The HP Smart Array P212 is HP's entry level PCI Express (PCIe) Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) RAID controller. The Low Profile, Half Height card has 8 ports and utilizes DDR2-266 memory. The P212 is ideal for RAID 0/1, 1+0 and can be upgraded with the 256MB battery-backed write cache (BBWC) module for RAID 5, 5+0.
What's new
- 6G SAS and 3G SATA support
- Modular flexibility with scalability from HBA functionality to full SAS value
- RAID 5+0 and 6+0
- Improved battery life (48 hours)
- SATA NCQ for all controllers
- Additional Features via Software upgrade – Smart Array Advance Pack (SAAP)
- Entry Level Performance
- 4 internal ports/4 external ports of 3Gb Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) +6Gb SAS compatible
- x8 PCI-Express I/O connector
- DDR-2/800 memory
- 256MB, and Battery-Backed Write Cache (BBWC) upgrade option
- Reliable
- Standard RAID 0,1, 1+0
- RAID 5, 5+0 support with 256MB Cache
- Flexible
- Supports SAS and SATA disk drives
- Supports SAS and SATA disk drives
- Manageable
- Online Drive Flash
- Remote monitoring and configuration
- Mirror Splitting and recombining
Ideal environment
Ideal for...SAS based servers that require
- File/Print
- General purpose applications
- Domain controller
- Application Servers
- Dedicated applications
Model comparison
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| Data Compatibility | Yes, future SAS Smart Array controllers | Yes, future SAS Smart Array controllers | Yes, future SAS Smart Array controllers | Yes, future SAS Smart Array controllers |
| Instant Upgrades to other Smart Array Controllers | Yes, SAS Smart Array controllers | Yes, SAS Smart Array controllers | Yes, SAS Smart Array controllers | Yes, SAS Smart Array controllers |
| Consistent Software Management Tools | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| PCI Bus | PCIe 2.0 x8 | PCIe 2.0 x8 | PCIe 2.0 x8 | PCIe 2.0 x8 |
| Storage Protocol Support | 6Gb/s SAS & 3Gb/s SATA | 6Gb/s SAS & 3Gb/s SATA | 6Gb/s SAS & 3Gb/s SATA | 6Gb/s SAS & 3Gb/s SATA |
| Channels | 8 SAS ports | 8 SAS ports | 8 SAS ports | 24 SAS ports |
| Connectors (External/Internal) | 1/1 | 0/2 | 2/0 | 4/2 |
| Drives Supported (Max) | 54 | 24 | 100 | 108 |
| Cache | 0MB RAM; Available 256MB & BBWC upgrade | 256MB DDR2 RAM; Available BBWC upgrade, 512MB BBWC & 512MB/1G FBWC | 256MB DDR2 RAM; Available BBWC upgrade, 512MB BBWC & 512MB/1G FBWC | 1G FBWC |
| RAID Support | 0,1, 1+0, 5, 5+0 standard; RAID 6 (ADG), 6+0 optional | 0,1, 1+0, 5, 5+0 standard; RAID 6 (ADG), 6+0 optional | 0,1, 1+0, 5, 5+0 standard; RAID 6 (ADG), 6+0 optional | 0,1, 1+0, 5, 5+0, 6 (ADG), 6+0 standard |
| Online Spare Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |