LSI Storage Authority Feature Comparison Matrix

The following tables outline the LSI Storage Authority feature differences for MegaRAID, iMegaRAID, Software RAID, and Initiator-Target controllers with respect to software features and firmware features. The tables also indicate the supported and unsupported features for a specific controller.

Some of the features might not be supported on all the controllers. Refer to these feature comparison matrices for information on the features that are supported on your controller.

Table 1. Firmware Feature Comparison Matrix

Feature Name	MegaRAID	iMegaRAID	Software RAID	IntegratedRAID	Initiator-Target
RAID Level	RAID 0, RAID 1,RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 00, RAID 10,RAID 50, RAID 60,RAID 1E, andSpanned RAID 1E (PRL-11)	RAID 0, RAID 1,RAID 5, RAID 10, RAID 50, andRAID 1E	RAID 0, RAID 1,RAID 5, and RAID10	RAID 0, RAID 1,RAID 10, and RAID 1E	No
Maximum Physical Drives	64	58	8	256	1024
Maximum ConfigurablePhysical Drives	240	iMegaRAID 32.Rest of the drives can be used as JBODs.	8	12 configurable physical drives and 2 Hot Spares	1024
Maximum Spans	8	8	4	No	No
Maximum Virtual Drives	64	32	8	2	No
Dimmer Switch	DS-I and DS-II	No	No	No	No
Maximum Media Errors	256	102	256	No	No
Drive-mixing Support	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Strip Size Support	64 KB, 128 KB, 256 KB, 512 KB, and 1024 KB	64 KB	64 KB	64 KB	No
Maximum VDs per Drive Group	64	16	8	2	No
Multipath	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Controller Reset Support	Yes	Yes	No	No	No

Table 2. Software Feature Comparison Matrix

Feature Name	MR	iMR	SWR	IR	IT
LDAP Authentication	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Server Discovery and ManagingServers	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Server Dashboard	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Controller Dashboard	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Simple Configuration	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Advance Configuration	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
CacheCade - SSD CachingConfiguration	Yes	No	No	No	No
Foreign Configuration (Import/Clear)	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Clear Configuration	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Update Firmware	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Online Firmware Update	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Controller Operations
Setting Consistency Check Properties	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Scheduling Consistency Check	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Setting Patrol Read Properties	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Starting Patrol Read	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Stopping Patrol Read	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Managing Link Speed	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Setting Adjustable Task Rates	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Enable/Disable Alarm	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Silence Alarm	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Manage Power-save Settings	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Enable and Disable SSD Guard	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Enable and Disable Security	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Change Drive Security	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Discarding Preserved Cache	Yes	No	No	No	No
Downloading TTY Log	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Background Operations	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Personality Management	Yes	No	No	No	No
Advanced Software Features
Fast Path	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
CacheCade SSD	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
CacheCade Pro	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
SafeStore	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
RAID 5 and RAID 6	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Modify Drive Group	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Secure Using FDE	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Disable Data Protection	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Hide/Unhide	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Virtual Drive Operations
Virtual Drive Settings/ModifyingVirtual Drive Properties	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Start and Stop Locating a Virtual Drive	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Erasing a Virtual Drive	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Initializing a Virtual Drive	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Starting Consistency Check on aVirtual Drive	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Expanding the Online Capacity of a Virtual Drive	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Deleting a Virtual Drive	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Hide/Unhide	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Physical Drive Operations
Assign Global Hot Spare	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Remove Global Hot Spare	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Assign Dedicated Hot Spare	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Remove Dedicated Hot Spare	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Start and Stop Locating Drive	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Making a Drive online and Offline	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Replacing a Drive	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Rebuilding a Drive	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Prepare for Removal	Yes	Yes	No		No
Erasing a Drive	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Instant Secure Erase	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Converting Unconfigured Bad Drive to Unconfigured Good Drive	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Make Unconfigured Good Drive	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Make JBOD/ Delete JBOD	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Energy Pack Operations
Learn Cycle	Yes	No	No	No	No
Event Logs
Viewing Event Logs	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes