
• The HPE Secure Encryption, available as an option, is a Smart Array controller-based data
encryption solution for ProLiant Gen 8 servers that protect sensitive, mission critical data.
• Mix-and-match SAS and SATA hard drives lets you deploy drive technology as needed to fit
your computing environment.
• Software consistency on most current shipping Smart Array products: HPE Smart Storage
Administrator, HPE Systems Insight Manager (SIM), and HPE Intelligent Provisioning. The
HPE Smart Storage Administrator configures and manages a host of Smart Array Controllers
and other storage devices using a single interface. It replaces the HPE Array Configuration
Utility (ACU) with an updated design and configuration enhancements.
• Low-profile PCI Express form factor - ships with a full size and a low profile bracket for
deployment flexibility based on slot availability.