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Virtual Disk Task Name PERC 6/E PERC 6/I PERC 6/I Modular
Pause Check
Consistency
No No No
Resume Check
Consistency
No No No
Cancel Background
Initialization (BGI)
Yes Yes Yes
Format Virtual Disk No No No
Cancel Format Virtual
Disk
No No No
Restore Dead Disk
Segments
No No No
Initialize Virtual Disk No No No
Fast Initialize Virtual
Disk
Yes Yes Yes
Slow Initialize Virtual
Disk
Yes Yes Yes
Cancel Initialize Virtual
Disk
Yes Yes Yes
Replace Member 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 PERC 6/ Controllers
Table 39. Virtual Disk Specifications for PERC 6/ Controllers
Virtual Disk
Specification
PERC 6/E PERC 6/I PERC 6/I Modular
Maximum Number of
Virtual Disks per
Controller
64 64 64
Minimum Virtual Disk
Size
100MB*
Not applicable for RAID
10, RAID 50, and RAID
60.
100MB*
Not applicable for RAID
10, RAID 50, and RAID
60.
100MB*
Not applicable for RAID
10, RAID 50, and RAID
60.
Maximum Virtual Disk
Size
None None None
Maximum Number of
Spans per Virtual Disk
8 8 8
Maximum Number of
Physical Disks per Span
32 32 32
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