Key Features
Features of the SB40c include:
SFF (SAS/SATA) support - Delivering data transfer rates up 3Gb/s for SAS and 1.5Gb/s for SATA
Support for up to six (6) SFF SAS or SATA drives provides up to 876GB of storage capacity
in a half-height blade.
Simple configuration and setup with HP's Array Configuration Utility (ACU)
Easy to maintain and troubleshoot with industry standard management tools including HP
System Insight Manager
Universal SFF SAS drive carrier - provides better cooling and reliability for by providing
increased air flow through the storage unit.
Hot pluggable disk drives, fans and power supplies.
Field replaceable fans, I/O Module and mid plane
Mix and Match of Hard
Drive Types
A benefit of SAS and SATA is the use of a common physical connection which allows for both
drive types to be mixed together on the same backplane. This common backplane allows
customers the choice of using SAS and/or SATA and helps deliver HP's message of industry
leading innovation, reliability, adaptability, and performance by allowing customers to choose the
reliability of SAS or the lower cost of SATA for tiered storage.
Hot Pluggable
Hot pluggable technology is designed into drives, fans and redundant power supplies. Hot
pluggable components can be replaced without powering down the storage system or stopping
I/O operations. This feature significantly enhances data availability.
Universal Hard Drive
Form factor is for use across multiple HP ProLiant servers, disk enclosures and storage systems.
With compatibility across many enterprise platforms, you are free to deploy and re-deploy these
drives to quickly deliver increased storage capacity, migrate data between systems, and easily
manage spare drives.
LED Indicators
Front panel LEDs indicate drive activity and system health status.
Density
The SB40c fits into a half height bay on the BladeSystem c3000 and c7000 Enclosure.
Fault Tolerance
Using the internal Smart Array P400 controller with 256MB DDR2 BBWC, the SB40c can be
configured for RAID levels 0, 1, 1 + 0, 5, and 6 (RAID ADG)
Manageability
All Smart Array products utilize a standard set of management and utility software. These tools
minimize Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) by reducing training requirements and technical
expertise necessary to install and maintain the HP server storage.
QuickSpecs
HP StorageWorks SB40c storage blade
Product Highlights
DA - 12587 Worldwide QuickSpecs — Version 7 — 9/12/2007
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