HPE P04220-B21 SmartRAID Gen 10 Plus Controllers Instructions

HPE P04220-B21 SmartRAID Gen 10 Plus

Overview

Microchip SmartRAID Controllers for HPE Gen 10 Plus

The Microchip SmartRAID Gen10 Plus Controllers for the HPE ProLiant Gen10 Plus Server supporting 12Gb/s SAS and PCIe 4.0, are ideal for maximizing performance while supporting advanced RAID levels with up to 8 GB flash-backed write cache (FBWC). This tri-mode (SAS/SATA/NVMe) controllers operate in Mixed Mode which combines RAID and HBA operations simultaneously. The SmartRAID Gen10 Plus controller portfolio provides the ability to support internally attached drives. The SmartRAID SR Gen10 Plus Controllers also offer encryption for data-at-rest on any drive with SmartRAID SR Secure Encryption. These controllers provide enterprise-class storage performance, reliability, security, and efficiency needed to address your evolving data storage needs.
The SmartRAID SR932i-p Gen10 Plus is the industry’s most versatile, highest performing, and secure PCIe RAID Adapter for applications ranging from SMB to Enterprise and Mission-Critical applications. The SR932i-p Gen10+ adapter is built around the trusted SmartRAID (SR) storage stack and offers 16-lanes of PCIe Gen 4 host bandwidth with 32 Tri-Mode (SAS/SATA/NVME) lanes supporting up to 32 direct-connected storage devices. The SR932i-p Gen10 Plus adapter is tailored for maximum performance for RAID and HBA applications, enabling up to 46GB/s bi-directional throughput and up to 3.5M IOPs, giving the adapter the necessary capabilities and flexibility to meet the needs of the most demanding applications.
The SmartRAID SR416i-a Gen10 Plus is a versatile, high-performance, and secure RAID Storage Controller for applications ranging from SMB to Enterprise and Mission-Critical applications. The SR416i-a Gen10+ is built around the trusted SmartArray (SR) storage stack and offers 8-lanes of PCIe Gen 4 host bandwidth with 16 Tri-Mode (SAS/SATA/NVME) lanes supporting up to 16 direct-connected storage devices. The SmartRAID SR416i-a Gen10 Plus adapter is tailored for best-in-class performance and bandwidth for RAID and HBA applications, enabling up to 24GB/s of bi-directional throughput and up to 3.5M IOPS. This Type-a flexible/modular controller occupies a dedicated storage slot without occupying a PCIe expansion slot and provides enterprise-class storage performance, reliability, security, and efficiency needed to address your evolving data storage needs.

Additional benefits include:

• (SR932) Unparalleled RAID 5 Write Performance: Up to 12GB/s throughput and up to 850K IOPs
• (SR932) high-speed 144b DDR4 8GB cache with integrated cache protection to accelerate RAID and cache performance
• (SR416) Industry-leading RAID5 Write Performance: Up to 6.5GB/s throughput and 550K IOPS
• (SR416) 4GB high-speed DDR4-3200 cache with integrated cache protection to accelerate RAID and cache performance
• Integrated Switchtec™ PCIe switch enabling the highest performance and lowest latency access to NVMe storage devices for HBA and RAID modes

Models

• Microchip SmartRAID SR932i-p x32 Lanes 8GB Wide Cache NVMe/SAS 24G Controller for HPE Gen10 Plus P04220-B21
• Microchip SmartRAID SR416i-a x16 Lanes 4GB Cache NVMe/SAS 24G Controller for HPE Gen10 Plus P12688-B21

Notes:

• An HPE Smart Storage energy pack is required when using Cache-based storage controllers. See below for energy pack options.
• RAID or SED do not support intermingling SmartRAID and MegaRAID controllers. Only use SmartRAID configured drives with SmartRAID Smart Storage Administrator.

Kit Contents

Includes controller, documentation information card, warranty statement, and battery required card.
Notes: The HPE Smart Storage Battery is not included in the kit and is required with RAID controllers that include cache.

Compatibility

SKU| P04220-B21| P12688-B21
Description| SmartRAID SR932i-p Gen10 Plus Controller| SmartRAID SR416i-a Gen10 Plus Controller
HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen10 Plus| |
HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10 Plus| |
HPE ProLiant DL325 Gen10 Plus v2| |
HPE ProLiant DL345 Gen10 Plus| |
HPE ProLiant DL365 Gen10 Plus| |
HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen10 Plus v2| |
HPE Apollo 4200 Gen10 Plus| |

Operating System Support

• Microsoft Windows Server
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)
• VMware ESXi
• Canonical Ubuntu

Notes: HPE SmartRAID controllers are supported by the server operating system. For more information on HPE’s server operating systems and virtualization software, please visit: http://www.hpe.com/info/ossupport

