Controller Overview; Smart Array P400 Controller Features; Board Components And Features - HP Smart Array -UX 11i v2 Support Manual

1 Controller overview

This chapter provides an overview of the features and physical characteristics of the HP Smart
Array Serial-Attached SCSI (SAS) RAID controllers.

Smart Array P400 controller features

Board components and features

Two models of the HP Smart Array P400 Controller are available:
AD348A has internal SAS connectors on the front of the board. See
AD397A has connectors on the back of the board. See
The two models have identical functionality.
Figure 1 HP AD348A Smart Array P400 controller with SAS connectors on front of board
SAS port 2I (internal), 4x
1
wide SFF8484 connector.
SAS port 1I (internal), 4x
2
wide SFF8484 connector.
6 Controller overview
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Connectors for cache
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module (also known as
BBWC or array accelerator).
Runtime LEDs. See
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Array P400 controller board
runtime LEDs" (page
Figure
Figure 2 (page
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5
4
Cache module, with a
5
connector for the cable to the
battery pack. The cache
"Smart module must be installed on
the controller before the
7). controller is installed in a
server, or the controller will
not boot.
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7).