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ICP RAID Software |
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Introduction 1 |
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1.1 Using the User Documentation Set |
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1.1.1 Document Formats |
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1.2 About This Guide |
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1.2.1 Installation Guide |
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1.2.2 User’s Guide |
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1.3 RAID Levels |
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1.3.1 RAID 0 - Data Striping |
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Figure 11. RAID 0 - Data Striping |
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1.3.2 RAID 1 - Disk Mirroring/Disk Duplexing |
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Figure 12. RAID 1 - Disk Mirroring |
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Figure 13. RAID 1 - Disk Duplexing |
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1.3.3 RAID 4 - Data Striping With a Dedicated Parity Drive |
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Figure 14. RAID 4 - Data Striping With a Dedicated Parity Drive |
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1.3.4 RAID 5 - Data Striping with Striped Parity |
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Figure 15. RAID 5 - Data Striping with Striped Parity |
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1.3.5 RAID 10 - Combination of RAID 1 and RAID 0 |
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Figure 16. RAID 10 - Combination of RAID 1 and RAID 0 |
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1.3.6 Levels of Drive Hierarchy Within the ICP RAID Firmware |
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1.3.6.1 Level 1 |
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1.3.6.2 Level 2 |
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1.3.6.3 Level 3 |
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1.3.6.4 Level 4 |
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1.4 Transparency of Host Drives |
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1.4.1 Using CD-ROMs, DATs, Tapes, etc. |
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Getting Started 2 |
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2.1 Determine the RAID Configuration |
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Table 21. Pre-installation Worksheet (Creating a Host Drive for the Operating System) |
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2.2 Create the RAID Driver Installation Diskette |
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2.2.1 Preferred Method |
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Figure 27. Main Menu |
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Figure 28. Create Diskettes Menu |
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Figure 29. Select an OS to Create |
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2.2.2 Alternative Methods |
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2.2.2.1 Create ICP RAID Driver for Any Supported OS using a Windows Server |
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Figure 210. ICP RAID Splash Screen |
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Figure 211. Select an Operating System Screen |
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2.2.2.2 Create OpenServer ICP RAID Driver |
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2.2.2.3 Create SCO UnixWare ICP RAID Driver |
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2.3 Install the ICP RAID Controller |
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Quick Installation 3 |
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3.1 Roadmap for Quick Installation |
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Table 32. High Level Steps for Quick Installation |
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3.2 Create a Bootable Host Drive—RAID 1 Mirrored Array |
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Figure 312. Select Controller |
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Figure 313. Configure Host Drives |
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Figure 314. Create New Host Drive |
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Figure 315. Select Physical Drive |
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Figure 316. Choose Type Menu |
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Figure 317. Host Drive Creation Confirmation |
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Figure 318. Drive Capacity |
