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Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1
(SRCU31)
User's Manual Rev 1.0
April 2000
Order Number: 273290-001
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  • Page 1 Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 (SRCU31) User’s Manual Rev 1.0 April 2000 Order Number: 273290-001 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
  • Page 2 The Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 (SRCU31) may contain design defects or errors known as errata which may cause the product to deviate from published specifications.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Setup and Installation for Local Administration of Microsoft Windows NT* Server.2-21 2.5.3 Overview of Setup and Installation for Remote Administration for NT Server ..2-31 Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
  • Page 4 2.5.5 Configuring Microsoft Windows IIS 4.0..............2-46 2.5.6 Configuring IIS for use with Netscape Navigator ............2-49 2.5.7 Uninstalling Intel Server RAID Controller U3-1 from NT Server ......2-52 2.5.8 Setup and Installation for Novell NetWare* ............2-53 2.5.9 Setup and Installation for UnixWare*..............2-62 Support.............................2-72...
  • Page 5 About this Chapter ........................A-1 A.1.1 Summary of Contents ....................A-1 Features and Specifications ..................... A-1 A.2.1 Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 Functions and Features ........A-1 A.2.2 Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 Specifications..........A-3 Disk Drive Connectivity......................A-3 A.3.1 SCSI Specifics ......................
  • Page 6 Jumper Settings (View of Bottom Right Corner of Card) ............3-6 Software Components .......................4-3 RAID Monitor Application Configuration Dialog.................4-5 ISC Standalone .........................4-8 Browsing SRCU31 DMI Information ..................4-9 Current Configuration with Volume Created ................4-14 Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
  • Page 7 Intel® Integrated RAID Storage Console Menu...............4-14 RAID Level Selected by Storage Console Based on the Number of System Drives....4-17 Physical Disk Usage ........................4-23 Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
  • Page 8 Physical Drive Status.......................5-11 5-12 Physical Drive Usage ......................5-12 5-13 Disk Actions, Usage and Status ....................5-12 5-14 Strip Size Availability and RAID Level ..................5-15 viii Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 9: Quick Start Instructions

    If the equipment has more than one interface connector, do not leave cables connected to unused interfaces unless otherwise instructed to do so in the user manual. Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 10: Canadian Users

    This chapter introduces you to SRCU31 and provides the complete set of instructions to install and configure the SRCU31 product. Table 1-1 gives brief descriptions of each chapter in the SRCU31 User’s Manual. For information on ordering this and other Intel publications, write to: Intel Corporation Literature Sales P.O. Box 5937 Denver, CO 80217-9808 Intel®...

  • Page 11: Online Html Documentation

    Chapter 2, “Advanced Installation product. Also describes RAID Configuration Utility and Advanced Steps” RAID Configuration Utility. Describes the Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 Utilities, including Chapter 3, “Exploring the Utilities” RAID Recovery/Update Utility. Read this document before using the RAID Configuration Utility to initially configure the RAID subsystem.

  • Page 12: Introduction

    Adobe Acrobat Reader* (provided on the CD-ROM). Introduction The SRCU31 is comprised of the i960® I/O processor based hardware, firmware and the Intel Integrated RAID software with an easy to use html interface. This guide provides Intel Integrated RAID software installation information and provides a set of instructions to install and configure the SRCU31.

  • Page 13: Intel Server Raid Controller U3-1 Hardware Setup

    Intel Server RAID Controller U3-1 Hardware Setup 1.3.1.1 Hardware Requirements • Server with CD-ROM Drive not attached to Intel Server RAID Controller U3-1 Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 14: Intel® Integrated Raid Software Setup And Installation

    1.3.1.2 Installing SRCU31 into a System The SRCU31 comes with the Intel Integrated RAID firmware already programmed into the flash memory. Note that you must install an approved SDRAM ECC DIMM into the memory socket prior to SRCU31 installation. See Hardware Requirements.

  • Page 15: Setup And Installation For Microsoft Windows Nt* Server

    O split driver model. The OSMs provided on the SRCU31 CD-ROM are a later version than the OSMs currently provided by OS vendors. Using OSMs other than those provided on the Intel Integrated RAID CD-ROM may yield unpredictable results. 1.4.2 Setup and Installation for Microsoft Windows NT* Server 1.4.2.1...
  • Page 16 Volume 1. Create a SRCU31 Microsoft Windows NT SCSI Miniport Diskette. a. Insert the Intel Integrated RAID CD-ROM into the target system and restart the system to boot from the CD-ROM. b. When the ROM-DOS Startup Menu appears select option #1, Make Diskettes.

  • Page 17: Intel® Integrated Raid Installer Main Menu

    Click Next to start the installation process. After completion, the setup will return to the main menu. Remove the CD-ROM from the CD-ROM drive and reboot. Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 18: Setup And Installation For Novell Netware

    NetWare 4.2 1. Create a SRCU31 NetWare Installation Diskette. a. Insert the Intel Integrated RAID CD-ROM into the target system and restart the system to boot from the CD-ROM. b. When the ROM-DOS Startup Menu appears select option #1, Make Diskettes.
  • Page 19 2-4 of the NetWare 4.2 instructions above. 1. Create a SRCU31 NetWare Installation Diskette. a. Insert the Intel Integrated RAID CD-ROM into the target system and restart the system to boot from the CD-ROM. b. When the ROM-DOS Startup Menu appears select option #1, Make Diskettes.

