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The HP Smart Array P800 is HP's first 16 port serial attached SCSI (SAS) RAID controller PCI-Express (PCIe). It is the highest performing controller in the SAS portfolio and provides new levels of reliability for HP servers, through its support of the latest SCSI technology and advanced RAID capabilities. This controller ships standard with RAID 6 (ADG) and supports over 100 hard drives. The P800 is shipping with Windows support at initial launch and will support Linux by January 2007.
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Introducing the Smart Array P800 available now with the latest in I/O slot technology and performance grade features.
Performance
- 16 total ports of 3G Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
- 2 x4 external connections, 2 x4 internal connections
- x8 2.5G PCI-Express host interface
- DDR-2/533MHz memory
Management
- Online Drive Flash
- Remote monitoring and configuration
Options
- Supports SAS and SATA disk drives
- SAS expander support
Reliable
- Standard RAID 0,1, 1+0, 5, 6
- Two batteries for four days of support
- Recovery ROM
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Ideal for...
SAS based servers and storage enclosures that require mission critical reliability and high performance
- Exchange Server Database
- Transaction Processing Database
- Web Hosting Database
- File / Print Database
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SA-P800 |
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| Data Compatibility |
Yes, SAS Smart Array controllers |
Yes, SAS Smart Array controllers |
Yes, SAS Smart Array controllers |
Yes, Parallel SCSI Smart Array controllers |
Yes, Parallel SCSI Smart Array controllers |
| Instant Upgrades to other Smart Array Controllers |
Yes, SAS Smart Array controllers |
Yes, SAS Smart Array controllers |
Yes, SAS Smart Array controllers |
Yes, Parallel SCSI Smart Array controllers |
Yes, Parallel SCSI Smart Array controllers |
| Consistent Software Management Tools |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| PCI Bus |
x8 2.5G PCIe |
64-bit, 133 Mhz |
x8 2.5G PCIe |
64-bit, 133 Mhz |
64-bit, 133 Mhz |
| PCI Peak Data Transfer Rate |
2GB/s |
1GB/s |
2GB/s |
1GB/s |
1GB/s |
| SCSI Protocol Support |
3Gb SAS/
1.5Gb SATA |
3Gb SAS/
1.5Gb SATA |
3Gb SAS/
1.5Gb SATA |
Ultra 320, Ultra3, Ultra2 |
Ultra 320, Ultra3, Ultra2 |
| SCSI Peak Data Transfer Rate |
300 MB\s per port |
300 MB/s per port |
300 MB/s per port |
320MB/s per channel |
320MB/s per channel |
| Ports |
8 SAS ports |
8 SAS ports |
16 SAS ports |
2* U320 SCSI channels |
2 U320 SCSI Channels |
| Connectors (External/Internal) |
0/2 |
1/2 |
2/2 |
2/2* |
1/1 |
| Drives Supported (Max) |
18 |
38 |
108 |
28* |
20 |
| Cache |
256MB DDR2- RAM, with available BBWC upgrade and 512MB BBWC upgrade |
256MB DDR-RAM BBWC, upgradeable to 512MB BBWC |
512MB DDR2-533 RAM BBWC |
128MB DDR-RAM BBWC, upgradeable to 512MB BBWC |
64 MB of DDR-RAM used for code, transfer buffers, and read cache, upgradeable to 128MB BBWC |
| RAID Support |
0, 1, 1+0, 5 Optional 6 (ADG) |
0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6 (ADG) |
0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6 (ADG) |
0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6 (ADG) |
0, 1, 1+0, 5 |
| Online Spare Support |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| BBWC Enabler |
Optional |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Optional |
| I/O Slot Type |
PCI-Express |
PCI-X |
PCI-Express |
PCI-X |
PCI-X |
* The SA-6402 supports an optional 2-Channel U320 upgrade module, adding support for two additional U320 SCSI channels with two additional external SCSI ports, increasing the total drives supported to 56. |
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