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Appendix: Supported Features

Dell OpenManage™ Server Administrator Storage Management User's Guide

  Supported Features on the PERC 3/SC, 3/DC, 3/DCL, 3/QC, 4/SC, 4/DC, 4/Di, 4e/Si, 4e/Di, 4e/DC, CERC ATA100/4ch, and 4/IM Controllers

  Supported Features on the PERC 3/Si, 3/Di, CERC SATA1.5/2s, and CERC SATA1.5/6ch Controllers

  Supported Features on the PERC 5/E Controller

  Supported Features on the PERC 5/i, and SAS 5/iR Controllers

  Supported Features on the Non-RAID Controllers

  Enclosure and Backplane Features

Different controllers support different features. The tasks displayed by the Storage Management menus and other features vary depending on whether the controller supports the feature. This appendix identifies the features that each controller supports. For more information, see your hardware documentation.

Supported Features on the PERC 3/SC, 3/DC, 3/DCL, 3/QC, 4/SC, 4/DC, 4/Di, 4e/Si, 4e/Di, 4e/DC, CERC ATA100/4ch, and 4/IM Controllers

This section identifies the controller-supported features and whether or not an enclosure can be attached to the controller.

For enclosure-supported tasks, see "Enclosure and Backplane Features."

Controller Tasks

Controller Tasks Supported by the PERC 3/SC, 3/DC, 3/DCL, 3/QC, 4/SC, 4/DC, 4/Di, 4e/Si, 4e/Di, 4e/DC, CERC ATA100/4ch, and 4/IM Controllers 

Controller Task Name

PERC 3/SC

PERC 3/DC

PERC 3/DCL

PERC 3/QC

PERC 4/SC

PERC 4/DC

PERC 4/DI

PERC 4e/SI

PERC 4e/DI

PERC 4e/DC

CERC ATA 100/4ch

PERC 4/IM

Enable Alarm

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

Disable Alarm

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

Quiet Alarm

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

No

Test Alarm

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Reset configuration

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Set Rebuild Rate

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Set Background Initialization Rate

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Set Check Consistency Rate

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Set Reconstruct Rate

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Rescan Controller

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Create Virtual Disk

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Export Log File

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Clear Foreign Configuration

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Import Foreign Configuration

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Set Patrol Read Mode

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Start Patrol Read

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Stop Patrol Read

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Battery Tasks

Battery Tasks Supported by the PERC 3/SC, 3/DC, 3/DCL, 3/QC, 4/SC, 4/DC, 4/Di, 4e/Si, 4e/Di, 4e/DC, CERC ATA100/4ch, and 4/IM Controllers 

Battery Task Name

PERC 3/SC

PERC 3/DC

PERC 3/DCL

PERC 3/QC

PERC 4/SC

PERC 4/DC

PERC 4/DI

PERC 4e/SI

PERC 4e/DI

PERC 4e/DC

CERC ATA 100/4ch

PERC 4/IM

Recondition Battery

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Start Learn Cycle

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Delay Learn Cycle

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Connector Tasks

Connector Tasks Supported by the PERC 3/SC, 3/DC, 3/DCL, 3/QC, 4/SC, 4/DC, 4/Di, 4e/Si, 4e/Di, 4e/DC, CERC ATA100/4ch, and 4/IM Controllers 

Connector Task Name

PERC 3/SC

PERC 3/DC

PERC 3/DCL

PERC 3/QC

PERC 4/SC

PERC 4/DC

PERC 4/DI

PERC 4e/SI

PERC 4e/DI

PERC 4e/DC

CERC ATA 100/4ch

PERC 4/IM

Connector Rescan

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Physical Disk Tasks

Physical Disk Tasks Supported by the PERC 3/SC, 3/DC, 3/DCL, 3/QC, 4/SC, 4/DC, 4/Di, 4e/Si, 4e/Di, 4e/DC, CERC ATA100/4ch, and 4/IM Controllers 

Physical Disk Task Name

PERC 3/SC

PERC 3/DC

PERC 3/DCL

PERC 3/QC

PERC 4/SC

PERC 4/DC

PERC 4/DI

PERC 4e/SI

PERC 4e/DI

PERC 4e/DC

CERC ATA 100/4ch

PERC 4/IM

Blink/Unblink

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Task only available when an enclosure or backplane and LEDs on the physical disks are present.

