- Notes, cautions, and warnings
- Dell Technologies PowerEdge RAID Controller 12
- Applications and User Interfaces supported by PERC 12
- Features of PowerEdge RAID Controller 12
- Controller features
- Hardware Root of Trust
- Security Protocol and Data Model (SPDM)
- Device enumeration
- UEFI Secure Boot
- Auto-Configure Behavior (Execute Once)
- Auto-Configure Behavior (Primary and Secondary settings)
- Disk roaming
- Hardware Accelerated I/O
- Non–RAID disks
- Physical disk power management
- Firmware update
- Snapdump
- Physical disk coercion
- PERC H965e support for PowerVault MD24XX enclosure
- Virtual disk features
- Virtual disk initialization
- Background operations
- Drive features
- Fault tolerance
- Controller features
- Install and remove a PERC 12 card
- Driver support for PERC H965i Adapter, PERC H965i Front, PERC H965i MX, and PERC H965e Adapter
- Manage the PERC 12 firmware
- Manage PERC 12 controllers using HII Configuration Utility
- Enter the PERC 12 HII Configuration Utility
- Exit the PERC 12 HII Configuration Utility
- Navigate to the PERC 12 Configuration Utility
- View the HII Configuration Utility dashboard
- Configuration management
- Controller management
- Virtual disk management
- Device management
- Hardware components
- Security key management in HII configuration utility
- Security key and RAID management
- Security key implementation
- Local Key Management
- Create a security key
- Change security settings
- Disable security key
- Create a secured virtual disk
- Secure a non-RAID disk
- Secure a pre-existing virtual disk
- Import a secured non-RAID disk
- Import a secured virtual disk
- Dell Technologies OpenManage Secure Enterprise Key Manager (SEKM)
- Supported controllers for OpenManage Secure Enterprise Key Manager (SEKM)
- Manage the Server Enterprise Key Manager (SEKM) feature
- Disable the Secure Enterprise Key Manager (SEKM) feature
- Manage virtual disks in the SEKM mode
- Manage non–RAID disks in the SEKM mode
- Transition of drives from Local Key Management to Secure Enterprise Key Management
- Troubleshooting issues in PERC 12 series cards
- Single virtual disk performance or latency in hypervisor configurations
- Unable to discover or detect a PERC card
- Unable to install the Microsoft Windows operating system
- An incorrect firmware state is detected
- Foreign configuration not found in HII
- Degraded state of virtual disks
- Boot-time errors
- Event log errors
- Application issues
- Memory errors
- Preserved Cache state
- Security key errors
- General issues
- Physical disk issues
- Physical disk in failed state
- Unable to rebuild a fault tolerant virtual disk
- An NVMe drive is indicated as faulty when moving the drive to new backplane using hot-insertion
- Fatal error or data corruption reported
- Multiple disks are inaccessible
- Rebuilding data for a failed physical disk
- Virtual disk fails during rebuild using a global hot-spare
- Dedicated hot-spare disk fails during rebuild
- Virtual disk fails rebuild using a dedicated hot spare
- Physical disk takes a long time to rebuild
- Drive removal and insertion in the same slot generates a foreign configuration event
- SMART errors
- Replace member errors
- Linux operating system errors
- Drive indicator codes
- HII error messages
- Appendix—RAID description
- Getting help
- Documentation resources
Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller 12 User’s Guide PERC H965i Adapter, PERC H965i Front, PERC H965i MX, and PERC H965e Adapter
Technical specifications of PERC 12 cards
The following table lists the specifications of PERC 12 cards:
| Feature | PERC H965i Adapter | PERC H965i Front | PERC H965i MX | PERC H965e Adapter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAID levels | 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 | 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 | 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 | 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 |
| Non–RAID | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Enclosures per port | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable | 4 |
| Processor | Broadcom RAID-on-chip, SAS4116W chipset | Broadcom RAID-on-chip, SAS4116W chipset | Broadcom RAID-on-chip, SAS4116W chipset | Broadcom RAID-on-chip, SAS4116W chipset |
| Battery (Energy Pack) backup unit | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Local Key Management security | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Secure enterprise key manager security | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Controller queue depth | 8,192 | 8,192 | 8,192 | 8,192 |
| Non-volatile cache | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cache memory | 8 GB DDR4 3200 MT/s cache | 8 GB DDR4 3200 MT/s cache | 8 GB DDR4 3200 MT/s cache | 8 GB DDR4 3200 MT/s cache |
| Cache function | Write-back, write-through, always write-back, no read-ahead | Write-back, write-through, always write-back, no read-ahead | Write-back, write-through, always write-back, no read-ahead | Write-back, write-through, always write-back, no read-ahead |
| Max no of VDs in RAID mode | 240 | 240 | 240 | 240 |
| Max no of disk groups | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 |
| Max no of VDs per disk group | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Hot-swap devices supported | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Auto-Configure behavior (Primary and Execute once) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Hardware XOR engine | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Online capacity expansion | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Dedicated and global hot-spare | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Supported Drive Types | 22.5 Gbps SAS, 12 Gbps SAS, and 6 Gbps SATA/SAS. Gen3 (8 GT/s) and Gen4 (16 GT/s) NVMe | 22.5 Gbps SAS, 12 Gbps SAS, and 6 Gbps SATA/SAS. Gen3 (8 GT/s) and Gen4 (16 GT/s) NVMe | 22.5 Gbps SAS, 12 Gbps SAS, and 6 Gbps SATA/SAS. Gen3 (8 GT/s) and Gen4 (16 GT/s) NVMe | 22.5 Gbps SAS, 12 Gbps SAS |
| VD strip element size | 64 KB, 256 KB | 64 KB, 256 KB | 64 KB, 256 KB | 64 KB, 256 KB |
| PCIe support | Gen 4 | Gen 4 | Gen 4 | Gen 4 |
| Configuration maximum SAS/SATA physical disks support |
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Limited by platform: 8 drives per controller | 240 SAS drives |
| Configuration maximum NVMe physical drives support |
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Limited by platform: 8 drives per controller | Not supported |
| Controller maximum physical disks supported |
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240 SAS |
| Drive sector size supported | 512B, 512e, and 4Kn | 512B, 512e, and 4Kn | 512B, 512e, and 4Kn | 512B, 512e, and 4Kn |
| Storage Boot Support | UEFI-only | UEFI-only | UEFI-only | No boot support |
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