  • Page 20: Component Installation

    9. Reboot the server and install Service Pack 4 or higher. Once the server installation is completed, reboot the server. 10. To install the Intel Integrated RAID software (run the Intel Integrated RAID setup) run NWCONFIG. 11. Select Product Options, then Install product not listed. It will tell you that it is going to scan the A: drive for installation scripts.

  • Page 21: Setup And Installation For Unixware* 7.1

    Only use the version of the SRCU31 UnixWare installation disk (HBA disk) that is provided on the CD or available from the Intel Web site for installation of this adapter. Do not use a HBA disk available from the vendor to install this product.

  • Page 22: Launched Scripts

    Select option 1 (by typing 1) to install the requirements and components. See Figure 1-6. The launched scripts are shown in Figure 1-7. Figure 1-7. Install Components 1-14 Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 23: Getting Help

    1.5.2 Telephone Customer Support** (Intel reserves the right to change pricing for telephone support at any time without notice). In the U.S.: 1-900-555-5800 (M - F, 7:00 am - 5:00 pm, Th 7:00 am - 3:00 pm, PST). Calls billed in the U.S. $2.50 per minute.

  • Page 24: Technical Training And Support

    1.5.3 Technical Training and Support If you are registered in the Intel Processor Dealer Program (North America), the Genuine Intel Dealer Program (Asia-Pacific Region), or the Intel Processor Integrator Program (Europe/Latin America), you are eligible for technical training and support.

  • Page 25: Advanced Installation Steps

    Advanced Installation Steps Introduction The advanced installation steps are detailed installation procedures for installing the Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 (SRCU31) into servers running Windows NT* Server, Novell NetWare* and SCO UnixWare*. 2.1.1 Summary of Contents • RAID Configuration Utility •...

  • Page 26: Raid Configuration Utility

    Ctrl C during the expansion ROM load screen for the adapter that you wish to configure. The RAID Configuration Utility prompt (Ctrl C) will load and be shown twice, once per adapter as the system boots up. Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 27: Raid Level Proposed By Raid Configuration Utility Based On The Number Of System Drives

    (one on each card), which ever one is listed in the system BIOS hard drive boot priority will boot first. Note that there is no way to determine the difference in the hard drive boot priority list because both adapters are listed as “Intel Integrated RAID” in the system BIOS. Note: One way to determine one SRCU31 adapter from another is to note the model number and size of the hard drives attached to each.

  • Page 28: Configuring And Administering Raid Volumes In The Raid Configuration Utility

    The status line in the Figure 2-1 example displays a status of 5 disks found and no RAID volumes configured. Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 29: Creating A Raid Volume In Raid Configuration Utility

    RAID Configuration Utility main menu and press Enter. Note: The RAID Configuration Utility will automatically use ALL the disk drives available to the Intel Integrated RAID hardware for the creation of a volume. However, you can choose how large to make the RAID volume.

  • Page 30: Three Or More Scsi Disk Raid Configuration Selection

    Arrow Keys to Highlight, ENTER to Select. Esc for previous menu 2.3.3.3 Create a RAID 0 Volume A RAID 0 volume creation screen is shown in Figure 2-4. Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 31: Create Raid 0 Volume

    The Create RAID 0 confirmation screen confirms that the user is creating a RAID 0 volume. If you are satisfied with the selections you have made for your RAID 0 volume, select Yes and the volume creation process begins. Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 32: Create Raid 0 Confirmation

    For more information about selecting a boot device see Section 2.3.4.3. The RAID 1 confirmation screen appears. Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 33: Create Raid 1 Volume

    For more information about selecting a boot device see Section 2.3.4.3. The RAID 5 confirmation screen appears. Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 34: Create Raid 5 Volume With 3 Disks

    RAID Volume Creation Complete Volume Initialization In Progress Main Menu EXIT You may exit and reboot or wait for initialization to complete. 2-10 Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 35: Create Raid 5 Volume With More Than 3 Disks

    RAID 5 volume, select Yes in the confirmation screen. The volume is created and begins to initialize. Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 2-11 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 36: Custom Configuration

    Custom Configuration Options: Define Pass Through Disks Format Disks Boot Device Select Arrow Keys to Highlight, ENTER to Select. Esc for previous menu 2-12 Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 37: Custom Configuration - Define Pass Through Disks

    3. Highlight the Submit option and press Enter to view which disk will be configured as Pass- through Disks and which disks will be used by Intel Integrated RAID. 4. Highlight Yes and press Enter to confirm the selection. A message appears as the drive is prepared: Disk Pass-Through in progress.

  • Page 38: Custom Configuration - Format Disks

    7. Once the disk(s) begins to be formatted, a message appears stating the disk(s) is being formatted. After completion, a message appears confirming the format is complete. Press any key to return to the Custom Configuration screen. 2-14 Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
  • Page 39 The selectable boot device option allows the user to select either one RAID volume or one Pass- through disk as a boot device. This option allows the user to create an Intel Integrated RAID volume while selecting it as the boot device (booting RAID Volume) which the user will install and boot an OS from.

  • Page 40: Display Volume Information In Raid Configuration Utility

    Click the Display Volume Information button in the RAID Configuration Utility main menu to view information about existing RAID Volumes. See Figure 2-1. This option displays limited information. More detailed information may be obtained from Intel Integrated RAID Storage Console. Figure 2-14 shows the Display Volume Information screen.

