Controller Tasks Supported On The PERC 5/ And PERC 6/ Controllers

Table 38. Controller Tasks Supported on the PERC 5 and PERC 6 Controllers
Controller Task Name PERC 5/E PERC 5/I PERC 6/E PERC 6/I PERC 6/I Modular
Enable Alarm YesNoNoNANA
Disable Alarm YesNoNoNANA
Quiet Alarm YesNoNoNANA
Test Alarm YesNoNoNANA
Reset Configuration YesYesYesYesYes
Set Rebuild Rate YesYesYesYesYes
Set Background Initialization Rate YesYesYesYesYes
Set Check Consistency Rate YesYesYesYesYes
Set Reconstruct Rate YesYesYesYesYes
Rescan Controller NoNoNoNoNo
Create Virtual Disk YesYesYesYesYes
Export Log File YesYesYesYesYes
Clear Foreign Configuration YesYesYesYesYes
Import Foreign Configuration YesYesYesYesYes
Import/Recover Foreign Configuration Yes with firmware 5.1.x or greater Yes with firmware 5.1.x or greater YesYesYes
Set Patrol Read Mode YesYesYesYesYes
Start Patrol Read YesYesYesYesYes
Stop Patrol Read YesYesYesYesYes
Replace Member NoNo Yes with firmware 6.1 and later Yes with firmware 6.1 and later Yes with firmware 6.1 and later
Foreign ConfigurationNoNo Yes with firmware 6.1 and later Yes with firmware 6.1 and later Yes with firmware 6.1 and later
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
Hot-plug of Enclosures NoNo Yes with firmware 6.1 and later NoNo
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
Intelligent Mirroring NoNoYes with firmware 6.1 and later Yes with firmware 6.1 and later Yes with firmware 6.1 and later
Redundant Path Configuration NoNo Yes with firmware 6.1 and later NoNo
Disk Cache Policy YesYesYesYesYes
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
Controller Reports
Patrol Read ReportYesYesYesYesYes
Check Consistency Report YesYesYesYesYes
Slot Occupancy ReportYesYesYesYesYes
Physical Disk Firmware Version ReportYesYesYesYesYes