

Increased Performance for Applications
| Company | HPE |
| Feature | 0, 1, 10, 5, 6 |
| Feature | 12Gb/s SAS per physical link; 6Gb/s SATA per physical link; PCI Express Gen3 x8 link width |
| Feature | 1GB Flash-backed write cache |
| Feature | Additional features |
| Feature | Cache |
| Feature | Certifications |
| Feature | Complies with FIPS 140-2 cryptographic module requirements |
| Feature | Data Transfer Rate |
| Feature | Flexible card |
| Feature | Form factor |
| Feature | HPE ProLiant BL460c Gen9; HPE ProLiant BL660c Gen9 |
| Feature | HPE Secure Encryption (optional license) |
| Feature | HPE Smart Storage Battery (12W) |
| Feature | Internal: 4 physical links across 1 x4 port |
| Feature | Ports |
| Feature | RAID Levels |
| Feature | Supported disk enclosure |
| Feature | Supported servers |
| Feature | What's included |
| Headline | Configuration is both Efficient and Simple |
| Headline | Data Protection with Encryption Capability |
| Key selling point | Data compatibility between the HPE Smart Array Controller family allows simple and easy migration at any time when needs for higher performance, capacity, or availability increase such as converting an existing storage volume to more advanced disk array configuration. |
| Key selling point | Delivers predictive spare activation for improved rebuild and increased uptime even in a recovery mode. |
| Key selling point | Long-term data retention with integrated 1 GB Flash Backed Write Cache (FBWC) for improved data reliability. |
| Key selling point | Offers integrated 1GB DDR3-1866 Flash Backed Write Cache providing up to 14.9 GB/s cache bandwidth to reduce latency in write-intensive applications that require heavy logging such as databases. |
| Key selling point | The HPE Smart Array P246br Controller and the attached storage devices are configured and managed by the easy-to-use HPE Smart Storage Administrator software which is included in the intelligent provisioning of the server. |
| Key selling point | The HPE Smart Array P246br Controller delivers 12 Gb/s SAS connectivity for HPE ProLiant BL460c Gen9 Servers when connected to 12 Gb/s storage devices for increased performance in OS boot, messaging, database or general server applications and when a HPE D2220sb Storage Blade is installed. |
| Key selling point | The HPE Smart Array P246br Controller offers optional HPE Secure Encryption capability that protects data at rest on any bulk storage attached to the controller. |
| Right rail header | Additional resources |
| Right rail header | HPE Server Options |
| Right rail header | Key Product Solutions |
| Right rail header | Server Support & Downloads |
| Right rail header | Tools |
| Right rail statement | HPE Education & Training |
| Right rail statement | HPE Foundation Care |
| Right rail statement | HPE Integrated Lights Out (iLO) |
| Right rail statement | HPE Persistent Memory |
| Right rail statement | HPE Proactive Care |
| Right rail statement | HPE Secure Encryption |
| Right rail statement | HPE server management |
| Right rail statement | HPE Server Memory |
| Right rail statement | HPE Server Networking |
| Right rail statement | HPE Server Options Overview |
| Right rail statement | HPE Server Storage |
| Right rail statement | HPE Server Storage whiteboard video |
| Right rail statement | HPE Smart Storage Administrator (SSA) |
| Right rail statement | HPE SmartCache |
| Right rail statement | HPE System Management Homepage (SMH) |
| Right rail statement | HPE Systems Insight Manager (SIM) |
| Right rail statement | Software support matrices |
| Right rail statement | Support for discontinued products |
| Right rail URL | http://h17007.www1.hp.com/us/en/enterprise/servers/retired/index.aspx#.VwepfqQrKUk |
| Right rail URL | http://h22228.www2.hpe.com/video-gallery/us/en/products/5ADBF780-B35E-4D56-914B-81EAD0794E41/hpe-server-storage/video/ |
| Right rail URL | http://www.hpe.com/info/ilo |
| Right rail URL | http://www.hpe.com/info/memory |
| Right rail URL | http://www.hpe.com/info/persistentmemory |
| Right rail URL | http://www.hpe.com/info/servernetworking |
| Right rail URL | http://www.hpe.com/info/serveroptions |
| Right rail URL | http://www.hpe.com/info/serverstorage |
| Right rail URL | http://www.hpe.com/info/SMH |
| Right rail URL | http://www.hpe.com/servers/hpsim |
| Right rail URL | http://www.hpe.com/servers/secureencryption |
| Right rail URL | http://www.hpe.com/servers/smartcache |
| Right rail URL | http://www.hpe.com/servers/ssa |
| Right rail URL | http://www.hpe.com/us/en/servers/management.html |
| Right rail URL | http://www8.hp.com/us/en/business-services/it-services/foundation-care-services.html |
| Right rail URL | http://www8.hp.com/us/en/business-services/it-services/proactive-care-services.html |
| Right rail URL | http://www8.hp.com/us/en/products/servers/management/operating-environments/index.html |
| Right rail URL | http://www8.hp.com/us/en/trainingww/hpesww.html |

