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Overview

The HP Smart Array E200 is HP's first entry level PCI Express (PCIe) Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) RAID controller. The full size card has 8 ports and utilizes DDR1-266 memory. The E200 is ideal for RAID 0/1 and can be upgraded with the 128MB battery-backed write cache (BBWC) module for RAID 5.

What's new

Introducing the Smart Array E200, available now with the latest in I/O slot technology and entry level grade features.
  • Entry Level Performance
    • 8 internal ports of 3Gb Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
    • x4 PCI-Express I/O connector
    • DDR-1/266 memory
    • 128MB Battery-Backed Write Cache (BBWC) upgrade option
  • Reliable
    • Standard RAID 0,1, 1+0
    • RAID 5 support with BBWC
  • Flexible
    • 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

 
SA-E200
» SA-642
Data Compatibility Yes, future SAS Smart Array controllers Yes, future SAS Smart Array controllers Yes, future SAS Smart Array controllers Yes, Parallel SCSI Smart Array controllers Yes, Parallel SCSI 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, Parallel SCSI Smart Array controllers Yes, Parallel SCSI Smart Array controllers
Consistent Software Management Tools Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
PCI Bus PCIe x4 PCIe x8 64-bit, 133 Mhz 64-bit, 133 Mhz 64-bit, 133 Mhz
PCI Peak Data Transfer Rate 2GB/s 2GB/s 1066MB/s 1066MB/s 1066MB/s
SCSI Protocol Support 3Gb SAS/1.5Gb SATA 3Gb SAS/1.5Gb SATA 3Gb SAS/1.5Gb SATA Ultra 320, Ultra3, Ultra2 Ultra 320, Ultra3, Ultra2
SCSI Peak Data Transfer Rate 3Gb/s per port 3Gb/s per port 3Gb/s per port 320MB/s per channel 320MB/s per channel
Channels 8 SAS ports 8 SAS ports 8 SAS ports 2* U320 SCSI channels 2 U320 SCSI Channels
Connectors (External/Internal) 0/2 0/2 1/2 2/2* 1/1
Drives Supported (Max) 8 18 38 28* 20
Cache 64MB DDR1- RAM, with available 128MB BBWC upgrade 256MB DDR2- RAM, with available BBWC upgrade and 512MB BBWC upgrade 256MB DDR-RAM BBWC, upgradeable to 512MB BBWC 128MB DDR-RAM BBWC, upgradeable to 512MB BBWC 64 MB of DDR-RAM used for code, transfer buffers, and read cache, upgradeable to 128MB BBWC
RAID Support 0, 1, 1+0 Optional 5 0, 1, 1+0, 5 Optional 6 (ADG) 0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6 (ADG) 0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6 (ADG) 0, 1, 1+0, 5
Online Spare Support Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
BBWC Enabler Optional Optional Yes Yes Optional
I/O Slot Type PCI-Express PCI-Express PCI-X PCI-X PCI-X

* The SA-6402 supports an optional 2-Channel U320 upgrade module, adding support for two additional U320 SCSI channels with two additional external SCSI ports, increasing the total drives supported to 56.
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