698532-B21 HP Smart Array P431/4GB FBWC 12Gb 2-ports Ext SAS Controller

The HP Smart Array P431 Controller is a low profile, PCIe3 x8, 12 Gb/s capable Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) RAID controller that provides enterprise class storage performance, increased external scalability, and data protection for select HP ProLiant Gen8 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 Backed Write Cache (FBWC), global online spare, and pre-failure warning.
Data compatibility between HP Smart Array Controllers means customers can easily upgrade to future Smart Array Controllers.        

Features

Increased Performance and Scalability

The HP Smart Array P431 delivers performance boost to accelerate workload

Provides greater scalability for explosive data growth with support up to 200 drives per controller

DDR3-1600MHz Flash Back Write Cache provides up to 12.8 GB/s maximum cache bandwidth with the 2 GB cache model

DDR3-1866MHz Flash Back Write Cache kit w/battery provides up to 14.9 Gb/s maximum cache bandwidth with the 4 GB cache model

HP SSD Smart Path provides up to 4x better SSD read performance for Microsoft Windows, Linux and VMware

Data Protection

Data security with optional HP Secure Encryption, an enterprise-class encryption solution for data at rest on any bulk storage attached to the P431 Controller

Long term data retention with 2GB or 4GB Flash Back Write Cache (FBWC)

Predictive spare activation for improved rebuild and maximized uptime

Standard on the P431 are RAID 6 ADG, RAID 60 ADG, RAID 1 ADM