HP (Hewlett-Packard) P400 Serial manual

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    The HP Smart Array P400 Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) controller (SA-P400) provides new levels of performance and reliability for HP servers, through its support of the latest SCSI technology and advanced RAID capabilities. The SA P400 is a high-performance PCI Express (PCIe) RAID controller with 8 internal Serial Attached SCSI ports available in a lo[...]

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    The Smart Array Advantage HP's innovative design and integration work within the Smart Array family of products creates customer value that is unmatched in the industry. Use of Smart Array products across multiple applications results in a much lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) than any other server storage RAID product. The HP Smart Array f[...]

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    Management Features Online array expansion (with BBWC upgrade) Online logical drive extension (with BBWC upgrade) Online RAID level migration (with BBWC upgrade) Online strip size migration (with BBWC upgrade) Offline Mirror splitting and recombining Unlimited global online spare assignment User selectable expand and rebuild priority User selectabl[...]

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    Fault Tolerance Keeps data available and server running while a failed drive is being replaced; several fault tolerance configurations are supported including: RAID 6 with ADG (Advanced Data Guarding): This is the highest level of fault tolerance. It allocates two sets of parity data across drives and allows simultaneous write operations. This leve[...]

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    Servers For up to date compatibility, please see the following URL for complete Smart Array P400 Controller compatibility and support information: http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/servers/proliantstorage/arraycontrollers/index.html Operating Systems Microsoft® Windows™ 2000 Server Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server Microsoft Windows 2003 /[...]

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    In depth diagnostic and reporting utility for all Smart Array controllers Runs offline for all supported Operating Systems, and runs online for Windows and Linux QuickSpecs HP Smart Array P400 Controller Compatibility DA - 12400 Worldwide QuickSpecs — Version 5 — 10/3/2006 Page 6[...]

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    Warranty The warranty for this device is 3-years parts only. Pre-Failure Warranty: Drives attached to the Smart Array Controller and monitored under Insight Manager are supported by a Pre-Failure (replacement) Warranty. For complete details, consult the HP Support Center or refer to your HP Server Documentation. Software Product Services Standalone[...]

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    Hard Drives Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) SFF Hot Plug HP 36GB 3G SAS 10K SFF HDD 375859-B21 HP 72GB 3G SAS 10K SFF HDD 375861-B21 HP 146GB 3G SAS 10K SFF SP HDD 431958-B21 SAS Hot Plug HP 36GB 3G SAS 15K 3.5" HDD 375868-B21 HP 72GB 3G SAS 15K 3.5" HDD 375870-B21 HP 146GB 3G SAS 15K 3.5" HDD 375872-B21 Serial-ATA (SATA) SFF Hot Plug HP [...]

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    Dimensions (not including bracket) Low Profile PCIe Form Factor 6.61 in x 2.75 in x 0.7 in (16.8 cm x 7.0 cm x 1.8 cm) Disk Drive and Enclosure Interface 3G SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) 1.5G SATA (Serial ATA) SAS Connectors 2 internal (SFF8484) x4 wide port connectors Cache Memory Speed DDR2-533MHz with 40 or 72-bit wide bus provides up to 4.2 GB/s m[...]