Dell PERC 4/DC - Manual (Page 8)

The RAID controller firmware handles all RAID and SCSI command processing and supports the features described in Table 2 -8 .
Table 2-8. SCSI Firmware Support
RAID Management Utilities
Software utilities enable you to manage and configure the RAID system, create and manage multiple disk arrays, control and monitor multiple RAID servers,
provide error statistics logging, and provide online maintenance. The utilities include:
l BIOS Configuration Utility
l Dell Manager for Linux
l Dell OpenManage™ Array Manager for Windows and Netware
BIOS Configuration Utility
The BIOS Configuration Utility configures and maintains RAID arrays, clears hard drives, and manages the RAID system. It is independent of any operating
system. See
BIOS Configuration Utility and Dell Manager for additional information.
Dell Manager
Dell Manager is a utility that works in Red Hat Linux. See BIOS Configuration Utility and Dell Manager for additional information.
Dell OpenManage Array Manager
Dell OpenManage Array Manager is used to configure and manage a storage system that is connected to a server, while the server is active and continues to
handle requests. Array Manager runs under Novell NetWare, Windows 2000, and Windows Server 2003. Refer to the online documentation that accompanies
Array Manager or the documentation section at
support.dell.com for more information.
Server Administrator Storage Management Service
Storage Management provides enhanced features for configuring a system's locally attached RAID and non-RAID disk storage. Storage Management runs
under Red Hat Linux, Windows 2000, and Windows Server 2003. Refer to the online documentation that accompanies Storage Management or the
documentation section at
support.dell.com for more information.
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Feature PERC 4/SC, PERC 4/DC, and PERC 4e/DC Description
Disconnect/reconnect Optimizes SCSI bus utilization
Tagged command queuing Multiple tags to improve random access
Multi-threading Up to 255 simultaneous commands with elevator sorting and concatenation of requests per SCSI channel
Stripe size Variable for all logical drives: 8 KB, 16 KB, 32 KB, 64 KB, or 128 KB.
Rebuild Multiple rebuilds and consistency checks with user-definable priority.
NOTE: You can run the OpenManage Array Manager remotely to access NetWare, but not locally.