804326-B21 Overview

The HPE Smart Array E208i-a SR Gen10 Controller, supporting 12Gb/s SAS and PCIe 3.0, is an ideal cost-effective solution for RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 and Software Defined Storage solutions. This controller operates in Mixed Mode which combines RAID and HBA operations simultaneously. It has eight internal SAS lanes, allowing connection to SAS or SATA drives, and offers encryption for data-at-rest on any drive with HPE Smart Array SR Secure Encryption. This type-a modular controller occupies a dedicated storage slot without occupying a PCIe expansion slot and provides enterprise-class reliability, security and efficiency needed to address your evolving data storage needs.

Quick Specs

Table 1 shows the Quick Specs.

Product Code	804326-B21
Product Description	HPE Smart Array E208i-a SR Gen10 (8 internal lanes/No cache) 12G SAS modular controller
Transfer rate	12Gb/s SAS per lane 6Gb/s SATA per lane PCI Express 3.0 x8 lane width
Form factor	Type-a modular controller
Ports	Internal: 8 SAS lanes across 2 x4 Mini-SAS ports
Cache	No cache
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10
Servers supported	HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen10 HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10 HPE ProLiant ML350 Gen10 HPE ProLiant XL450 Gen10

Compare to Similar Items

Table 2 shows the comparison of 804326-B21 and 835955-B21.

Product Code	804326-B21	835955-B21
Product Description	HPE Smart Array E208i-a SR Gen10 (8 internal lanes/No cache) 12G SAS modular controller	16GB 2RX8 PC4-2666V-R Smart Kit