  • Page 41: Reset An Entire Configuration In Raid Configuration Utility

    If the OS is installed on a RAID volume, then the OS will be deleted. Figure 2-16. Press Enter to reset the configuration. The Reset Entire Configuration Confirmation screen appears. Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 2-17 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 42: Display Help Text

    Select Yes to reset the entire configuration. The Configuration Reset in Progress screen appears. This screen indicates that the configuration is being reset. 2.3.8 Display Help Text This option displays online help. 2-18 Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 43: Advanced Raid Configuration Utility

    Select or submit an action 2.4.3 How to Invoke Advanced RCU 1. Boot the server from the Intel® Integrated RAID CD-ROM. 2. At the ROM-DOS menu select option 3, Advanced RCU. 3. Select the Adapter to be configured. (See Figure 2-17.) They are listed in the order they are...

  • Page 44: Advanced Rcu Configuration Menu

    ARROW KEYS: Up and Down to move. Right to follow a link; Left to go back. OTHER KEYS: Esc to jump to Main or IOP Configuration page; 'q' to QUIT 2-20 Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 45: Intel® Server Raid Controller U3-1 Setup And Installation

    Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 Setup and Installation Note: The Intel Server RAID Controller U3-1 may not come with a memory module (DIMM). If the memory socket (indicated in Figure A-2) is not populated with a DIMM, install an approved...
  • Page 46 Advanced Installation Steps • Install Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 on an Existing NT 4.0 Server 2.5.2.2 RAID Requirements for Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Note: This document, when referring NT Server 4.0, also applies to the following Windows NT 4.0 Server subtypes: •...
  • Page 47 2.5.2.3 SRCU31 Hardware Installation The SRCU31 comes with the Intel Integrated RAID firmware already programmed into the flash memory. Note that if the memory DIMM is not provided with the adapter at the time of purchase, you must install an approved unbuffered, PC100, ECC, SDRAM DIMM into the memory socket prior to SRCU31 installation.
  • Page 48 3. Create a SRCU31 Microsoft Windows NT SCSI Miniport Diskette. a. Insert the Intel Integrated RAID CD-ROM into the target system and restart the system to boot from the CD-ROM. b. When the ROM-DOS Startup Menu appears select option #1, Make Diskettes.

  • Page 49: Intel® Integrated Raid Software Installer Main Menu

    <CD-ROM root>\os_setup\winnt\setup.exe on the CD-ROM. b. Click on the Setup button. See Figure 2-20. Figure 2-20. Intel® Integrated RAID Software Installer Main Menu Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 2-25 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 50: Adding Components

    7. See Section 4.3 in the “Using the Storage Console” chapter to customize your RAID volumes using Storage Console. Figure 2-21. Adding Components 2-26 Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
  • Page 51 Miniport Driver and continue with the NT installation. Go to step b. During Windows NT installation install the following component: — TCP/IP Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 2-27 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
  • Page 52 HP Openview and RAID Monitor. 7. See Chapter Section 4.3, “Configuring RAID Volumes Using the Intel® Integrated RAID Storage Console” on page 4-12 to customize your RAID volumes using Storage Console. 2-28 Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0...
  • Page 53 The adapter may or may not come with a SDRAM ECC DIMM inserted into the memory socket. If it does, then the adapter is ready to be installed into the server as the Intel Integrated RAID software is programmed into the flash memory.
  • Page 54 HP Openview and RAID Monitor. 11. See Chapter Section 4.3, “Configuring RAID Volumes Using the Intel® Integrated RAID Storage Console” on page 4-12 to customize your RAID volumes using Storage Console. 2-30 Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0...

  • Page 55: Overview Of Setup And Installation For Remote Administration For Nt Server

    Gather Required Install SRCU31 Back Up Hardware SRCU31 Update the OS into a System Adapter Card Server Setup with an Software Existing OS Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 2-31 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 56: Setup And Installation For Microsoft Windows Nt* Server 4.0

    • Installing Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 on a Pass-through Disk or another Storage Device • Install Intel Server RAID Controller U3-1 on an Existing NT 4.0 Server 2.5.4.2 RAID Requirements for Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Note: This document, when referring to NT Server 4.0, also applies to the following Windows NT 4.0 Server subtypes: •...
  • Page 57 SRCU31 CD-ROM are a later version than the OSMs currently provided by OS vendors. Using OSMs other than those provided on the SRCU31 CD-ROM may yield unpredictable results. Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 2-33...
  • Page 58 3. Create a SRCU31 Microsoft Windows NT SCSI Miniport Diskette. a. Insert the Intel Integrated RAID CD-ROM into the target system and restart the system to boot from the CD-ROM. b. When the ROM-DOS Startup Menu appears select option #1, Make Diskettes.
  • Page 59 Under the Service tab in the WWW Service Properties window clear the Allow Anonymous checkbox in the Password Authentication section. See Figure 2-24. Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 2-35 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 60: Www Service Properties Window

    Insert the SRCU31 CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. If the Software Installation Main Menu does not appear, then run the setup.exe file that resides at: <CD-ROM root>\os_setup\winnt\setup.exe on the CD-ROM. 2-36 Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 61: Intel® Integrated Raid Software Installer Main Menu

    HP Openview and RAID Monitor. 10. See Chapter Section 4.3, “Configuring RAID Volumes Using the Intel® Integrated RAID Storage Console” on page 4-12 to customize your RAID volumes using Storage Console. Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 2-37 Download from Www.Somanuals.com.

