User`s guide

A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ MD1000 SAS SOLUTIONS VER A00
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Table 2: PERC 5/E controller features
Feature Comment
SAS Technology
3Gbps
Host Bus Interface
x8 PCI Express
Internal connectors
N/A
External Connectors
2
RAID Levels Supported
0, 1, 5, 10, 50
Cache Size (DIMM)
256MB DDR2
Write Cache Options
Write-Through, Write-Back
Read Cache Options
Read-Ahead, No Read Ahead
BBU Battery Life
Up to 72 hours
Maximum Number of Virtual
Disks/Controller
64
Maximum Number of
Physical Drives/Virtual Disk
32
Form Factor
Full Height, Half-Length PCI
Adapter card
I/O Processor (IOP) Intel IOP333