- Storage interface(SAS/SATA)
- PCI Express 3.0 x8 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 Smart Array SR Secure Encryption(optional license)
- HPE 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-p SR Gen10 Controller, supporting 12Gb/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 provides enterprise-class reliability, security and efficiency needed to address your evolving data storage needs. This controller offers enhanced security by encrypting data-at-rest on any drive with HPE Smart Array SR Secure Encryption.