Summary Of Controller Features And Capabilities; Features Common To All Controller Models - HP 381513-B21 - Smart Array P800 Controller RAID User Manual

Item ID Description
1 Connector for mini-SAS ports 1E and 2E (external), each 4x wide
2 Heartbeat LED (flashes green when operating normally and amber
if the board has failed)
3 Activity LED for external ports
4 SAS port 3I (internal), 4x wide
5 SAS port 4I (internal), 4x wide
6 Cache module (also known as array accelerator)
7 (Optional) Batteries for cache module
Two batteries are normally sufficient, but you can add a third
battery to provide extra security against loss of system power.

Summary of controller features and capabilities

This section describes the most commonly referenced controller features. For other features, specifications,
and information about system requirements, see the HP website
(http://www.hp.com/products/smartarray). To get the full benefit of all controller features, be sure that
the controller is loaded with the latest firmware.

Features common to all controller models

Feature
Temperature range
Relative humidity
(noncondensing)
Time required to recharge
battery*
Duration of battery backup*
Battery life expectancy*
PCIe transfer rate
SAS transfer rate
Drive types supported
Maximum logical drive size
Maximum number of physical
devices
Maximum number of logical
drives
*For controllers that use battery-backed write cache.
Details
Operating, 10° to 55°C (50° to 131°F)
Storage, -30° to 60°C (-22° to 140°F)
Operating, 10% to 90%
Storage, 5% to 90%
From 15 minutes to 2 hours, depending on the initial battery charge
level
If the battery is fully charged and less than 3 years old, more than 2
days
More than 3 years
Up to 2 GB/s in each direction
1.2 GB/s for each wide port at peak bandwidth
3.0 Gb/s SAS or 1.5 Gb/s SATA hard drives. Also supports OBDR
tape drives. For more information about OBDR, see the HP website
(http://www.hp.com/go/obdr).
8 ZB (8 x 10 21 bytes)
255 (total of hard drives, expanders, and SEPs)
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