HP P711m, 513778-B21 Quickspecs

The HP Smart Array P711m is a PCI-Express (PCIE) mezzanine card supporting shared and direct attached SAS Storage. It is one of the
highest performing controllers in the HP 6Gb/s SAS portfolio and provides new levels of reliability, connectivity, and storage
performance for HP Blade servers through its support of the latest SCSI technology and advanced RAID capabilities. Supports up to 108
zoned direct attached SAS or SATA hard drives per HP Smart Array P711m Controller.

HP Smart Array P711m Controller

What's New

Support for HP MSA 2040 Storage

Models

HP Smart Array P711m/1G 6Gb FBWC 4-ports Ext Mezzanine SAS Controller

513778-B21

NOTE:

For MDS600 host connectivity, P711m firmware 5.32 or higher, 6Gb BL SAS switch firmware 2.0.1.0 or higher

and MDS600 firmware 3.44 are required.

NOTE:

For D2600/D2700 support in Blade configuration, P711m firmware 5.32 or higher, 6Gb BL SAS switch

firmware 2.0.1.0or higher and D2600/D2700 firmware 1.34 or higher are required.

QuickSpecs

HP Smart Array P711m Controller

Overview

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The Smart Array
Advantage

HP's innovative design

and integration work within 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.

Data Compatibility Data Compatibility

with all Serial Smart Array controllers allows simple and

easy upgrades any time needs for higher performance, capacity, and availability increase.

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 HP server
storage.

Pre-Failure Warranty

Pre-Failure Warranty means Systems 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

Smart Array PCIe mezzanine card that connects to a HP 6Gb/s SAS BL Switch through the c-Class
enclosure high-speed mid-plane supporting shared SAS storage.
Eight (8) 6Gb/s SAS physical links distributed across 4 external 2x ports to supports up to 4 6Gb/s
SAS Switches
Storage interface (SAS/SATA)

6Gb/s SAS technology delivers up to 600 MB/s per physical link.
3Gb/s SATA technology delivers up to 300 MB/s for directly attached SATA drives.
Mix-and-match SAS and SATA drives. Deploy drive technology as needed to fit the computing
environment.
Support for SAS tape drives, SAS tape autoloaders and SAS tape libraries.

RAID controller features

1 GB flash-backed write cache (not all of which is available for user data)
RAID 0, 1, , 5, 6, 50, 60
RAID configuration for shared storage is controlled by the Array Controller of enclosure the
array

RAID 0.1.3, 5.6.10.50
License key for Smart Array Advanced Pack (SAAP) included
Software consistency among all Smart Array family products: Array Configuration Utility, Systems
Insight Manager, Array Diagnostic Utility (ADU) and SmartStart
1G Flash Backed Write Cache (FBWC) provides indefinite write cache data retention in the case of
unexpected power outage.
Multi-path support available in Smart Array firmware when using zoned direct attached storage.
Both direct attached storage paths are load balanced for improved performance when using the
enclosure in dual domain mode using SAS HDDs.

Online Management
Features

Online Array Expansion
Online RAID Level Migration Online Stripe Size Migration Online Spares (Global)
User Selectable Expand and Rebuild Priority
Online Logical Drive Extension Availability

QuickSpecs

HP Smart Array P711m Controller

Standard Features

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Performance

Eight (8) 6Gb/s SAS physical links distributed across 4 external 2x ports which supports up to 4
6Gb/s SAS Switches
6Gb/s SAS (600MB/s bandwidth per physical link)
The P711m supports higher performance between the 6G SAS Switch and MDS600 by attaching 2
SAS cables from any quad of 6G SAS Switch ports to the 2 ports on the MDS600 IO module to create
an 8x wide SAS port
1G Flash Backed Write Cache

Capacity

Dependent upon attached enclosures and arrays.

NOTE:

Please see the QuickSpecs for Technical Specifications and additional information:

http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/14603_na/14603_na.html

(HP MSA 2040 Storage)

http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/13257_na/13257_na.html

(HP 600 Modular Disk System)

http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/quickspecs/13551_na/13551_na.html

(HP P2000 G3 Modular Smart Array Systems)

Availability

Provides increased server uptime by providing advanced storage functionality:

Online RAID Level Migration (between any RAID level)
Online Capacity Expansion
Logical Drive Capacity Extension
Global Online Spare
Pre-Failure Warranty

Fault Tolerance RAID
Descriptions

Keeps data available and server running while a failed drive is being replaced; several fault tolerance
configurations are supported including:

RAID 6

(Advanced Data Guarding): Supported with a minimum of 4 drives. This allocates two sets of
parity data across drives. This level of fault tolerance can withstand a double drive failure without
downtime or data loss.

RAID 60:

Supported with a minimum of 8 drives. This volume is composed of two or more RAID 6
sub-volumes (parity groups) where data is striped across each parity group as if it were a single
physical drive. Each RAID 6 parity group can sustain up to two drive failures without incurring data
loss.

RAID 5

(Distributed Data Guarding): Supported with a minimum of 3 drives. This allocates one set of
parity data across drives. This level of fault tolerance can withstand a single drive failure without
downtime or data loss.

RAID 50:

Supported with a minimum of 6 drives. This volume is composed of two or more RAID 5
sub-volumes (parity groups) where data is striped across each parity group as if it were a single
physical drive. Each RAID 5 parity group can sustain a single drive failure without incurring data loss.

RAID 1 & 10

(Drive Mirroring): Supported with a minimum of 2 drives. This allocates half of the drive

array to the data and the other half to the mirrored data, providing two copies of the data.

RAID 1 ADM & 10 ADM

(Advanced Data Mirroring): Supported with a minimum of 3 drives. RAID 1
ADM creates redundant copies of the data using 3 drives. RAID 10 ADM stripes data across two or
more sets of RAID 1 ADM volumes. This level of fault tolerance can withstand a double drive failure
within a RAID 1 ADM volume without downtime or data loss.

QuickSpecs

HP Smart Array P711m Controller

Standard Features

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