User Interface; System Management - Intel SRCS14L - RAID Controller User Manual

Note: The architecture block diagram in
generalization. Its goal is to cover all OS implementations. Certain blocks may or may not be
relevant to each specific OS.
3.1.1

User Interface

3.1.1.1 Storage Console
The Storage Console is a text-based user interface. It is a full-featured monitoring and
configuration utility for managing all aspects of the RAID subsystem as well as many features of
the RAID controller. It can be accessed via two methods. The first is during system boot time when
entering the controller's BIOS by depressing the <Ctrl>+<G> keys when prompted. The utility
accesses the RAID subsystem via the PCI BIOS.
The other method of accessing the Storage Console is via launching the application from within the
host operating system.
Storage Console communicates with the firmware via a common API both during system POST
and from within the host OS. This unique feature allows for a common user interface (UI) between
both OS and pre-OS environments.
3.1.1.2 Storage Console+
Storage Console+ provides a graphical user interface (GUI) for the Storage Console. However, it
runs only on Microsoft Windows-based systems and has the same features and functionality with
only a few exceptions.
3.1.2

System Management

3.1.2.1 RAID Mail Utility
The RAID Mail utility provides the RAID subsystem the ability to send notifications of specific
IIR events to remote computer stations. This utility takes certain messages generated by the RAID
Configuration Service and converts them into standard mail messages (for Windows NT/9x/200/
XP, in MAPI format). It relies on the IIR API for communication to the IIR specific information. It
can send messages locally (pop-up messages on local monitor) or to specific remote workstations.
It also can interface with standard email applications (like Microsoft Outlook or Exchange)
installed on the local system.
3.1.2.2 SNMP Extension Agent
The SNMP Extension Agent is the interface between SNMP and the IIR Management Information
Base (MIB). It interacts with the host resident MIB as well as the IIR HBA (via the IIR API) to
respond to SNMP requests.
Technical Product Specification
Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L
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