- Supports 8 SAS external ports (2x4 mini-SAS connectors)
- X8 PCI Express I/O connector
- GUI based configuration, management and diagnostic software tools
- Common data format between generations of products
- Data migration between servers and external storage enclosures
The HPE Smart Array E500 is HPE's first external connect only, entry level PCI Express (PCIe) Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) RAID controller. The full size card has 8 ports (2 x4 mini SAS external connectors) and utilizes DDR2-533 memory. The E500 offers RAID 0, 1 and 0+1 and can be upgraded with the battery-backed write cache (BBWC) module for RAID 5. This low-profile card is ideal for customers needing a low-cost external connect for HPE ProLiant servers to tape, JBODs, and intelligent Modular Storage Arrays (MSA).