  • Page 62: Selecting Components Screen After User Selects Remote Storage Console

    Advanced Installation Steps Figure 2-26. Selecting Components Screen after user selects Remote Storage Console 2-38 Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
  • Page 63 Windows NT installation diskette in the floppy drive. Press Enter to select the I Miniport Driver and continue with the NT installation. Go to step b. During Windows NT installation install the following components: Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 2-39 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
  • Page 64 Under the Service tab in the WWW Service Properties window, clear the Allow Anonymous checkbox in the Password Authentication section. See Figure 2-27. 2-40 Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 65: Www Service Properties Window

    Menu does not appear, then run the setup.exe file that resides at: <CD-ROM root>\os_setup\winnt\setup.exe on the CD-ROM. b. Click on the Setup button. See Figure 2-25. Follow the on-screen prompts to complete installation. Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 2-41 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
  • Page 66 HP Openview and RAID Monitor. 10. See Chapter Section 4.3, “Configuring RAID Volumes Using the Intel® Integrated RAID Storage Console” on page 4-12 to customize your RAID volumes using Storage Console. 2-42 Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0...
  • Page 67 Advanced Installation Steps 2.5.4.5 Install Intel Server RAID Controller U3-1 on an Existing NT 4.0 Server This procedure installs SRCU31 into a system with an existing operating system installed. The procedure ensures that the necessary software components are installed before installing SRCU31.

  • Page 68: Www Service Properties Window

    SRCU31 software. 2. Install the SRCU31 software (run the SRCU31 setup). 2-44 Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
  • Page 69 HP Openview and RAID Monitor. 3. See Chapter Section 4.3, “Configuring RAID Volumes Using the Intel® Integrated RAID Storage Console” on page 4-12 to customize your RAID volumes using Storage Console. Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 2-45 Download from Www.Somanuals.com.

  • Page 70: Configuring Microsoft Windows Iis 4.0

    Expand the Default Web Site folder by selecting the "+" next to the folder. See Figure 2-29. Figure 2-29. Expanded View of Default Web Site Folders 2-46 Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 71: Directory Security Tab On The Scripts Properties Window

    Figure 2-30. Directory Security Tab on the Scripts Properties Window g. Clear the Allow Anonymous Access checkbox in the Authentication Methods window. See Figure 5-11. Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 2-47 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 72: Authentication Methods

    Figure 2-31. Authentication Methods h. Select OK and close Microsoft Internet Service Manager. Return to the NT installation procedure and complete your installation. 2-48 Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 73: Configuring Iis For Use With Netscape Navigator

    1. If Netscape Navigator is used as the default browser, use the following instructions to configure Microsoft IIS for use in Netscape Navigator. 2. If you use Netscape Navigator as the default browser where Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 is installed, you will have to enable Basic Authentication in Microsoft Internet Information Server to use the SRCU31 Storage Console.

  • Page 74: Www Service Properties Window

    Figure 5-10. g. Check the Basic Authentication (Password is sent in Clear Text) checkbox in the Authentication Methods window. See Figure 5-14. 2-50 Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 75: Authentication Methods

    (including SRCU31 RAID Storage Console). Basic Authentication sends usernames and passwords over the network as clear text when connecting to remote web servers. Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 2-51 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 76: Uninstalling Intel Server Raid Controller U3-1 From Nt Server

    9. Click OK at the second confirmation prompt to uninstall the RAID device drivers. The system will quickly prompt you to restart your system.Click OK . 10. Restart the system to complete the removal process. 2-52 Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 77: Setup And Installation For Novell Netware

    Installing Novell NetWare on a RAID Volume • Installing Novell NetWare on a Pass-through Device or another Storage Device • Installing Intel Server RAID Controller U3-1 on an Existing Novell NetWare Server • Uninstalling Intel Server RAID Controller U3-1 from NetWare 2.5.8.2 RAID Requirements for Novell NetWare When installing the SRCU31 Kit for Novell NetWare, note the following system requirements.
  • Page 78 “BKSTROSM.HAM” from the list. 9. Continue with the NetWare installation as normal by following the screen prompts. 10. Once the server installation is finished, complete the installation of the Intel Server RAID Controller U3-1 software suite by following the steps below.
  • Page 79 14. After the installation is complete, reboot the server to load the new drivers. 15. Load Support Pack 8a and reboot. 16. See Chapter Section 4.3, “Configuring RAID Volumes Using the Intel® Integrated RAID Storage Console” on page 4-12 to customize your RAID volumes using Storage Console. NetWare 5 Have all hardware and software on hand.
  • Page 80 11. Reboot the server and install Support Pack 4 or higher. Once the server installation is completed, reboot the server. 12. To install the Intel Integrated RAID software (run the Intel Integrated RAID setup) run NWCONFIG. 13. Select "Product Options", then "Install product not listed". It will tell you that it is going to scan the A: drive for installation scripts.
  • Page 81 10. Continue with the NetWare installation as normal by following the screen prompts. 11. Once the server installation is finished, complete the installation of the SRCU31 software suite by following the steps below. Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 2-57 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
  • Page 82 4. After booting you will first be asked to Accept the License Agreement. Do so. For a brand new volume, you should then select “Create a New Boot Partition”. 2-58 Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
  • Page 83 12. Remove the NetWare CD-ROM from the CD-ROM drive and reboot the server and install Support Pack 4 or higher. Once the server installation is completed, reboot the server. 13. Install the SRCU31 software (run the Intel Server RAID Controller U3-1 setup). 14. Run "NWCONFIG".
  • Page 84 Advanced Installation Steps 2.5.8.5 Installing Intel Server RAID Controller U3-1 on an Existing Novell NetWare Server Note: Ensure that you first create the SRCU31 NetWare Installation diskette from the CD-ROM. See Chapter 3, “Exploring the Utilities” for instructions on creating the diskette. Have all hardware and software on hand.
  • Page 85 Advanced Installation Steps LOAD CDBE.NLM LOAD LOCNLM32.NLM LOAD WS2_32.NLM LOAD WSPIP.NLM LOAD HTTP411.NLM LOAD RAIDMON.NLM LOAD RAIDXA.NLM LOAD RAIDCI.NLM Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 2-61 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 86: Setup And Installation For Unixware

