HP Smart Array P400 Controller
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1. 12400 North America Version 11 February 11 2008 Page 2 Qu ickSpecs HP Smart Array P400 Controller Standard Features NOTE For a briet printer friendly data sheet that describes this product and intorms you of the essential capabilities and specifications please visit htto h7 1028 www hp com ERC downloads 4AA0 0582ENW pdf The Smart Array Advantage Key Features invent HP s innovative design and integration work of the Smart Array tamily 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 tamily brings an unparalleled return on investment through Data Compatibility among all models of Smart Array controllers allows simple and easy upgrades any time needs for higher performance capacity and availability increase Even successive generations of Smart Array controllers understand the data format of other Smart Array Controllers Consistent Contiguration and Management Tools All Smart Array products utilize a standard set of management and utility sottware These tools minimize Total Cost of Ownership TCO by reducing training requirements and technical expertise necessary to install and maintain the HP server storage Universal Hard Drive form factor is tor use across multiple HP servers disk enclosures and storage systems With2. 431944 B21 432095 B2 1 432093 B2 1 431950 B21 379306 B21 431786 B21 349237 B2 1 349238 B2 349239 B2 395473 B21 432341 B21 4 1276 B21 4 1275 B21 3834 10 B21 Page 10 Qu ickSpecs HP Smart Array P400 Controller Technical Specitications Dimensions not including Low Protile PCle Form Factor bracket 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 3G SAS Serial Attached SCSI Intertace 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 maximum bandwidth Server Interface x8 2 5G PCle provides 2GB s maximum bandwidth SAS Speed x8 3G SAS provides 2 4GB s maximum bandwidth Cache Memory 40 bit 256MB ECC protected cache 72 bit 512MB module upgrades available transportable with battery backed upgrade Logical Drives Supported Up to 32 logical drives Maximum Logical Drive Greater than 2TB Capacity Host Memory Addressing 64 bit supporting greater than 4GB server memory space RAID Support RAID 6 with ADG Advanced Data Guarding requires Battery Backed Write Cache Upgrade RAID 5 Distributed Data Guarding RAID 1 0 Striping amp Mirroring RAID O Striping Upgradeable Firmware Upgradeable Firmware with recovery ROM feature Environment triendly End of life Management Hewlett Packard offers end of life HP product return trade in and recycling Products and A
3. compatibility across many enterprise platforms you are free to deploy and re deploy these drives to quickly deliver increased storage capacity migrate data between systems and easily manage spare drives Pre Failure Warranty means HP Insight Manager not only reports when a drive is going to fail but allows replacement of failing drives prior to actual failure For complete details consult the HP Support Center or refer to your HP Server documentation The SA P400 Controller supports up to 18 drives depending on the server implementation The SA P400i Controller supports up to 6 drives depending on the server implementation e Seamless upgrades trom past generations and upgrades to next generation HP high performance and high capacity Serial Attached SCSI Smart Array controllers e 3G 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 x8 2 5G PCI Express host interface technology delivers high performance and data bandwidth up to 2 GB s maximum bandwidth e Modular easy to upgrade design lets you optimize performance by upgrading from 40 bit 256MB cache to 72 bit 512MB battery backed write cache BBWC e Addition of the battery backed cache upgrade enables BBWC RAID 6 with ADG array expansion logical drive extension RAID migration and stripe size migration e Mix and match SAS and SATA hard drives lets you deploy drive technology as ne
4. to 24 hours x 7 days Duration Select duration of coverage for a period of 1 3 or 5 years Warranty upgrade options can come in the form of Care Packs which are sold at the HP System level this product attaches too HP Care Pack is defined as an upgrade to the product warranty attribute available for a specific duration and hours of coverage Care Packs for this option is sold at the system level this option attaches too HP Care Pack is not available for less than the product s warranty duration HP Care Pack is available tor sale anytime during the warranty period for most products but the commencement date will be the same as the Warranty Start Date delivery date to end user customer Proof of purchase may be required HP Care Pack services are prepaid For additional HP Care Pack hardware amp software intormation as well as orderable part numbers please refer to the URL http www hp com hps carepack DA 12400 North America Version 11 February 11 2008 Page 9 QuickSpecs Related Options Hard Drives invent Hot Plug SFF SAS 2 5 Drives HP 36GB 3G SAS 15K SFF SP HDD HP 72GB 3G SAS 10K SFF SP HDD HP 72GB 3G SAS 15K SFF SP HDD HP 146GB 3G SAS 10K SFF SP SP HDD Hot Plug SAS 3 5 Drives HP 72GB 3G SAS 15K 3 5 SP HDD HP 146GB 3G SAS 15K 3 5 SP HDD HP 300GB 3G SAS 15K 3 5 SP HDD Non Hot Plug SAS 3 5 Drives HP 72GB SAS 3 5 15K NHP HP 146GB SAS 3 5 15K NHP HP 300GB SAS 3 5 15K NHP
