Dell 3 Computer Hardware User Manual


 
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Two internal and four external connectors for the PERC 3/QC, two
internal and two external connectors for the PERC 3/DC and PERC
3/DCL, and one internal and one external connector for the PERC
3/SC
RAID levels 0 (striping), 1 (mirroring), 5 (distributed parity), 10
(combination of striping and mirroring), and 50 (combination of
striping and distributed parity)
Advanced array configuration and management utilities
Battery backup for up to 72 hours for the PERC 3/QC and PERC
3/DC
NOTE: Clustering is not
supported by PERC 3/QC
or PERC 3/DCL.
Up to 12 SCSI drives per channel using the Dell PowerVault 21xS
storage system or 14 SCSI drives using the Dell PowerVault 22xS
SCSI Channels
The PERC 3/QC controller card includes four SCSI channels. There are two
QLogic
®
12160 chips; each chip controls two SCSI channels.
The PERC 3/DC and PERC 3/DCL controller cards include two SCSI
channels. There is one QLogic 12160 chip, which controls two SCSI
channels.
The PERC 3/SC controller card has one SCSI channel. There is one QLogic
10160 chip.
Non-volatile Random Access Memory (NVRAM) and Flash Read-
only Memory (ROM)
A 32 KB x 8 NVRAM stores RAID system configuration information. The
PERC 3 firmware is stored in flash ROM for easy upgrade.
SCSI Connectors
PERC 3/QC has four ultra-high-density 68-pin external connectors for the
external storage subsystem and two high-density 68-pin internal connectors.
PERC 3/DC and PERC 3/DCL have two ultra-high-density 68-pin external
connectors for the external storage subsystem and two high-density 68-pin
internal connectors.