Assign and Unassign Global Hot Spare

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Prepare to Remove

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Offline

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Online

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Initialize

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Rebuild

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Cancel Rebuild

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Remove Dead Disk Segments

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Format Disk

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Clear

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Cancel Clear

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Virtual Disk Tasks

Virtual Disk Tasks Supported by the PERC 3/SC, 3/DC, 3/DCL, 3/QC, 4/SC, 4/DC, 4/Di, 4e/Si, 4e/Di, 4e/DC, CERC ATA100/4ch, and 4/IM Controllers 

Virtual Disk Task Name

PERC 3/SC

PERC 3/DC

PERC 3/DCL

PERC 3/QC

PERC 4/SC

PERC 4/DC

PERC 4/DI

PERC 4e/SI

PERC 4e/DI

PERC 4e/DC

CERC ATA 100/4ch

PERC 4/IM

Assign and Unassign Dedicated Hot Spare

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Create Virtual Disk

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Create Virtual Disk Advanced Wizard

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Create Virtual Disk Express Wizard

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Rename

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Blink/Unblink

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Reconfigure

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Change Policy

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Split Mirror

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Unmirror

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Delete Last Virtual Disk

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Delete (any) Virtual Disk

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Check Consistency

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Cancel Check Consistency

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Pause Check Consistency

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Resume Check Consistency

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Cancel Background Initialization (BGI)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Format Virtual Disk

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Cancel Format Virtual Disk

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Restore Dead Disk Segments

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Initialize Virtual Disk

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Fast Initialize Virtual Disk

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Slow Initialize Virtual Disk

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Cancel Initialize Virtual Disk

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Virtual Disk Specifications

Virtual Disk Specifications for the PERC 3/SC, 3/DC, 3/DCL, 3/QC, 4/SC, 4/DC, 4/Di, 4e/Si, 4e/Di, 4e/DC, CERC ATA100/4ch, and 4/IM Controllers 

Virtual Disk Specification

PERC 3/SC

PERC 3/DC

PERC 3/DCL

PERC 3/QC

PERC 4/SC

PERC 4/DC

PERC 4/DI

PERC 4e/SI

PERC 4e/DI

PERC 4e/DC

CERC ATA 100/4ch

PERC 4/IM

Maximum Number of Virtual Disks per Controller

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

1

Minimum Virtual Disk Size

100
MB

100
MB

100
MB

100
MB

100
MB

100
MB

100
MB

100
MB

100
MB

100
MB

100
MB

Max

Maximum Virtual Disk Size

2TB

2TB

2TB

2TB

2TB

2TB

2TB

2TB

2TB

2TB

2TB

2TB

Maximum Number of Spans per Virtual Disk

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

1

Maximum Number of Physical Disks per Span

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

2

Minimum Stripe Size

2k

2k

2k

2k

2k

2k

2k

2k

2k

2k

2k

NA

Maximum Stripe Size

128k

128k

128k

128k

128k

128k

128k

128k

128k

128k

128k

NA

Maximum Number of Virtual Disks per Physical Disk

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

1

Maximum Number of Physical Disks that Can Be Concatenated

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

NA

Maximum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 0

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

NA

Maximum Physical Disks in a RAID 1

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

Maximum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 5

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

NA

Maximum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 10

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

NA

Maximum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 50

256

256

256

256

256

256

256

256

256

256

NA

NA

Maximum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 1 Concatenated

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Minimum Number of Physical Disks that Can Be Concatenated

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

NA

Minimum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 0

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

NA

Minimum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 1

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

Minimum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 5

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

NA

Minimum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 10

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

NA

Minimum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 50

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

NA

NA

Minimum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 1 Concatenated

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

Supported RAID Levels

RAID Levels Supported by the PERC 3/SC, 3/DC, 3/DCL, 3/QC, 4/SC, 4/DC, 4/Di, 4e/Si, 4e/Di, 4e/DC, CERC ATA100/4ch, and 4/IM Controllers 

