HPE Smart Array P420/1GB FBWC - Storage controller (RAID) - 8 Channel - SATA 6Gb/s / SAS 6Gb/s - low profile - RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 - PCIe 3.0 x8 - for ProLiant DL385p Gen8, ML310e Gen8, ML350e Gen8, ML350p Gen8, SL210t Gen8, SL270s Gen8

The HPE Smart Array P420 controller is a low profile, 6 Gbps, PCIe 3.0, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) RAID controller that provides enterprise class, the storage performance and data protection for select HPE ProLiant rack servers and tower servers.
It features eight internal SAS ports and delivers increased server uptime by providing advanced storage functionality, including online RAID level migration (between any RAID levels) with flash back write cache, global online spare, and pre-failure warning. Data compatibility between HPE Smart Array controllers means customers can easily upgrade to future Smart Array controllers.

• Up to 3x performance improvement over past generation
• Long term data retention with flash back write cache (FBWC) offered as a standard feature

The HPE Smart Array P420 controller is a low profile, 6 Gbps, PCIe 3.0, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) RAID controller that provides enterprise class, the storage performance and data protection for select HPE ProLiant rack servers and tower servers.