5. QuickSpecs Overview HP Smart Array P400 Controller The HP Smart Array P400 is HP s first PCI Express PCle serial attached SCSI SAS RAID controller and provides new levels of pertormance and reliability for HP servers through its support of the latest SCSI technology and advanced RAID capabilities What s New e Native Command Queuing NCQ support available Models HP Smart Array P400 HP Smart Array P400 256MB Controller 405132 B21 Controller HP Smart Array P400 512MB Controller with BBWC 411064 B21 O T DA 12400 North America Version 11 February 11 2008 Page Qu ickSpecs HP Smart Array P400 Controller Overview Upgrade Options Battery Attach Kit Cache Upgrades invent Smart Array P400 Battery Attach Kit 417836 B21 NOTE This option kit contains a 24 battery cable and adhesive material for installing a battery into the following servers if a Smart Array P400 is integrated outside of the factory HP ProLiant ML310 G3 HP ProLiant ML310 G4 HP ProLiant DL820 G4 HP ProLiant DL820 G5 HP ProLiant DL320s HP ProLiant ML350 G5 HP ProLiant DL380 G5 installations in a full size slot HP ProLiant DL385 G2 installations in a full size slot and HP ProLiant DL580 G4 For all solutions please reter to the HP ProLiant QuickSpecs and User s Manual for detailed installation instructions Battery backed write cache upgrade 383280 B2 1 512MB Battery backed write cache upgrade 405148 B21 DA
6. Small Form Factor SFF SATA Hot Plug Drives HP 60GB 1 5G SATA 5 4K SFF HDD HP 120GB 1 5G SATA 5 4K SFF HDD 3 5 SATA Hot Plug Drives HP 80GB 1 5G SATA 7 2K 3 5 HDD HP 160GB 1 5G SATA 7 2K 3 5 HDD HP 250GB 1 5G SATA 7 2K 3 5 HDD HP 500GB 1 5G SATA 7 2K 3 5 HDD HP 750GB 1 5G SATA 7 2K 3 5 HDD 3 5 SATA Non Hot Plug Drives HP 250GB 1 5G SATA 7 2K NHP 3 5 HDD HP 160GB 1 5G SATA 7 2K NHP 3 5 HDD HP 80GB 1 5G SATA 7 2K NHP 3 5 HDD NOTE Go to the HP Hard Drive Compatibility table for complete drive compatibility intormation htto www hp com products harddiskdrives Using hard drives in unsupported contigurations will result in voiding the warranty and could result in damage to the drive and or loss of data NOTE There is a known compatibility issue with some early 3 5 SATA HDD that will make them unable to be used with the SA P400 controller Customers should verity that they are not using hard drive part number 332649 002 003 spare 353042 001 332650 002 003 spare 353043 001 or 356536 002 003 spare 353044 001 NOTE SATA Drive Write Cache is disabled by detault to minimize the risk of data loss in case of power loss and cannot be enabled for SATA drives attached to all HP Smart Array controllers and HP 8 Port internal SAS SATA HBA with RAID DA 12400 North America Version 11 February 11 2008 HP Smart Array P400 Controller 431933 B21 375861 B21 431935 B21 431958 B21 375870 B2 1 375872 B2 1
7. ed cache provides up to 4 2 GB s maximum bandwidth x8 2 5G PCI Express host interface provides 2 GB s maximum bandwidth 440 PowerPC Processor Read ahead caching Write back caching with battery backed write cache upgrade Native Command Queuing NCQ is a technology designed to increase performance of SATA hard disk drives by allowing the individual hard disk to internally optimize the order in which received read and write commands are executed This can reduce the amount of unnecessary going back and forth on the drive s heads resulting in increased performance for workloads where multiple simultaneous read write requests are outstanding most often occurring in server or storage type applications Without NCQ the drive has to process and complete one command at a time For NCQ to be enabled it must be supported and turned on in the controller and in the hard drive itself NOTE Please see the SATA Hard Drive QuickSpecs for specific SATA hard drive capacities that support NCQ hitp h1 8000 www1 hp com products quickspecs 11940_na 11940_na HTML Given the increasing need for high performance and rapid capacity expansion the SA P400 Controller offers e Up to 2TB of total storage with SATA HDD e Up to 13 5TB of total storage with 18 x 750GB 3 5 SATA HDD DA 12400 North America Version 11 February 11 2008 Page 4 Qu ickSpecs HP Smart Array P400 Controller Standard Features Availability Provides increased server uptime b
8. eded to fit your computing environment e Software consistency among all Smart Array family products Array Configuration Utility ACU Option ROM Configuration for Arrays ORCA Systems Insight Manager Array Diagnostic Utility ADU and SmartStart e Support for greater than 2TB in a single logical drive Low profile PCI Express form factor ships with a full size bracket for deployment in either a low profile or full sized slot DA 12400 North America Version 11 February 11 2008 Page 3 Qu ickSpecs HP Smart Array P400 Controller Standard Features Management Features Ports Performance Native Command Queuing Capacity invent 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 selectable RAID level and stripe size User selectable read and write cache sizes Eight 8 SAS physical links distributed across 2 internal x4 wide port connectors HP s High Performance Architecture sets new boundaries of industry performance expectations e 3G SAS 300MB s bandwidth per physical link x8 3G SAS physical links compatible with 1 5G SATA 256 MB 40 bit wide DDR2 533MHz cache upgradeable to 512 MB 72 bit wide DDR2 533MHz battery back
9. ew and delete logical drives Allows the ability to select the boot controller e For advanced array configurations use ACU HP Array Diagnostic Utility ADU n depth diagnostic and reporting utility for all Smart Array controllers Runs offline for all supported Operating Systems and runs online tor Windows and Linux DA 12400 North America Version 11 February 11 2008 Page 8 invent Qu ickSpecs HP Smart Array P400 Controller Service and Support HP Care Pack and Warranty Information Warranty Software Product Services Hardware Product Services Warranty Upgrade Options HP Care Pack Information invent 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 Standalone telephone support Rights to new license version Media and documentation updates Installation services On site maintenance includes warranty support Response time upgrades during the warranty period Post warranty coverage For additional hardware installation and maintenance information please refer to the URL http www hp com hps hardware Response Upgrade on site response from next business day to same day 4 hours Coverage Extend hours of coverage trom 9 hours x 5 days
10. nagement and diagnostic tools including Array Configuration Utility Array Diagnostic Utility ADU and Systems Insight Manager This sottware consistency of tools reduces the cost of training for each successive generation of product and takes much of the guesswork out of troubleshooting field problems These tools lower the total cost of ownership by reducing training and technical expertise necessary to install and maintain HP server storage Systems Insight Manager e Powerful server and server options storage manager tool e Monitors over 1200 system wide parameters e Contiguration Diagnostic Utilities HP Array Contiguration Utility ACU e Powerful Web based configuration utility for all Smart Array controllers e Provides a graphical view of HP drive array configurations e Allows for management of multiple arrays over a secure internet connection from anywhere in the world e Easy to use Wizards for configuration Runs offline for all supported Operating Systems and runs online for Windows and Linux For online configuration of NetWare use CPQONLIN HP Option ROM Configuration for Arrays ORCA DA 12400 North America Version 11 February 11 2008 Page 7 QuickS pecs HP Smart Array P400 Controller Compatibility A simple method for managing logical drives during system power up by pressing F8 during POST Allows the ability to create arrays logical drives and assign an online spare drive Allows the ability to vi
11. or data loss e RAID 5 Distributed Data Guarding This allocates one set of parity data across drives and allows simultaneous write operations This level of fault tolerance can withstand a single drive failure without downtime or data loss e RAID 1 1 0 Drive Mirroring This allocates half of the drive array to data and the other half to mirrored data providing two copies of every file It is a high performance RAID Fault Recovery Minimizes downtime reconstructs data and facilitates a quick recovery from drive failure Recovery ROM This teature protects the user trom a firmware image corruption by storing a redundant copy of the firmware image If the active firmware image becomes corrupt the controller will use the redundant firmware image and continue operating On Line Spares There is no limit to the number of spare drives that can be installed prior to drive failure If a failure occurs recovery begins with an On Line Spare and data is reconstructed automatically e DRAM ECC detects and corrects data bit errors e Battery backed write cache upgrade provides for up to two days of battery power for data cache retention The data backup duration could be extended anytime the server s auxiliary power is available during system power down DA 12400 North America Version 11 February 11 2008 Page 5 invent Qu ickS pecs HP Smart Array P400 Controller Standard Features Ease of Use Consistency and Upgradeabili
