All stock codes associated to this product
D7S26A, 2376944, 887758233023
HP SmartCache is a controller-based read caching solution in a DAS environment that caches the most frequently accessed data ("hot" data) onto lower latency SSDs to dynamically accelerate application workloads. HP SmartCache is supported on HP ProLiant Gen8 servers with one of the following controllers: P420i, P420, P421, P822 and P721m. HP SmartCache is an included feature on the P822 and P721m/2G FBWC. The HP SmartCache architecture is flexible and supports any HP ProLiant Gen8 supported HDD for bulk storage and any HP ProLiant Gen8 supported SSD as an accelerator.
The basic HP SmartCache architecture is comprised of the following three elements:
- Bulk storage: The first element is the bulk storage device, which is any supported HDD attached to the HP Smart Array controller.
- Accelerator: The second element, the accelerator, is a faster/lower latency SSD device that caches data.
- Metadata: The final element is metadata, information held in a relatively small storage area that maps the location of information residing on the accelerator and bulk storage devices.
HP SmartCache is deployed and managed through the same management tool for HP Smart Array - the HP Array Configuration Utility (ACU).
Ideal Environment
While applications such as databases, analytics, and virtual desktops can benefit from acceleration techniques, workloads with more read traffic than write traffic and repetitive data requests-allow HP SmartCache to enhance performance while significantly reducing your storage costs.
HP SmartCache is the high-performance solution for accelerating data access for multi-terabyte data sets for any bulk storage attached directly to the HP Smart Array controller.
Key Benefits
HP SmartCache provides the following features and benefits:
- Workload Acceleration - Workload acceleration performance by caching hot data on SSDs
- Simplified Deployment - Seamless integration into your datacenter with no application or operating system changes
- Unified Management - Manage your array and HP SmartCache through the Array Configuration Utility (ACU)
- Efficient Operations - Performance and efficiency gains utilizing your existing HP ProLiant Gen8 server technology
Key Features
| Software License |
HP SmartCache - skus 1 Year 24x7 Support:
- D7S26- One Single Server License
- D7S27A- Multiple licenses one single key
- D7S27AAE- One Single Server License Web purchase
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| Controllers supported |
Controllers Supported with License: HP Smart Array P420i, P420, P421
Controllers Supported with base offering SmartCache: HP Smart Array P822 & P721m |
| Supported Operating Systems |
Operating Systems supported on HP ProLiant Gen 8 Smart Array Controllers. For more information click here. |
| Supported SSDs |
ProLiant Gen 8 Supported SSD. For more details click here. |
| Max Number of SSD Cache volumes supported |
Up to 32 SSD Cache Volumes |
| Max number of HDD Volumes + Cache volumes |
Up to 64 (Total number of HDD Volumes + Cache volumes must not exceed 64) |
| Max. SSD SmartCache Capacity per Controller |
2TB |
