HP P411 User Manual
QuickSpecs
HP Smart Array P411 Controller
Overview
The HP Smart Array P411 is HP's PCI Express (PCIe) Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) RAID controller. The low profile, half height card has 8
ports and utilizes DDR2-800 memory. 'The P411 is ideal for RAID 0/1, 5, 1+0 & 5+0 and can be upgraded with the 512MB batterybacked write cache (BBWC) or 512MB/1G Flash Backed Write Cache (FBWC) module and Smart Array Advanced via license key for RAID 6
&, 6 +0.
What's New
Updating supported hard drives.
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Overview
Models
HP Smart Array P411
Controller
HP Smart Array P411/256 2-ports Ext PCIe x8 SAS Controller
HP Smart Array P411/512 BBWC 2-ports Ext PCIe x8 SAS Controller
HP Smart Array P411/512 FBWC 2-ports Ext PCIe x8 SAS Controller
HP Smart Array P411/1G FBWC 2-ports Ext PCIe x8 SAS Controller
HP Smart Array P411 Controller
462830-B21
462832-B21
578229-B21
572531-B21
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The Smart Array
Advantage
Key Features
HP'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 HP Smart Array
family brings an unparalleled return on investment through:
Data Compatibility
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
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
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
replacement of failing drives prior to actual failure. For complete details, consult the HP Support Center or
refer to your HP Server documentation.
The SA-P411 Controller supports up to 100 drives. Additional drives can be supported with cache
and connection to an expander
The SA-P411 Controller supports the HP 60 Modular Smart Array,HP 70 Modular Smart Array, HP
D2600 Disk Enclosure, HP D2700 Disk Enclosure, and HP 600 Modular Disk System.
Seamless upgrades to current or 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 host interface technology delivers high performance and data bandwidth up to 2
GB/s maximum bandwidth.
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.
Support for SAS tape products.
Software consistency among all Smart Array family products: Array Configuration Utility, Systems
Insight Manager, Array Diagnostic Utility (ADU) and SmartStart.
256 MB 40-bit wide DDR2-800 MHz cache module standard (with optional battery upgrade)
Low-profile PCI Express form factor - ships with a full size bracket for deployment in either a lowprofile or full sized slot
among all models of Smart Array controllers allows simple and easy upgrades any
. All Smart Array products utilize a standard set of
form factor is for use across multiple HP servers, disk enclosures and storage
means HP Insight Manager not only reports when a drive is going to fail but allows
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Online Management
Features
Ports
Performance
Online array expansion (with BBWC or FBWC)
Online Advanced Capacity Expansion (with BBWC or FBWC and Smart Array Advanced Pack upgrade)
Online logical drive extension (with BBWC or FBWC)
Online RAID Level Migration (with BBWC or FBWC)
Online Stripe Size Migration (with BBWC or FBWC)
Offline Mirror splitting and recombining (with BBWC or 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 size ratio
Eight (8) SAS physical links distributed across 2 external x4 miniSAS connectors.
HP's High Performance Architecture sets new boundaries of industry performance expectations!
6Gb/s SAS (600MB/s bandwidth per physical link)
8x 6Gb/s SAS physical links (compatible with 3Gb/s SATA)
256MB 40-bit wide DDR2-800MHz cache upgradeable to 512MB 72-bit wide DDR2-800MHz batterybacked write cache or 512MB / 1G 72-bitwide DDR2 flash backed write cache provides up to 4.2 GB/s
maximum bandwidth
Write-back caching (with BBWC or 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
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Capacity
Availability
Given the increasing need for high performance and rapid capacity expansion, the SA-P411 offers:
Up to 48TB of external storage per controller with 1 x HP MSA2040 SAN Storage and 12 x 4TB LFF
SAS hard drives
Up to 24TB of external storage per controller with 1 x HP MSA2040 SAN Storage and 24 x 1TB SFF
SAS hard drives
Up to 384TB of external storage per controller with 8 x HP D2600 Disk Enclosure and 96 x 4TB 3.5"
SAS or SATA hard drives
Up to 240TB of external storage per controller with 8 x HP D2700 Disk Enclosures and 200 x 1.2TB
SFF SAS hard drives
Up to 200 TB of external storage per controller with 8 x HP D2700 Disk Enclosures and 200 x 1TB
SFF SATA hard drives
NOTE:
Please check the website of the supported Disk Storage System to get the most recent information
on maximum capacity.
Provides increased server uptime by providing advanced storage functionality:
Online RAID Level Migration (between any RAID level/with BBWC or FBWC)
Online Capacity Expansion (with BBWC or FBWC)
Online Advanced Capacity Expansion (with Smart Array Advanced Pack)
Logical Drive Capacity Extension (with BBWC or FBWC)
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) was first developed by HP which
detects possible hard disk failure before it occurs, allowing replacement of the component before
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.
Environment Tracking for External Storage System: Monitors fan speed and cabinet temperature of
Modular Smart Array Enclosures and HP Disk Enclosures.
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Fault Tolerance
Fault Recovery
Keeps data available and server running while a failed drive is being replaced; several fault tolerance
configurations are supported including:
RAID 6 with ADG
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
across the external boxes
NOTE:
RAID 6, 6+0 can be enabled with either
Minimum of 256 MB cache with Battery kit and Smart Array Advanced Pack License key option
upgrades
Minimum of 512 MB BBWC or 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 P411 with a minimum of 256MB cache
RAID 5+0
striping of RAID 0 with the distributed parity of RAID 5.
Drive Mirroring
mirrored data, providing two copies of every file. It is a high-performance RAID.
Minimizes downtime, reconstructs data, and facilitates a quick recovery from drive failure
(Advanced Data Guarding): This is the highest level of fault tolerance. It allocates
: Supported with min of 8 drives, but would have 4 available. Target benefit is to split RAID
: This is a RAID 0 array striped across 5 elements. Combines the straight block-level
(RAID 1, 1+0): This allocates half of the drive array to data and the other half to
Ease of Use
Recovery ROM: This new feature provides a unique redundancy feature that protects from a ROM
image corruption. A new version of firmware can be flashed to the ROM while the controller
maintains the last known working version of firmware. If the firmware becomes corrupt, the
controller will revert back to the previous version of firmware and continue operating. This reduces
the risk of flashing firmware to the controller.
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 corrects against single bit data and address corruption.
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.
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 HP Modular Smart Array enclosures and HP Disk
Enclosures
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