HP Smart Array P731m Controller - Manual (Page 10)

Specifications 10
and the Cryptographic Module Validation Program on the National Institute of Standards and Technology
website ( http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/STM/cmvp/documents/fips140-2/FIPS1402IG.pdf ).
For more information about HP Secure Encryption, see the HP Secure Encryption Installation and User Guide
on the HP website ( http://www.hp.com/go/smartstorage/docs ).
HP SSD Smart Path
HP SSD Smart Path enables an optimized data path to high performance solid state drives. The optimized
path bypasses the controller’s RAID processing components and sends I/O directly to the drives. For more
information, see the HP website
( http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/servers/proliantstorage/software-management/smartpath/inde
x.html ).
For more information on enabling or disabling HP SSD Smart Path, see the HP Smart Storage Administrator
User Guide on the HP website ( http://www.hp.com/go/smartstorage/docs ).
Supported server blades
For more information on installing the controller in a supported server blade, see the server blade user guide.
For the latest support information, see the controller QuickSpecs on the HP website
( http://www.hp.com/go/productbulletin ).
Controller specifications
Feature Description
Controller
Board type Type B, 4-port, PCIe mezzanine board
Dimensions, cm* 11.3 x 10.0 x 2.0
Dimensions, in* 4.5 x 4.0 x 0.8
I/O connection to
the system board
Grid array mezzanine connector
Maximum power
required
(approximate)
14.5 W
Mezzanine
connector life
expectancy
50 connect/disconnect cycles
Cache module and
capacitor
Cache module 512 MiB or 2 GiB FBWC
Time required to
recharge capacitor
5 minutes or less
Duration of
capacitor backup 80 seconds
The capacitor pack provides a sufficient duration to
transfer the cached data from DDR memory to flash
memory, where the data remains indefinitely or until a
controller retrieves the data.