Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller 6i - Manual (Page 16)

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Overview
Each controller supports up to 64 virtual disks.
NOTE:
The number of virtual disks supported by the PERC 6/i and the CERC 6/i
cards is limited by the configuration supported by the system.
PCI Architecture
PERC 6 controllers support a Peripheral Component Interconnect
Express (PCI-E) x8 host interface. CERC 6/i Modular controller supports
a PCI-E x4 host. PCI-E is a high-performance input/output (I/O) bus
architecture designed to increase data transfers without slowing down the
Central Processing Unit (CPU).
Operating System Support
The PERC 6 and CERC 6/i controllers support the following operating
systems:
• Citrix
®
XenServer Dell Edition
• Microsoft
®
Windows Server
®
2003
• Microsoft Windows XP
• Microsoft Windows Vista™
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (including Hyper-V virtualization)
• Novell
®
NetWare
®
6.5
• Red Hat
®
Enterprise Linux
®
Version 4 Update 5 and Red Hat Enterprise
Linux Version 5
• Solaris™ 10 (64-bit)
• SUSE
®
Linux Enterprise Server Version 9 (64-bit) and SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server Version 10 (64-bit)
• VMWare
®
ESX 3.5 and 3.5i
NOTE:
Windows XP and Windows Vista are supported with a PERC 6 controller
only when the controller is installed in a Dell Precision™ workstation.
NOTE:
For the latest list of supported operating systems and driver installation
instructions, see the system documentation located at the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com. For specific operating system service pack requirements, see the
Drivers and Downloads section on the Dell Support site at support.dell.com.
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