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Overview The HP Smart Array P711m is a PCI-Express (PCIE) mezzanine card supporting shared SAS Storage. It is one of the highest performing controllers in the HP 6Gb/s SAS portfolio and provides new levels of reliability, connectivity, and storage performance for HP Blade servers through its support of the latest SCSI technology and advanced RAID capabilities.
Use of Smart Array products across multiple applications results in a much lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) than any other server storage RAID product. The HP Smart Array family brings an unparalleled return on investment.
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RAID 60 will tolerate the failure of two disks in each spanned array without loss of data. NOTE: NOTE: NOTE: NOTE: See Enclosure QuickSpecs for descriptions of RAID levels specific to the HP P2000 Modular Smart Array Systems Fault Recovery Fault Recovery Fault Recovery...
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 NOTE: NOTE: NOTE: NOTE: For more information on HP's Certified and Supported ProLiant Servers for OS and Virtualization Software and latest listing of software drivers available for your server, please visit our Support Matrix at: http://www.hp.com/go/supportos. Software Suite...
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QuickSpecs HP Smart Array P711m Controller HP Smart Array P711m Controller HP Smart Array P711m Controller HP Smart Array P711m Controller Compatibility HP Storage Management HP Storage Management HP Storage Management HP Storage Management Initial System Configuration Wizard is the easiest and simplest method...
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HP Care Pack Information HP Care Pack Information HP Care Pack is defined as an upgrade to the product warranty attribute, available for a specific duration and hours of coverage. Care Packs for this option is sold at the system level this option attaches too.
3.5-inch Disk Enclosure 3.5-inch Disk Enclosure 3.5-inch Disk Enclosure 3.5-inch Disk Enclosure HP StorageWorks P2000 1TB 6G SAS 7.2K LFF (3.5-inch) Dual Port MDL Hard Drive AP861A HP StorageWorks P2000 2TB 6G SAS 7.2K LFF (3.5-inch) Dual Port MDL Hard Drive AW555A...
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Disk Enclosures Disk Enclosures Disk Enclosures Disk Enclosures HP StorageWorks P2000 Dual I/O LFF Drive Enclosure, twelve 3.5" drive bays AP843A (w/ two .5m mini-SAS to mini-SAS cables. Used with single or dual controller LFF or SFF array head) HP StorageWorks P2000 LFF Drive Enclosure I/O Module (no cable included.
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NOTE: NOTE: NOTE: HP recommends a maximum of 2 tape drives per 6Gb/s SAS BL Switch and 64K transfer sizes. Attaching a library with 4 tape drives requires purchasing a second tape library SAS cable (AN975A or AN976A) and attaching 2 drives to the redundant 6Gb/s SAS BL Switch.
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