The HPE Smart Array P440ar Controller is a Flexible Smart Array, 12 Gb/s SAS RAID controller that provides enterprise-class storage performance, increased internal scalability with SAS Expander Card, and data protection for specific HPE ProLiant Gen9 rack and tower servers. It features eight internal physical links and delivers increased server uptime by providing advanced storage functionality, including online RAID level migration between any RAID levels with Flash Backed Write Cache (FBWC), global online spare, and pre-failure warning. The Gen9 family of controllers supports the HPE Smart Storage Battery. With HPE Smart Storage Battery, multiple Smart Array controllers are supported without needing additional backup power sources for each controller, resulting in simple upgrade process.

    Storage interface (SAS/SATA)

        8 Physical links across 2 x 4 internal ports

        12 Gb/s SAS, 6 Gb/s SATA Technology

        Mix-and-match SAS and SATA drives to the same controller

        Support for SAS tape drives, SAS tape autoloaders and SAS tape libraries

    Storage interface (SAS/SATA)

    2GB Flash-Backed Write Cache (FBWC)

    PCI Express Gen3 x 8 link

    RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 50, 6, 60, 10 ADM (Advanced Data Mirroring)

    RAID or HBA mode

    Legacy and UEFI boot operation

    Up to 200 physical drives

    Up to 64 logical drives

    HPE SmartCache (Optional license)

    HPE Secure Encryption (Optional license)

    HPE SSD Smart Path

    VMware Virtual SAN certified

    Rapid Parity Initialization (RPI)

    Rapid rebuild

    Drive erase

    Performance Optimization-Degraded Reads and Read Coalescing

    Power efficiency

    Seamless upgrades to and from other HPE Smart Array controllers

    Flexible Smart Array controller (Daughter card)

Ports
    
Internal: Eight (8) SAS/SATA physical links across 2 x 4 ports