12. pproach and Recycling programs in many geographic areas For trade in intormation please go to http www hp com go green To recycle your product please go to htto www hp com go green or contact your nearest HP sales office Products returned to HP will be recycled recovered or disposed of in a responsible manner The EU WEEE directive 2002 95 EC requires manutacturers to provide treatment information for each product type for use by treatment facilities This information product disassembly instructions is posted on the Hewlett Packard web site at htto www hp com go green These instructions may be used by recyclers and other WEEE treatment facilities as well as HP OEM customers who integrate and re sell HP equipment Copyright 2008 Hewlett Packard Develooment Company L P The intormation contained herein is subject to change without notice Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U S and or other countries The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein For hard drives 1 GB 1 billion bytes Actual formatted capacity is less O invent DA 12400 North America Version 11 February 11 2008 Page 11
13. ty make the Smart Array family unique in the industry e GUI based configuration management and diagnostic software tools e Common data format between generations of products e Data migration between servers and external StorageWorks Modular Smart Array enclosures DA 12400 North America Version 11 February 11 2008 Page 6 invent Qu ickSpecs HP Smart Array P400 Controller Compatibility Server Compatibility Operating Systems Software Suite invent For up to date compatibility please see the tollowing URL tor complete Smart Array P400 Controller compatibility and support intormation http h 18006 www1 hp com products servers proliantstorage arraycontrollers index html Microsott Windows 2000 Server Microsott Windows 2000 Advanced Server Microsott Windows 2003 R2 Standard Edition Microsott Windows 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition Microsoft Windows 2003 R2 Standard x64 Edition Microsott Windows 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition Microsott Windows 2003 R2 SBS Novell Open Enterprise Server NetWare 6 5 SP5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux SUSE Linux Enterprise Server SCO OpenServer 5 0 7 6 SCO UnixWare 7 1 3 7 1 4 Solaris 10 VMWare ESX 3 0 NOTE For more Linux OS support amp certification information please visit our the ProLiant amp BladeSystem Server Linux matrix http h18004 www1 hp com products servers linux hpLinuxcert htm All Smart Array products share a common set of contiguration ma
14. y providing advanced storage functionality Online RAID level migration between any RAID level Online stripe size migration Online array expansion Online logical drive extension Online drive firmware upgrade Unlimited global online spare Pre Failure Warranty Fault Prevention The following features offer detection of possible failures before they occur allowing preventive action to be taken e S M A R T Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology first developed at HP detects possible hard disk failure before it occurs allowing replacement of the hard drive before a real failure occurs e Drive Parameter Tracking monitors drive operational parameters predicting failure and notifying the administrator e Dynamic Sector Repairing continually performs background surface scans on the hard disk drives during inactive periods and automatically remaps bad sectors ensuring data integrity e Smart Array Cache Tracking monitors integrity of controller cache allowing pre tailure preventative maintenance Fault Tolerance Keeps data available and server running while a failed drive is being replaced several fault tolerance contigurations are supported including e 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 level of fault tolerance can withstand two simultaneous drive failures without downtime
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