User's Manual

4/IMControllers
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Virtual Disk Specifications
Table A-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
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Virtual Disk Task Name
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PERC
3/SC
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PERC
3/DC
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PERC
3/QC
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PERC
4/SC
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PERC
4/DC
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PERC
4/DI
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PERC
4e/SI
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PERC
4e/DI
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PERC
4e/DC
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CERC ATA
100/4ch
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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
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Virtual Disk Specification
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PERC
3/SC
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PERC
3/DC
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PERC
3/QC
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PERC
4/SC
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PERC
4/DC
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PERC
4/DI
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PERC
4e/SI
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PERC
4e/DI
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PERC
4e/DC
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CERC ATA
100/4ch
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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 Disk Group
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
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
256
256
256
256
256
256
256
256
256
NA
NA