The HPE Smart Array P741m is a PCI-Express (PCIe) 3.0 mezzanine card supporting direct attached and shared storage for the HPE ProLiant Gen9 BladeSystem servers. It supports 12Gb/s level bandwidth and provides enterprise level reliability, connectivity, and storage performance for HPE Gen9 Blade servers through its support of the latest SCSI technology and advanced RAID capabilities. The P741m can support up to 227 zoned direct attached SAS or SATA drives, tape drives, and can connect to D3600, D3700, D6000, and D6020 Disk Enclosures.
Key Selling Points
- The HPE Smart Array P741m Controller delivers 12 Gb/s SAS connectivity on HPE ProLiant Gen9 Servers when connected to 12 Gb/s internal storage devices for increased performance in messaging, database or general server applications.
- The HPE Smart Array P741m Controller offers optional HPE Secure Encryption capability that protects data at rest on any bulk storage attached to the controller.
- The HPE Smart Array P741m Controller and the attached storage devices are configured and managed by the easy-to-use HPE Smart Storage Administrator software which is included in the intelligent provisioning of the server.
Product Features
- Increased Performance for Applications
The HPE Smart Array P741m Controller delivers 12 Gb/s SAS connectivity on HPE ProLiant Gen9 Servers when connected to 12 Gb/s internal storage devices for increased performance in messaging, database or general server applications.
Offers integrated 2 GB DDR3-1866 Flash Backed Write Cache providing up to 14.9 GB/s cache bandwidth to reduce latency in write-intensive applications that require heavy logging such as databases.
Optional HPE SmartCache provides read and write acceleration for workloads such as databases or web pages. - Data Protection with Encryption Capability
The HPE Smart Array P741m Controller offers optional HPE Secure Encryption capability that protects data at rest on any bulk storage attached to the controller.
Long-term data retention with integrated 2 GB Flash Backed Write Cache (FBWC) for improved data reliability.
Delivers predictive spare activation for improved rebuild and increased uptime even in a recovery mode. - Configuration Is Efficient and Simple
The HPE Smart Array P741m Controller and the attached storage devices are configured and managed by the easy-to-use HPE Smart Storage Administrator software which is included in the intelligent provisioning of the server.
Data compatibility between the HPE Smart Array Controller family allows simple and easy migration at any time when needs for higher performance, capacity, or availability increase such as converting an existing storage volume to more advanced disk array configuration.
Specifications
General | |
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Device Type | Storage controller (RAID) - plug-in card |
Host Bus | PCIe 3.0 x8 |
Storage Controller | |
Interface | SATA 6Gb/s / SAS 12Gb/s |
Data Transfer Rate | 12 Gbit/s |
Buffer Size | 2 GB |
Supported Devices | Disk array (RAID) |
Channel Qty | 26 |
RAID Level | RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 10, RAID 50, RAID 60, RAID 1 ADM, RAID 10 ADM |
Expansion / Connectivity | |
Interfaces | 4 x SATA 6Gb/s / SAS 12Gb/s (internal) |
Miscellaneous | |
Features | HP SmartCache, HBA Mode, dynamic sector repair |
Compliant Standards | WEEE |
Software / System Requirements | |
OS Required | Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, VMware ESXi 5, Ubuntu 12.04, Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Oracle Solaris 11.1, Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2, VMware vSphere 5.5, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3, VMware ESXi 5.5, Ubuntu 14.04, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 |
Dimensions & Weight | |
Width | 1.2 in |
Depth | 4.1 in |
Height | 5.3 in |
Weight | 15.87 oz |
Compatibility Information | |
Designed For | HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen9 High Performance, DL560 Gen9 Entry |