HPE Smart Array P408i-a SR Gen10 (8 Internal Lanes/2GB Cache) 12G SAS Modular Controller
Storage interface (SAS/SATA)
8 SAS lanes across 2 x4 internal Mini-SAS ports
12Gb/s SAS, 6Gb/s SATA technology
Mix-and-match SAS and SATA drives to the same controller
Support for SAS tape drives
2 GB Flash-Backed Write Cache (FBWC)
PCI Express 3.0 x8 link
RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, 1 ADM, 10 ADM (Advanced Data Mirroring)
Mixed Mode (RAID logic drives and HBA physical drives simultaneously)
Windows Storage Spaces Direct validated
VMware Virtual SAN certified
Legacy and UEFI boot operation
UEFI System Utilities (storage configuration)
Up to 238 physical drives
Up to 64 logical drives
HPE Smart Array SR SmartCache (optional license)
HPE Smart Array SR Secure Encryption (optional license)
HPE SSD Smart Path
Rapid Parity Initialization (RPI)
Rapid rebuild
Drive Sanitize
Performance Optimization-Degraded Reads and Read Coalescing
Power efficiency
Seamless upgrades from HPE Smart Array S-class and E-class controllers
FIPS 140-2 Level 1 Implementation Under Test (expected validation complete in 2018)
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