Are you looking to protect your data with storage inside the server or secure encrypt your data without occupying a PCIe slot? The HP Smart Array P440ar Controller is a Flexible Smart Array, 12 Gb/s SAS RAID controller that provides enterprise-class storage performance, increased internal scalability with SAS Expander Card, & data protection for HP Pro Liant Gen 9 rack & tower servers. It features eight internal physical links & delivers increased server uptime by providing advanced storage functionality, including online RAID level migration between any RAID levels with flash backed write cache (FBWC), global online spare, & pre-failure warning. The Gen 9 family of controllers supports the HP Smart Storage Battery. With HP Smart Storage Battery, multiple Smart Array controllers are supported without needing additional backup power sources for each controller, resulting in simple upgrade process.