The HP SMARTarray P212 is HP's entry level PCI Express (PCIe) Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) RAID controller. The Low Profile, Half Height Card has 8 ports and utilizes DDR2-266 memory. The P212 is ideal for RAID 0/1, 1+0 and can be upgraded with the 256MB battery-backed write Cache (BBWC) module for RAID 5, 5+0.
6G SAS and 3G SATA support
Modular flexibility with scalability from HBA functionality to full SAS value RAID 5+0 and 6+0
Improved battery life (48 hours) SATA NCQ for all controllers
Additional Features via Software upgrade – SMARTarray Advance Pack (SAAP)
Introducing the SMARTarray P212, available now with the latest in I/O slot technology and entry level grade features.
Entry Level Performance
4 internal ports/4 external ports of 3Gb Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) +6Gb SAS compatible
x8 PCI-Express I/O connector
DDR-2/800 memory
256MB, and Battery-Backed Write Cache (BBWC) upgrade option
Reliable
Standard RAID 0,1, 1+0 RAID 5, 5+0 support with 256MB Cache
Flexible
Supports SAS and SATA disk drives
Manageable
Online Drive Flash
Remote monitoring and configuration Mirror Splitting and recombining
Ideal for...
SAS based servers that require
File/Print
General purpose applications
Domain controller
Application Servers
Dedicated applications
Listed since: 24/11/2009 Last modified: 11/08/2010 Last updated: 06/09/2010
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