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Intel SRCU32 - RAID Controller User Manual

Intel SRCU32 - RAID Controller User Manual (182 pages)

User Guide

Brand: Intel | Category: Computer Hardware | Size: 2.77 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
3
1 Introduction and General Information

13
- Intended Audience
  13
- RAID Levels
  13
- Chaining
  17
  - Configuring a Chaining Set Using Storcon
    17
- Levels of Drive Hierarchy Within the Intel RAID Controller SRCU32 Firmware
  18
  - Level 1
    18
  - Level 2
    18
  - Level 3
    18
  - Level 4
    19
- Transparency of Host Drives
  19
  - Using CD-Roms, Dats, Tapes, Etc
    20
2 Getting Started

21
3 Installing Microsoft Windows NT or Windows 2000

47
- Operating System Installation Procedures
  47
  - Pre-Installation Requirements Checklist
    47
    
    Minimum Hardware Requirements
    47
    
    Minimum Software Requirements
    48
  - Installing an Operating System Onto a RAID Volume or Single Disk
    48
    
    Windows 2000 / NT 4.0 Installation Procedures
    49
    
    Installing the os
    49
    
    Figure 10. Controller Settings
    49
    
    Installing an os Onto an IDE or SCSI Hard Drive Not Attached to the Intel RAID Controller SRCU32
    50
    
    Windows 2000 / NT 4.0 Installation Procedures
    50
    
    Upgrading an os (Windows NT 4.0 to Windows 2000) that Is Currently Installed on a RAID Volume or Single Disk
    52
    
    Installation to an Existing os
    53
- Installing Drivers for the Intel RAID Controller SRCU32
  54
4 Installing Linux

55
5 Installing Novell Netware

63
6 Installing Unixware

71
7 Storage Console

77
- Storcon Features
  77
- Storcon Is
  77
- Loading Storcon
  78
- The Storcon Program
  83
  - Select Interface
    84
  - Figure 4. RAID 4
    84
  - Figure 14. Select Interface
    84
  - Table 14. Host Drive Types
    84
  - Select Controller
    85
  - Figure 15. Remote Machine
    85
  - Figure 16. Select Controller
    85
  - Monitor and Express / Advanced Setup
    86
    
    Monitor Menu
    86
    
    Express Setup / Advanced Setup Menus
    86
    
    Figure 17. Monitor and Express Setup / Advanced Setup Menu
    86
- Monitor Menu
  87
  - View Statistics
    87
  - Figure 18. View Statistics Menu
    87
  - View Events
    88
  - Figure 19. Physical Drive Statistics
    88
  - Figure 20. Logfile Name
    88
  - View Hard Drive Info
    89
    
    The Retries Counter
    89
    
    The Reassigns Counter
    89
    
    Figure 21. Controller Events
    89
    
    Figure 22. Hard Drive Information
    89
    
    The Grown Defects Counter
    90
    
    Last Status
    90
    
    Figure 23. Hard Drive Last Status
    90
  - Save Information
    91
  - Figure 24. Save Information
    91
- Express Setup
  92
- Advanced Setup
  100
  - Configure Controller
    100
    
