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About PERC 6 and CERC 6i Controllers 21
About PERC 6 and CERC 6i
Controllers
This section describes the features of the Dell™ PowerEdge™ Expandable
RAID Controller (PERC) 6 and Dell Cost-Effective RAID Controller (CERC)
6/i family of controllers, such as the configuration options, disk array
performance, redundant array of independent disks (RAID) management
utilities, and operating system software drivers.
PERC 6 and CERC 6i Controller Features
Table 3-1 compares the hardware configurations for the PERC 6 and CERC 6/i
controllers.
Table 3-1. PERC 6 and CERC 6/i Controller Comparisons
Specification PERC 6/E
Adapter
PERC 6/i Adapter PERC 6/i
Integrated
CERC 6/i
Integrated
RAID Levels 0, 1, 5, 6, 10,
50, 60
0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50,
60
0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50,
60
0 and 1
Enclosures
per Port
Up to 3
enclosures
N/A N/A N/A
Ports 2 x4 external
wide port
2 x4 internal
wide port
2 x4 internal
wide port
1 x4
internal
wide port
Processor LSI adapter
SAS RAID-on-
Chip, 8-port
with 1078
LSI adapter SAS
RAID-on-Chip,
8-port with 1078
LSI adapter SAS
RAID-on-Chip,
8-port with 1078
LSI adapter
SAS RAID-
on-Chip,
8-port with
1078
Battery
Backup Unit
Yes,
Transportable
Yes
a
Yes No
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