PERC6 vs SAS6iR

[Patrick_Fischer at Dell.com]

Why you doesn't choose the R805 with ESXi (32 MB installed ESX on a SD card (only difference, more secure and without a service console)? So you need no disks and no raid controller?
If you need disks choose the Perc6 because it is a real HW raid controller which supports raid 6.
The SAS 6ir only supports raid 0 and 1, less cache memory, not the features as the perc 6. But if you only have 2 internal disks with a raid 1 the 6 IR is more than enough.

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-----Original Message-----
From: linux-poweredge-bounces at dell.com [mailto:linux-poweredge-bounces at dell.com] On Behalf Of Sean Dilda
Sent: Dienstag, 22. Juli 2008 19:55
To: linux-poweredge-Lists
Subject: PERC6 vs SAS6iR


I'm looking at specing out a R805 (to run ESX).  I notice there are the 
options of the PERC6 raid controller or the SAS raid controller, and 
they're only $100 different.  Does anyone know what the differences 
between the two are?  Is either preferred above the other?


Thanks,


Sean

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