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Figure 319. Newly Created Host Drive |
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3.3 Create a Bootable Host Drive—RAID 5 Disk Array with Hot Fix |
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Figure 320. Select Controller |
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Figure 321. Configure Host Drives |
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Figure 322. Create New Host Drive |
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Figure 323. Select Physical Drive |
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Figure 324. Choose Type Menu |
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Figure 325. Host Drive Creation Confirmation |
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Figure 326. Drive Capacity |
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Figure 327. Newly Created Host Drive |
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Figure 328. Progress Window |
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3.4 Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows NT Quick Installation |
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3.4.1 Minimum Requirements |
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3.4.2 OS Installation Procedures |
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3.4.2.1 Installing Windows Using the Installation Boot Diskettes |
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3.4.2.2 Installing Windows Using the Bootable Windows CD-ROM |
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3.5 Novell NetWare 4.2x, 5.x and 6.x Quick Installation |
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3.5.1 Minimum Requirements |
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3.5.2 OS Installation Procedures |
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3.5.2.1 New Installation of NetWare 4.20 with the SRCRX.HAM Driver |
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3.5.2.2 New Installation of NetWare 5.1x with the SRCRX.HAM Driver |
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3.5.2.3 New Installation of NetWare 6.x with the SRCRX.HAM Driver |
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3.6 SCO UnixWare 7.1.1 and 8.0 Quick Installation |
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3.6.1 Minimum Requirements |
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3.6.2 OS Installation Procedures |
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3.7 RAID Software Suite Quick Installation |
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3.7.1 Microsoft Windows 2000 and NT 4.0 |
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Figure 329. RAID Software Setup Splash Screen |
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Figure 330. Setup Type |
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3.7.2 Novell NetWare 4.2x, 5.x and 6.x |
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3.7.2.1 Installing the ICP RAID Controller Tools Kit Package |
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3.7.2.2 Configuring Tools for Remote Access |
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3.7.3 SCO UnixWare 7.1.1 or 8.0 |
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Installing Microsoft Windows NT / 2000 / XP 4 |
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4.1 Operating System Installation Procedures |
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4.1.1 Pre-Installation Requirements Checklist |
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4.1.1.1 Minimum Hardware Requirements |
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4.1.1.2 Computer System Requirements |
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4.1.1.3 Minimum Software Requirements |
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4.1.2 Installing an Operating System onto a Host Drive |
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4.1.2.1 Create a Host Drive |
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4.1.2.2 Windows 2000 / XP Professional / NT 4.0 Installation Procedures |
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4.1.2.3 Installing the OS |
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4.1.3 Installing an OS onto a Disk Drive not Attached to the ICP RAID Controller |
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4.1.3.1 Windows 2000 / XP Professional / NT 4.0 Installation Procedures |
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4.1.4 Upgrading/Replacing Windows NT 4.0 Server installed on a host drive |
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4.1.4.1 Before you Begin |
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4.1.4.2 Upgrading Windows NT 4.0 to Windows 2000 |
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4.1.4.3 Replacing existing Windows NT 4.0 with Windows XP Professional |
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4.1.5 Installation to an Existing OS |
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4.1.5.1 Minimum Requirements |
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4.1.5.2 Installing Drivers for your ICP RAID Controller |
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4.1.6 Replacing Compatible ICP RAID Controllers in Windows 2000 / XP |
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4.1.6.1 If OS Is on a Host Drive Connected to the ICP RAID Controller |
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4.1.6.2 If OS is on an IDE Drive Connected to the Motherboard |
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4.2 Configuring the RAID Configuration Service |
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Figure 431. Access Account Manager |
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Figure 432. Enter User Account and Password |
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Figure 433. Confirm User Account and Password |
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Installing Linux 5 |
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5.1 Before you begin |
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5.1.1 Linux Drivers and Updates |
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Table 53. Driver Diskette or Driver Update |
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5.1.2 Available Drivers and Tools on the RAID Software Suite CD- ROM |
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5.1.3 Assumptions About Path Names |
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Table 54. Linux Path Names |
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5.2 General Installation Notes |
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5.2.1 Minimum Hardware Requirements |
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5.2.1.1 Computer System Requirements |
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5.2.1.2 Minimum Software Requirements |
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5.3 Installing Red Hat Linux 7.x on a Host Drive |
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5.4 Installing an ICP RAID Controller onto an Existing Linux Server |
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5.4.1 Installation of Driver Sources from the RAID Software Suite CD- ROM |
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5.5 GDTH Driver Parameters |
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5.5.1 Reservation of SCSI Devices |
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5.5.2 Further Driver Parameters |
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5.6 Installation of ICPCON Monitoring Utility |
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5.6.1 Installation of ICPCON from the RAID Software Suite CD-ROM |
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5.6.2 Using ICPCON Monitoring Utility |
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5.7 Remote Monitoring with the ICP vortex SRCD Remote Access Service |
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5.7.1 SRCD Installation Instructions from the RAID Software Suite CD-ROM |
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Installing Novell NetWare 6 |
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6.1 Pre-Installation Requirements Checklist |
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6.1.1 Minimum Hardware Requirements |
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6.1.1.1 Computer System Requirements |
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6.1.2 Minimum Software Requirements |
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6.2 New installation of NetWare 4.2x, 5.xx and 6.x |
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6.2.1 New Installation of NetWare 4.20 with the SRCRX.HAM Driver |
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6.2.2 New Installation of NetWare 5.0 with the SRCRX.HAM Driver |
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6.2.3 New Installation of NetWare 5.1x with the SRCRX.HAM Driver |
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6.2.4 New Installation of NetWare 6.x with the SRCRX.HAM Driver |
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6.3 Adding Drivers and/or ICP RAID Console to an existing NetWare Installation |
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6.3.1 Installing the ICP RAID Driver Package |
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6.3.2 Installing the ICP RAID Controller Tools Kit Package |
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6.3.2.1 Configuring Tools for Remote Access |
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6.4 ASPI Support for NetWare 4.2x, 5.x |
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6.5 Tips and Tricks |
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6.5.1 Last Status Information |
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6.5.2 Adding Additional Capacity after an Online Capacity Expansion |
75 |
Installing SCO UnixWare 7 |
76 |
7.1 General Installation Notes |
76 |
7.1.1 Minimum Hardware Requirements |
76 |
7.1.1.1 Computer System Requirements |
76 |
7.1.2 Minimum Software Requirements |
76 |
7.2 Installing the ICP RAID Controller as Boot Controller |
77 |
7.3 Installing the ICP RAID Controller as an Additional Controller |
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7.3.1 No ICP RAID Controller Has Yet Been Configured |
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7.3.2 An ICP RAID Controller Has Already Been Configured |
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7.4 Installing an Operating System onto an Array Drive or Single Disk |
78 |
7.5 Hardware Identifiers of SCSI Devices |
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7.5.1 Host adapter Number (HA) |
79 |
7.5.2 Bus Number, Target ID and LUN |
79 |
7.5.2.1 Configuration Example (1st channel = 0, 2nd = 1, virtual =2) |
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Table 75. Bus Number, Target ID and LUN |
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7.6 Additional Information |
80 |
7.7 Host Drive Removal |
81 |
7.8 Remote Monitoring with the SRCD Remote Access Service |
81 |
7.8.1 SRCD Installation Instructions |
81 |
Installing SCO OpenServer 8 |
82 |
8.1 General Installation Notes |
82 |
8.1.1 Minimum Hardware Requirements |
82 |
8.1.1.1 Computer System Requirements |
82 |
8.1.2 Minimum Software Requirements |
82 |
8.1.3 Additional Installation Notes |
83 |
8.1.4 Installing OpenServer on a System with Multiple SCSI or RAID Controllers |
84 |
8.1.5 Installing an Operating System onto an Array Drive or Single Disk |
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8.1.6 Installing the operating system to an Disk Drive not attached to the RAID Card |
84 |
8.2 Instructions on mkdev (ADM) for 3.2v5.x (Open Server) |
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8.2.1 Host adapter Number (HA) |
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8.2.2 UNIX Target ID and LUN |
85 |
8.2.3 Configuration Example |
85 |
Table 86. UNIX Target ID and LUN |
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8.3 Additional Information |
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8.4 Remote Monitoring with the SRCD Remote Access Service |
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8.4.1 SRCD Installation Instructions |
87 |
Installing Berkeley UNIX FreeBSD 9 |
88 |
9.1 General Installation Notes |
88 |
9.1.1 Minimum Hardware Requirements |
88 |
9.1.1.1 Computer System Requirements |
88 |
9.1.2 Minimum Software Requirements |
88 |
9.2 Installing an Operating System onto an Array Drive or Single Disk |
89 |
9.3 Installing an OS onto an IDE or SCSI Disk Drive not Attached to the ICP RAID Controller |
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9.4 ICP RAID Controller Installation in an Already Configured FreeBSD System |
90 |
9.4.1 Installation Procedure |
90 |
9.4.2 Un-installation Procedure |
90 |
9.5 Remote Monitoring with the SRCD Remote Access Service |
91 |
9.5.1 SRCD Installation Instructions |
91 |
9.5.1.1 Install the SRCD package |
91 |
9.5.1.2 Configuring SRCD |
91 |
ICP RAID Console 10 |
93 |
10.1 ICPCON Features |
93 |
10.2 Installing and Launching ICPCON |
94 |
10.2.1 Launching the ICPCON Program Under NetWare |
94 |
10.2.2 Installing and Launching ICPCON under Windows NT/2000/XP |
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Figure 1034. ICP RAID Splash Screen |
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Figure 1035. Setup Type |
96 |
10.2.3 Installing and Launching ICPCON Under Linux |
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10.2.4 Launching ICPCON Under OpenServer |
97 |
10.2.5 Launching ICPCON Under UnixWare |
97 |
10.2.6 Launching ICPCON Under FreeBSD |
97 |
10.2.7 Un-installing the RAID Software Suite |
97 |
10.3 The ICPCON Program |
98 |
Table 107. Host Drive Types |
99 |
Figure 1036. Select Interface |
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10.3.1 Select Interface |
100 |
Figure 1037. Remote Machine |
100 |
10.3.2 Select Controller |
100 |
Figure 1038. Select Controller |
101 |
10.3.3 Express Setup / Advanced Setup and Monitor Menus |
101 |
