HP Smart Array P721m/2G FBWC 4-Ports Ext Mezzanine SAS Controller HPN: 650072-B21

• Brand: HPE
• Part #: 650072-B21

This certified item, HPE Part #: 650072-B21, is the HP retail number for the product described as Smart Array P721m/2G FBWC 4-ports Ext Mezzanine SAS Controller. This HP Smart Array P721m 2GB FBWC 6Gb 4-Ports External  Mezzanine SAS Controller Card is designed for HP c-Class Blade Systems.

On the below supported raid levels, it has the added features:

• ::  6 Gbps SAS technology delivers up to 600 Mbps per physical link
• ::  6 Gbps SATA technology delivers up to 600 Mbps for directly attached SATA drives
• ::  Mix-and-match SAS and SATA drives
• ::  Deploy drive technology as needed to fit the computing environment
• ::  Support for SAS tape drives, SAS tape autoloaders and SAS tape libraries
• ::  Recovery ROM protects against ROM corruption
• ::  Smart Array PCIe mezzanine card that connects to a HP 6 Gbps SAS BL switch through the c-class enclosure high-speed mid-plane supporting shared SAS storage
• ::  Flash Backed Write Cache (FBWC) provides indefinite write cache data retention in the case of unexpected power outage
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Key points to note on these 650072-B21 HP Smart Array P721m/2G FBWC 4-Ports

• The HP Smart Array P721m Controller is a PCI-Express (PCIe) 3.0 mezzanine card supporting direct attached SAS Storage.
• It is one of the highest performing controllers in the HP 6Gb/s SAS portfolio and provides new levels of reliability, connectivity, and storage performance for HP Blade servers through its support of the latest SAS technology and advanced RAID capabilities.
• It supports up to 227 zoned direct attached SAS or SATA hard drives and ships with 512MB or 2GB Flash Backed Write Cache.