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    Intel® RAID Controller SRCU31 User's Guide Order Number: A78134-001
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    may make changes to specifications and product descriptions at any time, without notice. Intel and i960 are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. † Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. Copyright © 2002
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    Chaining ...18 Configuring a Chaining Set Using StorCon 18 Configuring a Chaining Set Using StorCon 18 Levels of Drive Hierarchy Within the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 Firmware 19 Level 1...19 Level 2...19 Level 3...19 Level 4...20 Transparency of Host Drives 20 Using CD-ROMs, DATs, Tapes, etc
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    SCSI Devices (Non-Direct Access Devices) .. 32 Compatible Intel RAID Controllers 32 Optional RAID Features Implemented in the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 33 Adapter Device Limitation Support 33 Operational States of an Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 Firmware Disk Array 34 Operational States for
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    of Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 StorCon Monitoring Utility 60 Installation of StorCon from the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 CD-ROM 60 Using StorCon Monitoring Utility 60 Remote Monitoring with the Intel SRCD Remote Access Service 61 SRCD Installation Instructions from the Intel RAID Controller
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    71 Installing the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 as an Additional Controller 72 No Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 Has Yet Been Configured for UnixWare 72 An Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 Has Already New Host Drive 95 Host Drive Options 96 Repair Array Drives 99 vi Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    Advanced Setup ...101 Configure Controller 101 Controller Settings 101 Firmware Update 102 Intelligent Fault Bus 102 117 Build/Rebuild Progress 118 Create New Array Drive 118 Notes on the Configuration of RAID 0, 1, 4, 5, and 10 Arrays Drives 120 Configure Host Drives 121 Change Drive Name
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    127 Select Controller...128 Physical Configuration Window 130 Controller Configuration Settings 132 Change Settings 132 Save Information 132 Firmware Update ...133 I/O Processors...134 Channel ...151 Progress Information 151 Expansion of an Array 152 viii Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    The Fail State 159 The Error State 159 The Statistics Window ...160 The Controller Events Window 161 StorCon+ Help...162 RAID Configuration Service and RAID Mail Utility 164 RAID Configuration Service 164 RAID Mail Utility...167 9 Getting Help World Wide Web ...171 Telephone ...171 In U.S. and
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    18. Logfile Name ...88 19. Controller Events ...89 20. Hard Disk Drive Information 89 21. Hard Disk Drive Last Status 90 22. Save Information...91 23. Screen Service Messages and Async. Events 92 24 Slots...109 47. Block Diagram of a SAF-TE Subsystem 110 x Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    of a Physical Configuration and the Controller Settings 130 80. Controller Icon ...131 81. Controller Settings Dialogs 131 82. Processor Information 135 83. Physical Drive 93. Add Hot Fix Drive...154 94. Add RAID 1 Component 156 95. The Ready State...157 96. The Idle State ...158 Contents xi
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    Processor Icons 134 22. Direct Access Device Icons 137 23. Data Transfer Rates 139 24. Non Direct Access Devices 141 25. Host Drive Icons ...142 26. Array Drive Icons ...143 27. Logical Drive Icons 144 28. Physical Drive Icon 144 29. Event Window Icons 161 xii Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    be able to use software utilities to configure and troubleshoot those installed components. Be sure that you are familiar guide and the other documents in the user documentation set supplied with this product. Read and adhere to the computer system safety installation instructions. RAID Levels RAID
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    (Figure 2) two hard disk drives are mirrored on one I/O channel. RAID 1 represents an easy and highly efficient solution for data security and system half of the installed capacity). RAID 1 requires a minimum of two disks. Figure 2. RAID 1 - Disk Mirroring 14 Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    4 - Data Striping with a Dedicated Parity Drive RAID 4 (Figure 3) works in the same way as RAID 0. The data is striped across the hard disk drives and the controller calculates redundancy data (parity information) that is stored on a separate hard disk drive (P1, P2). Should one hard disk drive fail
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    existing data and parity information. RAID 4 and RAID 5 are particularly suitable for systems with medium to large capacity requirements, due to their efficient ratio of installed and available capacity. RAID 5 requires a minimum of three disks. Figure 4. RAID 5 16 Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    10 - Combination of RAID 1 and RAID 0 RAID 10 is a combination of RAID 0 (Performance) and RAID 1 (Data Security). Unlike RAID 4 and RAID 5, there is no need to calculate parity information. RAID 10 disk arrays offer good performance and data security (Figure 5). As in RAID 0, optimum performance is
