Users Guide

Supported Features On PERC Software RAID Controllers
This section identies the controller-supported features and whether an enclosure can be attached to the PERC 6/E, PERC 6/I, and PERC
6/I Modular controllers. The Software RAID controllers include PERC S140 Controller.
• Controller Tasks
• Physical Disk Tasks
• Virtual Disk Tasks
• Virtual Disk Specications
• Supported RAID Levels
• Read, Write, Cache And Disk Cache Policy
• Enclosure Support
For enclosure-supported tasks, see Enclosure And Backplane Features.
Controller Tasks Supported On The PERC Software RAID
Controllers
Table 44. Controller Tasks Supported On The PERC S100, PERC S110, PERC S130, PERC S300 and S140 Controllers
Controller Task
Name
PERC S100 PERC S110 PERC S130 PERC S300 PERC S140
Create Virtual
Disk
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
NOTE: For physical disks connected to Software RAID S130 controller, 512 MB of disk space is by default used by the controller
for metadata.
Physical Disk Tasks Supported By The PERC Software RAID
Controllers
Table 45. Physical Disk Tasks Supported by the PERC S100, PERC S110, PERC S130, PERC S300 and S140 Controllers
Physical Disk
Task Name
PERC S100 PERC S110 PERC S130 PERC S300 PERC S140
Blink/Unblink No Yes Yes No Yes
Assign and
Unassign Global
Hot Spare
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Set Disk Cache
Policy
No No Yes No Yes
Export Log No No Yes No Yes
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