HP P420 FBWC 6Gb 2-Port SAS Controller Card 633538-001

Overview:

The HP Smart Array P420 Controller is a low profile - 6 Gb/s - PCIe 3.0 - Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) RAID controller that provides enterprise class - second generation storage performance and data protection for select HP Proliant Gen8 rack servers and tower servers. It features eight internal SAS ports and delivers increased server uptime by providing advanced storage functionality - including online RAID level migration (between any RAID levels) with flash back write cache - global online spare - and pre-failure warning. Data compatibility between HP Smart Array Controllers means customers can easily upgrade to future Smart Array Controllers. HP Smart Array Advanced Pack 2.0 firmware makes it easier for customers to protect their data with advanced functionality for this next generation of Smart Array controllers - including features such as RAID 1 ADM (Advanced Data Mirroring).

Specifications:

Category

Proliant Controller

Sub-Category

Smart Array

Generation

P420/2GB

Part Number

633538-001

Manufacturer

HP

Product Type

Storage Controller

Host Interface

PCI Express 3.0 x8

Controller Interface Type

Serial Attached SCSI (SAS), Serial ATA/6

Data Transfer Rate

600MB/s

Buffer Size

2GB

RAID Level

0 1 5 6 50 60 1+0

Drive Support

64 x Logical

Memory

2GB ECC DDR3 SDRAM

Form Factor

Low-Profile Plug-in Card