Hardware architecture features, Array performance features, Drive migration – Dell PERC 4/DC User Manual

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Table 2

-4

lists the drive roaming features for the RAID controller.

 

 

Table 2-4. Features for Drive Roaming

 

Drive Migration

 

Drive migration is the transfer of a set of hard drives in an existing configuration from one controller to another. The drives must remain on the same channel
and be reinstalled in the same order as in the original configuration.

 

 

Hardware Architecture Features

 

Table 2

-5

displays the hardware architecture features for the RAID controller.

 

 

Table 2-5. Hardware Architecture Features 

 

LED Operation

 

The LED on the system displays the data for a PV Dell enclosure connected a PERC 4/DC RAID controller.

Table 2

-6

displays the normal operation mode after

you remove a physical drive and place it back in the slot.

 

 

Table 2-6. LED Operation

 

Array Performance Features

 

Table 2

-7

displays the array performance features for the RAID controller.

 

Specification

PERC 4/SC PERC 4/DC

 

Online RAID level migration

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

RAID remapping

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

No reboot necessary after capacity extension  Yes

 

Yes

NOTE:

Drive roaming and drive migration cannot be supported at the same time. PERC can support either drive roaming or drive migration at any one

time, but not both at the same time.

Specification

PERC 4/SC

PERC 4/DC

 

Processor

 

Intel GC80302 (Zion Lite)

 

Intel GC80303 (Zion)

 

SCSI controller(s)

 

One LSI53C1020 Single SCSI controller  One LSI53C1030 Dual SCSI controller

 

Size of flash memory

 

1 MB

 

1 MB

 

Amount of NVRAM

 

32 KB

 

32 KB

 

Hardware exclusive OR (XOR) assistance

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

Direct I/O

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

SCSI bus termination

 

Active or LVD

 

Active or LVD

 

Double-sided dual inline memory modules (DIMMs)

 

Yes

 

Yes

 

Support for hard drives with capacities of more than eight gigabytes (GB)  Yes

 

Yes

 

Hardware clustering support on the controller

 

No

 

Yes

Controller/ System

Physical Drive
State

Virtual Disk
State

Physical Drive
State

Virtual Disk
State

Status LED Blink Pattern

 

PV Dell enclosure attached to PERC 4/DC

online

 

Online

 

Ready

 

Rebuilding

 

Degraded

 

Only reinserted disk blinks during

rebuild

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