Controller Tasks Supported On The PERC 5/, PERC 6/, And CERC 6/I Controllers

Table 38. Controller Tasks Supported on the PERC 5, PERC 6, and CERC 6/I Controllers
Controller Task Name PERC 5/E PERC 5/I PERC 6/E PERC 6/I PERC 6/I Modular CERC 6/I
Enable Alarm YesNoNoNANANA
Disable Alarm YesNoNoNANANA
Quiet Alarm YesNoNoNANANA
Test Alarm YesNoNoNANANA
Reset Configuration YesYesYesYesYesYes
Set Rebuild Rate YesYesYesYesYesYes
Set Background Initialization Rate YesYesYesYesYesYes
Set Check Consistency Rate YesYesYesYesYesYes
Set Reconstruct Rate YesYesYesYesYesYes
Rescan Controller NoNoNoNoNoNo
Create Virtual Disk YesYesYesYesYesYes
Export Log File YesYesYesYesYesYes
Clear Foreign Configuration YesYesYesYesYesYes
Import Foreign Configuration YesYesYesYesYesYes
Import/Recover Foreign Configuration Yes with firmware 5.1.x or greater Yes with firmware 5.1.x or greater YesYesYesYes
Set Patrol Read Mode YesYesYesYesYesYes
Start Patrol Read YesYesYesYesYesYes
Stop Patrol Read YesYesYesYesYesYes
Replace Member NoNo Yes with firmware 6.1 and later Yes with firmware 6.1 and later Yes with firmware 6.1 and later No
Foreign ConfigurationNoNo Yes with firmware 6.1 and later Yes with firmware 6.1 and later Yes with firmware 6.1 and later No
Import Preview of Foreign ConfigurationNoNo Yes with firmware 6.1 and later Yes with firmware 6.1 and later Yes with firmware 6.1 and later No
Hot-plug of Enclosures NoNo Yes with firmware 6.1 and later NoNoNo
Change Controller Properties NoNo Yes with firmware 6.1 and later Yes with firmware 6.1 and later Yes with firmware 6.1 and later No
Intelligent Mirroring NoNoYes with firmware 6.1 and later Yes with firmware 6.1 and later Yes with firmware 6.1 and later No
Redundant Path Configuration NoNo Yes with firmware 6.1 and later NoNoNo
Disk Cache Policy YesYesYesYesYesNo
Managing Preserved Cache No No Yes with firmware 6.1 and later Yes with firmware 6.1 and later Yes with firmware 6.1 and later No
Controller Reports
Patrol Read ReportYesYesYesYesYesYes
Check Consistency Report YesYesYesYesYesYes
Slot Occupancy ReportYesYesYesYesYesYes
Physical Disk Firmware Version ReportYesYesYesYesYesYes