- Storage interface (SAS/SATA)
- 8 SAS lanes across 2 x 4 internal mini-SAS 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
- PCI Express 3.0 x 8 link
- RAID 0, 1, 5, 10
- Mixed mode (RAID logic drives and HBA physical drives simultaneously)
- Legacy and UEFI boot operation
- UEFI System utilities (Storage configuration)
- Up to 238 physical drives
- Up to 64 logical drives
- HPE Solid State Disk (SSD) smart path
- Rapid Parity Initialization (RPI)
- Rapid rebuild
- Drive sanitize
- Performance optimization-Degraded reads and read coalescing
- Power efficiency
- Seamless upgrades from HPE Smart Array Software RAID
- Seamless upgrades to HPE Smart Array P-class controllers
The HPE Smart Array E208i-a SR Gen10 Controller, supporting 12 Gb/s SAS and PCIe 3.0, is an ideal cost-effective solution for RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 and Software Defined Storage solutions. This controller operates in Mixed Mode which combines RAID and HBA operations simultaneously. It has eight internal SAS lanes, allowing connection to SAS or SATA drives, and offers encryption for data-at-rest on any drive with HPE Smart Array SR Secure Encryption. This type-a flexible/modular controller occupies a dedicated storage slot without occupying a PCIe expansion slot and provides enterprise-class reliability, security and efficiency needed to address users evolving data storage needs.