RAID Level

PERC 3/SC

PERC 3/DC

PERC 3/DCL

PERC 3/QC

PERC 4/SC

PERC 4/DC

PERC 4/DI

PERC 4e/SI

PERC 4e/DI

PERC 4e/DC

CERC ATA 100/4ch

PERC 4/IM

Concatenation

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

RAID 0

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

RAID 1

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

RAID 5

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

RAID 10

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

RAID 50

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

RAID 1 Concatenated

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Read, Write, and Cache Policy

Read, Write and Cache Policy Supported by the PERC 3/SC, 3/DC, 3/DCL, 3/QC, 4/SC, 4/DC, 4/Di, 4e/Si, 4e/Di, 4e/DC, CERC ATA100/4ch, and 4/IM Controllers 

Connector Task Name

PERC 3/SC

PERC 3/DC

PERC 3/DCL

PERC 3/QC

PERC 4/SC

PERC 4/DC

PERC 4/DI

PERC 4e/SI

PERC 4e/DI

PERC 4e/DC

CERC ATA 100/4ch

PERC 4/IM

Cache settings

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Read Policy

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Read Ahead (Enabled)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Adaptive Read Ahead

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No Read Ahead (Disabled)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Write Policy

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Write Back (Enabled)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Write Through (Disabled)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Force Write Back (Enabled Always)

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Write Cache Enabled Protected

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Cache Policy

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Cache I/O

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Direct I/O

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Enclosure Support

Enclosure Support on the PERC 3/SC, 3/DC, 3/DCL, 3/QC, 4/SC, 4/DC, 4/Di, 4e/Si, 4e/Di, 4e/DC, CERC ATA100/4ch, and 4/IM Controllers 

Enclosure Support

PERC 3/SC

PERC 3/DC

PERC 3/DCL

PERC 3/QC

PERC 4/SC

PERC 4/DC

PERC 4/DI

PERC 4e/SI

PERC 4e/DI

PERC 4e/DC

CERC ATA 100/4ch

PERC 4/IM

Can an enclosure be attached to this controller?

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

Supported Features on the PERC 3/Si, 3/Di, CERC SATA1.5/2s, and CERC SATA1.5/6ch Controllers

This section identifies the controller-supported features and whether or not an enclosure can be attached to the controller.

For enclosure-supported tasks, see "Enclosure and Backplane Features."

Controller Tasks

Controller Tasks Supported by the PERC 3/Si, 3/Di, CERC SATA1.5/2s, and CERC SATA1.5/6ch Controllers 

Controller Task Name

PERC 3/Si

PERC 3/Di

CERC SATA 1.5/2s

CERC SATA 1.5/6ch

Enable Alarm

No

No

No

Yes

Disable Alarm

No

No

No

Yes

Quiet Alarm

No

No

No

Yes

Test Alarm

No

No

No

Yes

Reset configuration

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Set Rebuild Rate

No

No

No

No

Set Background Initialization Rate

No

No

No

No

Set Check Consistency Rate

No

No

No

No

Set Reconstruct Rate

No

No

No

No

Rescan Controller

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Create Virtual Disk

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Export Log File

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Clear Foreign Configuration

No

No

No

No

Import Foreign Configuration

No

No

No

No

Set Patrol Read Mode

No

No

No

No

Start Patrol Read

No

No

No

No

Stop Patrol Read

No

No

No

No

Battery Tasks

Battery Tasks Supported by the PERC 3/Si, 3/Di, CERC SATA1.5/2s, and CERC SATA1.5/6ch Controllers 

Battery Task Name

PERC 3/Si

PERC 3/Di

CERC SATA 1.5/2s

CERC SATA 1.5/6ch

Recondition Battery

Yes

Yes

No

No

Start Learn Cycle

No

No

No

No

Delay Learn Cycle

No

No

No

No

Connector Tasks

Connector Tasks Supported by the PERC 3/Si, 3/Di, CERC SATA1.5/2s, and CERC SATA1.5/6ch Controllers 

