User Manual

QuickSpecs
HPE Smart Array P204i-b SR Gen10 Controller
Standard Features
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Key Features
• Storage interface (SAS/SATA)
o 4 SAS lanes across an internal SAS port
o 12Gb/s SAS, 6Gb/s SATA technology
o Mix-and-match SAS and SATA drives to the same controller
• 1 GB Flash-Backed Write Cache (FBWC)
• PCI Express 3.0 x8 link
• RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 1 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 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 Software RAID
• FIPS 140-2 Level 1 Implementation Under Test (expected validation complete in 2018)
Port
• Internal: 4 SAS/SATA lanes across an internal 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
• 1 GB 40-bit wide DDR4-2100 Flash-Backed Write Cache provides up to 8.4 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
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Extend and Move Logical Drive
• Instant Secure Erase
• Migrate RAID/Stripe Size
• Modifying Cache Write Policy
• Re-enable Failed Logical Drive
Fault Prevention
The following features offer detection of possible failures before they occur, allowing preventive action
to be taken:
• Predictive drive failure detects possible drive failure before it occurs, allowing replacement of
the component before failure occurs
• Background surface scan checks drives during inactive periods and automatically remaps bad
sectors, ensuring data integrity
• HPE SmartSSD Wear Gauge reports the amount of lifetime remaining on your SSDs