Storage Management Software Suite SmartRAID SR Gen10 Plus Controllers

• Smart Storage Administrator (SSA) GUI
• Smart Storage Administrator (SSA) CLI
• Smart Storage Administrator (SSA) Scripting
• HPE Intelligent Provisioning
• UEFI System Utilities (storage configuration)
• UEFI Storage RESTful

Notes: For additional information see the SmartRAID SR Gen10 Plus Guide at: https://www.hpe.com/info/SmartRAID-Gen10Plus-UG

Additional Information SmartRAID SR Gen10 Plus Controllers For additional information on the features for SmartRAID SR Gen10 Plus Controllers, please see the SmartRAID SR Gen10 Plus User Guide, and SmartRAID SR Secure Encryption Installation and User Guide at: http://www.hpe.com/info/SmartArrayGen10PLUS- docs

Standard Features

GUI Management Tool Smart Storage Administrator The Smart Storage Administrator is a web-based application that enables you to monitor, maintain, troubleshoot, and configure SmartRAID (SR) storage, controllers. The Smart Storage Administrator graphical user interface (GUI) helps you to view, create, and manage storage configurations.

• Monitoring and Configuring: Smart Storage Administrator enables you to monitor the controllers and configure the drives on the controller. It displays the status of the controller cards, logical drives, and drives on the controller. The device status icons are displayed on their respective pages to notify you in case of drive failures and other events that require your immediate attention. Real-time email notifications on the status of the server are sent based on your alert settings. The system errors and events are recorded and displayed in an event log file. Additionally, you can also import or clear foreign configurations.
  Notes: Limited alerting and monitoring is available via iLO when HPE Agentless Management Service is installed

• Maintaining: Using Smart Storage Administrator, you can perform system maintenance tasks, such as updating the controller firmware

• Troubleshooting: Smart Storage Administrator displays information related to driving failures, device failures, and so on. It also provides recommendations and displays contextual links, helping you to easily locate the drives/devices that have issues and troubleshoot them. You can also download a complete report of all the devices and their configurations, properties, and settings and send it to the Support Teams for further troubleshooting.

Please refer to the Smart Storage Administrator User Guide for more detailed information. Notes: The SmartRAID SR storage controller is managed through the HPE Smart Storage Administrator only.

CLI Management Tool The Smart Storage Administrator Command Line Interface (SSACLI) tool is the command line management software designed for the SmartRAID product line. The SSACLI tool is a command-line interface that is designed to be easy to use, consistent, and easy to script. This chapter provides information on how to install and use the SSACLI tool and explains the various features of the SSACLI tool. Please refer to the HPE Support Center for more detailed information.

Know your choices when it comes to HPE ProLiant and data storage

Administrator
CLI Management Tool| ✔ StorCLI| ✔ SSACLI

Key Features

• 16-lane (x16) (SR932i-p) or 8-lane (x8) (SR416i-a) PCIe Gen4 host interface
• SR932i-p: 32 Internal Tri-Mode ports (SlimSAS SFF-9402 connectors supporting U.2 and U.3) supporting up to 32 direct-connected SAS/SATA/NVMe devices
• SR416i-a: 16 Internal Tri-Mode ports (SlimSAS SFF-9402 connectors supporting U.2 and U.3) supporting up to 16 direct-connected SAS/SATA/NVMe devices
• Hardware RAID: RAID 0, 1, 1 TP, 10, 10 TP, 5, 6, 50, 60
• Universal Backplane Management (UBM) support – SAS/SATA and NVMe
• SR932i-p: 144b DDR4-3200 8GB high speed DRAM cache with integrated cache protection using HPE Smart Storage Battery solution
• SR416i-a: 4GB 72b DDR4-3200 cache with integrated cache protection using HPE Smart Storage Battery solution
• SR:932i-p: Performance: Up to 46GB/s bi-directional throughput and up to 3.5M IOPs
• SR416i-a: Up to 24GB/s of bi-directional throughput and up to 3.5M IOPs
• Enclosure Management Support – SAS/SATA: SES (SAS expander-based backplanes), SGPIO (direct-attached SAS/SATA backplanes)
• Secure boot, secure update, secure debug and attestation
• Data-At-Rest Encryption support using Controller-Based Encryption(CBE) for SAS, SATA and NVMe devices
• SmartCache SSD caching
• Mixed-mode and HBA mode support
• Support for up to 238 SSDs/HDDs
• Support for NVMe target devices with Gen 3/4 interfaces (x1, x2, x4, and x8 wide interfaces)
• Support for 64 logical drives/RAID arrays
• Support for 512-byte SAS/SATA/NVMe devices
• Integrated cache protection using HPE Smart Storage Battery solution

