Supported 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/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
Table 1-1. Controller Tasks Supported by the PERC 3/SC, 3/DC, 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/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
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Disable Alarm
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Quiet Alarm
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Test Alarm
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Reset configuration
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Set Rebuild Rate
|
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
|
Set Check Consistency Rate
|
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
|
Rescan Controller
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Create Virtual Disk
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Export Log File
|
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
|
Import Foreign Configuration
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Import/Recover Foreign Configuration
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Set Patrol Read Mode
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Start Patrol Read
|
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
|
Battery Tasks
Table 1-2. Battery Tasks Supported by the PERC 3/SC, 3/DC, 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/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
|
Start Learn Cycle
|
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
|
Connector Tasks
Table 1-3. Connector Tasks Supported by the PERC 3/SC, 3/DC, 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/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
|
Physical Disk Tasks
Table 1-4. Physical Disk Tasks Supported by the PERC 3/SC, 3/DC, 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/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
|
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
|
No
|
Prepare to Remove
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Offline
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Online
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Initialize
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Rebuild
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Cancel Rebuild
|
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
|
Format Disk
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Clear
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Cancel Clear
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Virtual Disk Tasks
Table 1-5. Virtual Disk Tasks Supported by the PERC 3/SC, 3/DC, 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/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
|
No
|
Create Virtual Disk
|
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
|
No
|
Create Virtual Disk Express Wizard
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Rename
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Blink/Unblink
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
Reconfigure
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Change Policy
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Split Mirror
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Unmirror
|
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
|
No
|
Delete (any) Virtual Disk
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Check Consistency
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Cancel Check Consistency
|
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
|
Resume Check Consistency
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Cancel Background Initialization (BGI)
|
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
|
Cancel Format Virtual Disk
|
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
|
Initialize Virtual Disk
|
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
|
Slow Initialize Virtual Disk
|
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
|
No
|
Virtual Disk Specifications
Table 1-6. Virtual Disk Specifications for the PERC 3/SC, 3/DC, 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/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
|
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
|
Max
|
Maximum Virtual Disk Size
|
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
|
1
|
Maximum Number of Physical Disks per Span
|
32
|
32
|
32
|
32
|
32
|
32
|
32
|
32
|
32
|
32
|
2
|
Minimum Stripe Size
|
2k
|
2k
|
2k
|
2k
|
2k
|
2k
|
2k
|
2k
|
2k
|
2k
|
NA
|
Maximum Stripe Size
|
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
|
1
|
Maximum Number of Physical Disks that Can Be Concatenated
|
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
|
NA
|
Maximum Physical Disks in a RAID 1
|
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
|
NA
|
Maximum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 10
|
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
|
NA
|
NA
|
Minimum Number of Physical Disks that Can Be Concatenated
|
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
|
NA
|
Minimum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 1
|
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
|
NA
|
Minimum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 10
|
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
|
NA
|
NA
|
Maximum number of physical disks in a RAID 6
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
Maximum number of physical disks in a RAID 60
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
Minimum number of physical disks in a RAID 6
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
Minimum number of physical disks in a RAID 60
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
NA
|
Supported RAID Levels
Table 1-7. RAID Levels Supported by the PERC 3/SC, 3/DC, 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/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
|
No
|
RAID 0
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
RAID 1
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
RAID 5
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
RAID 10
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
RAID 50
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
RAID 6
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
RAID 60
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Read, Write, and Disk Cache Policy
Table 1-8. Read, Write and Disk Cache Policy Supported by the PERC 3/SC, 3/DC, 3/QC, 4/SC, 4/DC, 4/Di, 4e/Si, 4e/Di, 4e/DC, CERC ATA100/4ch, and 4/IM Controllers
Read, Write, and Disk Cache Policy
|
PERC 3/SC
|
PERC 3/DC
|
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
|
No
|
Read Policy
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Read Ahead (Enabled)
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Adaptive Read Ahead
|
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
|
No
|
Write Policy
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Write Back (Enabled)
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Write Through (Disabled)
|
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
|
Write Cache Enabled Protected
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Disk Cache Policy
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Cache I/O
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Direct I/O
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Enclosure Support
Table 1-9. Enclosure Support on the PERC 3/SC, 3/DC, 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/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
|
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
Table 1-10. 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
|
Import/Recover 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
Table 1-11. 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
Table 1-12. 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
Table 1-13. 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
Table 1-14. 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
Table 1-15. 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
|
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
|
Maximum number of physical disks in a RAID 6
|
Not Applicable
|
Not Applicable
|
Not Applicable
|
Not Applicable
|
Maximum number of physical disks in a RAID 60
|
Not Applicable
|
Not Applicable
|
Not Applicable
|
Not Applicable
|
Minimum number of physical disks in a RAID 6
|
Not Applicable
|
Not Applicable
|
Not Applicable
|
Not Applicable
|
Minimum number of physical disks in a RAID 60
|
Not Applicable
|
Not Applicable
|
Not Applicable
|
Not Applicable
|
Supported RAID Levels
Table 1-16. 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 6
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
RAID 60
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Read, Write, and Disk Cache Policy
Table 1-17. Read, Write, and Cache Policy Supported by the PERC 3/Si, 3/Di, CERC SATA1.5/2s, and CERC SATA1.5/6ch Controllers
Read, Write, and Cache Policy
|
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
Table 1-18. 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, PERC 5/i, PERC 6/E, PERC 6/I, and CERC 6/I 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
Table 1-19. Controller Tasks Supported on the PERC 5/E, PERC 5/i, PERC 6/E, PERC 6/I, and CERC 6/I Controllers
Controller Task Name
|
PERC 5/E
|
PERC 5/i
|
PERC 6/E
|
PERC 6/I
|
CERC 6/I
|
Enable Alarm
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
NA
|
NA
|
Disable Alarm
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
NA
|
NA
|
Quiet Alarm
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
NA
|
NA
|
Test Alarm
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
NA
|
NA
|
Reset configuration
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Set Rebuild Rate
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Set Background Initialization Rate
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Set Check Consistency Rate
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Set Reconstruct Rate
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Rescan Controller
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Create Virtual Disk
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Export Log File
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Clear Foreign Configuration
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Import Foreign Configuration
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Import/Recover Foreign Configuration
|
Yes with firmware 5.1.x or greater.
|
Yes with firmware 5.1.x or greater.
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Set Patrol Read Mode
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Start Patrol Read
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Stop Patrol Read
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Replace Member
|
No
|
No
|
Yes with firmware 6.1 and later
|
Yes with firmware 6.1 and later
|
No
|
Foreign Configuration
|
No
|
No
|
Yes with firmware 6.1 and later
|
Yes with firmware 6.1 and later
|
No
|
Import Preview of Foreign Configuration
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Hot-plug of Enclosures
|
No
|
No
|
Yes with firmware 6.1 and later
|
No
|
No
|
Change Controller Properties
|
No
|
No
|
Yes with firmware 6.1 and later
|
Yes with firmware 6.1 and later
|
No
|
Intelligent Mirroring
|
No
|
No
|
Yes with firmware 6.1 and later
|
Yes with firmware 6.1 and later
|
No
|
Redundant Path Configuration
|
No
|
No
|
Yes with firmware 6.1 and later
|
No
|
No
|
Disk Cache Policy
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Managing Pinned Cache
|
No
|
No
|
Yes with firmware 6.1 and later
|
Yes with firmware 6.1 and later
|
No
|
Battery Tasks
Table 1-20. Battery Tasks Supported on the PERC 5/E, PERC 5/i, PERC 6/E, PERC 6/I, and CERC 6/I Controllers
Battery Task Name
|
PERC 5/E
|
PERC 5/i
|
PERC 6/E
|
PERC 6/I
|
CERC 6/I
|
Recondition Battery
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Start Learn Cycle
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Delay Learn Cycle
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Connector Tasks
Table 1-21. Connector Tasks Supported by the PERC 5/E, PERC 5/i, PERC 6/E, PERC 6/I, and CERC 6/I Controllers
Connector Task Name
|
PERC 5/E
|
PERC 5/I
|
PERC 6/E
|
PERC 6/I
|
CERC 6/I
|
Connector Rescan
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Physical Disk Tasks
Table 1-22. Physical Disk Tasks Supported by the PERC 5/E, PERC 5/i, PERC 6/E, PERC 6/I, and CERC 6/I Controllers
Physical Disk Task Name
|
PERC 5/E
|
PERC 5/I
|
PERC 6/E
|
PERC 6/I
|
CERC 6/I
|
Blink/Unblink
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Assign and Unassign Global Hot Spare
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Prepare to Remove
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Offline
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Online
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Initialize
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Rebuild
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Cancel Rebuild
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Remove Dead Disk Segments
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Format Disk
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Clear
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Cancel Clear
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Cancel Replace Member
|
No
|
No
|
Yes with firmware 6.1 and later
|
Yes with firmware 6.1 and later
|
No
|
Virtual Disk Tasks
Table 1-23. Virtual Disk Tasks Supported by the PERC 5/E, PERC 5/i, PERC 6/E, PERC 6/I, and CERC 6/I Controllers
