Controller/Controller Options

The HPE Smart Array P721m Controller is a PCI-Express (PCIe) 3.0 mezzanine card supporting direct attached SAS Storage. It provides reliability, connectivity, and storage performance for HPE ProLiant Gen8 server blades through its support of the latest SAS technology and advanced RAID capabilities. HPE Smart Array Advanced Pack (SAAP) 2.0 features, such as dual domain, RAID 6, 60, Advanced Data Mirroring is included in the P721m.

Are you looking for enterprise-class performance and fault tolerance for the data on your HPE Synergy Compute Modules?

The HPE Smart Array P240nr Controller is a flexible Smart Array, 12 Gb/s SAS RAID controller that provides enterprise-class storage performance and data protection for HPE Synergy Compute Modules. It features four internal physical links and delivers increased compute module uptime by providing advanced storage functionality with Flash-Backed Write Cache (FBWC) and pre-failure warning.

Multiple HPE Smart Array Controllers are supported with a single HPE Smart Storage Battery without needing additional backup power source for each controller, resulting in a simple upgrade process and at a reduced cost.

Do you need a cost-effective storage controller that provides fast access to the data on your HPE Synergy Compute Modules?

The HPE H240nr Smart Host Bus Adapter comes in a flexible Smart SAS HBA form factor that provides a reliable, high performing SAS connectivity to the data in the compute module drives. Supported on HPE Synergy Compute Modules, it features four internal physical links and it delivers 12 Gb/s SAS performance. The H240nr Smart HBA provides flexibility to run in HBA mode or simple RAID mode. When operating in simple RAID mode, it provides RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10 with optional HPE Secure Encryption capabilities. Unlike the HPE Smart Array Controllers, the H240nr Smart HBA does not offer any acceleration or support cache modules.

Do you need a cost effective controller that provides fast access to the data on the internal server drives?

The HPE H240 Smart Host Bus Adapter comes in a low profile, PCIe3 x8 standup form factor that provides a reliable, high performing SAS connectivity to the data in the server internal drives. Featuring eight internal physical links, it delivers 12 Gb/s SAS performance. The H240 Smart Host Bus Adapter provides flexibility to run as an HBA mode or simple RAID mode. When operating in simple RAID mode, it provides RAID 0, RAID 1, and RAID 5 with optional HPE Secure Encryption capabilities. Unlike the HPE Smart Array Controllers, the H240 does not offer any acceleration or support cache modules.

Are you looking for a controller to give you increased performance when connecting to internal drives on the HPE ProLiant BL460c Gen10 Server Blade?

The HPE Smart Array P204i-b SR Gen10 Controller, supporting 12 Gb/s SAS and PCIe 3.0, provides enterprise-class storage performance, reliability, security and efficiency needed to address your evolving data storage needs. This controller has four internal SAS lanes, allowing connection to SAS or SATA drives, supports Mixed Mode operations of RAID and HBA simultaneously, and offers encryption for data-at rest on any drive. The Smart Array P204i-b SR Gen10 Controller is ideal for maximizing performance while supporting advanced RAID levels with 1 GB Flash-Backed Write Cache (FBWC).

The HPE Smart Array Gen10 controllers are supported by the HPE Smart Storage Battery, which supports multiple devices and is sold separately.

Are you looking for a cost effective, enterprise-class controller for internal attached drives without occupying a PCIe expansion slot? The HPE Smart Array E208i-a SR Gen10 Controller, supporting 12 Gb/s SAS and PCIe 3.0, provides a cost-effective storage solution with enterprise-class reliability supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 and software-defined storage (SDS). This controller has eight internal SAS lanes, allowing connection to SAS or SATA drives, supports Mixed Mode operations of RAID and HBA simultaneously, and offers encryption for data-at rest on any drive. This type-a modular controller occupies a dedicated storage slot without occupying a PCIe expansion slot.

Are you looking for an enterprise-level controller to maximize performance and storage capacity without occupying a PCI Express (PCIe) expansion slot?

The HPE Smart Array P816i-a SR Gen10 Controller, supporting 12 Gb/s SAS and PCIe 3.0, provides enterprise-class storage performance, reliability, security and efficiency needed to address your evolving data storage needs. This controller has sixteen internal SAS lanes, allowing connection to SAS or SATA drives, supports Mixed Mode operations of RAID and HBA simultaneously, and offers encryption for data-at-rest on any drive. The Smart Array P816i-a SR Gen10 Controller is ideal for maximizing performance while supporting advanced RAID levels with 4 GB Flash-Backed Write Cache (FBWC). This type-a modular controller occupies a dedicated storage slot without occupying a PCIe expansion slot.

The Gen10 controllers are supported by the HPE Smart Storage Battery. The HPE Smart Storage Battery supports multiple devices and is sold separately.

Are you looking for a high performance enterprise-level controller to connect to externally attached drives? The HPE Smart Array P408e-p SR Gen10 Controller, supporting 12 Gb/s SAS and PCIe 3.0, provides enterprise-class storage performance, reliability, security and efficiency needed to address your evolving data storage needs. This controller has eight external SAS lanes, allowing connection to SAS or SATA drives in an external disk enclosure, supports Mixed Mode operations of RAID and HBA simultaneously, and offers encryption for data-at-rest on any drive. The Smart Array P408e-p SR Gen10 Controller is ideal for maximizing performance while supporting advanced RAID levels with 4 GB Flash-Backed Write Cache (FBWC). This controller occupies a PCIe expansion slot. The Gen10 controllers are supported by the HPE Smart Storage Battery. The HPE Smart Storage Battery supports multiple devices and is sold separately.

Are you looking for a cost effective, enterprise-class controller to connect to externally attached drives? The HPE Smart Array E208e-p SR Gen10 Controller, supporting 12 Gb/s SAS and PCIe 3.0, provides a cost-effective storage solution with enterprise-class reliability supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 and software-defined storage (SDS). This controller has eight external SAS lanes, allowing connection to SAS or SATA drives in an external disk enclosure, supports Mixed Mode operations of RAID and HBA simultaneously, and offers encryption for data-at-rest on any drive. This controller occupies a PCIe expansion slot.

Are you looking for a cost effective, enterprise-class controller for internal attached drives? The HPE Smart Array E208i-p SR Gen10 Controller, supporting 12 Gb/s SAS and PCIe 3.0, provides a cost effective storage solution with enterprise-class reliability supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 and software-defined storage (SDS). This controller has eight internal SAS lanes, allowing connection to SAS or SATA drives, supports Mixed Mode operations of RAID and HBA simultaneously, and offers encryption for data-at rest on any drive. This controller occupies a PCIe expansion slot.