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QuickSpecs
Standard Features
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specifications, please visit: http://h71028.www7.hp.com/ERC/downloads/4AA1-1149ENW.pdf.
The Smart Array
The Smart Array
The Smart Array
The Smart Array
Advantage
Advantage
Advantage
Advantage
Key Features
Key Features
Key Features
Key Features
HP's innovative design and integration work of the Smart Array family of products creates customer value
that is unmatched in the industry. 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 through:
Data Compatibility among all models of Smart Array controllers allows simple and easy upgrades any
Data Compatibility
Data Compatibility
Data Compatibility
time needs for higher performance, capacity, and availability increase. Even successive generations of
Smart Array controllers understand the data format of other Smart Array Controllers.
Consistent Configuration and Management Tools
Consistent Configuration and Management Tools
Consistent Configuration and Management Tools
Consistent Configuration and Management Tools. All Smart Array products utilize a standard set of
management and utility software. These tools minimize Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) by reducing
training requirements and technical expertise necessary to install and maintain the HP server storage.
Universal Hard Drive form factor is for use across multiple HP servers, disk enclosures and storage
Universal Hard Drive
Universal Hard Drive
Universal Hard Drive
systems. With compatibility across many enterprise platforms, you are free to deploy and re-deploy these
drives to quickly deliver increased storage capacity, migrate data between systems, and easily manage
spare drives.
Pre-Failure Warranty
Pre-Failure Warranty
Pre-Failure Warranty means HP Insight Manager not only reports when a drive is going to fail but allows
Pre-Failure Warranty
replacement of failing drives prior to actual failure. For complete details, consult the HP Support Center
or refer to your HP Server documentation.
The SA-E500 Controller supports up to 100 drives.
The SA-E500 Controller supports the HP StorageWorks 50 Modular Smart Array, HP
StorageWorks 60 Modular Smart Array and HP StorageWorks 70 Modular Smart Array.
Seamless upgrades to current or next generation HP high performance and high capacity Serial
Attached SCSI Smart Array controllers
3Gb/s SAS technology delivers high performance and data bandwidth up to 300 MB\s per
physical link and contains full compatibility with 1.5Gb/s SATA technology.
x8 2.5G PCI Express host interface technology delivers high performance and data bandwidth up
to 2 GB/s maximum bandwidth.
Addition of the battery upgrade enables battery backed write cache, RAID 5, array expansion,
logical drive extension, RAID migration, and stripe size migration.
Mix-and-match SAS and SATA hard drives, lets you deploy drive technology as needed to fit your
computing environment.
Support for SAS tape products.
Software consistency among all Smart Array family products: Array Configuration Utility, Systems
Insight Manager, Array Diagnostic Utility (ADU) and SmartStart.
Support for greater than 2TB in a single logical drive
256 MB 40-bit wide DDR2-533 MHz cache module (with optional battery upgrade)
Low-profile PCI Express form factor - ships with a full size bracket for deployment in either a low-
profile or full sized slot
DA - 12700
Worldwide — Version 20 — October 5, 2010
HP Smart Array E500 Controller
HP Smart Array E500 Controller
HP Smart Array E500 Controller
HP Smart Array E500 Controller
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