HPE H240 12G 2-Port Internal SAS / SATA PCIe Smart Host Bus Adapter (HBA)

Option / Spare / Assembly Part Numbers: 726907-B21 · 726909-001 · 750053-001 · 779134-001

The HPE H240 Smart Host Bus Adapter (HBA) is a 12Gb/s internal SAS / 6Gb/s SATA storage controller designed for HPE ProLiant Gen9 servers. All listed part numbers — 726907-B21, 726909-001, 750053-001, and 779134-001 — refer to the same base HPE H240 product, with differences only reflecting HPE lifecycle designations such as option kit, spare, or assembly.

Part Number Relationship (Important)

• 726907-B21 – HPE Option Kit

• 726909-001 – HPE Spare Part

• 750053-001 / 779134-001 – HPE Assembly / Manufacturing Numbers

Functionality, specifications, and compatibility are identical across all part numbers.

Compatibility

• Supported Servers: HPE ProLiant Gen9

  • DL Series

  • ML Series

  • XL Series

Controller & Host Interface

• Device Type: Smart Host Bus Adapter (HBA) / Simple RAID Controller

• Host Bus: PCI Express Gen3 x8

• Form Factor: Plug-in card, low profile
  (Full-height bracket included with some SKUs)

Storage Interfaces

• Interface Support:

  • SAS 12Gb/s

  • SATA 6Gb/s

• Ports: 2 × internal Mini-SAS (SFF-8087)

• Channels: 8 physical links (4 per port)

Performance & Capacity

• Data Transfer Rate:

  • Up to 12Gb/s per SAS lane

  • Up to 1.2 GB/s per port

• Maximum Devices Supported:

  • Up to 200 physical drives in HBA mode

  • Up to 64 logical drives in RAID mode

RAID & Operating Modes

• Selectable Modes:

  • HBA (pass-through) mode

  • Simple RAID mode

• Supported RAID Levels:

  • RAID 0

  • RAID 1

  • RAID 5

• Cache / Acceleration:

  • No cache support

  • No flash-backed write cache

Supported Devices

• SAS HDDs

• SATA HDDs

• SAS & SATA SSDs

• SAS tape drives

Physical Specifications

• Dimensions: 6.6 × 2.7 × 0.6 in
  (16.8 × 6.86 × 1.6 cm)

Additional Features

• Designed for software-defined storage (SDS) and pass-through deployments

• Lower power consumption due to no cache

• Optional HPE Secure Encryption license support