    Do not install OSM(s) downloaded from OS vendor websites. The OSMs provided on the Intel Server RAID Controller U3-1 CD-ROM are a later version than the OSMs currently provided by OS vendors. Using OSMs other than those provided on the SRCU31 CD-ROM may cause unpredictable results.
  • Page 87 Warning: Only use the version of the HBA disk that is provided on the CD or available from the Intel Web site for installation of this adapter. Do not use a HBA disk available from the vendor to install this product.

  • Page 88: Launched Scripts

    5. Install all the Packages/Services Requirements first before installing the components packages. See Table 2-4 for a complete list of all Packages/Services Requirements. Table 2-4 lists the installation components and preinstallation requirements provided by Intel Server RAID Controller U3-1 for UnixWare. Table 2-4. Installation Components and Preinstallation Requirements Component Packages/...

  • Page 89: Install Components

    2. Click on the IOP # card that you want to configure; for example, IOP0, IOP1 etc. 3. Click on the RAID Storage Console link. The Storage Console appears. Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 2-65 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
  • Page 90 Warning: Only use the version of the HBA disk that is provided on the CD or available from the Intel Web site for installation of this adapter. Do not use a HBA disk available from the vendor to install this product.
  • Page 91 <package number>, <package number> etc. For example, 1,2,4 etc., then press Enter. After completing the installation type quit and hit Enter to return to the main menu. Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 2-67 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
  • Page 92 2. Click on the IOP # card that you want to configure; for example, IOP0, IOP1 etc. 3. Click on the RAID Storage Console link. The Storage Console appears. 2-68 Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
  • Page 93 Advanced Installation Steps 2.5.9.5 Install Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 on an Existing UnixWare Server This procedure installs SRCU31 into a system with an existing operating system installed. The procedure ensures that the necessary software components are installed before installing SRCU31.
  • Page 94 2. Click on the IOP # card that you want to configure; for example, IOP0, IOP1 etc. 3. Click on the RAID Storage Console link. The Storage Console appears. 2-70 Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 95: Launched Uninstall Scripts

    Create a directory to mount the file. For example type “mkdir cdfiles” at the prompt. b. Mount the CD-ROM to the folder by typing “mount -F cdfs -r /dev/cdrom/cdrom1 /cdfiles 2. To uninstall the Intel Server RAID Controller U3-1 components for UnixWare: a. Type “cd /cdfiles/os_setup/unixware”...

  • Page 96: Support

    World Wide Web Site: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/srcu31 2.6.1 Telephone Talk to a Customer Support Technician** (Intel reserves the right to change pricing for telephone support at any time without notice). In U.S.: 1-900-555-5800 (M-F, 7:00 am-5:00 pm, Th 7:00 am-3:00 pm, PST). Calls billed at U.S.

  • Page 97: Exploring The Utilities

    Exploring the Utilities Introduction The Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 (SRCU31) Utilities chapter provides information on OS- independent utilities including the Make Diskettes option (to create these utilities onto backup diskettes), the Update Flash Utility (for updating a valid image in flash), the Advanced RAID...

  • Page 98: Rom-Dos Startup Menu

    Drivers Diskettes button. The Make Utility and Drivers Diskettes window appears. Click on the appropriate utility button. A DOS window appears. Insert a blank high-density diskette in drive A: and press Enter to extract the software. Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 99: Make Diskettes Options

    Contact Technical Support should you be unable to update the Flash successfully. Follow the procedure in Section 3.2.1.3 to update SRCU31. Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 100: Update Raid Firmware Screen

    The RAID Firmware Download Successful screen is shown in Figure 3-4. 5. Remove the CD-ROM from the CD-ROM drive and reboot the system to use the new firmware update. Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 101: Raid Firmware Download Successful

    If you are using the SRCU31 adapter card, change the jumper settings as follows: a. Take all precautions to prevent ESD damage before handling the SRCU31 adapter card. Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 102: Jumper Settings (View Of Bottom Right Corner Of Card)

    SRCU31 adapter card in the PCI slot in which it was previously installed. Reattach the SCSI drives to the adapter card. e. Replace the cover, reconnect all power cords and power up the system. Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
  • Page 103 Your firmware has been restored. 3.2.1.6 User’s Manual via DOS PDF A DOS-based compatible PDF of the user’s manual is provided on the Intel Integrated RAID CD- ROM. Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
  • Page 104 Exploring the Utilities Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 105: Using The Storage Console