Connector Task Name

PERC 3/SI

PERC 3/DI

CERC SATA 2S

CERC SATA 6ch

Connector Rescan

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Physical Disk Tasks

Physical Disk Tasks Supported by the PERC 3/Si, 3/Di, CERC SATA1.5/2s, and CERC SATA1.5/6ch Controllers 

Physical Disk Task Name

PERC 3/SI

PERC 3/DI

CERC SATA 2S

CERC SATA 6ch

Blink/Unblink

Yes

Yes

No

No

Assign and Unassign Global Hot Spare

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Prepare to Remove

Yes

Yes

No

No

Offline

No

No

No

No

Online

No

No

No

No

Initialize

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Rebuild

No

No

Yes

No

Cancel Rebuild

No

No

No

No

Remove Dead Disk Segments

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Format Disk

No

No

No

No

Clear

No

No

No

No

Cancel Clear

No

No

No

No

Virtual Disk Tasks

Virtual Disk Tasks Supported by the PERC 3/Si, 3/Di, CERC SATA1.5/2s, and CERC SATA1.5/6ch Controllers 

Virtual Disk Task Name

PERC 3/SI

PERC 3/DI

CERC SATA 2S

CERC SATA 6ch

Assign and Unassign Dedicated Hot Spare

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Create Virtual Disk

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Create Virtual Disk Advanced Wizard

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Create Virtual Disk Express Wizard

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Rename

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Blink/Unblink

Yes

Yes

No

No

Reconfigure

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Change Policy

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Split Mirror

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Unmirror

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Delete Last Virtual Disk

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Delete (any) Virtual Disk

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Check Consistency

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Cancel Check Consistency

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Pause Check Consistency

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Resume Check Consistency

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Cancel Background Initialization (BGI)

No

No

No

No

Format Virtual Disk

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Cancel Format Virtual Disk

No

No

No

No

Restore Dead Disk Segments

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Initialize Virtual Disk

No

No

No

No

Fast Initialize Virtual Disk

No

No

No

No

Slow Initialize Virtual Disk

No

No

No

No

Cancel Initialize Virtual Disk

No

No

No

No

Virtual Disk Specifications

Virtual Disk Specifications for the PERC 3/Si, 3/Di, CERC SATA1.5/2s, and CERC SATA1.5/6ch Controllers 

Virtual Disk Specification

PERC 3/SI

PERC 3/DI

CERC SATA 2S

CERC SATA 6ch

Maximum Number of Virtual Disks per Controller

24

24

1

10

Minimum Virtual Disk Size

100MB

100MB

100MB

100MB

Maximum Virtual Disk Size

2TB

2TB

2TB

2TB

Maximum Number of Spans per Virtual Disk

16

16

1

16

Maximum Number of Physical Disks per Span

2

2

2

2

Minimum Stripe Size

8k

8k

16k

8k

Maximum Stripe Size

64k

64k

64k

64k

Maximum Number of Virtual Disks per Physical Disk

10

10

1

9

Maximum Number of Physical Disks that Can Be Concatenated

1

1

1

1

Maximum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 0

48

48

2

48

Maximum Physical Disks in a RAID 1

2

2

2

2

Maximum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 5

16

16

Not Applicable

16

Maximum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 10

32

32

Not Applicable

32

Maximum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 50

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Maximum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 1 Concatenated

32

32

Not Applicable

32

Minimum Number of Physical Disks that Can Be Concatenated

1

1

1

1

Minimum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 0

1

1

1

1

Minimum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 1

2

2

2

2

Minimum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 5

3

3

Not Applicable

3

Minimum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 10

4

4

Not Applicable

4

Minimum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 50

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Minimum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 1 Concatenated

4

4

Not Applicable

4

Supported RAID Levels

RAID Levels Supported by the PERC 3/Si, 3/Di, CERC SATA1.5/2s, and CERC SATA1.5/6ch Controllers 

RAID Level

PERC 3/SI

PERC 3/DI

CERC SATA 2S

CERC SATA 6ch

Concatenation

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

RAID 0

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

RAID 1

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

RAID 5

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

RAID 10

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

RAID 50

No

No

No

No

RAID 1 Concatenated

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Read, Write, and Cache Policy

