HPE 820834-B21 Getting Started Guide

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HPE Smart Array P440 Controller

Overview

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HPE Smart Array P440 Controller

The HPE Smart Array P440 Controller is a low-profile, PCIe3 x8, 12Gb/s SAS RAID controller that provides enterprise-class storage
performance, increased internal storage scalability with SAS Expander Card, and data protection for

ProLiant Gen9 rack and

tower

. It features eight internal physical links and delivers increased server uptime by providing
advanced storage functionality, including online RAID level migration between any RAID levels with flash-backed write cache
(FBWC), glo

. This controller includes transportable FBWC allowing the data in the cache to

be migrated to a new controller.

The Gen9 family of controllers supports the

Smart Storage Battery, multiple Smart Array

controllers are supported without needing additional backup power sources for each controller, resulting in simple upgrade process.

HPE Smart Array P440 Controller

Models

HPE Smart Array P440/4GB FBWC 12Gb 1-port Int SAS Controller (Recommended)

726821-B21

HPE Smart Array P440/2GB FBWC 12Gb 1-port Int SAS Controller (Recommended)

820834-B21

NOTE: HPE Smart Array P440/4GB FBWC controller option kit does not include the HPE Smart Storage Battery the backup
power source necessary to protect the data on the Flash
to be purchased separately if this is the first P

NOTE:

Smart Storage Battery and is a kit that is fully

qualified and only supported on the HPE ProLiant 10/100 series servers.

servers, and Apollo systems

bal online spare, and pre-failure warnings

HPE

HPE Smart Storage Battery. With HPE

-backed Write Cache. HPE Smart Storage Battery is an item that has

-series Smart Array controller on your Gen9 server.

HPE Smart Array P440/2GB FBWC controller option kit includes the HPE

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QuickSpecs

HPE Smart Array P440 Controller

Standard

Features

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Key Features

• Storage interface (SAS/SATA)

o Dimensions (excluding bracket): 6.6 in x 2.7 in x 0.57 in (16.8 cm x 6.86 cm x 1.6 cm)

Ports

• Internal: 8 SAS/SATA physical links across 1 x8 port

Performance

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

1866 Flash Back Write Cache provides up to 14.9GB/s maximum

Online Management
Features

• Online array expansion

o 8 physical links across 1 x8 internal port
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

• 4 GiBytes Flash-Backed Write Cache (FBWC)

• PCI Express Gen3 x8 link

• RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60, 10 ADM (Advanced Data Mirroring)

• RAID or HBA mode

• Legacy and UEFI boot operation

• Up to 200 physical drives

• Up to 64 logical drives

• HPE SmartCache (optional license)

• HPE Secure Encryption (optional license)

• HPE SSD Smart Path

• VMware Virtual SAN certified

• Rapid Parity Initialization (RPI)

• Rapid rebuild

• Drive Erase

• Performance Optimization-Degraded Reads and Read Coalescing

• Power Efficiency

• Seamless upgrades to and from other HPE Smart Array controllers

• Recovery ROM to protect against controller ROM corruption

• Low-profile standard PCI Express plug-in card

o Ships with a full size and a low profile bracket

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

• PCI Express Gen3 x8 link width

• 4 GiBytes 72-bit wide DDR3-

cache bandwidth

• Read ahead caching

• Write-back caching

• Online capacity expansion

• Online logical drive extension

• Online RAID level migration

• Online stripe size migration

• Online mirror split, recombine, and rollback

• Online active drive replacement

• Online drive firmware upgrade

• Online and high performance offline Rapid Parity Initialization (RPI)

• Unlimited global online spares assignment

• User selectable expand and rebuild priority

• User selectable RAID level and stripe size

• User selectable read and write cache sizes

• Supports Predictive Spare Activation

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HPE Smart Array P440 Controller

Standard Features

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Fault Prevention

The following features offer detection of possible failures before they occur, allowing preventive action
to be taken:

Fault Recovery

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

HPE SmartCache

The HPE SmartCache feature is a controller-based read and write caching solution in a DAS
environment that caches the most frequently accessed data ("hot" data) onto lower latency SSDs to
dynamically accelerate application workloads. The HPE SmartCache architecture is flexi
supports any HPE ProLiant Gen9 supported HDD for bulk storage and any HPE ProLiant Gen9
supported SSD as an accelerator. HPE SmartCache is deployed and managed using the HPE Smart
Storage Administrator (HPE SSA). HPE SmartCache is an optional licen
more information on the license).

For more information please visit: http://www.hpe.com/servers/smartcache

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 d
cache memory of the controller. HPE Secure Encryption is an optional license per server requiring
encryption enablement (see Related Options for more information on the license).

The solution is available for both local and remote key management
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

FIPS 140

FIPS provides a security assurance level validation for cryptographic modules. HPE Smart Array P
C
controller has
controllers to the Validated Modules List.
issued the FIPS 140
hardware and software components.

For more information on please visit: http://www.hpe.com/servers/secureencryption

• S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology) was first developed by HPE

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.

• 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

of servers.

ontroller has completed FIPS 140-2 Level 1 validation (certificate #2506). The validation for this

-2 Cryptographic Module Validation

recently moved to the Historical List. HPE is actively engaged in activities to return this

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

-2 requirements and standards for cryptography modules that include both

ble and

se (see Related Options for

.

-class encryption solution for
ata on the

mode deployments. Local Key

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