836260-001 HPE Smart Array P408i-a Gen10 12G SAS Controller

836260-001 Technical Specifications

HPE Smart Array P408i-a Sr Gen10 (8 Internal Lanes/2GB Cache) 12G SAS Modular Controller

Brand: HPE
Manufacturer Part Number: 836260-001
This advanced controller utilizes 8 SAS lanes through 2 x4 internal mini-SAS ports, supporting 12Gb/s SAS and 6Gb/s SATA technologies. It allows for a mix of SAS and SATA drives, including support for SAS tape drives. The device features a robust 2GB flash-backed write cache (FBWC) and operates on a PCI Express 3.0 x8 link. It supports various RAID configurations, including 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, and 60, as well as advanced data mirroring options. The controller is validated for Windows Storage Spaces Direct and certified for VMware Virtual SAN. It supports both legacy and UEFI boot operations and provides utilities for storage configuration. Capable of managing up to 238 physical drives and 64 logical drives, it includes features like HPE SSD Smart Path, rapid parity initialization, and performance optimization for degraded reads.