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RAID Controller Features
Dell™ PowerEdge™ Expandable RAID Controller 4/SC and 4/DC User's Guide
Hardware Requirements
RAID Controller Specifications
Configuration Features
Hardware Architecture Features
Array Performance Features
Fault Tolerance Features
Software Utilities
Operating System Software Drivers
RAID Management Utilities
Hardware Requirements
The RAID controller can be installed in a Dell™ PowerEdge™ system with a motherboard that has 5 -V or 3.3-V, 32- or 64-bit PCI slots.
RAID Controller Specifications
Table 2 -1 provides a summary of the specifications for the RAID controller.
Table 2-1. RAID Controller Specifications
NOTE: PERC 4/DC supports clustering, but PERC 4/SC does not.
Parameters PERC 4/SC Specifications PERC 4/DC Specifications
Card size Low-profile PCI adapter card size (6.875" X 4.2") Half-length PCI adapter card size (6.875" X 4.2")
Processor Intel ® GC80302 (Zion Lite) Intel GC80303 (Zion)
Bus type PCI 2.2 PCI 2.2
PCI bus data transfer
rate
Up to 532 MB/sec Up to 532 MB/sec
Cache configuration 64 MB SDRAM 128 MB SDRAM
Firmware Flash size is 1MB. Flash size is 1MB.
Nonvolatile random
access memory (RAM)
32 KB for storing RAID configuration 32 KB for storing RAID configuration
Operating voltage and
tolerances
3.3V +/- 0.3V, 5V +/- 5%, +12V +/- 5%, -12V +/- 10% 3.3V +/- 0.3V, 5V +/- 5%, +12V +/- 5%, -12V +/- 10%
SCSI controller One SCSI LSI53C1020 controller for Ultra320 support One SCSI LSI53C1030 controller for Ultra320 support
SCSI data transfer rate Up to 320 MB/sec per channel Up to 320 MB/sec per channel
SCSI bus LVD, Single-ended (SE) LVD, Single-ended (SE)
SCSI termination Active Active
Termination disable Automatic through cable and device detection Automatic through cable and device detection This is automatic
capable, but jumpers by default do not allow auto termination on
PERC 4/DC.
Devices per SCSI
channel
Up to 15 Wide SCSI devices Up to 15 Wide SCSI devices
SCSI device types Synchronous or asynchronous Synchronous or asynchronous
RAID levels supported 0, 1, 5, 10, 50 0, 1, 5, 10, 50
SCSI connectors One 68-pin internal high-density connector for SCSI devices.
One very high density 68-pin external connector for Ultra320
and Wide SCSI.
Two 68-pin internal high-density connectors for SCSI devices.
Two very high density 68-pin external connectors for Ultra320
and Wide SCSI.
Serial port 3-pin RS232C-compatible connector (for manufacturing use
only)
3-pin RS232C-compatible connector (for manufacturing use only)