Read, Write, and Cache Policy Supported by the PERC 3/Si, 3/Di, CERC SATA1.5/2s, and CERC SATA1.5/6ch Controllers 

Enclosure Support

PERC 3/SI

PERC 3/DI

CERC SATA 2S

CERC SATA 6ch

Cache settings

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Read Policy

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Read Ahead (Enabled)

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Adaptive Read Ahead

No

No

No

No

No Read Ahead (Disabled)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Write Policy

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Write Back (Enabled)

No

No

No

No

Write Through (Disabled)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Force Write Back (Enabled Always)

No

No

No

No

Write Cache Enabled Protected

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Cache Policy

No

No

No

No

Cache I/O

No

No

No

No

Direct I/O

No

No

No

No

Enclosure Support

Enclosure Support on the PERC 3/Si, 3/Di, CERC SATA1.5/2s, and CERC SATA1.5/6ch Controllers 

Enclosure Support

PERC 3/SI

PERC 3/DI

CERC SATA 2S

CERC SATA 6ch

Can an enclosure be attached to this controller?

No

Yes

No

No

Supported Features on the PERC 5/E Controller

This section identifies the controller-supported features and whether or not an enclosure can be attached to the controller.

For enclosure-supported tasks, see "Enclosure and Backplane Features."

Controller Tasks

Controller Tasks Supported on the PERC 5/E Controller 

Controller Task Name

PERC 5/E

Controller Task Name

PERC 5/E

Enable Alarm

Yes

Disable Alarm

Yes

Quiet Alarm

Yes

Test Alarm

Yes

Reset configuration

Yes

Set Rebuild Rate

Yes

Set Background Initialization Rate

Yes

Set Check Consistency Rate

Yes

Set Reconstruct Rate

Yes

Rescan Controller

No

Create Virtual Disk

Yes

Export Log File

Yes

Clear Foreign Configuration

Yes

Import Foreign Configuration

Yes

Set Patrol Read Mode

Yes

Start Patrol Read

Yes

Stop Patrol Read

Yes

Battery Tasks

Battery Tasks Supported on the PERC 5/E Controller 

Battery Task Name

PERC 5/E

Recondition Battery

No

Start Learn Cycle

Yes

Delay Learn Cycle

Yes

Connector Tasks

Connector Tasks Supported by the PERC 5/E Controller 

Connector Task Name

PERC 5/E

Connector Rescan

No

Physical Disk Tasks

Physical Disk Tasks Supported by the PERC 5/E Controller 

Physical Disk Task Name

PERC 5/E

Blink/Unblink

Yes

Assign and Unassign Global Hot Spare

Yes

Prepare to Remove

No

Offline

Yes

Online

Yes

Initialize

No

Rebuild

Yes

Cancel Rebuild

Yes

Remove Dead Disk Segments

No

Format Disk

No

Clear

Yes

Cancel Clear

Yes

Virtual Disk Tasks

Virtual Disk Tasks Supported by the PERC 5/E Controller 

Virtual Disk Task Name

PERC 5/E

Assign and Unassign Dedicated Hot Spare

Yes

Create Virtual Disk

Yes

Create Virtual Disk Advanced Wizard

Yes

Create Virtual Disk Express Wizard

Yes

Rename

Yes

Blink/Unblink

Yes

Reconfigure

Yes

Change Policy

Yes

Split Mirror

No

Unmirror

No

Delete Last Virtual Disk

Yes

Delete (any) Virtual Disk

Yes

Check Consistency

Yes

Cancel Check Consistency

Yes

Pause Check Consistency

No

Resume Check Consistency

No

Cancel Background Initialization (BGI)