Virtual Disk Task Name
|
PERC 5/E
|
PERC 5/I
|
PERC 6/E
|
PERC 6/I
|
CERC 6/I
|
Assign and Unassign Dedicated Hot Spare
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Create Virtual Disk
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Create Virtual Disk Advanced Wizard
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Create Virtual Disk Express Wizard
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Rename
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Blink/Unblink
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Reconfigure
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Change Policy
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Split Mirror
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Unmirror
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Delete Last Virtual Disk
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Delete (any) Virtual Disk
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Check Consistency
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Cancel Check Consistency
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Pause Check Consistency
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Resume Check Consistency
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Cancel Background Initialization (BGI)
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Format Virtual Disk
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Cancel Format Virtual Disk
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Restore Dead Disk Segments
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Initialize Virtual Disk
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Fast Initialize Virtual Disk
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Slow Initialize Virtual Disk
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Cancel Initialize Virtual Disk
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Replace Member
|
No
|
No
|
Yes with firmware 6.1 and later
|
Yes with firmware 6.1 and later
|
No
|
Virtual Disk Specifications
Table 1-24. Virtual Disk Specifications for the PERC 5/E, PERC 5/i, PERC 6/E, PERC 6/I, and CERC 6/I Controllers
Virtual Disk Specification
|
PERC 5/E
|
PERC 5/I
|
PERC 6/E
|
PERC 6/I
|
CERC 6/I
|
Maximum Number of Virtual Disks per Controller
|
64
|
64
|
64
|
64
|
64
|
Minimum Virtual Disk Size
|
100MB
|
100MB
|
100MB
|
100MB
|
100MB
|
Maximum Virtual Disk Size
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
Maximum Number of Spans per Virtual Disk
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
Maximum Number of Physical Disks per Span
|
32
|
32
|
32
|
32
|
32
|
Minimum Stripe Size
|
8k
|
8k
|
8k
|
8k
|
8k
|
Maximum Stripe Size
|
128k
|
128k
|
1MB
|
1MB
|
1MB
|
Maximum Number of Virtual Disks per Physical Disk
|
16
|
64
|
16
|
16
|
16
|
Maximum Number of Physical Disks that Can Be Concatenated
|
Not Applicable
|
256
|
Not Applicable
|
Not Applicable
|
Not Applicable
|
Maximum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 0
|
32
|
100MB
|
32
|
32
|
32
|
Maximum Physical Disks in a RAID 1
|
2
|
None
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
Maximum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 5
|
32
|
8
|
32
|
32
|
32
|
Maximum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 10
|
16
|
16
|
256 For SAS controllers with firmware version 6.1
|
16
|
16
|
Maximum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 50
|
256
|
No
|
256
|
256
|
256
|
Minimum Number of Physical Disks that Can Be Concatenated
|
Not Applicable
|
128k
|
Not Applicable
|
Not Applicable
|
Not Applicable
|
Minimum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 0
|
1
|
64
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
Minimum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 1
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
Minimum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 5
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
Minimum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 10
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
Minimum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 50
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
Maximum number of physical disks in a RAID 6
|
Not Applicable
|
Not Applicable
|
32
|
32
|
32
|
Maximum number of physical disks in a RAID 60
|
Not Applicable
|
Not Applicable
|
256
|
256
|
256
|
Minimum number of physical disks in a RAID 6
|
Not Applicable
|
Not Applicable
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
Minimum number of physical disks in a RAID 60
|
Not Applicable
|
Not Applicable
|
8
|
8
|
8
|
Supported RAID Levels
Table 1-25. RAID Levels Supported by the PERC 5/E, PERC 5/i, PERC 6/E, PERC 6/I, and CERC 6/I Controllers
RAID Level
|
PERC 5/E
|
PERC 5/I
|
PERC 6/E
|
PERC 6/I
|
CERC 6/I
|
Concatenation
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
RAID 0
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
RAID 1
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
RAID 5
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
RAID 10
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
RAID 50
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
RAID 6
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
RAID 60
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Read, Write, Cache and Disk Cache Policy
Table 1-26. Read, Write, and Cache Policy Supported by the PERC 5/E, PERC 5/i, PERC 6/E, PERC 6/I, and CERC 6/I Controllers
Read, Write, and Cache Policy
|
PERC 5/E
|
PERC 5/I
|
PERC 6/E
|
PERC 6/I
|
CERC 6/I
|
Cache settings
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Read Policy
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Read Ahead (Enabled)
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Adaptive Read Ahead
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No Read Ahead (Disabled)
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Write Policy
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Write Back (Enabled)
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Write Through (Disabled)
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Force Write Back (Enabled Always)
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Write Cache Enabled Protected
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Cache Policy
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Disk Cache Policy
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
Cache I/O
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Direct I/O
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Enclosure Support
Table 1-27. Enclosure Support on the PERC 5/E, PERC 5/i, PERC 6/E, PERC 6/I, and CERC 6/I Controllers
Enclosure Support
|
PERC 5/E
|
PERC 5/I
|
PERC 6/E
|
PERC 6/I
|
CERC 6/I
|
Can an enclosure be attached to this controller?
