Software Support

Read, Write,
and Cache
Policy
PERC 5/E PERC 5/I PERC 6/E PERC 6/I PERC 6/I
Modular
CERC 6/I
Write Cache
Enabled
Protected
No No No No No No
Cache Policy No No No No No No
Disk Cache
Policy
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Cache I/O No No No No No No
Direct I/O No No No No No No
Enclosure Support On The PERC 5/, PERC 6/, And CERC 6/I Controllers
Table 46. Enclosure Support on the PERC 5/E, PERC 6/, and CERC 6/I Controllers
Enclosure
Support
PERC 5/E PERC 5/I PERC 6/E PERC 6/I PERC 6/I
Modular
CERC 6/I
Can an
enclosure be
attached to
this controller?
Yes No Yes No No No
Supported Features On The PERC Hardware Controllers
This section identifies the controller-supported features and whether an enclosure can be attached to the following:
• PERC H800 and PERC H810 Adapter controllers
• PERC H700 Adapter, PERC H700 Integrated, and PERC H700 Modular controllers
• PERC H710 Adapter, PERC H710 Mini Blades, and PERC H710 Mini Monolithic controllers
• PERC H310 Adapter, PERC H310 Mini Monolithic, and PERC H310 Mini Blades controllers
The features comprise the following:
• Controller Tasks
• Battery Tasks
• Connector Tasks
• Physical Disk Tasks
• Virtual Disk Tasks
• Virtual Disk Specifications
• Supported RAID Levels
• Read, Write, Cache And Disk Cache Policy
• Enclosure Support
For enclosure-supported tasks, see Enclosure And Backplane Features.
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