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QuickSpecs
Standard Features
Ease of Use
HP SSD Smart Path
HP SmartCache
Consistency and upgradeability on most current shipping Smart Array products make them unique in the
industry:
GUI based configuration, management and diagnostic software tools with the HP Smart Storage
Administrator
Common data format between generations of products
Data migration between servers and external Modular Smart Array enclosures and Disk Enclosures
The HP SSD Smart Path feature included in the Smart Array software stack improves Solid State Disk (SSD)
read performance. With up to 4x better SSD read performance, HP SSD Smart Path chooses the optimum
path to the SSD and accelerates reads for all RAID levels and RAID 0 writes. HP SSD Smart Path requires
updated firmware, drivers, and configuration utility available at: www.hp.com/go/hpssa. HP SSD Smart
Path is ideal for read intensive workloads and is included as a base feature on HP Smart Array P-series
controllers. The following operating systems are supported by the HP SSD Smart Path feature:" Microsoft
Windows Server 2008
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
Microsoft Windows Server 2012
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, and 6.5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (SP1, SP2, SPA)
VMware ESXi 5.0 U3
VMware vSphere 5.1 U2 and vSphere 5.5
The HP SmartCache feature is a controller-based read caching solution in a DAS environment that caches
the most frequently accessed data ("hot" data) onto lower latency SSDs to dynamically accelerate
application workloads. The HP SmartCache architecture is flexible and supports any HP ProLiant Gen8
supported HDD for bulk storage and any HP ProLiant Gen8 supported SSD as an accelerator.
HP SmartCache is deployed and managed using the HP SmartStorage Administrator (HP SSA).
The basic HP SmartCache architecture is comprised of the following three elements:
Bulk storage: The first element is the bulk storage device, which is any supported HDD attached to
the HP Smart Array controller.
Accelerator: The second element, the accelerator, is a faster/lower latency SSD device that caches
data.
Metadata: The final element is metadata, information held in the FBWC that maps the location of
information residing on the accelerator and bulk storage devices.
For more information please visit:
DA - 14624 Worldwide — Version 3 — March 31, 2014
www.hp.com/go/smartcache
HP Smart Array P430 Controller
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