Users Guide

Virtual Disk Specification PERC 6/E PERC 6/I PERC 6/I Modular
Maximum Number of
Physical Disks in a RAID 0
32 32 32
Maximum Number of
Physical Disks in a RAID 1
2 2 2
Maximum Number of
Physical Disks in a RAID 5
32 32 32
Maximum Number of
Physical Disks in a RAID 10
256 with firmware version 6.1 16 16
Maximum Number of
Physical Disks in a RAID 50
256 256 256
Minimum Number of
Physical Disks that can be
Concatenated
NA NA NA
Minimum Number of
Physical Disks in a RAID 0
1 1 1
Minimum Number of
Physical Disks in a RAID 1
2 2 2
Minimum Number of
Physical Disks in a RAID 5
3 3 3
Minimum Number of
Physical Disks in a RAID 10
4 4 4
Minimum Number of
Physical Disks in a RAID 50
6 6 6
Maximum Number of
Physical Disks in a RAID 6
32 32 32
Maximum Number of
Physical Disks in a RAID 60
256 256 256
Minimum Number of
Physical Disks in a RAID 6
4 4 4
Minimum Number of
Physical Disks in a RAID 60
8 8 8
RAID Levels Supported By PERC 6 Controllers
Table 40. RAID Levels Supported by PERC 6/ Controllers
RAID Level PERC 6/E PERC 6/I PERC 6/I Modular
Concatenation No No No
RAID 0 Yes Yes Yes
RAID 1 Yes Yes Yes
RAID 5 Yes Yes Yes
RAID 10 Yes Yes Yes
RAID 50 Yes Yes Yes
RAID 6 Yes Yes Yes
RAID 60 Yes Yes Yes
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