Yes

Format Virtual Disk

No

Cancel Format Virtual Disk

No

Restore Dead Disk Segments

No

Initialize Virtual Disk

No

Fast Initialize Virtual Disk

Yes

Slow Initialize Virtual Disk

Yes

Cancel Initialize Virtual Disk

Yes

Virtual Disk Specifications

Virtual Disk Specifications for the PERC 5/E Controller 

Virtual Disk Specification

PERC 5/E

Maximum Number of Virtual Disks per Controller

64

Minimum Virtual Disk Size

100MB

Maximum Virtual Disk Size

None

Maximum Number of Spans per Virtual Disk

8

Maximum Number of Physical Disks per Span

32

Minimum Stripe Size

8k

Maximum Stripe Size

128k

Maximum Number of Virtual Disks per Physical Disk

16

Maximum Number of Physical Disks that Can Be Concatenated

Not Applicable

Maximum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 0

32

Maximum Physical Disks in a RAID 1

2

Maximum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 5

32

Maximum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 10

16

Maximum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 50

256

Maximum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 1 Concatenated

Not Applicable

Minimum Number of Physical Disks that Can Be Concatenated

Not Applicable

Minimum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 0

1

Minimum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 1

2

Minimum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 5

3

Minimum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 10

4

Minimum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 50

6

Minimum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 1 Concatenated

Not Applicable

Supported RAID Levels

RAID Levels Supported by the PERC 5/E Controller 

RAID Level

PERC 5/E

Concatenation

No

RAID 0

Yes

RAID 1

Yes

RAID 5

Yes

RAID 10

Yes

RAID 50

Yes

RAID 1 Concatenated

No

Read, Write, and Cache Policy

Read, Write, and Cache Policy Supported by the PERC 5/E Controller 

Enclosure Support

PERC 5/E

Cache settings

Yes

Read Policy

Yes

Read Ahead (Enabled)

No

Adaptive Read Ahead

Yes

No Read Ahead (Disabled)

Yes

Write Policy

Yes

Write Back (Enabled)

Yes

Write Through (Disabled)

Yes

Force Write Back (Enabled Always)

Yes

Write Cache Enabled Protected

No

Cache Policy

No

Cache I/O

No

Direct I/O

No

Enclosure Support

Enclosure Support on the PERC 5/E Controller 

Enclosure Support

PERC 5/E

Can an enclosure be attached to this controller?

Yes

Supported Features on the PERC 5/i, and SAS 5/iR Controllers

This section identifies the controller-supported features and whether or not an enclosure can be attached to the controller.

For enclosure-supported tasks, see "Enclosure and Backplane Features."

Controller Tasks

Controller Tasks Supported on the PERC 5/i, and SAS 5/iR Controllers 

Controller Task Name

PERC 5/i

SAS 5/iR

Enable Alarm

Yes

No

Disable Alarm

Yes

No

Quiet Alarm

Yes

No

Test Alarm

Yes

No

Reset configuration

Yes

No

Set Rebuild Rate

Yes

No

Set Background Initialization Rate

Yes

No

Set Check Consistency Rate

Yes

No

Set Reconstruct Rate

Yes

No

Rescan Controller

No

No

Create Virtual Disk

Yes

No

Export Log File

Yes

No

Clear Foreign Configuration

Yes

Yes

Import Foreign Configuration

Yes

No

Set Patrol Read Mode

Yes

No

Start Patrol Read

Yes

No

Stop Patrol Read

Yes

No

Battery Tasks

Battery Tasks Supported on the PERC 5/i, and SAS 5/iR Controllers 

Battery Task Name

PERC 5/i

SAS 5/iR

Recondition Battery

No

No

Start Learn Cycle

Yes

No

Delay Learn Cycle

Yes

No

Connector Tasks

Connector Tasks Supported on the PERC 5/i, and SAS 5/iR Controllers 

Connector Task Name

PERC 5/I

SAS 5/IR

Connector Rescan

No

No

Physical Disk Tasks

Physical Disk Tasks Supported on the PERC 5/i, and SAS 5/iR Controllers 

Physical Disk Task Name

PERC 5/I

SAS 5/IR

Blink/Unblink

Yes

Yes

Task only available when an enclosure or backplane and LEDs on the physical disks are present.

