HPE 726757-B21 Getting Started Guide

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HPE H240ar Smart Host Bus Adapter

Overview

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HPE H240ar Smart Host Bus Adapter

The HPE H240ar Smart Host Bus Adapter is a 2 x4 internal ports flexible Smart HBA which provide customers with the flexibility
and speed they have come to expect from

SSDs that

provides support for

HBA can also provide high performance for SSDs that do not
require data protection. This SAS HBA is ideal for driving cost
H240ar can scale internal storage in the servers with the addition of

The H240ar Smart Host Bus

Adapter provides flexibility to run

, it provides RAID 0,

RAID 1, and RAID 5 with optional

Smart Array Controllers, the H240ar does

not support cache modules

Model

Host Bus Adapter

HPE H240ar 12Gb 2-ports Int Smart Host Bus Adapter

726757-B21

Kit contents

• Flexible HPE H240ar Smart Host Bus Adapter

HPE. The H240ar Smart HBA is ideal for internal connectivity to HDDs and

12G SAS and 6G SATA drives. H240ar Smart

-effective and reliable scalability in today's data centers. The HPE
HPE 12G SAS Expander card.

in HBA mode or simple RAID mode. When operating in simple RAID mode

HPE Secure Encryption capabilities. Unlike the HPE

for acceleration.

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HPE H240ar Smart Host Bus Adapter

Standard Features

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Key Features

• Storage interface (SAS/SATA)

o Dimensions: 5.3 x 3.56 x 1.23 in (13.46 x 9.04 x 3.12 cm)

Ports

Internal: 8 SAS/SATA physical links across 2 x4 internal ports

Performance

• 12Gb/s SAS (1200 MB/s theoretical bandwidth per physical lane)

•

HPE Secure Encryption

HPE Secure Encryption is a Smart Array controller-based data encryption solution for ProLiant Gen9
servers that protects sensitive, mission critical data. This is an enterprise
data at rest on any bulk storage attached to the HPE Smart Array controllers including data on the cache
memor
enablement (see Related Options for more information on the license).

The solution is available for both local and remote key management mode deployments. Loc
Management Mode is focused on single server deployment where there is one Master key per controller
that is managed by the user. Remote Key Management Mode is for enterprise wide deployments from
just a few servers to thousands of servers.

For more

http://www.hpe.com/servers/secureencryption

Warranty

The warranty for this device is 1 year parts only.

Warranty Upgrade Options

o 8 physical links across 2 x4 internal ports
o 12Gb/s SAS, 6Gb/s SATA technology
o Mix-and-match SAS and SATA drives to the same controller
o Support for SAS tape drives, SAS tape autoloaders and SAS tape libraries

• PCI Express Gen3 x8 link

• RAID 0, 1, 5, 10

• Simple RAID or HBA mode

• Legacy and UEFI boot operation

• Up to 200 physical drives

• Up to 64 logical drives

• HPE Secure Encryption (optional license)

• Seamless upgrades to other HPE Smart Array P-series controllers

• Flexible Smart HBA (Daughter Card)

• 6Gb/s SATA (600 MB/s theoretical bandwidth per physical lane)

PCI Express Gen3 x8 link width

-class encryption solution for

y of the controller. HPE Secure Encryption is an optional license per server requiring encryption

information please visit

• 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 HPE

System level this product attaches too

al Key

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Compatibility

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Server Support

HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen9
HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen9

HPE ProLiant ML350 Gen9

Operating Systems

Microsoft Windows Server

Microsoft Windows Hyper-V Server

VMware vSphere ESXi

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)

Oracle Solaris

Oracle Linux

Canonical Ubuntu

CentOS

Wind River

Citrix XenServer

NOTE: For a complete and up-to-date list of certified and supported OS versions for HPE Smart
Array controllers, please refer to the HPE Smart Array Operating System Support Matrix at:

http://www.hpe.com/h20195/v2/GetPDF.aspx/4AA6

NOTE:

Virtualization Software, please visit our Support Matrix at: http://www.hpe.com/info/ossupport

Storage Management

HPE Smart Storage Administrator (HPE SSA)

Comprehensive management for HPE Smart Storage products with advanced scripting and diagnostic
features and simplified and intuitive interface and functionality. For more information please visit:

http://www.hpe.com/servers/ssa

HPE Systems Insight Manager

Powerful server and server options/storage manager tool with configuration/diagnostic utilities

HPE Storage Management Utility

Offers the simplest method for configuring the storage system via Initial System Configuration Wizard

-6550ENW.pdf

For more information on HPE's Certified and Supported ProLiant Servers for OS and

Software Suite

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