|
Yes
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
Supported Features on the SAS 5/iR and SAS 6/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
Table 1-28. Controller Tasks Supported on the SAS 5/iR and SAS 6/iR Controllers
Controller Task Name
|
SAS 5/iR
|
SAS 6/iR
|
Enable Alarm
|
No
|
No
|
Disable Alarm
|
No
|
No
|
Quiet Alarm
|
No
|
No
|
Test Alarm
|
No
|
No
|
Reset configuration
|
No
|
Yes
|
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
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Import Foreign Configuration
|
No
|
No
|
Import/Recover Foreign Configuration
|
No
|
No
|
Set Patrol Read Mode
|
No
|
No
|
Start Patrol Read
|
No
|
No
|
Stop Patrol Read
|
No
|
No
|
Battery Tasks
Table 1-29. Battery Tasks Supported on the SAS 5/iR and SAS 6/iR Controller
Battery Task Name
|
SAS 5/iR
|
SAS 6/iR
|
Recondition Battery
|
No
|
No
|
Start Learn Cycle
|
No
|
No
|
Delay Learn Cycle
|
No
|
No
|
Connector Tasks
Table 1-30. Connector Tasks Supported on the SAS 5/iR and SAS 6/iR Controllers
Connector Task Name
|
SAS 5/IR
|
SAS 6/iR
|
Connector Rescan
|
No
|
No
|
Physical Disk Tasks
Table 1-31. Physical Disk Tasks Supported on the SAS 5/iR and SAS 6/iR Controllers
Physical Disk Task Name
|
SAS 5/IR
|
SAS 6/iR
|
Blink/Unblink
|
Yes
Task only available when an enclosure or backplane and LEDs on the physical disks are present.
|
Yes
|
Assign and Unassign Global Hot Spare
|
No
|
Supports up to two global hot spares
|
Prepare to Remove
|
No
|
No
|
Offline
|
No
|
No
|
Online
|
No
|
No
|
Initialize
|
No
|
No
|
Rebuild
|
No
|
Not applicable.
Rebuild automatically initiated by the controller.
|
Cancel Rebuild
|
No
|
No
|
Remove Dead Disk Segments
|
No
|
No
|
Format Disk
|
No
|
No
|
Clear
|
No
|
No
|
Cancel Clear
|
No
|
No
|
Virtual Disk Tasks
Table 1-32. Virtual Disk Tasks Supported by the SAS 5/iR and SAS 6/iR Controllers
Virtual Disk Task Name
|
SAS 5/IR
|
SAS 6/iR
|
Assign and Unassign Dedicated Hot Spare
|
No
|
No
|
Create Virtual Disk
|
No
|
Yes
|
Create Virtual Disk Advanced Wizard
|
No
|
Yes
|
Create Virtual Disk Express Wizard
|
No
|
No
|
Rename
|
No
|
No
|
Blink/Unblink
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Reconfigure
|
No
|
No
|
Change Policy
|
No
|
No
|
Split Mirror
|
No
|
No
|
Unmirror
|
No
|
No
|
Delete Last Virtual Disk
|
No
|
Yes
|
Delete (any) Virtual Disk
|
No
|
Yes
|
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
|
Virtual Disk Specifications
Table 1-33. Virtual Disk Specifications for the SAS 5/iR and SAS 6/iR Controllers
Virtual Disk Specification
|
SAS 5/IR
|
SAS 6/iR
|
Maximum Number of Virtual Disks per Controller
|
2
|
2
|
Minimum Virtual Disk Size
|
Max
|
Max
|
Maximum Virtual Disk Size
|
2TB
|
None
|
Maximum Number of Spans per Virtual Disk
|
1
|
1
|
Maximum Number of Physical Disks per Span
|
4
|
10
|
Minimum Stripe Size
|
64k
|
64k
|
Maximum Stripe Size
|
64k
|
64k
|
Maximum Number of Virtual Disks per Physical Disk
|
1
|
1
|
Maximum Number of Physical Disks that Can Be Concatenated
|
Not Applicable
|
Not Applicable
|
Maximum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 0
|
4
|
10
|
Maximum Physical Disks in a RAID 1
|
2
|
2
|
Maximum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 5
|
Not Applicable
|
Not Applicable
|
Maximum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 10
|
Not Applicable
|
Not Applicable
|
Maximum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 50
|
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
|
2
|
2
|
Minimum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 1
|
2
|
2
|
Minimum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 5
|
Not Applicable
|
Not Applicable
|
Minimum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 10
|
Not Applicable
|
Not Applicable
|
Minimum Number of Physical Disks in a RAID 50
|
Not Applicable
|
Not Applicable