    Management Utilities (including Storage Console) 4.1.2 Introduction The Intel® Integrated RAID Software Suite refers to Intel Integrated RAID software on the CD- ROM delivered with your system. This CD-ROM contains installation software that is required for the configuration and support of Intel Integrated RAID.
  • Page 106 1. Software tools that do not require a network operation system to run. 2. Software tools that do require a network operation system to run. Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 107: Intel® Integrated Raid Software Component Installation

    4.2.1.1 Overview The RAID Monitor Service detects events from the Intel Integrated RAID subsystem and provides a local console alert. The RAID Monitor consists of two software components, the RAID Monitor Application and the RAID Monitor Service. An entry is made in the appropriate event logging mechanism for the host OS.
  • Page 108 Check or uncheck the check box to enable or disable the RAID monitor service, respectively. Unchecking the box disables RAID events from displaying a message on the screen. Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 109: Raid Monitor Application Configuration Dialog

    Select this option to install the DMI Component Instrumentation (CI) for Intel Server RAID Controller U3-1 (SRCU31). This allows the SRCU31 subsystem to be monitored from a local or remote DMI Browser. A DMI browser and Service Layer must be installed on the machine before the CI will load and function.

  • Page 110: Using Intel Server Control (Isc) To Monitor Raid Events

    SRCU31. A brief overview of ISC is provide below followed by instructions on viewing RAID events from the SRCU31 via ISC. Use the documentation provided with your Intel server board for detailed instructions on installing and using ISC.
  • Page 111 You must have administrative level permissions to install Intel Integrated RAID DMI CI software. 1. Insert the Intel Server RAID Controller U2-1 CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive. (If the RAID Installer Menu does not appear, then run the setup.exe file that resides at: <CD- ROMroot>\os_setup\winnt\setup.exe on the CD-ROM.)

  • Page 112: Isc Standalone

    To move to the first row in the table, click the First Row button. • To search the table for a specific row, click the Search Row button. Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 113: Browsing Srcu31 Dmi Information

    DMI Explorer offers several different view options. To turn the toolbar on or off click View/Toolbar. To turn the status bar on or off click View/Status Bar. Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 114: Hp Openview* Network Node Manager Integration

    NT operating system. If you are using NNM to manage your network, we have provided some files that will allow you to integrate the management of your Intel Integrated RAID devices into your OpenView framework. Use the following procedure to install the Intel Integrated RAID tools into NNM.

  • Page 115: Hp Openview Installation Files

    -replace definitions to the Event database, which enables NNM to c:\openview\conf\c\iraid.con identify and correctly format incoming events. This command adds the Intel Integrated RAID MIB to the xnmloadmib -silent -load MIB database. This enables the devices to be managed c:\openview\snmp_mibs\raid.mib via the SNMP browser.

  • Page 116: Configuring Raid Volumes Using The Intel® Integrated Raid Storage Console4-12

    Intel® Integrated RAID Storage Console 4.3.1 Getting Started Before using the Intel Integrated RAID browser software, do the initial setup and installation of this product. See “Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 Setup and Installation” on page 2-21 complete installation instructions.

  • Page 117: Launching The Intel® Integrated Raid Storage Console For Remote Administration

    Launching the Intel® Integrated RAID Storage Console for Remote Administration 4.3.3.1 Microsoft Windows NT To configure Intel Integrated RAID on a remote machine, you will need to know its hostname or IP Address. Execute the Storage Console by entering http://[hostname or IP Address]/scripts/iop.exe/ 0/8/0 in your HTML browser.

  • Page 118: Current Configuration With Volume Created

    Expand the capacity of an array (by adding new drives). This option is available if your system has an intelligent drive enclosure that View supports SAF-TE. 4-14 Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 119: Raid Volumes

    Select Delete in the action menu and click on the Submit button. Figure 4-6. RAID Volume List Click on Volume Name (Figure 4-6) to open the Volume Configuration screen (Figure 4-7). Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 4-15 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 120: Volume Configuration

    Sequential Write, Enable Full Write or Modify Volume. Select the appropriate action and submit. For more information on these actions see Section 5.2.8, Caching. 4-16 Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 121: Raid Volume Actions

    # Available Drives in System RAID Level Selected 5 or 1 if global hot spare is selected 4 - 16 5 with global hot spare Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 4-17 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
  • Page 122 2. In Step 2 edit the volume name and size if desired and click on Yes to create the volume. See Figure 4-10. 3. Confirm the new volume configuration by clicking on the Yes button. Figure 4-9. Create Typical Step 1 4-18 Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 123: Select Raid Level

    4-18) and convert the available disk(s) as appropriate. 3. Click on Yes to create the volume. The Volume Created Successfully screen appears. Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 4-19 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 124: Add Volume Information

    Figure 4-13. Modify Volume List 3. Select the RAID level. Click on Submit. The modify strip size screen appears. See Figure 4-14. 4-20 Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 125: Physical Disks

    Table 4-7 shows the actions that are available for each usage state. Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 4-21 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 126: Physical Disk List

    Attributes column.You may return to the Physical Disk configuration screen by clicking on the View/Actions option under Physical Disks. 4-22 Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 127: Physical Disk Configuration

    Gives control of the drive to the RAID subsystem. Identify Drive Normal, Available, Spare Identify a drive. Mark as Normal Failed Marks drive as no longer failed. Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 4-23 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 128: Logical Arrays

    View Array ID, RAID Volumes on Array, Free Space/Total Size and Status. Click on Array ID to view member disks and capacity usage or click on a volume name to view a volume configuration. 4-24 Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 129: Logical Array List

    2. Select the target array by clicking on the appropriate radial button. Select the target disk by clicking on the appropriate check box. 3. Click the Expand Array button. Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 4-25 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 130: Add Disks To Array

    Migration status is displayed in the status area of the RAID Volume List. See Figure 4-20. Figure 4-20. Migration in Progress 4-26 Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 131: Enclosures

    Enclosure ID. To view specific information about a particular disk, click on the Disk ID to view. Disks are listed by Slot number and SCSI ID. Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 4-27...

