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Overview
The HP Smart Array E500 is HP's first external connect only, entry level PCI Express (PCIe) Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) RAID controller. The full size card has 8 ports (2 x4 mini SAS external connectors) and utilizes DDR2-533 memory. The E500 offers RAID 0, 1 and 0+1 and can be upgraded with the battery-backed write cache (BBWC) module for RAID 5. This low-profile card is ideal for customers needing a low-cost external connect for HP ProLiant servers to tape, JBODs, and intelligent Modular Storage Arrays (MSA).

What's new
Introducing the Smart Array E500, available now with the latest in I/O slot technology and entry level grade features.
  • Entry Level Performance
    • 8 external ports of 3Gb Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
    • x8 PCI-Express I/O connector
    • DDR-2/533 MHz memory
    • 256MB Battery-Backed Write Cache (BBWC) upgrade option
  • Reliable
    • Standard RAID 0,1, 1+0
    • RAID 5 support with BBWC
  • Flexible
    • Supports both SAS and SATA disk drives
  • Manageable
    • Online Drive Flash
    • Remote monitoring and configuration
    • Mirror Splitting and recombining

Ideal environment

Ideal for...

SAS based servers and storage enclosures
  • File/Print
  • General purpose applications, small databases, application servers, and dedicated applications
  • E-Business
  • E-Commerce Storefronts

Model comparison
 
SA-E500
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 x4 PCIe x8 PCIe x8 64-bit, 133 Mhz
PCI Peak Data Transfer Rate 1GB/s 2GB/s 2GB/s 1066MB/s
SCSI Protocol Support 3Gb SAS/1.5Gb SATA 3Gb SAS/1.5Gb SATA 3Gb SAS/1.5Gb SATA 3Gb SAS/1.5Gb SATA
SCSI Peak Data Transfer Rate 3Gb/s per port 3Gb/s per port 3Gb/s per port 3Gb/s per port
Channels 8 SAS ports 8 SAS ports 8 SAS ports 8 SAS ports
Connectors (External/Internal) 0/2 2/0 0/2 1/2
Drives Supported (Max) 8 108 18 38
Cache 64MB DDR1- RAM, with available 128MB BBWC upgrade 256MB DDR2- RAM, with available BBWC upgrade 256MB DDR2- RAM, with available BBWC upgrade and 512MB BBWC upgrade 256MB DDR-RAM BBWC, upgradeable to 512MB BBWC
RAID Support 0, 1, 1+0 Optional 5 0, 1, 1+0 Optional 5 0, 1, 1+0, 5 Optional 6 (ADG) 0, 1, 1+0, 5, 6 (ADG)
Online Spare Support Yes Yes Yes Yes
BBWC Enabler Optional Optional Optional Yes
I/O Slot Type PCI-Express PCI-Express PCI-Express PCI-X

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