Assign and Unassign Global Hot Spare

Yes

No

Prepare to Remove

No

No

Offline

Yes

No

Online

Yes

No

Initialize

No

No

Rebuild

Yes

No

Cancel Rebuild

Yes

No

Remove Dead Disk Segments

No

No

Format Disk

No

No

Clear

Yes

No

Cancel Clear

Yes

No

Virtual Disk Tasks

Virtual Disk Tasks Supported by the PERC 5/i, and SAS 5/iR Controllers 

Virtual Disk Task Name

PERC 5/I

SAS 5/IR

Assign and Unassign Dedicated Hot Spare

Yes

No

Create Virtual Disk

Yes

No

Create Virtual Disk Advanced Wizard

Yes

No

Create Virtual Disk Express Wizard

Yes

No

Rename

Yes

No

Blink/Unblink

Yes

Yes

Reconfigure

Yes

No

Change Policy

Yes

No

Split Mirror

No

No

Unmirror

No

No

Delete Last Virtual Disk

Yes

No

Delete (any) Virtual Disk

Yes

No

Check Consistency

Yes

No

Cancel Check Consistency

Yes

No

Pause Check Consistency

No

No

Resume Check Consistency

No

No

Cancel Background Initialization (BGI)

Yes

No

Format Virtual Disk

No

No

Cancel Format Virtual Disk

No

No

Restore Dead Disk Segments

No

No

Active cache change detection

Yes

No

Initialize Virtual Disk

No

No

Fast Initialize Virtual Disk

Yes

No

Slow Initialize Virtual Disk

Yes

No

Cancel Initialize Virtual Disk

Yes

No

Virtual Disk Specifications

Virtual Disk Specifications for the PERC 5/i, and SAS 5/iR Controllers 

Virtual Disk Specification

PERC 5/I

SAS 5/IR

Maximum Number of Virtual Disks per Controller

64

2

Minimum Virtual Disk Size

100MB

Max

Maximum Virtual Disk Size

None

2TB

Maximum Number of Spans per Virtual Disk

8

1

Maximum Number of Physical Disks per Span

32

4

Minimum Stripe Size

8k

64k

Maximum Stripe Size

128k

64k

Maximum Number of Virtual Disks per Physical Disk

16

1

Maximum Number of Physical Disks that Can Be Concatenated

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Maximum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 0

32

4

Maximum Physical Disks in a RAID 1

2

2

Maximum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 5

32

Not Applicable

Maximum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 10

16

Not Applicable

Maximum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 50

256

Not Applicable

Maximum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 1 Concatenated

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Minimum Number of Physical Disks that Can Be Concatenated

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Minimum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 0

1

2

Minimum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 1

2

2

Minimum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 5

3

Not Applicable

Minimum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 10

4

Not Applicable

Minimum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 50

6

Not Applicable

Minimum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 1 Concatenated

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Supported RAID Levels

RAID Levels Supported by the PERC 5/i, and SAS 5/iR Controllers 

RAID Level

PERC 5/I

SAS 5/IR

Concatenation

No

No

RAID 0

Yes

Yes

RAID 1

Yes

Yes

RAID 5

Yes

No

RAID 10

Yes

No

RAID 50

Yes

No

RAID 1 Concatenated

No

No

Read, Write, and Cache Policy

Read, Write, and Cache Policy Supported by the PERC 5/i, and SAS 5/iR Controllers 

Enclosure Support

PERC 5/I

SAS 5/IR

Cache settings

Yes

No

Read Policy

Yes

Yes

Read Ahead (Enabled)

No

No

Adaptive Read Ahead

Yes

No

No Read Ahead (Disabled)

Yes

Yes

Write Policy

Yes

Yes

Write Back (Enabled)

Yes

No

Write Through (Disabled)

Yes

Yes

Force Write Back (Enabled Always)

Yes

No

Write Cache Enabled Protected

No

No

Cache Policy

No

No

Cache I/O

No

No

Direct I/O

No

No

Enclosure Support

Enclosure Support on the PERC 5/i, and SAS 5/iR Controllers 

Enclosure Support

PERC 5/I

SAS 5/IR

Can an enclosure be attached to this controller?

No

No

Supported Features on the Non-RAID Controllers

This section identifies the controller-supported features and whether or not an enclosure can be attached to the controller.

