The HPE Smart Array P431 Controller is a low profile, PCIe3 x8, 12Gb/s capable Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) RAID controller that provides enterprise class storage performance, increased external scalability, and data protection for select HPE ProLiant Gen8 rack and tower servers. It features eight external physical links and delivers increased server uptime by providing advanced storage functionality, including online RAID level migration (between any RAID levels) with flash back write cache (FBWC), global online spare, and pre-failure warning. Data compatibility between HPE Smart Array Controllers means customers can easily upgrade to future Smart Array Controllers.

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Key Features

Storage interface (SAS/SATA) -8 physical links across 2 x4 external ports -12Gb/s SAS, 6Gb/s SATA technology -Mix-and-match SAS and SATA drives to the same controller -Support for SAS tape drives, SAS tape autoloaders and SAS tape libraries 2 GiBytes or 4 GiBytes Flash-Backed Write Cache (FBWC) PCI Express Gen3 x8 link RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60, 10 ADM (Advanced Data Mirroring) Legacy and UEFI boot operation Up to 200 physical drives Up to 64 logical drives HPE SmartCache (optional license) HPE Secure Encryption (optional license) FIPS 140-2 validation complete (certificate #2506) HPE SSD Smart Path VMware Virtual SAN certified Rapid Parity Initialization (RPI) Rapid rebuild Drive Erase Performance Optimization-Degraded Reads and Read Coalescing Power Efficiency Seamless upgrades to and from other HPE Smart Array controllers Recovery ROM to protect against controller ROM corruption Low-profile standard PCI Express plug-in card -Ships with a full size and a low profile bracket -Dimensions (excluding bracket): 7.5 in x 9.5 in x 2.25 in (19.05 cm x 24.13 cm x 5.72 cm)