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-SPARE PARTS AVAILABLE FOR EACH MODEL. PLEASE ASK FOR PRICING ON SPARE DISK, CONTROLLERS, POWER SUPPLIES, NICs, HBAs, SFPs, Cables, etc.
Adapter Specs
- Form Factor: Type-A mezzanine card (m-class) for HPE c-Class BladeSystem servers
- Cache: 512 MB FBWC (Flash-Backed Write Cache with super-capacitor)
- SAS Interface: 6 Gb/s SAS-2, 8 internal lanes (2 × x4 wide ports)
- RAID Levels (standard): 0, 1, 1+0 | (with Advanced Pack): 5, 6, 50, 60
- Drives Supported: Up to 96 SAS/SATA HDDs or SSDs per server (via HPE SAS expander)
- Cache Protection: Super-capacitor + NAND flash—no batteries to maintain
- Key Features: Smart Array Gen8 firmware with predictive failure monitoring (PFM)
- Drive encryption passthrough (Self-Encrypting Drives)
- Online RAID migration, expansion & stripe-size change
- SSD wear-gauge & performance cache acceleration
Part Number:
- 673609-001
The HPE Smart Array P721m 512 MB FBWC Controller is a dual-port 6 Gb SAS RAID mezzanine for Gen8 blade servers.
It couples mid-plane SAS connectivity with flash-backed cache to deliver high-performance, highly protected RAID storage inside the enclosure—ideal for database, virtualization, and other I/O-intensive workloads.