    Controller Settings
    100
    
    Figure 39. Controller Settings Dialog
    100
    
    Table 15. Controller Settings
    100
    
    Firmware Update
    101
    
    Intelligent Fault Bus
    101
    
    Non-Intelligent Enclosures
    102
    
    Figure 40. Select Enclosure
    102
    
    Advanced Settings
    103
    
    Figure 41. Enclosure Slots
    103
    
    Figure 42. Advanced Settings Dialog
    103
    
    Table 16. Advanced Settings
    103
    
    Clear Log Buffer
    104
  - Configure Physical Devices
    104
    
    Keyboard Commands
    104
    
    Figure 43. Select Physical Drive
    104
    
    SCSI Parameter / Initialize
    105
    
    Figure 44. Initialize Disk
    105
    
    Check Surface
    106
    
    Figure 45. Disk Initialization Confirmation
    106
    
    View Status/Defects
    107
    
    De-Initialize Disk
    107
    
    Lock/Unlock Disk
    107
    
    Enclosure Status
    107
    
    Figure 46. View Status/Defects
    107
    
    Table 17. View Status/Defects
    107
    
    Figure 47. Enclosure Status
    108
    
    Figure 48. Enclosure Slots
    108
    
    Figure 49. Block Diagram of a SAF-TE Subsystem
    109
    
    Configure Logical Drives
    110
    
    Keyboard Commands
    110
    
    Figure 50. Select Logical Drive
    110
    
    Figure 51. Select Physical Drive
    110
    
    Figure 52. Create Single Drive
    111
    
    Figure 53. Drive Size
    111
  - Configure Array Drives
    112
    
    Keyboard Commands
    112
    
    Figure 54. Select Array Drive
    112
    
    Figure 55. Array Drive Menu
    112
    
    Change Drive Name
    113
    
    Expand Array Drive
    113
    
    Figure 56. Expand Array Dialog
    113
    
    Add RAID 1 Component
    114
    
    Replace Array Component
    114
    
    Remove RAID 1 Component
    114
    
    Remove Array Drive
    114
    
    Figure 57. Remove Drive Confirmation
    114
    
    Add Hot Fix Drive
    115
  - In the Event of a Drive Failure
    115
    
    Remove Hot Fix Drive
    116
    
    Hot Fix Pool Access
    116
    
    Parity Verify
    116
    
    Periodic Parity Verify
    116
    
    Figure 58. Progress Information
    116
    
    Build/Rebuild Progress
    117
  - Create New Array Drive
    117
    
    Figure 59. Create New Array Drive
    117
    
    Figure 60. Choose Type
    118
    
    Figure 61. Strip Size
    118
    
    Figure 62. Choose Build Type
    118
    
    Figure 63. Create Array Drive Confirmation
    118
    
    Figure 64. Drive Size Dialog
    119
    
    Figure 65. Array Drive Status
    119
    
    Notes on the Configuration of RAID 0, 1, 4, 5 and 10 Arrays Drives
    119
  - Configure Host Drives
    120
    
    Change Drive Name
    120
    
    Swap Host Drives
    120
    
    Figure 66. Host Drive Configuration
    120
    
    Remove Host Drives
    121
    
    Split Host Drive
    121
    
    Merge Host Drives
    121
    
    Partition Host Drives
    121
    
    Overwrite Master Boot Code
    121
8 Storage Console Plus

123
- Introduction
  123
  - Monitoring of the Whole Subsystem
    123
  - Remote Configuration and Maintenance
    123
- The Storcon+ Controls
  124
  - The Toolbar
    124
  - Figure 67. Storcon+ Plus Toolbar
    124
  - Table 18. Toolbar Icons
    124
  - The Status Bar
    125
  - Window Menu Commands
    125
  - Help Menu Commands
    125
  - Figure 68. Status Bar
    125
  - Figure 69. Window Menu
    125
  - Figure 70. Help Menu
    125
  - File Menu Commands
    126
  - View Menu Commands
    126
  - The Chart Menu
    126
  - Figure 71. File Menu
    126
  - Figure 72. View Menu
    126
  - Figure 73. Chart Menu
    126
  - The Configuration Menu Commands
    127
  - Figure 74. Physical Configuration Menu
    127
  - Figure 75. Logical Configuration Menu
    127
  - Figure 76. Refresh Rate Settings Dialog
    127
- Select Controller
  128
  - Figure 77. Logical Configuration Menu
    128
  - Table 19. Configuration Menu Refresh Settings
    128
  - Figure 78. Select Controller
    129
  - Figure 79. Sockets
    129
  - Figure 80. Physical Configuration Icon
    130
  - Figure 81. Example of a Physical Configuration and the Controller Settings
    130
  - Physical Configuration Window
    130
  - Figure 82. Controller Icon
    131
  - Figure 83. Controller Settings Dialogs
    131
  - Controller Configuration Settings
    132
    
    Change Settings
    132
    
    Save Information
    132
    
    Table 20. Controller Settings
    132
  - Firmware Update
    133
  - I/O Processors
    134
    
