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Overview

The P712m Smart Array solution fulfills all the RAID requirements for the BL280c G6 solutions by allowing the customer the flexibility of purchasing one solution that can perform as an entry-level RAID controller as well as upgrade capability to high end RAID solution with the addition of more cache and/or BBWC module.

What's new

HP's innovative design and integration work within the Smart Array family of products creates customer value that is unmatched in the industry.
  • Internal drive connect up to 3Gb SATA & 6Gb SAS
  • Up to 2 hard drives via direct connect for the BL280c G6 Server Blade
  • Zero Memory Raid, 256 and 512MB cache
HP's High Performance Architecture sets new boundaries of industry performance expectations!
  • 3/6Gb SAS technology delivers high performance and data bandwidth up to 300 MB\s per physical link and contains full compatibility with 1.5G SATA technology.
  • Software consistency among all Smart Array family products: Array Configuration Utility, Systems Insight Manager, Array Diagnostic Utility (ADU) and SmartStart
  • Field upgradable to support the following future updates:

Ideal environment

Ideal for...

Performance - Business Processing
  • or business intelligence applications with heavy workloads
  • The computational and storage needs of workloads in several areas such as scientific and technical computing, games, digital media, and data analytics are growing exponentially
Web
  • Search - Load-balanced web back-end servicing dynamic HTML pages
  • Storage - Single namespace networked file system layer for ease of management and shared access.
  • Back end - Load-balanced web front-end servicing dynamic HTML pages
Data Repositories
  • For business intelligence applications with heavy workloads
  • The computational and storage needs of workloads in several areas such as scientific and technical computing, games, digital media, and data analytics are growing exponentially
  • The processors handle tasks such as indexing or deciding which data should be shuttled from fast disks to slower tape. Eventually, such systems will be very busy handling, managing and retrieving data
  • Flexible ratio of storage to processors to meet a variety of situations--including tasks such as archiving data that requires more processing abilities than stand-alone storage systems can supply Performance

Model comparison

 
Card Size Mezz Card Mezz Card Mezz Card
Raid Level 0,1 0,1, 1+0 0, 1, 5, 6 (ADG)
External connections 0 4 4
Internal connections 2 0 0
Max Drive Support 2 108 108
RAID Level Migration Yes Yes Yes
StipeSize Migration Yes Yes Yes
Online Capacity Expansion Yes No Yes
Support for Battery Backed Write Cache Yes No Yes
512MB Memeory Upgrade Support Yes No Yes

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