HPE 726825-B21 Smart Array P441/4GB FBWC 12Gb 2-Ports SAS Controller

HPE 726825-B21 Smart Array P441/4GB FBWC 12Gbps Dual Ports PCI Express 3.0 x8 External SAS Storage (RAID) Controller for ProLiant Gen9 Servers & MSA 2040 SAN Storage (Brand New with 3 Years Warranty)

The HPE Smart Array P441 Controller is a low-profile, PCIe3 x8, 12 Gbps Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) RAID controller that provides enterprise-class storage performance, increased external scalability, and data protection for select HPE ProLiant Gen9 rack and tower servers. It features eight external physical links and delivers increased server uptime by providing advanced storage functionality, including online RAID level migration (between any RAID levels) with flash back write cache (FBWC), global online spare, and pre-failure warning. This controller includes transportable FBWC allowing the data in the cache to be migrated to a new controller. The Gen9 controllers support the HPE Smart Storage Battery that allows multiple Smart Array controllers to be supported, resulting in simple upgrade process.

The HPE 726825-B21 Smart Array P441 Controller is a storage controller that supports SATA 6Gbps / SAS 12Gbps interface formatted with RAID levels RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 10, RAID 50, RAID 60, RAID 1 ADM, RAID 10 ADM supported. This HPE Smart Array P441 Controller is suited for HPE ProLiant Gen9 Servers, MSA 2040 Storage. It's Compatible Slots 1 x PCI-X / 133 MHz. This HPE Smart Array P441 Storage Controller is Brand New in Factory Sealed Box and comes with 3 Years Warranty.

Specification

Brand: HPE
MPN: 726825-B21

Option Part Number: 726825-B21
Spare Part Number: 749798-001

General

Device Type: Storage Controller (RAID) - Plug-in Card - Low Profile
Host Bus: PCI Express 3.0 x8

Storage Controller

Buffer Size: 4 GB
Channel Qty: 8
Data Transfer Rate: 12 Gbit/s
Interface: SATA 6Gbps / SAS 12Gbps
Max Storage Devices Qty: 200
RAID Level: RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 10, RAID 50, RAID 60, RAID 1 ADM, RAID 10 ADM
Supported Devices: Hard Drive, Disk Array (RAID)

Expansion & Connectivity

Interfaces: 2 x SATA 6Gbps / SAS 12Gbps - 36 pin 4x Mini SAS HD (SFF-8643) (external)

Miscellaneous

Compliant Standards: WEEE

Software / System Requirements

OS Required: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 for x86, Microsoft Windows Server 2012, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 x64 Edition, VMware ESXi 5.0 update 2, VMware ESXi 5.1 update 1, VMware vSphere 5.5

Dimensions & Weight

Width: 2.3 inch (5.72 cm)
Depth: 9.5 inch (24.13 cm)
Height: 7.5 inch (19.05 cm)
Weight: 15.9 oz (450 g)

Compatibility Information

Designed for

HPE Apollo Series: Apollo 4200 Gen9, Apollo 4500 Gen9 and Apollo 6000 Gen9 Servers

HPE ProLiant DL Series: DL20 Gen9, DL80 Gen9, DL120 Gen9, DL180 Gen9, DL360 Gen9, DL380 Gen9, DL560 Gen9 Servers

HPE ProLiant ML Series: ML30 Gen9, ML110 Gen9, ML150 Gen9, ML350 Gen9 Servers

HPE Disk Enclosures: D2600, D2700, D3600, D3600, D3700, D6000 and D6020 Disk Enclosure

HPE Modular Storage Array: MSA 2040 SAN Storage

Product Features

Increased Performance for Applications
The HPE Smart Array P441 Controller delivers 12 Gb/s SAS connectivity on HPE ProLiant Gen9 Servers when connected to 12 Gb/s external storage devices for increased performance in messaging, database or general server applications.
Offers transportable 4GB DDR3-1866 Flash-Backed Write Cache providing up to 14.9 GB/s maximum cache bandwidth to reduce latency in write-intensive applications that require heavy logging such as databases.
Optional HPE SmartCache provides read and write acceleration for workloads such as databases or web pages.

Data Protection with Encryption Capability
The HPE Smart Array P441 Controller offers optional HPE Secure Encryption capability that protects data at rest on any bulk storage attached to the controller.
Long-term data retention with 4GB Flash-Backed Write Cache (FBWC) for improved data reliability.
Delivers predictive spare activation for improved rebuild and increased uptime even in a recovery mode.

Configuration Is Efficient and Simple
The HPE Smart Array P441 Controller and the attached storage devices are configured and managed by the easy–to-use HPE Smart Storage Administrator software which is included in the intelligent provisioning of the server.
Data compatibility between the HPE Smart Array Controller family allows simple and easy migration at any time when needs for higher performance, capacity, and availability increase such as migrating an existing just a bunch of disks (JBOD) to a more advanced disk array configuration.

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