Genuine HPE ProLiant Gen10 Smart Array High-Performance Enterprise Controller Card

HPE Option P/N: 830826-001 | HPE Spare P/N: 836269-001 | Form Factor: Standard PCIe Add-In Card

The HPE Smart Array P408i-p SR Gen10 (836269-001 / 830826-001) is an enterprise-class, high-tier RAID controller card custom-built to maximize storage performance, data availability, and security in HPE ProLiant Gen10 server architectures. Operating over a high-bandwidth PCIe 3.0 x8 interface, this powerful standalone storage adapter features two internal x4 SAS lanes providing up to 12Gb/s SAS or 6Gb/s SATA throughput per physical port link. Equipped with 2GB of Flash-Backed Write Cache (FBWC), it accelerates system data access paths while delivering hardware-level protection for mission-critical storage pools.

• Interface / Bus Type: ⚡ PCI Express 3.0 x8

• Port Configuration: 📈 2 Internal x4 SAS Lanes (Supporting up to 8 physical internal drives directly without an expander)

• Data Transfer Rates: 🏎️ 12Gb/s SAS per lane / 6Gb/s SATA per lane

• Onboard Cache Memory: ⚡ 2 GB Flash-Backed Write Cache (FBWC)

• RAID Storage Levels: 🛡️ RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 10, RAID 50, RAID 60, RAID 1 ADM, RAID 10 ADM (Advanced Data Mirroring)

• Physical Profile: 📐 Low-profile PCIe plug-in card configuration

• Core Security Features: 🔐 HPE Smart Array SR Secure Encryption (Optional license required), Mixed Mode (Simultaneous RAID and HBA pass-through functionality)

• 2GB Flash-Backed Write Cache (FBWC): This premium controller comes integrated with 2GB of high-speed cache memory. When paired with an HPE Smart Storage Battery, it temporarily buffers incoming write requests, optimizing random write performance and totally shielding data from corruption during sudden server power loss events.

• Advanced Data Mirroring (ADM): Supports specialized corporate data preservation configurations like RAID 1 ADM and RAID 10 ADM. By creating three identical drive mirrors simultaneously, it delivers significantly higher fault tolerance than basic RAID 1 arrays.

• Mixed Mode Execution Versatility: A huge design perk for IT engineers. Mixed Mode lets you configure some attached drives as a high-speed hardware RAID boot volume while leaving other drives in unconfigured HBA pass-through mode for software-defined frameworks like VMware vSAN or Microsoft Storage Spaces Direct.

• HPE Secure Encryption Protection: Built with structural compatibility to manage data-at-rest encryption pipelines across any hard drive array attached to the controller, helping enterprise fleets comfortably meet strict HIPAA and PCI-DSS data compliance audits.

• Target Infrastructures:

  • HPE ProLiant Gen10 Rack Servers: Native plug-and-play fitment for flagship server frames including the HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen10, DL380 Gen10, DL560 Gen10, and ML350 Gen10 lines.

  • HPE Apollo Arrays: Excellent storage engine integration for HPE Apollo 4200 and high-density computing node structures.

• Ideal Workloads:

  • Critical Database & ERP Pools: Maximizes query parsing transactions for enterprise SQL Server, Oracle, or local file server Installation & Seller Listing Note

    ⚠️ Cache Battery Dependency: Please note that while the card hosts the physical 2GB FBWC module, the required external HPE Smart Storage Battery is typically sold separately unless you are explicitly bundling it with this sale. Be sure to clarify this detail in your listing description notes to maintain accurate expectations with enterprise buyers.

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    The HPE Smart Array P408i-p SR Gen10 RAID Controller delivers elite 12G SAS throughput, advanced structural data redundancy, and a robust 2GB cache framework to anchor your ProLiant storage backbone.