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RAID Controller Features
Dell™ PowerEdge™ Expandable RAID Controller 4/SC, 4/DC, and 4e/DC User's Guide
Hardware Requirements
RAID Controller Specifications
Configuration Features
Hardware Architecture Features
Array Performance Features
Fault Tolerance Features
Operating System Software Drivers
RAID Management Utilities
Hardware Requirements
The RAID controller can be installed in a system with a motherboard that has 5-V or 3.3-V, 32- or 64-bit PCI or PCI-Express slots.
RAID Controller Specifications
Table 2 -1 provides a summary of the specifications for the RAID controllers.
Table 2-1. RAID Controller Specifications
NOTE: PERC 4/DC and 4e/DC support clustering, but PERC 4/SC does not.
Parameters PERC 4/SC Specifications PERC 4/DC Specifications PERC 4e/DC Specifications
Card size Low-profile PCI adapter card size (6.875"
X 4.2")
Half-length PCI adapter card size (6.875" X
4.2")
Half-length PCI adapter card size (6.875" X
4.2")
Processor Intel ® GC80302 (Zion Lite) Intel GC80303 (Zion) 80332
Bus type PCI 2.2 PCI 2.2 PCI Express 1.0a
PCI bus data
transfer rate
2 - 4 GB/sec, depending on the system 2 - 4 GB/sec, depending on the system 2 - 4 GB/sec, depending on the system
Cache
configuration
64 MB SDRAM 128 MB SDRAM 128 MB SDRAM
Firmware Flash size is 1MB Flash size is 1MB Flash size is 1MB
Nonvolatile
random access
memory (RAM)
32 KB for storing RAID configuration 32 KB for storing RAID configuration 32 KB for storing RAID configuration
Operating voltage
and tolerances
3.3V +/- 0.3V, 5V +/- 5%, +12V +/- 5%, -
12V +/- 10%
3.3V +/- 0.3V, 5V +/- 5%, +12V +/- 5%, -
12V +/- 10%
3.3V +/- 0.3V, 5V +/- 5%, +12V +/- 5%, -
12V +/- 10%
SCSI controller One SCSI LSI53C1020 controller for
Ultra320 support
One SCSI LSI53C1030 controller for
Ultra320 support
One SCSI LSI53C1030 controller for
Ultra320 support
SCSI data transfer
rate
Up to 320 MB/sec per channel Up to 320 MB/sec per channel Up to 320 MB/sec per channel
SCSI bus LVD, Single-ended (SE) LVD, Single-ended (SE) LVD, Single-ended (SE)
SCSI termination Active Active Active
Termination
disable
Automatic through cable and device
detection
Automatic through cable and device
detection This is automatic capable, but
jumpers by default do not allow auto
termination on PERC 4/DC.
Automatic through cable and device
detection
Devices per SCSI
channel
Up to 15 Wide SCSI devices Up to 15 Wide SCSI devices Up to 15 Wide SCSI devices
SCSI device types Synchronous or asynchronous Synchronous or asynchronous Synchronous or asynchronous
RAID levels
supported
0, 1, 5, 10, 50 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 0, 1, 5, 10, 50
SCSI connectors One 68-pin internal high-density connector
for SCSI devices. One very high density 68-
pin external connector for Ultra320 and
Two 68-pin internal high-density connectors
for SCSI devices. Two very high density 68-
pin external connectors for Ultra320 and
Two 68-pin internal high-density
connectors for SCSI devices. Two very high
density 68-pin external connectors for