HP Smart Array P830

Specifications 10
of Standards and Technology website
(http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/STM/cmvp/documents/fips140-2/FIPS1402IG.pdf).
For more information about Smart Array P830 Controller, see the Secure Encryption Installation and User
Guide on the Hewlett Packard Enterprise website (http://www.hpe.com/info/smartstorage/docs).
Supported servers
For more information on installing the controller in a supported server, see the server user guide.
For the latest support information, see the controller QuickSpecs on the Hewlett Packard Enterprise
website (http://www.hpe.com/info/qs).
Controller specifications
Feature Description
Controller
Board type
Full-height, 1/2 length, PCIe stand-up board
Dimensions, cm*
16.8 x 11.1 x 1.8
Dimensions, in*
6.6 x 4.4 x 0.7
I/O connection to
the system board
PCIe3 x8 edge connector
Maximum power
required
(approximate)
14.5 W
Internal SAS
connector life
expectancy
250 connect/disconnect cycles
Cache module
and battery
Cache module
4 GiB FBWC
Approximately 200 MB from the cache module is
required to run the controller firmware. The remainder of
the available space can be configured for read-ahead or
write back caching.
Time required to
recharge battery
5 minutes or less
Duration of battery
backup
80 seconds
The battery pack provides a sufficient duration to transfer
the cached data from DDR memory to flash memory,
where the data remains indefinitely or until a controller
retrieves the data.
Battery life
expectancy
More than 3 years
Drives
Supported drive
types**
•
6 Gb/s SAS
•
6 Gb/s SATA
•
12 Gb/s SAS
Not all servers or storage systems support all SAS or
SATA drive types. For product-specific drive support,
see the product QuickSpecs on the Hewlett Packard
Enterprise website (http://www.hpe.com/info/qs).
Maximum number
of logical drives
64