    Table 21. I/O Processor Icons
    134
    
    Figure 84. Processor Information
    135
    
    Channel Settings
    136
    
    Hot Plug: Add Disk
    136
    
    Rescan ID(S)
    136
  - Direct Access Devices
    137
    
    Table 22. Direct Access Device Icons
    137
    
    Figure 85. Physical Drive Information
    138
    
    Synchronous Transfer
    139
    
    Table 23. Data Transfer Rates
    139
    
    The SCSI Parameter/Initialize
    139
    
    De-Initialize a Physical Disk
    140
    
    Disconnect
    140
    
    Lock / Unlock a Removable Disk
    140
    
    SCSI Read Cache / SCSI Write Cache
    140
    
    Tagged Queues
    140
  - Non Direct Access Devices (Raw Devices)
    141
  - Table 24. Non Direct Access Devices
    141
- Logical Configuration Window
  142
  - Host Drives
    142
    
    Normal Host Drive
    142
  - Array Drives
    142
  - Figure 86. Logical Configuration
    142
  - Table 25. Host Drive Icons
    142
  - Table 26. Array Drive Icons
    143
  - Logical Drives
    144
  - Physical Drives
    144
  - Table 27. Logical Drive Icons
    144
  - Table 28. Physical Drive Icon
    144
  - The Host Drive Information Window
    145
  - Figure 87. Host Drive Information Window
    145
  - The Array Drive Information Window
    146
  - Figure 88. Array Drive Information Window
    146
  - The Logical Drive Information Window
    148
  - Figure 89. Logical Drive Information Window
    148
  - Change the Name of a Drive
    149
  - Remove a Host Drive
    149
  - Create a New Host Drive
    150
  - Figure 90. Create a New Host Drive
    150
  - Parity Verify
    151
  - Figure 91. Array Build Information Dialog
    151
  - Figure 92. Parity Verify
    151
  - Parity Recalculate
    152
  - Progress Information
    152
  - Figure 93. Parity Verify Progress Information
    152
  - Expansion of an Array
    153
  - Figure 94. Logical Configuration
    154
  - Add a Hot Fix Drive
    155
  - Figure 95. Add Hot Fix Drive
    155
  - Remove a Hot Fix Drive
    156
  - Hot Fix Pool Access
    156
  - Add a RAID 1 Component (Mirror a Drive)
    156
  - Remove a RAID 1 Component (Remove a Mirror Drive)
    157
  - Figure 96. Add RAID 1 Component
    157
  - Replace a Logical Drive
    158
  - The Different States of an Array Drive
    158
    
    The Ready State
    158
    
    Figure 97. the Ready State
    158
    
    The Idle State
    159
    
    The Build / Rebuild State
    159
    
    The Fail State
    160
    
    The Error State
    160
- The Statistics Window
  161
- The Controller Events Window
  162
- Table 29. Event Window Icons
  162
- Storcon+ Help
  163
- Intel RAID Controller SRCU32 Service and Intel RAID Controller SRCU32 Mail
  165
9 Getting Help

171
- World Wide Web
  171
- Telephone
  171
  - In U.S. and Canada
    171
  - In Europe
    171
  - In Asia-Pacific Region
    172
  - In Japan
    172
  - In Latin America
    172
10 Regulatory and Certification Information

173
- Product Regulatory Compliance
  173
  - Product Safety Compliance
    173
  - Product EMC Compliance
    173
  - Product Regulatory Compliance Markings
    174
- Electromagnetic Compatibility Notices
  175
  - FCC Verification Statement (USA)
    175
  - ICES-003 (Canada)
    176
  - CE Declaration of Conformity (Europe)
    176
  - BSMI (Taiwan)
    176
- Warnings and Cautions
  176
  - Warnings
    176
  - Cautions
    176
11 Appendix

177
- BIOS Information
  177
  - Background I/O's
    177
  - BIOS Boot Messages
    177
- FLASH Memory Programming
  179
  - Firmware Update Procedure Via XROM Storcon
    179
- Firmware Recovery
  180
- PCI Hot Plug Overview
  181
  - Hot Insertion
    181
  - Hot Removal
    181

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