Performance
| Internal memory |
256 MB |
| Internal memory type |
DDR2 |
| Memory clock speed |
800 MHz |
Ports & interfaces
| PCI Card form factor |
Half-height (low-profile) |
| Host interface |
PCI Express x8 |
| External mini-SAS ports |
1 |
PCI Express x8, 256 MB DDR2, 1xSAS
The HP Smart Array P212 is HP's entry level PCI Express (PCIe) Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) RAID controller. The Low Profile, Half Height card has 8 ports and utilizes DDR2-266 memory. The P212 is ideal for RAID 0/1, 1+0 and can be upgraded with the 256MB battery-backed write cache (BBWC) module for RAID 5, 5+0.
Entry Level Performance.
4 internal ports/4 external ports of 3Gb Serial Attached SCSI (SAS). x8 PCI-Express I/O connector. DDR-2/266 memory. 256MB, and Battery-Backed Write Cache (BBWC) upgrade option.
Reliable.
Standard RAID 0,1, 1+0. RAID 5, 5+0 support with 256MB Cache.
Flexible.
Supports SAS and SATA disk drives.
Manageable.
Online Drive Flash. Remote monitoring and configuration. Mirror Splitting and recombining.