- The SA-P420 Controller supports up to 27 drives depending on the server implementation
- Seamless upgrades from past generations and upgrades to next generation HPE high performance and high capacity Serial Attached SCSI Smart Array controllers
- 2nd generation 6 Gb/s SAS technology delivers high performance and data bandwidth and contains full compatibility with 3 Gb/s SATA technology
- x8 PCIe 3.0 host interface technology delivers high performance and data bandwidth up to 8.5 GB/s maximum bandwidth
- Modular, easy-to-upgrade design lets you optimize performance by upgrading from 40-bit 512MB cache to 72-bit 2 GB Flash Backed Write Cache (FBWC)
- Addition of the flash backed cache upgrade enables array expansion, logical drive extension, RAID migration, and stripe size migration
- Mix-and-match SAS and SATA hard drives, lets you deploy drive technology as needed to fit your computing environment
- Low-profile PCI Express form factor - ships with a full size bracket for deployment in either a low-profile or full sized slot
The HPE Smart Array P420 Controller is an enterprise-class 6 Gb/s controller that provides improved performance, internal scalability and lower maintenance. P420 controller is ideal for RAID 0/1, 1+0, 5, 50, 6 & 60 and additional advanced features are upgradable by Smart Array Advanced Pack. P420 delivers increased server uptime by providing advanced storage functionality, including: online RAID level migration with flash-backed write cache (FBWC), global online spare, and pre-failure warning.