Dell Perc 5e SAS RAID Controller. Dual / 8-Port External. PCI-Express. W/ 256MB Cache & BBU.

Overview

The PERC5/E controller provides multi-level RAID protection to the expanded array through RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, and 50. In addition, it offers data integrity and availability features such as proactive error detection and correction. Specifications

• RAID Levels - 0, 1, 5, 10, 50
• Enclosures per Port - Up to 3 enclosures
• Ports - 2 x4 external wide port
• Battery Backup Unit - Yes, Transportable
• Cache Memory - 256 MB cache memory size
• Cache Function - Write-back, write-through, adaptive read ahead, non-read ahead, read ahead
• Multiple Virtual Diks per Controller - Up to 64 virtual disks per controller
• Support for x8 PCI Express host interface - Yes
• Online Capacity Expansion - Yes
• Dedicated and Global Hot Spares - Yes
• Hot Swap Devices Supported - Yes
• Non-Disk Devices Supported - No
• Mixed Capacity Physical Disks Supported - Yes
• Hardware Exclusive-OR (XOR) Assistance - Yes

OS Supported

• MicrosoftWindows2000 Server family
• Windows Server2003 (includes Standard, Enterprise, and Small Business Servers)
• Windows XP (Microsoft Windows XP is supported with a PERC 5 controller only when the controller is installed in a Dell PrecisionWorkstation system.)
• Red HatEnterprise Linux
• SUSELINUX Enterprise Server

Note: The Dell PowerVault MD1000 is supported only on the PERC 5/E RAID controller. A RAID controller is not required if the MD1000 is being daisy-chained to another MD-series Dell storage enclosure.