HPE 631673-B21 Smart Array P420/1GB FBWC 6Gb 2-Ports SAS Controller

HPE 631673-B21 Smart Array P420/1GB FBWC 6Gb Dual Ports Ext SAS/SATA Storage (RAID) Controller for ProLiant Generation8 Servers (Refurbished - Grade A with 30 Days Warranty)

The HPE Smart Array P420 Controller is a low profile, 6 Gb/s, PCIe 3.0, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) RAID controller that provides enterprise class, storage performance and data protection for select HP ProLiant Gen8 rack and tower servers. It features eight internal SAS ports and delivers increased server uptime by providing advanced storage functionality, including online RAID level migration (between any RAID levels) with flash back write cache, global online spare, and pre-failure warning. Data Compatibility among all models of Smart Array controllers allows simple and easy migration at any time when needs for higher performance, capacity, and availability increase. Even new generations of Smart Array controllers can understand the data format of previous generations of Smart Array controllers.

HPE Smart Array Advanced Pack 2.0 features are now part of the base features for the HPE Smart Array P420 Controller at no additional cost.
Maximum storage capacity is 240 TB with HPE 4TB 6G SAS 7.2K rpm LFF Hard Drive. Maximum capacity depends on the server. Up to 64 logical volumes are supported on the P420 with 512 MB or more cache.
The HPE SSD Smart Path feature improves SSD read for all RAID levels and RAID 0 write operations by optimizing the path to each SSD attached to the controller by up to 4x better performance.

Increased Performance and Data Protection, with Reduced Initial Setup Time
Up to 3x performance improvement over past generation, using up to 2 GB DDR3-1333 cache memory.
Long term data retention with flash back write cache (FBWC) offered as a standard feature, up to 2 GB capacity.
Support for RAID 0/1, 10, 5, 50, and RAID 6 & 60.
New predictive spare activation for improved rebuild and maximized uptime.

The HPE 631673-B21 Smart Array P420 Storage Controller supports SAS/SATA formatted with RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, RAID 50 Levels. It is a Dual port PCI Express board with transfer rates of up to 6 Gbps. It has Cache Memory of 1GB and is suitable for enterprise use. This RAID Controller has 30 Days Warranty.

Specifications

Brand: HPE
MPN: 631673-B21

Option Part Number: 631673-B21
Spare Part Number: 633539-001

General

Device Type: Storage controller (RAID) - Plug-in Card - Low Profile
Host Bus: PCIe 3.0 x8

Storage Controller

Interface: SATA 6Gb/s / SAS 6Gb/s
Data Transfer Rate: 6 Gbit/s
Buffer Size: 1 GB (installed) / 2 GB (max)
Supported Devices: Disk Array (RAID)
Channel Qty: 8
RAID Level: RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10, RAID 50

Expansion & Connectivity

Interfaces: 2 x SATA 6Gb/s / SAS 6Gb/s (external)
Compatible Slots: 1 x PCI Express 3.0 x8

Software / System Requirements

OS Required: SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (32/64-bits), Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (32/64-bits)

Product Dimensions & Weight

Width: 2.20 inch
Depth: 9.50 inch
Height: 7.50 inch

Compatibility Information

Designed For

HPE ProLiant DL Series: DL160 Gen8, DL160 Gen8 Entry, DL160 Gen8 Performance, DL320e Gen8, DL320e Gen8 Base, DL320e Gen8 Entry, DL320e Gen8 Performance, DL360p Gen8, DL360p Gen8 Base, DL360p Gen8 CMS, DL360p Gen8 Entry, DL360p Gen8 High Performance, DL380e Gen8, DL380p Gen8, DL380p Gen8 Base, DL380p Gen8 Entry, DL380p Gen8 High Performance, DL380p Gen8 Special, DL385p Gen8, DL385p Gen8 Dedicated Workload, DL385p Gen8 Entry, DL385p Gen8 Maximized Consolidation, DL385p Gen8 Storage, DL560 Gen8, DL560 Gen8 Base, DL560 Gen8 Entry, DL560 Gen8 Performance

HPE ProLiant ML Series: ML310e Gen8, ML310e Gen8 Base, ML310e Gen8 Entry, ML310e Gen8 Performance, ML310e Gen8 v2, ML310e Gen8 v2 Base, ML310e Gen8 v2 Entry, ML310e Gen8 v2 Performance, ML350e Gen8, ML350e Gen8 Base, ML350e Gen8 Entry, ML350e Gen8 Performance, ML350e Gen8 v2, ML350p Gen8

HPE ProLiant SL Series: SL210t Gen8 1U Node, SL230s Gen8 1U Left Half Width Tray, SL230s Gen8 1U Right Half Width Tray, SL230s Gen8 Base 1U Left Tray Server, SL230s Gen8 Base 1U Right Tray Server, SL250s Gen8 2U Left Half Width Tray, SL250s Gen8 2U PCIe Gen3 Left Tray, SL250s Gen8 2U Right Half Width Tray, SL250s Gen8 Base 2U Left Half Width Tray, SL250s Gen8 Base 2U Right Half Width Tray, SL270s Gen8 1U Left Half Width Tray, SL270s Gen8 1U Right Half Width Tray, SL270s Gen8 Base 4U Left Half Width Tray, SL270s Gen8 Base 4U Right Half Width Tray, SL270s Gen8 SE 4U Left Tray, SL270s Gen8 SE 4U Right Tray

Contact us with any questions or to verify this model’s compatibility with your current server or storage array.