Figure 1039. Express Setup and Monitor Menus |
101 |
Figure 1040. Advanced Setup and Monitor Menus |
101 |
10.4 Express Setup |
101 |
10.4.1 Configure Host Drives |
102 |
10.4.1.1 Create New Host Drive |
102 |
Figure 1041. Select Host Drive Screen |
102 |
Figure 1042. Select Physical Drive and Choose Type Screens |
103 |
Figure 1043. Create Host Drive Confirmation |
103 |
Figure 1044. Hard Disk Capacity to Use |
104 |
Figure 1045. SAF-TE Auto Hot Plug |
104 |
Figure 1046. Cluster Popup Window |
104 |
Figure 1047. Newly Created Host Drive |
105 |
Figure 1048. Progress Information: Non-destructive Array Build |
106 |
10.4.1.2 Host Drive Statuses |
106 |
10.4.1.3 Host Drive Screen |
108 |
Figure 1049. Host Drive Menu for an Existing Host Drive |
108 |
10.4.2 Repair Array Drives |
109 |
Figure 1050. Array Drive Summary |
110 |
Figure 1051. Failed Hard Drive |
110 |
Figure 1052. Replace Hard Drive Prompt |
110 |
Figure 1053. Replace Hard Drive Prompt |
110 |
Figure 1054. Add Disk to Array Confirmation |
110 |
Figure 1055. Array Drive Summary |
111 |
Figure 1056. Array Drive Error State Dialog |
111 |
10.5 Advanced Setup |
111 |
10.5.1 Configure Controller |
112 |
Figure 1057. Configure Controller Menu |
112 |
10.5.1.1 Controller Settings |
112 |
Figure 1058. Controller Settings Dialog |
112 |
Table 108. Controller Settings |
113 |
10.5.1.2 Firmware Update |
114 |
Figure 1059. Firmware Update |
115 |
Figure 1060. Firmware Update Warning |
115 |
10.5.1.3 Intelligent Fault Bus |
116 |
10.5.1.4 Non-Intelligent Enclosures |
116 |
Figure 1061. Select Enclosure |
117 |
Figure 1062. Enclosure Slots |
117 |
Figure 1063. Select Disk |
117 |
10.5.1.5 Advanced Settings |
118 |
Figure 1064. Advanced Settings Warning |
118 |
Figure 1065. Advanced Settings Dialog |
118 |
Table 109. Advanced Settings |
119 |
10.5.1.6 Cluster Settings |
119 |
Figure 1066. Cluster Channels Screen |
119 |
Table 1010. Cluster Channels Settings |
120 |
10.5.1.7 Periodic Parity Verify |
120 |
Figure 1067. Periodic Parity Verify Screen |
120 |
Table 1011. Periodic Parity Verify Settings |
121 |
10.5.1.8 Clear Log Buffer |
121 |
10.5.1.9 Remove Enclosure Config. |
121 |
Figure 1068. Remove Configuration Screen |
122 |
10.5.2 Configure Physical Devices |
122 |
Figure 1069. Select Physical Drive |
123 |
Figure 1070. Configure Disk |
124 |
10.5.2.1 SCSI Parameter / Initialize |
124 |
Figure 1071. Initialize Disk |
124 |
Figure 1072. Disk Initialization Confirmation |
125 |
10.5.2.2 Format Disk |
126 |
10.5.2.3 Check Surface |
126 |
10.5.2.4 View Defects/Status |
127 |
Figure 1073. View Defects/Status |
127 |
10.5.2.5 Deinitialize Disk |
127 |
Figure 1074. Select Physical Drive Screen with Initialized and Fragmented Disk |
128 |
Figure 1075. Select Physical Drive Screen with De-initialized Disk |
128 |
10.5.2.6 Lock Disk or Unlock Disk |
128 |
10.5.2.7 Enclosure Status or Enclosure Slot Configuration |
129 |
Figure 1076. Enclosure Status |
129 |
Figure 1077. Enclosure Slots |
129 |
Figure 1078. Block Diagram of a SAF-TE Subsystem |
130 |
10.5.3 Configure Logical Drives |
130 |
Figure 1079. Select Logical Drive |
131 |
10.5.3.1 Create New Logical Drive |
131 |
Figure 1080. Select Physical Drive |
131 |
Figure 1081. Create Single Drive |
131 |
Figure 1082. Drive Size |
132 |
10.5.4 Configure Array Drives |
132 |
Figure 1083. Select Array Drive |
132 |
10.5.4.1 Array Drive Menu for Existing Array Drives |
133 |
Figure 1084. Array Drive Menu |
133 |
Figure 1085. Expand Popup Window |
134 |
Figure 1086. Remove Drive Confirmation |
135 |
Figure 1087. Progress Information |
138 |
10.5.4.2 Create New Array Drive |
139 |
Figure 1088. Create New Array Drive |
139 |
Figure 1089. Choose Type |
139 |
Figure 1090. Strip Size |
140 |
Figure 1091. Choose Build Type |
140 |
Figure 1092. Create Array Drive Confirmation |
140 |
Figure 1093. Drive Size Dialog |
140 |
Figure 1094. Array Drive Status |
140 |
10.5.4.3 Notes on the Configuration of RAID 0, 1, 4, 5 and 10 Arrays Drives |
141 |
10.5.5 Configure Host Drives |
141 |
10.5.5.1 Create New Host Drive |
142 |
Figure 1095. Select Host Drive Screen |
142 |
Figure 1096. Select Physical Drive and Choose Type Screens |
143 |
Figure 1097. Create Host Drive Confirmation |
143 |
Figure 1098. Strip Size |
143 |
Figure 1099. Hard Disk Capacity to Use |
144 |
Figure 10100. SAF-TE Auto Hot Plug |
144 |
Figure 10101. Cluster Popup Window |
144 |
Figure 10102. Newly Created Host Drive |
145 |
Figure 10103. Progress Information: Non-destructive Array Build |
146 |
10.5.5.2 Host Drive Statuses |
146 |
10.5.5.3 Host Drive Screen |
146 |
Figure 10104. Host Drive Menu for an Existing Host Drive |
146 |
Figure 10105. Host Drive Cluster |
148 |
10.5.6 Repair Array Drives |
148 |
10.6 Monitor Menu |
148 |
10.6.1 View Statistics |
