Description
Product overview of 761880-001 HPE Smart Array
The HPE Smart Array P840 is a high-performance RAID controller card that is designed to handle the most demanding storage requirements in modern data centers. This card provides an excellent combination of reliability, performance, and flexibility, making it a popular choice among IT professionals.
In this article, we will take a closer look at the HPE Smart Array P840, focusing on its key features, benefits, and specifications. We will also explain some of the technical terms used in the product description to help readers better understand the product.
Key Features
The HPE Smart Array P840 is a PCIe 3.0 RAID controller card that supports up to 12Gb/s SAS and 6Gb/s SATA drives. It has two ports, which can support up to 16 drives per port, giving a total of 32 drives per controller card. It is compatible with a range of HPE servers, including ProLiant Gen9 and Gen10 servers, and Apollo 4200 Gen10 systems.
One of the key features of the HPE Smart Array P840 is its flash-backed write cache (FBWC), which is used to improve performance and protect data in the event of power loss. The FBWC is a form of non-volatile memory that can quickly store data in the event of a power outage, ensuring that data is not lost and can be restored when power is restored. The HPE Smart Array P840 has a 4GB FBWC, which is one of the largest available in the market.
Another feature of the HPE Smart Array P840 is its support for RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60, giving IT professionals a wide range of options for data protection and performance optimization. The card also supports HPE SmartCache, which uses SSDs as cache to accelerate read and write operations and improve application performance.
Benefits
The HPE Smart Array P840 offers a range of benefits to IT professionals who are looking for a reliable and high-performance RAID controller card. Some of the key benefits of this card include:
- Improved performance: The HPE Smart Array P840 uses a range of advanced technologies, including FBWC and SmartCache, to improve performance and ensure that applications run smoothly and efficiently.
General Information about the HPE 761880-001
- Manufacturer Name: HPE
- Model Number or SKU# 761880-001
- Type: Controller
- Sub-Type: SAS-SATA
Technical Specifications
- Controller Type:Storage Controller (RAID) – Plug-In Card
- Bus Type : PCIE 3.0 X8
- Interface :SATA 6GB/S / SAS 12GB/S
- Data Transfer Rate:1.2 GBPS
- Buffer Size : 4 GB
- Supported Devices: Disk Array (RAID)
- Channel Qty : 16
- Max Storage Devices Qty : 16
- RAID Level : RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 10, RAID 50, RAID 60, RAID 1 ADM, RAID 10 ADM
Expansion / Connectivity
- Interfaces: SATA 6Gb/s SAS 12Gb/s
- Software / System Requirements:
- OS Required: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, Ubuntu 12.04, Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Oracle Solaris 11.1, Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2, VMware ESXi 5.0 update 2, VMware ESXi 5.1 update 1, VMware vSphere 5.5, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3, Ubuntu 14.04, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 update 5
Miscellaneous
- Compliant Standards: WEEE
- Features: HPE SmartCache
Dimensions & Weight
- Depth: 6.6 inch
- Height: 4.4 inch
- Width: 0.6 inch
Compatibility Information
- HPE ProLiant DL Series: DL180 Gen9, DL560 Gen9 Entry, DL80 Gen9 Entry
- HPE ProLiant ML Series:ML110 Gen9, ML110 Gen9 Base, ML110 Gen9 Entry, ML350 Gen9, ML350 Gen9 Base, ML350 Gen9 Entry, ML350 Gen9 Performance
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