The HPE Smart Array P421 Controller is a low profile, 6Gb/s, PCIe 3.0, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) RAID controller that provides enterprise class, storage performance, maximum external scalability, and data protection for select Gen8 HPE ProLiant rack servers and tower servers. HPE Smart Array P421 6GB, 2-Port Pci-E 3.0 X8, SAS RAID controller with 2GB Flash Backed Write Cache.
The HPE 631674-B21 features eight external SAS ports and delivers increased server uptime by providing advanced storage functionality, including online RAID level migration (between any RAID levels) with flash back write cache and pre-failure warning. Data Compatibility among all models of Smart Array controllers allows simple and easy migration at any time when needs for higher performance, capacity, and availability increase.
- Part Number: 631674-B21
- Manufacturer: HPE
- Device Type: Smart Array P421
- Interface/Bus Type: Pci-Express 3.0 X8
- Smart Array Interface: SAS
- RAID Levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 50, 60
- Data Back: Flash Backed Write Cache
- Ports: 2 x 6GB/s SAS - mini-SAS Ports
Features:
- The SA-P421 Controller supports up to 200 drives
- SA-P421 Controller supports the HPE D2600 Disk Enclosure and HPE D2700 Disk Enclosure
- Offers seamless upgrades to current or next gen HPE high performance and high capacity SAS Smart Array Controllers
- 6Gb/s SAS technology delivers high performance and data bandwidth and contains full compatibility with 3Gb/s SATA technology.
- x8 PCIe 3.0 host interface technology delivers high performance and data bandwidth up to 8.5Gb/s maximum bandwidth.
- Features Mix-and-match SAS and SATA hard drives which allows you to deploy drive technology as need to fit your computing set up and environment.
- Low-profile PCI Express form factor that is bundled with a full size bracket for deployment in either a low-profile or full sized slot.