149 |
Figure 10106. View Statistics Menu |
149 |
Figure 10107. Physical Drive Statistics |
149 |
Figure 10108. Logfile Name |
150 |
10.6.2 View Events |
150 |
Figure 10109. Controller Events |
150 |
10.6.3 View Hard Disk Info |
150 |
Figure 10110. Hard Disk Information |
150 |
Figure 10111. Hard Disk Information |
151 |
10.6.4 Save Information |
151 |
Figure 10112. Save Information |
152 |
Figure 10113. Screen Service Messages and Async. Events |
152 |
ICP RAID Navigator 11 |
153 |
11.1 Introduction |
153 |
11.2 The ICP RAID Navigator Controls |
154 |
11.2.1 The Toolbar |
154 |
Figure 11114. ICP RAID Navigator Toolbar |
154 |
Table 1112. Toolbar Icons |
154 |
11.2.2 The Status Bar |
155 |
Figure 11115. Status Bar |
155 |
11.2.3 File Menu Commands |
155 |
Figure 11116. File Menu |
155 |
11.2.4 View Menu Commands |
155 |
Figure 11117. View Menu |
156 |
11.2.5 Window Menu Commands |
156 |
Figure 11118. Window Menu |
156 |
11.2.6 The Chart Menu |
156 |
Figure 11119. Chart Menu |
156 |
11.2.7 The Configuration Menu Commands |
156 |
Figure 11120. Physical Configuration Menu |
157 |
Figure 11121. Logical Configuration Menu |
157 |
Figure 11122. Refresh Rate Settings Dialog |
157 |
Table 1113. Configuration Menu Refresh Settings |
157 |
11.2.8 Help Menu Commands |
158 |
Figure 11123. Help Menu |
158 |
11.3 Select Controller |
158 |
Figure 11124. Select Controller |
158 |
Figure 11125. Select Controller |
159 |
Figure 11126. Sockets |
159 |
Figure 11127. Access Control |
159 |
11.4 Physical Configuration Window |
159 |
Figure 11128. Physical Configuration Icon |
159 |
Figure 11129. Example of a Physical Configuration and the Controller Settings |
160 |
Figure 11130. Controller Icon |
160 |
Figure 11131. Controller Settings Dialogs |
161 |
11.4.1 Controller Configuration Settings |
161 |
11.4.1.1 Change Settings |
161 |
Table 1114. Controller Settings |
161 |
11.4.1.2 Save Information |
162 |
11.4.1.3 Non-Intelligent Enclosures |
162 |
11.4.2 I/O Processors |
163 |
Table 1115. I/O Processor Icons |
163 |
Figure 11132. Processor Information |
163 |
11.4.2.1 Channel Settings |
164 |
11.4.2.2 Rescan ID(s) |
164 |
11.4.2.3 Hot Plug: Add Disk |
164 |
11.4.3 Direct Access Devices |
165 |
Table 1116. Direct Access Device Icons |
165 |
Figure 11133. Physical Drive Information |
166 |
11.4.3.1 The SCSI Parameter/Initialize |
166 |
Table 1117. Data Transfer Rates |
167 |
11.4.3.2 Check Surface |
168 |
11.4.3.3 Deinitialize Disk |
168 |
11.4.3.4 Lock Disk / Unlock Disk |
168 |
11.4.4 Non-Direct Access Devices (Raw Devices) |
169 |
Table 1118. Non Direct Access Devices |
169 |
11.5 Logical Configuration Window |
169 |
Figure 11134. Logical Configuration Icon |
169 |
11.5.1 Host Drives |
170 |
Table 1119. Host Drive Icons |
170 |
11.5.1.1 Normal Host Drive |
170 |
11.5.1.2 Local Mounted Cluster Drive |
170 |
11.5.1.3 Remote Mounted Cluster Drive |
171 |
11.5.1.4 Private Host Drive Belonging To Another ICP RAID Controller |
171 |
11.5.2 Array Drives |
172 |
Table 1120. Array Drive Icons |
173 |
11.5.3 Logical Drives |
174 |
Table 1121. Logical Drive Icons |
174 |
11.5.4 Physical Drives |
174 |
Table 1122. Physical Disk Icon |
174 |
11.5.5 The Host Drive Information Window |
174 |
Figure 11135. Host Drive Information Window |
175 |
11.5.6 The Array Drive Information Window |
175 |
Figure 11136. Array Drive Information Window |
175 |
11.5.7 The Logical Drive Information Window |
176 |
Figure 11137. Logical Drive Information Window |
177 |
11.5.8 Drive Name |
177 |
11.5.9 Properties (of a Host Drive) |
178 |
Figure 11138. Properties |
178 |
11.5.10 Remove (a Host Drive) |
178 |
11.5.11 Create New (Host Drive) |
178 |
Figure 11139. New Host Drive |
179 |
Figure 11140. Array Build Information Dialog |
179 |
11.5.12 Parity Verify |
179 |
Figure 11141. Parity Verify |
180 |
11.5.13 Progress Information |
180 |
Figure 11142. Parity Verify Progress Information |
180 |
11.5.14 Expand Array |
180 |
Figure 11143. Logical Configuration |
181 |
11.5.15 Add Hot Fix |
182 |
Figure 11144. Add Hot Fix Drive |
182 |
11.5.16 Remove Hot Fix |
183 |
11.5.17 Hot Fix Pool Access |
183 |
11.5.18 Add RAID 1 Component (Mirror a Drive) |
183 |
Figure 11145. Add RAID1 Component |
184 |
11.5.19 Remove RAID 1 Component (Remove a Mirror Drive) |
184 |
11.5.20 Replace Drive |
184 |
11.5.21 The Different States of an Array Drive |
185 |
11.5.21.1 The Ready State |
185 |
Figure 11146. The Ready State |
185 |
11.5.21.2 The Idle State |
185 |
Figure 11147. The Idle State |
185 |
11.5.21.3 The Build / Rebuild State |
185 |
Figure 11148. The Build / Rebuild State |
186 |
11.5.21.4 The Fail State |
186 |
Figure 11149. The Fail State |
186 |
11.5.21.5 The Error State |
186 |
Figure 11150. The Error State |
187 |
11.6 The Statistics Window |
187 |
Figure 11151. Statistics Window Icon |
187 |
Figure 11152. Statistics Window |
188 |
11.7 The Events Window |
188 |
Figure 11153. Events Window Icon |
188 |
Table 1123. Event Window Icons |
189 |
Figure 11154. Controller Events |
189 |
11.8 ICP RAID Navigator Help |
190 |
Figure 11155. ICP RAID Navigator Help |
190 |
11.9 RAID Configuration Service and RAIDMail |
191 |
Figure 11156. Services |
191 |
Figure 11157. RAID Configuration Service |
192 |
Figure 11158. RAID Configuration Service |
193 |
Figure 11159. RAIDMail |
193 |
Figure 11160. Log File Name |
194 |
Figure 11161. Workstation Names |
194 |
Figure 11162. RAIDMail Utility |
194 |
Optional Features A |
195 |
A.1 Server Clustering |
195 |
A.1.1 ICP RAID Controllers in a Cluster Configuration |
196 |
A.1.2 Hardware Installation |
196 |
A.1.3 Using ICP RAID Controllers with SCSI Interfaces |
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A.1.4 Releasing the Cluster Channels |
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Figure A1. Cluster Channels |
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A.1.5 The Microsoft Cluster Server Concept |
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Figure A2. Microsoft Clustering |
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A.1.6 Novell Netware Clustering |
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A.1.6.1. Hardware Requirements and Settings |
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A.1.6.2. Installation of Netware OS and Cluster Services |
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A.1.6.3. The Netware Client |
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A.1.6.4. Information on the Active-Active Failover Scenario |
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A.1.6.5. The Netware Driver and the Tool ICPCON.NLM |
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A.1.6.6. Restrictions |
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A.1.6.7. Notes on the ICP RAID Navigator (ICP RAID Navigator) |
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Figure A3. Channel Information |
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Figure A4. Channel Settings |
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Figure A5. Cluster Administration |
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Figure A6. Cluster Administration |
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Figure A7. Cluster Administration |
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Figure A8. Cluster Administration |
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Figure A9. Logical Configuration |
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A.2 PCI Hot Plug Overview |
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Advanced Features B |
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B.1 Chaining |
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B.1.1 Configuring a Chaining Set Using ICPCON |
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B.1.2 Configuring a Chaining Set Using ICP RAID Navigator |
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Fibre Channel Features C |
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C.1 Boot BIOS Message |
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Figure C1. Fibre Channel Boot BIOS Screen |
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C.2 Physical Device Information |
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C.2.1 Physical Device Configuration Screen |
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Figure C2. Physical Device Configuration Screen |
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C.2.2 Fibre Channel Information |
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Figure C3. Fibre Channel Information Screen |
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C.2.3 Using ICP RAID Navigator |
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Figure C4. ICP RAID Navigator Physical Configuration Window |
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Figure C5. ICP RAID Navigator Channel Information |
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C.2.4 Configuring an FC-Enabled RAID Controller for Optimal Performance |
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C.3 SES Support |
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C.3.1 SES Status Change |
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C.3.2 SES Verification |
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C.3.2.1. Verifying SES Status in ICPCON |
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C.3.2.2. Verifying SES Status in ICP RAID Navigator |
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