The HPE Smart Array P246br Controller is a Flexible Smart Array, 12Gb/s SAS RAID controller that provides enterprise-class storage performance and data protection for the HPE ProLiant BL460c Gen9 Server Blade when adding D2220sb in adjacent slot. It features four internal physical links and delivers increased server uptime by providing advanced storage functionality with flashbacked write cache (FBWC). The Smart Array P246br Controller delivers increased server uptime by providing advanced storage functionality; including 1GB flash back write cache, pre-failure warning, and optional Secure Encryption. Data compatibility between HPE Smart Array Controllers means customers can easily upgrade to future Smart Array Controllers.

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Device Type	Storage controller (RAID) - external
Bus Type	PCIe 3.0 x8
Interface	SATA 6Gb/s / SAS 12Gb/s
Data Transfer Rate	1.2 GBps
Buffer Size	1 GB
Supported Devices	Hard drive, tape drive, disk array (RAID)
Channel Qty	4
Max Storage Devices Qty	200
RAID Level	RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5, RAID 6
System Requirements	Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, Ubuntu 14.04, VMware ESX 6.0, VMware ESXi 5.1 update 3, VMware vSphere 5.5 update 2