RAID and HBA Controllers - SAS, SATA, and Fibre Channel

Enterprise RAID and HBA Controllers - Advanced Storage Management

Discover the complete line of RAID and HBA (Host Bus Adapter) controllers for HPE and Lenovo servers. With support for SAS, SATA, and Fibre Channel, data-protected cache, and 12Gb/s connectivity, our controllers offer performance, redundancy, and data protection for critical enterprise environments.

Why Use RAID and HBA Controllers?

• Data Protection with RAID - RAID controllers create redundant volumes (RAID 1, 5, 6, 10) that protect against disk failure, ensuring business continuity and zero data loss
• Accelerated Performance - Hardware cache (2GB to 8GB) with read-ahead and write-back algorithms accelerates I/O operations by up to 10x compared to disks without cache
• Cache Protection with BBU - Battery Backup Unit (BBU) or supercapacitor protects data in the cache during power outages, ensuring that no write is lost
• Hot-Swap and Hot-Spare - Support for replacing disks without shutting down the server and configuring hot-spare disks that automatically take over in case of failure
• SAN Connectivity - Fibre Channel HBAs connect servers to SAN storage (HPE MSA, Dell EMC, NetApp) for shared storage and high availability
• Advanced Management - Monitoring via iLO/iDRAC, disk failure alerts, automatic rebuild, and integration with enterprise management software

SAS/SATA RAID Controllers

HPE Smart Array E208e-p SR - Entry-level RAID controller with 2 external 12Gb/s SAS ports. Support for RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, and up to 8 disks. No built-in cache, but with upgrade options. Ideal for entry-level servers that need basic RAID at a controlled cost.

HPE Smart Array P408i-a - Mainstream RAID controller with 8 internal 12Gb/s SAS ports and 2GB of cache with BBU. Support for RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, and up to 240 disks. Perfect for ProLiant DL380 servers with multiple disks and performance needs.

HPE Smart Array P816i-a - High-performance RAID controller with 16 internal 12Gb/s SAS ports and 4GB of cache with BBU. Support for all RAID levels and up to 240 disks. Ideal for servers with high storage density and I/O-intensive applications.

Lenovo ThinkSystem 5350-8i - RAID controller with 8 internal 12Gb/s SAS ports. Support for RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 with optional cache. Compatible with ThinkSystem SR650, SR850 servers and other rack models.

HBA (Host Bus Adapter) Pass-Through

HPE H240ar HBA - Pass-through HBA with 8 internal 12Gb/s SAS ports. No hardware RAID, ideal for software-defined storage (SDS) such as Ceph, ZFS, Windows Storage Spaces, and VMware vSAN. Allows the operating system to manage disks directly.

Lenovo HBA 9400-8i - Pass-through HBA with 8 12Gb/s SAS ports. Compatible with ThinkSystem servers for environments that prefer software RAID or need direct access to disks.

Fibre Channel HBA (SAN)

HPE SN1100Q 16Gb FC HBA - 16Gb/s Fibre Channel HBA with 2 LC ports for SAN connectivity. Compatible with HPE MSA 2050/2060, Dell EMC, and NetApp storage. Support for multipathing (MPIO) for path redundancy. Ideal for environments with shared storage and high availability.

Lenovo Emulex 16Gb FC HBA - Dual-port 16Gb/s Fibre Channel HBA to connect ThinkSystem servers to SAN storage. Support for FC-NVMe for maximum performance with all-flash storage.

Supported RAID Levels

RAID 0 (Striping): Maximum performance without redundancy. Data distributed across disks. Loss of any disk = total data loss.

RAID 1 (Mirroring): Full redundancy with 2 identical disks. 1-disk fault tolerance. Capacity = 50% of total.

RAID 5 (Striping with Parity): Balance between performance, capacity, and redundancy. Minimum 3 disks. 1-disk fault tolerance. Capacity = (N-1) disks.

RAID 6 (Striping with Dual Parity): Greater protection than RAID 5. Minimum 4 disks. 2 simultaneous disk fault tolerance. Capacity = (N-2) disks.

RAID 10 (1+0): Combination of RAID 1 and 0. Maximum performance and redundancy. Minimum 4 disks. 1-disk fault tolerance per pair. Capacity = 50% of total.

Applications by Type

RAID with Cache: Databases (SQL Server, Oracle), virtualization (VMware, Hyper-V), transactional applications, VDI, and any I/O-intensive workload.

HBA Pass-Through: Software-defined storage (Ceph, ZFS, vSAN), environments that prefer full control over disks and software RAID configurations.

Fibre Channel HBA: SAN connectivity for shared storage, high-availability clusters, VMware environments with vMotion, and Microsoft Failover Cluster.

Original HPE and Lenovo controllers with manufacturer warranty, cache with BBU included, and delivery throughout Brazil. Invest in enterprise data protection and ensure business continuity with certified controllers.