User's Manual

Virtual Disk
Task Name
PERC 5/E PERC 5/I PERC 6/E PERC 6/I PERC 6/I
Modular
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
Yes with
firmware 6.1
and later
Virtual Disk Specifications For The PERC 5/ And PERC 6/ Controllers
Table 43. Virtual Disk Specifications for the PERC 5/ and PERC 6/ Controllers
Virtual Disk
Specification
PERC 5/E PERC 5/I PERC 6/E PERC 6/I PERC 6/I
Modular
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
32 32 32 32 32
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