The HPE Smart Array P408i-a SR Gen10 Controller, supporting 12Gb/s SAS and PCIe 3.0, is ideal for maximizing performance while supporting advanced RAID levels with 2 GB flash-backed write cache (FBWC). This controller operates in Mixed Mode which combines RAID and HBA operations simultaneously. It has eight internal SAS lanes, allowing connection to SAS or SATA drives, and offers encryption for data-at-rest on any drive with HPE Smart Array SR Secure Encryption. This type-a flexible/modular controller occupies a dedicated storage slot without occupying a PCIe expansion slot and provides enterprise-class storage performance, reliability, security and efficiency needed to address your evolving data storage needs.

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Device Type	Storage controller (RAID) - plug-in card
Bus Type	PCIe 3.0 x8
Features	Low profile heatsink
Interface	SATA 6Gb/s / SAS 12Gb/s
Data Transfer Rate	12 Gbit/s
Buffer Size	2 GB
Supported Devices	Hard drive, disk array (RAID)
Channel Qty	8
Raid Level	RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 10, RAID 50, RAID 60, RAID 1 ADM, RAID 10 ADM
System Requirements	Microsoft Windows Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS, Oracle Solaris, Citrix XenServer, Oracle Linux, ClearOS, VMware vSphere (ESXi), Microsoft Windows Hyper-V Server
Designed For	Apollo 4200 Gen10; Nimble Storage dHCI Large Solution with HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10, Medium Solution with HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen10, Small Solution with HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen10; ProLiant DL160 Gen10, DL20 Gen10, DL325 Gen10, DL360 Gen10, DL365 Gen10, DL380 Gen10, DL388 Gen10