Description
Product Overview of the External Mezzanine SAS Controller
The HPE 726784-001 Smart Array P741m is a SAS controller designed to provide high-performance storage solutions for server systems. It is equipped with advanced features and capabilities that make it suitable for use in enterprise-level applications. This controller supports a wide range of RAID levels, including RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, and 60, ensuring data protection and redundancy.
Features
The HPE 726784-001 Smart Array P741m SAS controller comes equipped with several features that make it an ideal solution for enterprise-level storage requirements. Some of these features include:
- 2GB flash-backed write cache (FBWC) – This feature ensures that any data that is written to the controller is stored in a cache memory. This enables faster data access and retrieval, improving the overall system performance.
- 12GB/s SAS connectivity – The HPE 726784-001 Smart Array P741m SAS controller provides a 12GB/s SAS connectivity, enabling faster data transfer rates between the controller and the storage devices. This ensures that data is accessed quickly, improving the overall system performance.
- Four external SAS ports – This controller comes with four external SAS ports, enabling connection to external storage devices. This feature provides flexibility in storage solutions, allowing for the connection of multiple storage devices.
- Supports multiple RAID levels – The HPE 726784-001 Smart Array P741m SAS controller supports a wide range of RAID levels, including RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, and 60. This ensures that data is protected and redundancy is provided, preventing data loss in case of system failures.
- External mezzanine design – The controller is designed as an external mezzanine card that fits into the mezzanine slot of the server system. This design provides a compact solution for storage requirements, freeing up space inside the server system.
Benefits
The HPE 726784-001 Smart Array P741m SAS controller provides several benefits to enterprise-level storage solutions, including:
- Improved system performance – The controller’s advanced features, such as the 2GB flash-backed write cache and 12GB/s SAS connectivity, enable faster data access and retrieval, improving the overall system performance.
- Enhanced data protection – The HPE 726784-001 Smart Array P741m SAS controller supports multiple RAID levels, ensuring data protection and redundancy. This provides added protection against data loss due to system failures.
- Increased flexibility – The controller’s four external SAS ports enable connection to multiple storage devices, providing flexibility in storage solutions.
- Compact design – The controller’s external mezzanine design provides a compact solution for storage requirements, freeing up space inside the server system.
Compatibility
The HPE 726784-001 Smart Array P741m SAS controller is compatible with several server systems, including:
- HPE ProLiant Gen9 Blade servers – BL420c Gen9, BL460c Gen9, BL660c Gen9, WS460c Gen9 Graphics Server Blade
- HPE ProLiant DL Gen9 Rack servers – DL160 Gen9, DL180 Gen9, DL360 Gen9, DL380 Gen9, DL560 Gen9, DL580 Gen9
- HPE ProLiant ML Gen9 Tower servers – ML150 Gen9, ML350 Gen9
In Summary, the HPE 726784-001 Smart Array P741m SAS controller is a high-performance storage solution designed for enterprise-level storage requirements. Equipped with advanced features and capabilities, this controller provides improved system performance, enhanced data protection, increased flexibility, and a compact design.
General Information HPE 726784-001
- Manufacturer: HPE
- Part Number or SKU# 726784-001
- Type: Controller
- Sub-Type: SAS Controller
Technical Information
- Device Type : Storage Controller (Raid) – External
- Bus Type : PCIE 3.0 X8
- Interface : SATA 6GB/S / SAS 12GB/S
- Data Transfer Rate : 1.2 GBPS
- Buffer Size : 2 GB (Installed) / 4 GB (Max)
- Supported Devices : Hard Drive, Tape Drive, Disk Array (Raid)
- Channel Qty : 8
- Max Storage Devices Qty : 227
- Raid Level: Raid 0, Raid 1, Raid 5, Raid 6, Raid 10, Raid 50, Raid 60, Raid 1 Adm, Raid 10 Adm
System Requirements
- Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 Sp1, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2, Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 Sp2, Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3, Vmware Esxi 5.0, Vmware Vsphere 5.1, Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4, Vmware Vsphere 5.5, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5
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