Users Guide
Which RAID Level Is Best For Me....................................................................................................................................143
20 Supported Features.................................................................................................................144
Supported Features On PERC Hardware Controllers...................................................................................................144
Controller Tasks Supported On PERC Hardware Controllers......................................................................................145
Battery Tasks Supported On PERC Hardware Controllers..........................................................................................148
Connector Tasks Supported By PERC Hardware Controllers..................................................................................... 148
Physical Disk Tasks Supported By PERC Hardware Controllers................................................................................. 149
Virtual Disk Tasks Supported By PERC Hardware Controllers....................................................................................150
Virtual Disk Specifications For PERC Hardware Controllers.........................................................................................151
RAID Levels Supported By PERC Hardware Controllers..............................................................................................153
Read, Write, Cache And Disk Cache Policy Supported By PERC Hardware Controllers.........................................154
Supported Features On The PERC Software RAID Controllers..................................................................................155
Controller Tasks Supported On The PERC Software RAID Controllers...............................................................155
Physical Disk Tasks Supported By The PERC Software RAID Controllers.......................................................... 155
Virtual Disk Tasks Supported By The PERC Software Controllers....................................................................... 156
Virtual Disk Specifications For PERC Software RAID Controllers......................................................................... 156
RAID Levels Supported By The PERC Software RAID Controllers....................................................................... 157
Read Write Cache And Disk Cache Policy Supported By The PERC Software RAID Controllers.................... 157
Enclosure Support On The PERC Software RAID Controllers...............................................................................158
21 Determining The Health Status For Storage Components............................................................159
Health Status Rollup - Battery Is Charging Or Dead.....................................................................................................159
Health Status Rollup - Physical Disks In A Virtual Disk Are Failed Or Removed........................................................159
Health Status Rollup - Physical Disks In A Virtual Disk Are Unsupported, Partially, Or Permanently Degraded... 160
Health Status Rollup - All Physical Disks In A Virtual Disk Are In Foreign State........................................................ 160
Health Status Rollup - Some Physical Disks In A Virtual Disk Are In Foreign State.................................................. 160
Health Status Rollup - Virtual Disk Is Degraded, Physical Disks Are Failed Or Rebuilding........................................ 161
Health Status Rollup - Virtual Disk Is Failed.................................................................................................................... 161
Health Status Rollup - Unsupported Firmware Version.................................................................................................161
Health Status Rollup - Enclosure Power Supply Failed Or Power Connection Removed.........................................161
Health Status Rollup - One Enclosure EMM Is Failed................................................................................................... 162
Health Status Rollup - Lost Both Power Connections To The Enclosure.................................................................. 162
Health Status Rollup - One Or More Physical Disks Are Failed................................................................................... 162
Health Status Rollup - Physical Disk Is Rebuilding.........................................................................................................163
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