For enclosure-supported tasks, see "Enclosure and Backplane Features."

Controller Tasks

Controller Tasks Supported on the Non-RAID Controllers 

Controller Task Name

Non-RAID SCSI

Non-RAID SAS

Enable Alarm

No

No

Disable Alarm

No

No

Quiet Alarm

No

No

Test Alarm

No

No

Reset configuration

No

No

Set Rebuild Rate

No

No

Set Background Initialization Rate

No

No

Set Check Consistency Rate

No

No

Set Reconstruct Rate

No

No

Rescan Controller

No

No

Create Virtual Disk

No

No

Export Log File

No

No

Clear Foreign Configuration

No

No

Import Foreign Configuration

No

No

Set Patrol Read Mode

No

No

Start Patrol Read

No

No

Stop Patrol Read

No

No

Battery Tasks

Battery Tasks Supported on the Non-RAID Controllers 

Battery Task Name

Non-RAID SCSI

Non-RAID SAS

Recondition Battery

No

No

Start Learn Cycle

No

No

Delay Learn Cycle

No

No

Connector Tasks

Connector Tasks Supported on the Non-RAID Controllers 

Connector Task Name

Non-RAID SCSI

Non-RAID SAS

Connector Rescan

No

No

Physical Disk Tasks

Physical Disk Tasks Supported on the Non-RAID Controllers 

Physical Disk Task Name

Non-RAID SCSI

Non-RAID SAS

Blink/Unblink

Yes

Yes

Assign and Unassign Global Hot Spare

No

No

Prepare to Remove

No

No

Offline

No

No

Online

No

No

Initialize

No

No

Rebuild

No

No

Cancel Rebuild

No

No

Remove Dead Disk Segments

No

No

Format Disk

No

No

Clear

No

No

Cancel Clear

No

No

Virtual Disk Tasks

Virtual Disk Tasks Supported by the Non-RAID Controllers 

Virtual Disk Task Name

Non-RAID SCSI

Non-RAID SAS

Assign and Unassign Dedicated Hot Spare

No

No

Create Virtual Disk

No

No

Create Virtual Disk Advanced Wizard

No

No

Create Virtual Disk Express Wizard

No

No

Rename

No

No

Blink/Unblink

No

No

Reconfigure

No

No

Change Policy

No

No

Split Mirror

No

No

Unmirror

No

No

Delete Last Virtual Disk

No

No

Delete (any) Virtual Disk

No

No

Check Consistency

No

No

Cancel Check Consistency

No

No

Pause Check Consistency

No

No

Resume Check Consistency

No

No

Cancel Background Initialization (BGI)

No

No

Format Virtual Disk

No

No

Cancel Format Virtual Disk

No

No

Restore Dead Disk Segments

No

No

Initialize Virtual Disk

No

No

Fast Initialize Virtual Disk

No

No

Slow Initialize Virtual Disk

No

No

Cancel Initialize Virtual Disk

No

No

Enclosure Support

Enclosure Support on the Non-RAID Controllers 

Enclosure Support

Non-RAID SCSI

Non-RAID SAS

Can an enclosure be attached to this controller?

Yes

No

Enclosure and Backplane Features

This section identifies the features supported by the enclosure or backplane.

For information on controller-supported features, see:

Enclosure and Backplane Tasks

Enclosure and Backplane Tasks 

Enclosure and Backplane Tasks

SCSI Backplane

SAS Backplane

PowerVault™ 20xS and 21xS Enclosures

PowerVault 220S and 221S Enclosures

MD1000 Storage Enclosure

Enable Alarm

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Disable Alarm

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Set Temperature Probe Values

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Set Asset Data (includes asset tag and asset name)

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Blink Enclosure

No

No

No

No

Yes

Enclosure and Backplane Support for Smart Thermal Shutdown

Enclosure Support for Smart Thermal Shutdown 

Smart Thermal Shutdown

SCSI Backplane

SAS Backplane

PowerVault 20xS and 21xS Enclosures

PowerVault 220S and 221S Enclosures

MD1000 Storage Enclosure

Smart Thermal Shutdown

No

No

No

Yes

No


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