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Supported Features
Dell™OpenManage™ServerAdministratorStorageManagementUser'sGuide
Supported Features on the PERC 5/E, PERC 5/i, PERC 6/E, PERC 6/I, and CERC 6/I Controllers
Supported Features on the SAS 5/iR and SAS 6/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 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.
l "Controller Tasks"
l "Battery Tasks"
l "Connector Tasks"
l "Physical Disk Tasks"
l "Virtual Disk Tasks"
l "Virtual Disk Specifications"
l "Supported RAID Levels"
l "Read, Write, Cache and Disk Cache Policy"
l "Enclosure Support"
For enclosure-supported tasks, see "Enclosure and Backplane Features."
Controller Tasks
Table A-1.ControllerTasksSupportedonthePERC5/E,PERC5/i,PERC6/E,PERC6/I,andCERC6/IControllers
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