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Intel

®

Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L

4.2

Utilities and Tools

Table 11. Utilities And Tools

Management/Monitoring

Description

Actions

Storage Console (StorCon)

This is a text-based UI that allows full

management and monitoring of the RAID

controller and its subsystem. Consistent

look and feel across all supported operating

systems.

•

Can be launched during

Boot up, <Ctrl>+<G>, or

within host OS

•

Can be run locally or

remotely using TCP/IP or

SPX/IPX network protocols.

Storage Console+

(StorCon+)

GUI based version of the Storage Console

with exception to a few functions. It only runs

locally on Windows servers and clients.

•

Can be run locally or

remotely using TCP/IP or

SPX/IPX network protocols.

Monitoring/Reporting

Description

Actions

(using StorCon text-based)

View Statistics

Allows the viewing of I/O activity of host,

logical, and physical drives and cache

activity

From the menu, choose Express

or Advanced Setup -> View

Statistics. User can adjust synch

rate and enable and disable

logging.

View Events

Allows the viewing and saving of all events

regarding the controller since it

’

s last boot

up.

From the menu, choose Express

or Advanced Setup -> View

Events.

View Hard Disk Information

Lists all hard drives connected to the RAID

controller with information about each hard

drive

You can select each drive

individually to bring up a detailed

list of information that includes

detected defects since the drive

was first detected by the RAID

controller.

Diagnostics

Description

Actions

(using StorCon text-based)

Save Information

Gives administrator the ability to save the

configuration information of the RAID

controller in ASCII file for viewing.

User can save file to be used for

troubleshooting or

documentation.

Memory Test

Non-destructive tests are written to ECC

memory and verified. The different modes

determine type of pattern and quantity.

Tests are not non-destructive for non-ECC

memory.

From the menu, choose

Advanced Setup -> Configure

Controller -> Controller Settings.

User selected options are: No

test, Standard, Double scan,

and Intensive.

Parity Verify

Selecting this feature causes the controller

to verify the parity on RAID level 4 and 5

arrays.



Array Drives -> Select an array.

Check Surface: Physical

Disks

A destructive surface-check of the selected

hard disk drive. The controller writes and

reads certain data patterns and checks them

for correctness.



Physical Devices ->Select

Physical Drive -> Check

Surface.

Warning!

This action destroys

all data on the selected drive.

Section	Page
Intel® Integrated RAID Controller SRCS14L	1
Introduction 1	5
1.1 Acronyms	5
Table 1. Common Acronyms (Sheet 1 of 2)	5
1.2 Documentation Conventions	6
1.3 Product Overview	6
1.4 Operating System Support	6
1.5 List of Features	6
Hardware 2	8
2.1 Physical Layout	8
Figure 1. SRCS14L RAID Controller Physical Layout	8
2.2 Major Components	8
2.2.1 Intel® 80303® Intelligent I/O Processor	8
2.2.1.1 Processor Core	9
2.2.1.2 PCI-to-PCI Bridge	9
2.2.1.3 Memory Controller Unit	9
2.2.2 Intel® Smart 3 FlashFile™ Flash Memory	9
2.2.3 SDRAM (Cache)	9
2.2.4 SATA Controllers	9
2.2.5 Audible Alarm	9
2.2.6 SATA Connectors	10
2.2.7 PCI Interface	10
2.2.8 SRCS14L Jumpers	10
Figure 2. Jumper Settings and Pin Numbers	10
Table 2. Controller Jumper Settings	11
2.2.9 Diagnostic Features	11
Figure 3. LED Labels and Colors	11
Table 3. LED Descriptions	11
Table 4. Beep Sequences	12
2.3 Architecture Features (HW)	13
Table 5. Hardware Architecture	13
2.4 Electrical Characteristics	13
Table 6. Electrical Specifications	13
2.5 Environmental Specifications	13
Table 7. Environmental Test Results	13
2.6 Supported Hard Drive Technology	13
Software 3	14
3.1 Software Architecture Overview	14
Figure 4. RAID Software Stack Architecture Block Diagram	14
3.1.1 User Interface	15
3.1.1.1 Storage Console	15
3.1.1.2 Storage Console+	15
3.1.2 System Management	15
3.1.2.1 RAID Mail Utility	15
3.1.2.2 SNMP Extension Agent	15
3.1.3 Common Layers	16
3.1.3.1 PCI BIOS	16
3.1.3.2 IIR API	16
3.1.3.3 Operating System Driver	16
3.1.3.4 RAID Configuration Service	16
3.1.4 RAID Firmware	16
RAID Functionality and Features 4	17
4.1 Hierarchy	17
4.1.1 Level 1: Physical Drives	17
4.1.2 Level 2: Logical Drives	17
4.1.3 Level 3: Array Drives	17
4.1.4 Level 4: Host Drives	18
4.1.5 RAID Host/Array Drive Statuses	19
Table 8. Host Array Drive Statuses	19
4.1.6 Logical Drive Statuses	20
Table 9. Logical Drive Statuses	20
4.1.7 RAID Controller Drive Limitations (Host, Array, Logical, and Physical)	20
Table 10. RAID Controller Drive Maximum Limitations (SRCS14L)	20
4.2 Utilities and Tools	21
Table 11. Utilities And Tools	21
4.3 RAID Features	22
4.3.1 RAID Level Support	22
Table 12. Supported RAID Levels	22
4.3.2 Caching	22
4.3.2.1 Controller Cache Selections	23
4.3.2.2 Physical Disk Cache Selections	23
Table 13. Supported Cache Settings	23
4.3.3 Hot Fix (Spare) Disks	24
Table 14. Example of a 9GB Pooled Hot Fix Drive Selected to Protect Four Raid Array Drives	24
4.3.4 Auto-detection of Hot-Plug Disk Drives in a Non-Intelligent Drive Enclosure	25
4.3.5 Auto-declare Hot Fix (Spare) Drive	25
4.3.6 RAID Array Drive Roaming	25
4.3.7 On-line RAID Array Configurations	25
4.3.7.1 Capacity Expansion Without Reboot	25
4.3.7.2 RAID Level Migration	26
4.3.7.3 Data Strip Size Configurable per RAID Array	26
4.3.8 Background Initialization and Instant Availability	27
4.3.9 PCI Hot Plug	27
Certifications and Supported Technologies 5	28
5.1 OS Certifications	28
Table 15. OS Certification Requirements	28
5.2 Electronic Regulatory Agencies Certifications (Hardware)	29
Table 16. Electronic Equipment Regulatory Certifications	29
5.3 Supported Specifications and Standards	31
Table 17. Supported Standards and Specifications	31
Technical Drawings and Diagrams 6	32
Figure 5. Controller PBA Drawing, Front View	32
Figure 6. Controller PBA Drawing, Back View	32
Appendices 7	33
7.1 Referenced Documentation	33
Table 18. Referenced Documentation	33

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