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 Supported Features
Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Storage Management User's Guide
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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.
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, and Disk Cache Policy"
l "Enclosure Support"
For enclosure-supported tasks, see "Enclosure and Backplane Features."
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Controller Tasks
Table A-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
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
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, PERC 5/i, PERC 6/E,
PERC 6/I, PERC 6/I Modular, and CERC 6/I Controllers
Supported Features on the PERC H800, PERC H700
Adapter, PERC H700 Integrated, and PERC H700 Modular
Controllers
Supported Features on the SAS 5/iR, SAS 6/iR, and PERC
H200 Controllers
Supported Features on the PERC S100 and S300
Controllers
Supported Features on the Non-RAID Controllers
Enclosure and Backplane Features
Maximum Supported Configuration
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Controller 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
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
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NOTE: ForPERC4controllers,
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No