Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 9 Version 3.30.30.30 User's Guide

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Summary of supported features for storage devices

The following tables provide the features supported by the storage devices through iDRAC.

Table 1. Supported features for storage controllersSupported features for storage controllers
Feature	PERC 10			PERC 9
Feature	H740P Mini	H740P Adapter	H840 Adapter	H330 Mini	H330 Adapter	H730P Mini	H730P Adapter	FD33xS
Assign or unassign physical disk as a global hot spare	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time
Convert to RAID/Non RAID,	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time
Rebuild	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time
Cancel Rebuild	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time
Create virtual disks	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time
Rename virtual disks	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time
Edit virtual disks cache policies	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time
Check virtual disk consistency	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time
Cancel check consistency	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time
Initialize virtual disks	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time
Cancel initialization	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time
Encrypt virtual disks	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Not applicable	Not applicable	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time
Assign or unassign dedicated hot spare	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time
Delete virtual disks	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time
Cancel Background Initialization	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time
Online Capacity Expansion	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time
RAID Level Migration	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time
Discard Preserved Cache	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Not applicable	Not applicable	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time
Set Patrol Read Mode	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time
Manual Patrol Read Mode	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time
Patrol Read Unconfigured Areas	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time (only in web interface)	Real-time (only in web interface)	Real-time (only in web interface)	Real-time (only in web interface)	Real-time (only in web interface)
Check Consistency Mode	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time
Copyback Mode	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time
Load Balance Mode	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time
Check Consistency Rate	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time
Rebuild Rate	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time
BGI Rate	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time
Reconstruct Rate	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time
Import foreign configuration	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time
Auto-import foreign configuration	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time
Clear foreign configuration	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time
Reset controller configuration	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time
Create or change security keys	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Not applicable	Not applicable	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time
Inventory and remotely monitor the health of PCIe SSD devices	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
Prepare the PCIe SSD to be removed	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
Securely erase the data for PCIe SSD	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable
Configure Backplane mode (split/unified)	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time
Blink or unblink component LEDs	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time	Real-time
Switch controller mode	Staged	Staged	Staged	Staged	Staged	Staged	Staged	Staged
T10PI support for Virtual Disks	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable

NOTE PERC 10 no longer supports convert drives to non-RAID, convert controller to HBA mode and RAID 10 uneven span support.

Table 2. Supported features of storage controllers for MX platformsSupported features of storage controllers for MX platforms
Feature	PERC 10	PERC 9
Feature	H745P MX	H730P MX
Assign or unassign physical disk as a global hot spare	Real-time	Real-time
Convert to RAID/Non RAID	Not applicable	Not applicable
Rebuild	Real-time	Real-time
Cancel Rebuild	Real-time	Real-time
Create Virtual disks	Real-time	Real-time
Rename Virtual disks	Real-time	Real-time
Edit Virtual Disks Cache Policies	Real-time	Real-time
Check Virtual Disk Consistency	Real-time	Real-time
Cancel Check Consistency	Real-time	Real-time
Initialize Virtual Disks	Real-time	Real-time
Cancel Initialization	Real-time	Real-time
Encrypt Virtual Disks	Real-time	Real-time
Assign or unassign dedicated hot spare	Real-time	Real-time
Delete Virtual Disks	Real-time	Real-time
Cancel Background Initialization	Real-time	Real-time
Online Capacity Expansion	Real-time	Real-time
RAID Level Migration	Real-time	Real-time
Discard Preserved Cache	Real-time	Real-time
Set Patrol Read Mode	Real-time	Real-time
Manual Patrol Read Mode	Real-time	Real-time
Patrol Read Unconfigured Areas	Real-time	Real-time (only in web interface)
Check Consistency Mode	Real-time	Real-time
Copyback Mode	Real-time	Real-time
Load Balance Mode	Real-time	Real-time
Check Consistency Rate	Real-time	Real-time
Rebuild Rate	Real-time	Real-time
BGI Rate	Real-time	Real-time
Reconstruct Rate	Real-time	Real-time
Import Foreign Configuration	Real-time	Real-time
Auto-import Foreign Configuration	Real-time	Real-time
Clear Foreign Configuration	Real-time	Real-time
Reset Controller Configuration	Real-time	Real-time
Create or change security keys	Real-time	Real-time
Inventory and remotely monitor the health of PCIe SSD devices	Not applicable	Not applicable
Prepare the PCIe SSD to be removed	Not applicable	Not applicable
Securely erase the data for PCIe SSD	Not applicable	Not applicable
Configure Backplane mode (split/unified)	Not applicable	Not applicable
Blink or unblink component LEDs	Real-time	Real-time
Switch Controller Mode	Not applicable	Staged
T10PI Support for Virtual Disks	Not applicable	Not applicable

Table 3. Supported features for storage devicesSupported features for storage devices
Feature	PCIe SSD	BOSS
Create Virtual Disks	Not applicable	Staged
Reset Controller Configuration	Not applicable	Staged
Fast Initialization	Not applicable	Staged
Delete Virtual Disks	Not applicable	Staged
Full Initialization	Not applicable	Not applicable
Inventory and remotely monitor the health of PCIe SSD devices	Real-time	Not applicable
Prepare the PCIe SSD to be removed	Real-time	Not applicable
Securely erase the data for PCIe SSD	Staged	Not applicable
Blink or unblink component LEDs	Real-time	Not applicable