HPE Smart Array E208i-A SR Gen 10 12GB Modular SAS RAID Controller 836259-001 804326-B21 

Key Features

Storage interface (SAS/SATA)

8 SAS lanes across 2 x4 internal Mini-SAS ports 12Gb/s SAS, 6Gb/s SATA technology

Mix-and-match SAS and SATA drives to the same controller Support for SAS tape drives

PCI Express 3.0 x8 link RAID 0, 1, 5, 10

Mixed Mode (RAID logic drives and HBA physical drives simultaneously) Windows Storage Spaces Direct validated

VMware Virtual SAN certified Legacy and UEFI boot operation

UEFI System Utilities (storage configuration) Up to 238 physical drives

Up to 64 logical drives

HPE Smart Array SR Secure Encryption (optional license) HPE SSD Smart Path

Rapid Parity Initialization (RPI) Rapid rebuild

Drive Sanitize

Performance Optimization-Degraded Reads and Read Coalescing Power efficiency

Seamless upgrades from HPE Smart Array Software RAID Seamless upgrades to HPE Smart Array P-class Controllers