  • Page 132: Utilities

    (all data on the volumes will be lost) and resets spares as available drives. Warning: If your host operating system is installed on a RAID volume, using this feature will delete the operating system. 4-28 Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 133: Default Bus Scan Type

    RAID recovery utility. Performing a Bus Scan using the Destructive Method 1. Ensure disks are inserted into the system. Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 4-29 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 134: Destructive Bus Scan

    Figure 4-26. 3. Click on the check box (check the box) and then click on Submit to scan all buses (Figure 4-26). 4-30 Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 135: Select Bus Scan Type

    For the system to see the disks when the system is powered up, the user must insert the disk(s) into the system and then bus scan the disks. Figure 4-25. Select Bus Scan Type Figure 4-26. Bus Scan Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 4-31 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 136: Management Utilities (Including Storage Console)

    “0” to “1” to indicate that you wish to configure the second SRCU31. For example: To configure the first SRCU31 (default) use: 4-32 Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
  • Page 137 The Storage Console functions in the same way as with one card, except that only the devices that are attached to it can be configured. Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 4-33 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
  • Page 138 Using the Storage Console 4-34 Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 139: Raid Features

    RAID Features Introduction 5.1.1 In this Chapter This chapter describes how RAID is implemented in the Intel® Integrated RAID solution. 5.1.2 Summary of Contents • Overview of the RAID Subsystem — Ease of Use Features — High Availability/Redundancy — System Management —...
  • Page 140 The data from additional RAID volumes is likewise evenly spread across all the disks in the group. Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 141: Array Expansion

    2000 Mb 2000 Mb 2000 Mb Free Space - 3800 Mb Volume 1 - 2400 Mb Volume 0 - 1800 Mb Array_0 8000 Mb Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 142: High Availability/Redundancy

    ‘hot swap’ it is strongly recommended that ‘hot swapping’ not be done while the drives are being accessed (active I/O). LVD drives and enclosures are especially susceptible to electrical Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 143: System Management

    RAID Levels. The RAID levels offered by Intel Server RAID Controller U3-1 are 0, 1, 5 and 10. A summary of RAID levels, their performance and protection can be found in Table 5-1.

  • Page 144: Overview Of The Raid Subsystem

    RAID 0. about the on RAID 1 arrays with 3 or (no RAID). same as a more disks. single drive. Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 145: Raid Volume Characteristics

    RAID 5 volume. Drives Strip Size 16 KB, 32 KB, 64 KB, 128 KB Status Normal, Degraded, Migrating, Failed States Idle, Initializing, Rebuilding, Expanding, Transforming Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 146: Factors To Consider When Selecting A Raid Level

    Specify Volume Name volume. The first character must be an alpha character. Specify the Data Enter either the size in MB or leave the entry at 0 and the Intel® Server RAID Capacity Controller U3-1 software creates the largest available volume size.

  • Page 147: Arrays

    RAID volume. RAID level refers to the level of data performance and protection of a RAID volume. A RAID volume refers to the group of physical disks which are used to hold the Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 148: Raid Volume Status

    1. Indicates that a volume may be migrating and degraded at the same time. If the volume becomes degraded during a migration, then the migration completes, and completes the rebuild. 5-10 Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 149: Physical Drive Usage

    The drive is not compatible with the firmware on SRCU31 adapter card. To gain access Incompatible Version to this drive, use it with the adapter card with appropriate firmware or low level format the drive. Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 5-11 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 150: Disk Actions, Usage And Status

    Drive is not controlled by RAID firmware and thus cannot be a part of a RAID volume. Pass-through The drive will be available to the operating system as an individual disk. Gives control of the device to the Intel Integrated RAID subsystem. A reboot may be Claim on Reboot required depending on previous usage.

  • Page 151: Caching

    RAID controller cache until the actual write to disk occurs. Caching occurs for both sequential and random data. Note: Intel Integrated RAID software provides write-back cache capability to improve host performance for certain types of applications. Applications which may benefit from the write-back cache Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 5-13 Download from Www.Somanuals.com.

