HP P410 User Manual

QuickSpecs

HP Smart Array P410 Controller

Overview

The HP Smart Array P410 is an 8 Port Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) RAID controller. The P410 is designed for RAID applications and can be upgraded with the 512MB battery-backed write cache (BBWC) or 512MB / 1GB flash-backed write cache (FBWC) and the Smart Array Advanced Pack.

What's New

Updating supported hard drives.

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Overview

Models

HP Smart Array P410	HP Smart Array P410/256 2-ports Int PCIe x8 SAS Controller	462862-B21
Controller	HP Smart Array P410/512 BBWC 2-ports Int PCIe x8 SAS Controller	462864-B21
	HP Smart Array P410/512 FBWC 2-ports Int PCIe x8 SAS Controller	578230-B21
	HP Smart Array P410/1G FBWC 2-ports Int PCIe x8 SAS Controller	572532-B21

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The Smart Array	HP's innovative design and integration work of the Smart Array family of products creates customer value
Advantage	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 HP Smart Array
	family brings an unparalleled return on investment through:
	Data Compatibility among all models of Smart Array controllers allows simple and easy upgrades any
	time 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. All 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 HP server storage.
	Universal Hard Drive form factor is for use across multiple HP servers, disk enclosures and storage
	systems. 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 HP 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 HP Support Center or
	refer to your HP Server documentation.
Key Features	The SA-P410 Controller supports up to 24 drives depending on the server implementation.
	Additional drives can be supported with cache and connection to the HP SAS Expander Card.
	Seamless upgrades from past generations and upgrades to next generation HP high performance
	and high capacity Serial Attached SCSI Smart Array controllers.
	6Gb/s SAS technology delivers high performance and data bandwidth and contains full compatibility
	with 3Gb/s SATA technology.
	x8 PCI Express gen 2 host interface technology delivers high performance and data bandwidth up to
	2 GB/s maximum bandwidth.
	Modular, easy-to-upgrade design lets you optimize performance by upgrading from 40-bit 256MB
	cache to 72-bit 512MB battery-backed write cache (BBWC) or 72-bit 512MB/1G Flash Backed Write
	Cache (FBWC).
	Addition of the battery or flash backed cache upgrade enables array expansion, logical drive
	extension, RAID migration, and stripe size migration.
	Additionally, Smart Array Advanced Pack License key enables RAID 6 (ADG), 6+0, Advanced Capacity
	Expansion, Mirror Splitting and Recombining in Offline Mode, Drive Erase, Performance
	Optimization-Degraded Reads and Read Coalescing (VOD).
	Mix-and-match SAS and SATA hard drives, lets you deploy drive technology as needed to fit your
	computing environment.
	Software consistency among all Smart Array family products: Array Configuration Utility (ACU),
	Option ROM Configuration for Arrays (ORCA), Systems Insight Manager, Array Diagnostic Utility
	(ADU) and SmartStart.
	Low-profile PCI Express form factor - ships with a full size bracket for deployment in either a low-
	profile or full sized slot.

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Management Features	Online array expansion (with BBWC/FBWC upgrade)
	Online Advanced Capacity Expansion (with BBWC/FBWC and Smart Array Advanced Pack upgrade)
	Online logical drive extension (with BBWC/FBWC upgrade)
	Online RAID level migration (with BBWC/FBWC upgrade)
	Online strip size migration (with BBWC/FBWC upgrade)
	Offline Mirror splitting and recombining (with BBWC/FBWC and Smart Array Advanced Pack upgrade)
	Unlimited global online spare assignment
	User selectable expand and rebuild priority
	User selectable RAID level and stripe size
	User selectable read and write cache sizes
Ports	Eight (8) SAS physical links distributed across 2 internal x4 wide port connectors.
Performance	HP's High Performance Architecture sets new boundaries of industry performance expectations!
	6Gb/s SAS [(600MB/s bandwidth per physical link)]
	x8 6Gb/s SAS physical links (compatible with 3Gb/s SATA )
	256 MB 40-bit wide DDR2-800MHz cache upgradeable to 512 MB 72-bit wide DDR2-800MHz
	battery-backed write cache or 512 MB / 1 G 72-bitwide DDR2 flash backed write cache provides up to
	4.2 GB/s maximum bandwidth
	x8 PCI Express gen 2 host interface provides maximum bandwidth
	Gen 2.0
	Read ahead caching
	Write-back caching (with BBWC/FBWC)

Native Command Queuing Native Command Queuing (NCQ) is a technology designed to increase performance of SATA hard disk drives by allowing the individual hard disk to internally optimize the order in which received read and write commands are executed. This can reduce the amount of unnecessary going back-and-forth on the drive's heads, resulting in increased performance for workloads where multiple simultaneous read/write requests are outstanding, most often occurring in server or storage-type applications. Without NCQ the drive has to process and complete one command at a time. For NCQ to be enabled, it must be supported and turned on in the controller and in the hard drive itself.

NOTE: Please see the SATA Hard Drive QuickSpecs for specific SATA hard drive capacities that support NCQ: http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/11940_div/11940_div.html

Capacity	Given the increasing need for rapid capacity expansion, the SA-P410 Controller can support up to 25 HDDs.

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Availability

Provides increased server uptime by providing advanced storage functionality:

Online RAID level migration (between any RAID level/with BBWC/FBWC )

Online stripe size migration

Online array expansion

Online logical drive extension

Online drive firmware upgrade

Unlimited global online spare

Pre-Failure Warranty

Fault Prevention	The following features offer detection of possible failures before they occur, allowing preventive action to
	be taken:
	S.M.A.R.T.: Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology first developed at HP detects
	possible hard disk failure before it occurs, allowing replacement of the hard drive before a real
	failure occurs.
	Drive Parameter Tracking monitors drive operational parameters, predicting failure and notifying
	the administrator.
	Dynamic Sector Repairing continually performs background surface scans on the hard disk drives
	during inactive periods and automatically remaps bad sectors, ensuring data integrity.
	Smart Array Cache Tracking monitors integrity of controller cache, allowing pre-failure preventative
	maintenance.
Fault Tolerance	Keeps data available and server running while a failed drive is being replaced; several fault tolerance
	configurations are supported including:
	RAID 6 with ADG (Advanced Data Guarding): This is the highest level of fault tolerance. It allocates
	two sets of parity data across drives and allows simultaneous write operations. This level of fault
	tolerance can withstand two simultaneous drive failures without downtime or data loss.
	RAID 6+0: Supported with min of 8 drives, but would have 4 available. Target benefit is to split RAID
	across the external boxes
	NOTE: RAID 6, 6+0 can be enabled with either
	Minimum of 256 MB cache with Battery and Smart Array Advanced Pack License key option
	upgrades
	Minimum of 512 MB BBWC/FBWC and Smart Array Advanced Pack License key option
	upgrades
	RAID 5 (Distributed Data Guarding): This allocates one set of parity data across drives and allows
	simultaneous write operations. This level of fault tolerance can withstand a single drive failure
	without downtime or data loss.
	RAID5 is available on the SA P410/P410i with a minimum of 256MB cache and battery
	RAID 5+0: This is a RAID 0 array striped across 5 elements. Combines the straight block-level
	striping of RAID 0 with the distributed parity of RAID 5.
	RAID 1, 1+0 (Drive Mirroring): This allocates half of the drive array to data and the other half to
	mirrored data, providing two copies of every file. It is a high-performance RAID.

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Fault Recovery

Minimizes downtime, reconstructs data, and facilitates a quick recovery from drive failure

Recovery ROM: This feature protects the user from a firmware image corruption by storing a redundant copy of the firmware image. If the active firmware image becomes corrupt, the controller will use the redundant firmware image and continue operating.

On-Line Spares: There is no limit to the number of spare drives that can be installed prior to drive failure. If a failure occurs, recovery begins with an On-Line Spare and data is reconstructed automatically.

DRAM ECC detects and corrects data bit errors.

Battery-backed write cache upgrade provides for up to two days of battery power for data cache retention. The data backup duration could be extended anytime the server's auxiliary power is available during system power down.

Flash Backed Write Cache upgrade provides indefinite data retention.

Ease of Use	Consistency and Upgradeability make the Smart Array family unique in the industry:
	GUI based configuration, management and diagnostic software tools
	Common data format between generations of products
	Data migration between servers and external Modular Smart Array enclosures
Warranty	The warranty for this device is 3-years parts only.
	Pre-Failure Warranty: Drives attached to the Smart Array Controller and monitored under Insight
	Manager are supported by a Pre-Failure (replacement) Warranty. For complete details, consult the HP
	Support Center or refer to your HP Server Documentation.
	Warranty Upgrade Options
	Response - Upgrade on-site response from next business day to same day 4 hours
	Coverage - Extend hours of coverage from 9 hours x 5 days to 24 hours x 7 days
	Duration - Select duration of coverage for a period of 1, 3, or 5 years
	Warranty upgrade options can come in the form of Care Packs, which are sold at the HP System
	level this product attaches too

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