Dell UCPM-800 manual

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Specification	Description

Maximum number of spans per disk	8
group

Maximum number of virtual disks per	16
disk group

Maximum number of virtual disks	64

Dedicated and global hot spares	Yes

Hot swap devices supported	Yes

Hardware XOR engine	Yes

Virtual disk initialization; background,	Yes
full, and fast

Consistency check	Yes

Disk roaming	Yes

FastPath	Yes

Virtual disk migration between two	Yes
Shared PERC 8 cards	NOTE: The target Shared PERC 8 card firmware level must
	NOTE: The target Shared PERC 8 card firmware level must
	be either higher or equal to the source Shared PERC 8 card
	firmware level.

Virtual disk migration from PERC	No
H310, H710, or H710P cards to a
Shared PERC 8 card
SMART detection	Yes

Patrol Read	Yes

Automatic replace member	Yes

SAS (HDD/SSD) hard drive	Yes

Physical disk power management	IDLE-C for compliant HDDs only. No support for balanced,
	maximum, and customized power savings.

SATA (HDD/SSD) hard drive	No

Manual replace member	No

Online capacity expansion	No

Cachecade	No

Local Key Management (LKM)	No

PCIe hot-plug of controller	No

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Contents User’s Guide Page Contents Driver Installation Deploying The Shared Perc 8 CardGetting help Configurations of the Shared Perc 8 card About The Shared Perc 8 CardSpecifications of a Shared Perc 8 card Storage Subsystem Compatibility Matrix at dell.comPage Related Documentation Supported Operating SystemsBest Practices For Shared Perc Locating your system Service Tag Contacting DellDocumentation Feedback Shared Perc 8 Card Features Physical Disk Power ManagementConsistency Checks Virtual Disk InitializationPhysical Disk Roaming Background Initialization Of Virtual DisksFull Initialization Of Virtual Disks Fast Initialization Of Virtual DisksVirtual Disk Migration Using Physical Disk RoamingFastPath Migrating Virtual Disks If The Target System Is Turned On Virtual Disk Cache PoliciesMigrating Virtual Disks If The Target System Is Turned Off Virtual Disk Write Cache Policies Write-BackConditions Under Which Write-Back Is Employed Write-throughFault Tolerance Physical Disk Write Cache PolicyConditions under which write-through is employed Virtual Disk Read Cache PoliciesSmart Feature Patrol ReadShared Perc 8 Card Cache Preservation Physical disk failure detectionPhysical Disk Hot Swapping Battery Transparent Learn Cycle Controller Failover FeatureConfiguring Multipath Support In Windows Configuring Multipath Support In VMWareMultipath Support Multipath support in LinuxReplacing a Shared Perc 8 Card Installing a New Shared Perc 8 CardDeploying The Shared Perc 8 Card Prerequisites For Removing The Shared Perc 8 Card Removing The Shared Perc 8 CardRemoving and Installing the Shared Perc 8 Card Installing The Shared Perc 8 Card Post-Installation Tasks For Shared Perc 8 CardFirmware installation or update Updating firmwareDriver Installation Installing Or Updating Windows Drivers For Shared Perc Installing Or Updating Linux Drivers For Shared Perc Installing Or Updating VMware Drivers For Shared PercManagement Applications For Shared Perc 8 Card Troubleshooting Shared Perc 8 Card Boots Into Safe ModeShared Perc 8 Card Not Seen In Device Manager General IssuesDegraded State Of Virtual Disks Physical disk issues Unable to rebuild a fault tolerant virtual diskShared Perc 8 Cards Fail To Function Physical Disk In Failed StateRebuilding a Failed Physical Disk Fatal Error Or Data Corruption ReportedMultiple Disks Become Inaccessible Physical disk takes a long time to rebuild Virtual Disk Fails During Rebuild Using a Global Hot SpareController cache issues Smart Errors Auto Replacement Member Errors Source Disk FailsTarget Disk Fails General Disk FailsHard-Drive Indicator Patterns Hard-Drive IndicatorsGetting help Documentation feedback