|
Maximum number of physical disks in a RAID 6
|
Not Applicable
|
Not Applicable
|
Maximum number of physical disks in a RAID 60
|
Not Applicable
|
Not Applicable
|
Minimum number of physical disks in a RAID 6
|
Not Applicable
|
Not Applicable
|
Minimum number of physical disks in a RAID 60
|
Not Applicable
|
Not Applicable
|
Supported RAID Levels
Table 1-34. RAID Levels Supported by the SAS 5/iR and SAS 6/iR Controllers
RAID Level
|
SAS 5/IR
|
SAS 6/iR
|
Concatenation
|
No
|
No
|
RAID 0
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
RAID 1
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
RAID 5
|
No
|
No
|
RAID 10
|
No
|
No
|
RAID 50
|
No
|
No
|
RAID 6
|
No
|
No
|
RAID 60
|
No
|
No
|
Read, Write, Cache and Disk Cache Policy
Table 1-35. Read, Write, and Cache Policy Supported by the SAS 5/iR and SAS 6/iR Controllers
Read, Write, and Cache Policy
|
SAS 5/IR
|
SAS 6/iR
|
Cache settings
|
No
|
No
|
Read Policy
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Read Ahead (Enabled)
|
No
|
No
|
Adaptive Read Ahead
|
No
|
No
|
No Read Ahead (Disabled)
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Write Policy
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Write Back (Enabled)
|
No
|
No
|
Write Through (Disabled)
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Force Write Back (Enabled Always)
|
No
|
No
|
Write Cache Enabled Protected
|
No
|
No
|
Cache Policy
|
No
|
No
|
Disk Cache Policy
|
No
|
No
|
Cache I/O
|
No
|
No
|
Direct I/O
|
No
|
No
|
Enclosure Support
Table 1-36. Enclosure Support on the SAS 5/iR and SAS 6/iR Controllers
Enclosure Support
|
SAS 5/IR
|
SAS 6/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
Table 1-37. 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
|
Import/Recover Foreign Configuration
|
No
|
No
|
Set Patrol Read Mode
|
No
|
No
|
Start Patrol Read
|
No
|
No
|
Stop Patrol Read
|
No
|
No
|
Battery Tasks
Table 1-38. 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
Table 1-39. Connector Tasks Supported on the Non-RAID Controllers
Connector Task Name
|
Non-RAID SCSI
|
Non-RAID SAS
|
Connector Rescan
|
No
|
No
|
Physical Disk Tasks
Table 1-40. 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
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Format Disk
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No
|
No
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Clear
|
No
|
No
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Cancel Clear
|
No
|
No
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Virtual Disk Tasks
Table 1-41. Virtual Disk Tasks Supported by the Non-RAID Controllers
Virtual Disk Task Name
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Non-RAID SCSI
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Non-RAID SAS
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Assign and Unassign Dedicated Hot Spare
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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
Table 1-42. 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:
•
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"Supported Features on the PERC 3/SC, 3/DC, 3/QC, 4/SC, 4/DC, 4/Di, 4e/Si, 4e/Di, 4e/DC, CERC ATA100/4ch, and 4/IM Controllers"
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Enclosure and Backplane Tasks
Table 1-43. Enclosure and Backplane Tasks
Enclosure and Backplane Tasks
|
SCSI Backplane
|
SAS Backplane
|
PowerVaultâ„¢ 20xS and 21xS Enclosures
|
PowerVault 220S and 221S Enclosures
|
PowerVault 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
Table 1-44. Enclosure Support for Smart Thermal Shutdown
Smart Thermal Shutdown
|
SCSI Backplane
|
SAS Backplane
|
PowerVault 20xS and 21xS Enclosures
|
PowerVault 220S and 221S Enclosures
|
PowerVault MD1000 Storage Enclosure
|
Smart Thermal Shutdown
|
No
|
No
|
No
|
Yes
|
No
|