  • Page 152: Raid Levels Examples

    Strips D0, D1, D2 and D3 constitute the first stripe in Volume 0. Strip size is specified when you create a RAID volume. 5-14 Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 153: Data Map Of A Raid Level 0 Volume With 4 Disks, Showing The First 5 Stripes

    5-4. In a two disk RAID 1 volume, each disk has an identical copy of the data. In the event a disk fails, data integrity is maintained. Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 5-15 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 154: Data Map Of A Raid Level 1 Volume, Volume On 2 Disks With Mirroring

    Disk #1 Disk #2 Vol 1 Vol 0 Data Map of a RAID Level 10 Volume Di is the i'th data strip 5-16 Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 155: Data Map Of A Raid 10 Volume With 5 Disks, Showing The First 4 Stripes Using Double Mirroring - Striping With Mirroring With Four Disks

    Data Map of a RAID Level 5 Volume Di is the i'th data strip Pi is the parity strip for the i'th stripe Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 5-17 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
  • Page 156 RAID Features 5-18 Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 157: A Hardware Details

    Hardware Details About this Chapter This chapter provides installation information, product features and specifications of the Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 (SRCU31) hardware. A.1.1 Summary of Contents • Features and Specifications — Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 Functions and Features —...
  • Page 158 Instant availability/background initialization of RAID Volumes • Global Hot Spares • Event Notification Figure A-2. Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 Adapter Card SDRAM DIMM socket Intel® i960® RN I/O Processor 32 MB ECC 100 MHz Core Expands up to 128 MB...

  • Page 159: Intel® Server Raid Controller U3-1 Specifications

    Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 Specifications Table A-1. Hardware Architecture Features Component Feature Intel i960® RN I/O Processor, 100MHz, RISC 32-bit core. This controller features hardware XOR support for highspeed RAID 5 parity calculations. 3.3V, unbuffered PC100, ECC, SDRAM DIMM expandable to...
  • Page 160 Low Voltage Differential (LVD) Support SRCU31 supports Ultra-2 LVD SCSI operating at up to 80MB/sec. and Ultra160 LVD SCSI operating at up to 160MB/sec. Table A-4. SCSI Drive Standards for the Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 Maximum Cable Length in Intel® Server...

  • Page 161: Regulatory Information

    Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. If necessary, the user should consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
  • Page 162 Hardware Details Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 163: B Troubleshooting Scenarios

    Problem: If you have two Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 (SRCU31) adapters installed in the system, there is no hyperlink in Storage Console to view the second card. Using two SRCU31 controllers in one system is a supported configuration, however, there are some caveats that must be understood before setting up two SRCU31 adapters in one system.
  • Page 164 MBR on drive 0x80 then this issue will not occur (a partition can be setup and selected to have NT installed on any drive). Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
  • Page 165 When installing Windows NT to a RAID volume, only the volumes (or logical drives) that are attached to the first SRCU31 enumerated by the system BIOS will be available to install the NT Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 166: Windows Nt

    BIOS. Therefore NT will only see one SRCU31 until the miniport driver is replaced with the block storage OSM (after install). After NT and the Intel Integrated RAID software has been installed, NT is able to see all SRCU31’s installed in the system.

  • Page 167: Browser Configuration During Initial Installation

    4. Select O.K. 5. Select O.K. Solution: For Internet Explorer 5.0 Browsers 1. From the Tools menu bar in Internet Explorer select Internet Options. Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
  • Page 168 Solution: Do not run the SRCU31 as a proxy server in a network where it will filter messages from other clients and servers. Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 169: Running A Browser On The Unixware Server

    HTTP headers. The headers it did return are: (The remainder of the page is blank.) Solution: Execute Storage Console from the local console as the local administrator at Terminal Server. Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
  • Page 170 Troubleshooting Scenarios Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 171: C Error Messages Defined

    "ERROR 2101: Multiple RAID Adapter cards found in the system. Please turn off the system. Keep only one RAID Adapter card in the system and restart." Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
  • Page 172 Please reboot the system to continue." Contact Technical Support. "ERROR 2119: Insufficient Memory to complete specified action. Free addi- tional memory and try again" Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
  • Page 173 The user should also ensure the file or the storage medium is not corrupt. C.2.2.2. Internal Errors For Internal Errors 2000 – 2099, please contact your Server OEM for support. Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
  • Page 174 1500 – Downloaded Firmware Error 1501 – Generic Internal Error 1502 – Cannot Allocate Operations List Buffer 1503 – Cannot Allocate Results List Buffer Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
  • Page 175 WARNING xxxx: blinking. The warning description describes the warning symptom. Warning Codes 1751 – Do you want to exit the RAID Configuration Utility? Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
  • Page 176 Error Messages Defined Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
  • Page 177 This does not allow a read from cache following a write, but all read commands get data from disk, eliminating cache lookup. Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Glossary-1 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
  • Page 178 SCSI signalling is used. Mirroring A data protection technique that duplicates the data from one drive to another. This is known as RAID Level 1. Glossary-2 Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
  • Page 179 Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Glossary-3 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
  • Page 180 (4k - 128k depending on the RAID level). Note: a two disk RAID level 1 volume will always have a 64k strip size. Glossary-4 Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
  • Page 181 RAID levels (examples) factors to consider when selecting level global hot spare hardware hot plug disk drive support architecture features instant initialization Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Index-i Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.

  • Page 182: Custom Configuration - Boot Device Select

    4-15 View/Actions summary of contents 4-24 replacing a failed drive 4-13 screen displays 4-28 Utilities 4-29 Bus Scan volume creating 4-32 Options Index-ii Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
  • Page 183 Windows NT 2-16 in RAID Configuration Utility 2-21 2-32 setup and installation 5-10 volume status 2-22 2-32 system requirements volumes Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Index-iii Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
  • Page 184 Index Index-iv Intel® Server RAID Controller U3-1 User’s Manual Rev 1.0 Download from Www.Somanuals.com. All Manuals Search And Download.
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