Standard Features

Description| Microchip SmartRAID SR932i-p x32 Lanes 8GB Wide Cache NVMe/SAS| Microchip SmartRAID SR416i-a x16 Lanes 4GB Cache NVMe/SAS 24G
SKU| P04220-B21| P12688-B21
Ports:
Internal SAS lanes| 32 internal SAS/SATA/NVMe (Tri- mode); (SlimSAS SFF-9402 connectors supporting U.2 and U.3) supporting up to 32 direct-connected SAS/SATA/NVMe devices| 16 internal SAS/SATA/NVMe (Tri-Mode); (SlimSAS SFF-9402 connectors supporting U.2 and U.3) supporting up to 16 direct-connected SAS/SATA/NVMe devices
RAID on Chip Controller|  |
Form Factor:
Type-a Modular Controller|  | AROC
PCIe plug-in Controller| FH ½ length PCi-e card|
Host Interface| 16-lane PCIe Gen 4| 8-lane PCIe Gen 4
Performance:
Data Transfer Rate| Up to 46GB/s bi-directional throughput and up to 3.5M IOPs| Up to 24GB/s of bi-directional throughput and up to 3.5M IOPs
Cache Size (FBWC)| 8GB 144b Wide Cache DDR4-3200 MHz with integrated cache protection using HPE Smart Storage Battery solution| 4GB 72b DDR4-3200 MHz with

integrated cache protection using HPE Smart Storage Battery solution

Read Ahead Caching| ✔| ✔
Write-Back Caching| ✔| ✔
Storage Protocol: 24G SAS| 6G SATA, 6G/12G/24G SAS, Gen| 6G SATA, 6G/12G/24G SAS, Gen 3/Gen4
Storage Management| Smart Storage Administrator (SSA)
I/O slot: PCI Express 4.0| x16 link| x8 link
Key Features
Maximum Physical Drives (up to)| 238| 238
Maximum Logical Drives (up to)| 64| 64
RAID: 0/1/5/6/10/50/60/1 TP/10 TP| ✔| ✔
Mixed Mode: (RAID & HBA)| ✔| ✔
Boot Mode: Legacy and UEFI| ✔| ✔
SSD Accelerator| Smart Path| Smart Path
SmartRAID SR Secure Encryption (license)| Optional| Optional
SmartRAID SR SmartCache| Optional| Optional
HPE OneView Support| ✔| ✔
Controller-Based Encryption| ✔| ✔
Standard Features

Description| Microchip SmartRAID SR932i-p x32 Lanes 8GB Wide Cache NVMe/SAS| Microchip SmartRAID SR416i-a x16 Lanes 4GB Cache NVMe/SAS 24G
SKU| P04220-B21| P12688-B21
Other features| ·         Online capacity expansion and RAID level migration

·         Dynamic caching algorithm

·         Hot-plug drive support

·         Hot spares—global, dedicated, and pooled (including copyback)

·         Configurable stripe size

·         Dynamic sector repair

·         Bootable array support through legacy and uEFI bios

·         Smart PQI driver with multiple queue and MSI-X support for all supported operating system device drivers

·         Dynamic adapter power management

·         Secure boot support for the uEFI host BIOS

·         Smart Storage Administrator GUI and CLI utilities for configuration, management and diagnosis of SmartRAID controllers

Certifications| EMC, CE, CNS, CT, FC, IC, KC, VC, EMC Doc, CE, C-tick, FCC, KCC, VCCI, BSMI, UL,

EN 60950 and 62368, AU_NZ LoA and SDoC, RoHs, TW and EU

Warranty
The warranty for this device is 3 years parts only. Warranty Upgrade Options

• Response – Upgrade on-site response from next business day to same day 4 hours.
• Coverage – Extend hours of coverage from 9 hours x 5 days to 24 hours x 7 days.
• Duration – Select duration of coverage for a period of 1, 3, or 5 years.

Warranty upgrade options can come in the form of HPE Pointnext operational, which are sold at the HPE System-level to which this product attaches.

Required Accessories for SR Storage Controllers Energy pack Options Sold Separately

• HPE 96W Smart Storage Lithium-ion Battery with 145mm Cable Kit
• HPE 96W Smart Storage Lithium-ion Battery with 260mm Cable Kit
• HPE Smart Storage Hybrid Capacitor with 145mm Cable Kit
• HPE Smart Storage Hybrid Capacitor with 260mm Cable Kit

Notes:

• The Smart Storage 96W Battery supports multiple devices. See server QuickSpecs for compatibility.
• The HPE Smart Storage Hybrid Capacitor is only supported on Gen10 servers or later. Before installing the HPE Smart Storage Hybrid Capacitor verify that the system BIOS meets the minimum firmware requirements to support the hybrid capacitor module.

Fault Prevention The following features offer detection of possible failures before they occur, allowing preventive action to be taken: Predictive drive failure detects possible drive failure before it occurs, allowing replacement of the component before failure occurs. Background surface scan checks drives during inactive periods and automatically remaps bad sectors, ensuring data integrity. HPE SmartSSD Wear Gauge reports the amount of lifetime remaining on your SSDs.

Fault Recovery Minimizes downtime, reconstructs data, and facilitates a quick recovery from drive failure Recovery ROM: This feature protects the user from a firmware image corruption by storing a redundant copy of the firmware image. If the active firmware image becomes corrupt, the controller will use the redundant firmware image and continue operating. On-Line Spares: There is no limit to the number of spare drives that can be installed prior to drive failure. If a failure occurs, recovery begins with an On-Line Spare and data is reconstructed automatically. DRAM ECC detects and corrects data bit errors.

HPE SSD Smart Path The HPE SSD Smart Path feature included in the SmartRAID software stack improves Solid State Disk (SSD) read performance by up to 4x. HPE SSD Smart Path chooses the optimum path to the SSD and accelerates reads for all RAID levels and RAID 0 writes.

SmartRAID SR SmartCache (optional license) The SmartRAID SR SmartCache feature is a controller-based read and write caching solution in a DAS environment that caches the most frequently accessed data (“hot” data) onto lower latency SSDs to dynamically accelerate application workloads. The SmartCache architecture is flexible and supports any HPE ProLiant Gen10 or Gen10 Plus HDD for bulk storage and SSD as an accelerator. SmartCache is deployed and managed using the Smart Storage Administrator (SSA). SmartCache requires an optional license (see Related Options section below for more information on the license). For additional information please visit: http://www.hpe.com/servers/smartcache

SmartRAID SR Secure Encryption (optional license) SmartRAID SR Secure Encryption is a SmartRAID controller-based data encryption solution that protects sensitive, mission-critical data. This is an enterprise-class encryption solution for data-at-rest on any drives attached to the SmartRAID controllers including data on the controller cache. Secure Encryption requires an optional license per server (see Related Options for more information on the license). The solution is available for both local and remote key management mode deployments. Local Key Management Mode is focused on single server deployment where there is one Primary key per controller that is managed by the user. Remote Key Management Mode is for enterprise-wide deployments from just a few servers to thousands of servers. For more information please visit http://www.hpe.com/servers/secureencryption.

Naming Framework

The Gen10 controller naming framework is illustrated below to help simplify controller identification.

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Related Options

SmartRAID SR SmartCache Single-Server License Used to purchase a license for one server. Contains one license per server, a printed license entitlement certificate, end-user license agreement, and license key installation card delivered via physical shipment. The license entitlement certificate must be redeemed online or via fax in order to obtain the license activation key(s). Include one year of 24×7 HPE Software Technical Support Services. HPE Smart Array SR SmartCache (Single Key/Single Server) LTU

Flexible-Quantity License Used to purchase multiple licenses with a single activation key. Contains license(s) for a customer-defined quantity of servers, a license entitlement certificate for the number of licenses purchased, end-user license agreement, and license key installation card delivered via physical shipment. The license entitlement certificate must be redeemed online or via fax in order to obtain the license activation key(s). Include one year of 24×7 HPE Software Technical Support Services. HPE Smart Array SR SmartCache (Single Key/Multiple Servers) LTU

Flexible-Quantity Electronic License Used to purchase multiple licenses with a single activation key. Contains license(s) for a customer-defined quantity of servers, a license entitlement certificate for the number of licenses purchased, end-user license agreement, and license key installation information delivered via e-mail. The license entitlement certificate must be redeemed online or via fax in order to obtain the license activation key(s). Include one year of 24×7 HPE Software Technical Support Services.  HPE Smart Array SR SmartCache (Single Key/Multiple Servers) E-LTU

Notes: For more information please visit: http://www.hpe.com/servers/smartcache

SmartRAID SR Secure Encryption HPE Smart Array SR Secure Encryption (Data at Rest Encryption/per Server Entitlement) E-LTU

Notes: HPE SmartRAID SR Secure Encryption licensing is based on the number of servers requiring encryption for direct-attached storage. For more information visit: http://www.hpe.com/servers/secureencryption or see the HPE SmartRAID SR Secure Encryption Installation and User Guide at: http://www.hpe.com/info/SmartArrayGen10-docs

HPE Smart Storage Battery

• HPE 96W Smart Storage Lithium-ion Battery with 145mm Cable Kit  P01366-B21
• HPE 96W Smart Storage Lithium-ion Battery with 260mm Cable Kit  P01367-B21

Notes: The HPE Smart Storage Hybrid Capacitor is only supported on Gen10 servers or later. Before installing the HPE Smart Storage Hybrid Capacitor, verify that the system BIOS meets the minimum firmware requirements to support the hybrid capacitor module.

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