HPE Smart Array E208i-p SR Gen10 (8 Internal Lanes/No Cache) 12G SAS PCIe Plug-in Controller

Lifecycle

• Obsolete Date 15-06-2026
• End of support date 30-09-2028

Specifications

• Cache No cache
• Servers supported HPE ProLiant DL360 Gen10 HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10 HPE ProLiant DL560 Gen10
• RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10
• Ports Internal: 8 SAS lanes across 2 x4 Mini-SAS ports
• Warranty The warranty for this device is 3-years parts only.
• Transfer rate 12Gb/s SAS per lane 6Gb/s SATA per lane PCI Express 3.0 x8 lane width
• Form factor Standard PCIe plug-in controller
• Additional features HPE Smart Array SR Secure Encryption (optional license)

Quickspecs

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Overview

Are you looking for a cost effective, enterprise-class controller for internal attached drives? The HPE Smart Array E208i-p SR Gen10 Controller, supporting 12 Gb/s SAS and PCIe 3.0, provides a cost effective storage solution with enterprise-class reliability supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 and software-defined storage (SDS). This controller has eight internal SAS lanes, allowing connection to SAS or SATA drives, supports Mixed Mode operations of RAID and HBA simultaneously, and offers encryption for data-at rest on any drive. This controller occupies a PCIe expansion slot.

Features

Improved Efficiency and Storage Management

Preserve data integrity with HPE SmartSSD Wear Gauge, which alerts you to potential drive issues before a drive fails.

Comply with regulations for sensitive data, such as HIPAA and Sarbanes-Oxley with HPE Smart Array SR Secure Encryption.

The HPE Smart Array E208i-p SR Gen10 Controller protects data-at-rest on any drive attached to the controller with HPE Smart Array SR Secure Encryption (optional license).

Built-in Reliability and Security Cost-Effective SAS Storage Connectivity

The HPE Smart Array E208i-p SR Gen10 Controller is a cost effective enterprise-class controller that provides the basic building blocks for simple RAID storage solutions while delivering 12 Gb/s SAS connectivity on HPE ProLiant Gen10 Servers when connected to 12 Gb/s internal storage devices.

Offers a low-cost solution to enable software-defined storage.

Quickly set up, configure, and manage drives attached to the controller with HPE Smart Storage Administrator (SSA), an intuitive interface used to create RAID volumes, manage advanced controller features, and deploy Smart Array solutions.

Rapidly configure simple RAID volumes on servers with the UEFI storage configuration tool, which also facilitates scripting support to configure an array via iLO through RESTful interface.

The HPE Smart Array E208i-p SR Gen10 Controller has increased flexibility with Mixed Mode which operates in RAID and HBA simultaneously and eliminates the expense of having to purchase another controller.

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Documents

• HPE Smart Array SR Gen10 Controllers for HPE ProLiant DL, ML and Apollo Servers QuickSpecs