HPE SmartArray Smart Array P542D RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s

Smart Array P542D/2GB FBWC 12Gb Mezzanine SAS Controller

Description

Are you looking to add additional storage without occupying a PCIe slot?

The HPE Smart Array P542D Controller is a PCIe 3.0 mezzanine controller offering 12 Gb/s Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) RAID. It provides enterprise-class storage performance, and increased scalability and data protection to HPE Synergy Compute Modules and to ProLiant XL270d Servers in the HPE Apollo 6500 chassis. It features eight external physical links and eight internal physical links to deliver increased Synergy Compute Module uptime.

Features

Higher Performance and Support Flexibility
- The HPE Smart Array P542D Controller supports internal zoned, direct-attached SAS or SATA drives or to drives in the HPE Synergy D3940 Storage Module.
- Enhances performance with 2GB Flash-Backed Write Cache (FBWC) and provides both read and write acceleration for workloads such as databases or web pages when used with the optional HPE SmartCache.
- When running in HBA mode, the Smart Array P542D Controller can support Software Defined Storage applications such as Microsoft® Storage Spaces and VMware® Virtual SAN™ when configured with the HPE Synergy D3940 Storage Modules.
- HPE Smart Array P542D Controller offers RAID 0/1/10/5/50/6/60/10 ADM for all eight internal drives on ProLiant XL270d Server platforms.

Data Protection with Encryption Capability
- The HPE Smart Array P542D Controller offers optional HPE Secure Encryption capability that protects data at rest on any bulk storage attached to the controller.
- Delivers predictive spare activation for improved rebuild and increased uptime even in a recovery mode.
- Efficient and Simple Configuration
- The HPE Smart Array P542D Controller and the attached storage devices are configured and managed by the easy–to-use HPE Smart Storage Administrator which is included in the intelligent provisioning of the Synergy Compute Module.
- Delivers data migration between Synergy Compute Modules and the HPE Synergy D3940 Storage Module.

Specifications

Ports & interfaces
Supported storage drive interfaces	SAS, Serial ATA
Host interface	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots version	3.0
Performance
RAID levels	0, 1, 1 ADM, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Data transfer rate	12 Gbit/s
Compatible products	Synergy 480 Gen9 Synergy 620 Gen9 Synergy 660 Gen9 Synergy 680 Gen9
Data transmission
Data transfer rate	12 Gbit/s
Technical details
RAID levels	0, 1, 1 ADM, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
System requirements
Linux operating systems supported	Yes
Other operating systems supported	VMware vSphere ESXi
Weight & dimensions
Width	124.2 mm
Depth	35 mm
Height	112.5 mm
Weight	220 g
Other features
Other operating systems supported	VMware vSphere ESXi