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    Chaining The Intel® RAID Controller SRCU31 firmware supports Drive Chaining (also referred to as Disk Spanning). Drive Chaining is the process of linking several Chaining" and press . The System will configure the chain set that is now a logical drive. 18 Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    Levels of Drive Hierarchy Within the Intel® RAID Controller SRCU31 Firmware The Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 firmware is based on four fundamental levels of hierarchy. Each level has its own drives (components). The basic rule is to build up a drive on a given
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    . Only these drives can be accessed by the host operating system of the computer. The firmware automatically transforms each newly installed logical drive and array drive into a host drive. This host in the administration of these complex disk array configurations. 20 Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    Using CD-ROMs, DATs, Tapes, etc. A SCSI device that is not a SCSI hard disk drive or a removable hard disk drive, or that does not behave like one, is called a Non-Direct Access Device. Such a device is not configured with StorCon and does not become a logical drive or host drive. SCSI devices of
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    RAID Controller SRCU31 Firmware? We refer to firmware as the operating system that controls the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 with all its functions and capabilities. The firmware exclusively runs on the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 and is stored in the Flash-RAM on the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31
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    • Computer with CD-ROM drive (not attached to the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31). Computer must be on the supported hardware list (for example, Intel® server board STL2). For a supported list refer to: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/ • One 32-bit, 33 MHz PCI compatible slot
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    server board. However, you may need to reprogram the RAID Firmware that's located in the flash memory of the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31. Refer to Chapter 7, Firmware Update, for a normal reprogram of the firmware. In case the firmware should become corrupted and will not initialize, you will need
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    user or service manual before installing this board. ONLY after all the covers are reinstalled should you reattach the power cords and power up the unit for the software installation and use. a. Take all precautions to prevent ESD damage before handling the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31. b. Power off
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    1-2 to position 2-3. Reinstall the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 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. f. Boot the system. (Your firmware has now been successfully
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    drives the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 can run determines RAID levels 4, 5 and 10 can tolerate the failure of one drive just as RAID 1, however RAID 4, RAID 5, or RAID 10 are less expensive because of their efficient ratio of available to installed capacity. 28 Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    , configuration options, and support interface technology supported by the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31. Architecture Features (HW) Table 3. Hardware Architecture Component CPU Memory/Cache Cache Firmware PCI Array Interface to Host PCI Signaling Features Intel® i960® RN I/O Processor, 100 MHz
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    Disk Drive Technology The Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 supports up to 15 different SCSI devices (single hard disk drives, drive enclosures, controllers, CD-ROM's, tapes, etc). In certain configurations, this number is reduced. Example: Up to 14 SCSI devices if a SAF-TE processor occupies one of the
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    Low Voltage Differential (LVD) Support The Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 supports Ultra-2 LVD SCSI operating at up to 80MB/sec and Ultra160 LVD SCSI operating at up to 160MB/sec. Table 7. Supported SCSI Hard Disk Drive Standards SCSI Drive Standard SCSI-1 (2) Fast SCSI (2) Fast Wide SCSI Ultra SCSI
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    if supported Non-Direct-Access SCSI devices (this doesn't cover specific vendors and models): • SAF-TE Processors • Tape Backups • CD-ROMs • Scanners Compatible Intel RAID Controllers This Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 is compatible with other Intel RAID Controllers SRCU31. The versions of firmware
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    Features Implemented in the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 Adapter Device Limitation Support • RAID Arrays contain  Host Drives (at least 1 and up to 16 maximum)  Hard Disk Drives up to 30 maximum spanning both channels (all host drives that are created on an existing RAID Array will have their
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    an Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 Firmware Disk Array Operational States for RAID 4/5 An array drive under the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 firmware operating the controller itself. The disk array will assume this state after the automatic activation of a Hot Fix drive or after a manual replacement
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    Figure 7. Operational State Diagram for RAID 4/5 Getting Started 35
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    Disk Drive Replacement The Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 and the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 firmware offer a variety Services) "Intelligent Fault Bus" (former DEC™ fault bus) Non-Intelligent subsystems using hot pluggable disk carriers. Low cost. High availability. The Intel RAID Controller SRCU31
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    Drive Replacement Options (continued) Description Manual Hot Plug StorCon or StorCon+ guides the user to the point where (power supplies, fans, temperature etc.) to the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 and the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 driver. Automatic Replacement with Hot Fix Drive The hot fix
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    . Make sure the DIMM clips snap to the close position. (Supported DIMMs are 64 MB to 256 MB ECC PC133 unbuffered SDRAM memory). Install the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 in the Intel Server Board Install the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 into an available PCI slot. Refer to the board documentation for
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    4. Select "Configure Host Drives" and press . 5. Select "Create New Host Drive." StorCon displays a list of "free" hard disk drives. These are drives that do not belong to a logical host drive and can be used for new host drives. 6. Use the arrow keys and the space bar to select the number of
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    to refresh and begin the build process. Its status is still "build," since the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 synchronizes both drives. ✏ NOTE The array build will continue as a background task. Exit StorCon, by process, the disk array changes to Ready status. 40 Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    proper boot priority. This step may differ from system to system. Refer to the system documentation for details. The example below refers to the Intel server board STL2. 1. During POST, press to enter the BIOS Setup Utility. 2. Navigate to the "Boot" menu, then access the "Boot Device Priority
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    detection. 3. When prompted to specify a mass storage controller: • Select "S" to specify additional storage devices. • Insert the Windows 2000 Installation driver diskette. • Press to select the "Installation Driver" and continue with Windows installation. 42 Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    , insert the Red Hat Linux driver diskette. 4. Continue with the Linux OS installation. Install the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 StorCon Monitoring Utility: (As necessary, refer to Chapter 7, Loading StorCon, for detailed instructions). 1. Place the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 CD-ROM in the CD-ROM
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    an Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 Installation Diskette If you are unable to create the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 installation diskette by booting from the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 CD, you can run the CD on a Windows system and create drivers for any OS. Alternately, you can manually create
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    from that described here. The Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 configures devices in the SAF-TE enclosure. The controller identifies drives as being connected while in the Advanced Setup mode. 2. Highlight the SAF-TE processor and press . 3. Select the Enclosure Slot Configuration option.
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    • Computer with CD-ROM drive (not attached to the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31). Computer must be on the supported hardware list (for example, Intel server board STL2). For a supported list refer to: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/ • One 32-bit, 33 MHz PCI compatible slot
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    disk. Also refer to Chapter 2 for instructions to install the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 and to set up a RAID volume. ✏ NOTE Prior to installing Windows NT, disable the Delayed Write Cache of the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31. CAUTION To avoid this problem and prevent the risk of data corruption
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    , press to specify additional storage devices. 2. Select Other. Insert the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 installation diskette for Windows into the floppy drive, press . 3. Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 is automatically selected. Press . Installing Microsoft Windows NT or Windows
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    RAID Driver Installation diskette can be loaded when specifying "Other." 2. When device detection is complete, press to specify additional storage devices. 3. Select "Other." Insert the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 , Terminal Server Edition, and Workstation 50 Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    -ROM, then follow prompts and continue at Chapter 7, Loading StorCon. If you are installing a driver that does not come with the Windows installation CD-ROM, for example, the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 driver created in Chapter 2, then follow the procedure below. 1. Insert the CD-ROM and power up
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    load the RAID drivers for Windows 2000. 14. When prompted press and insert the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 Installation manually reboot the computer to continue the upgrade. 17. Go to the "Installation to an Existing OS" section to complete the upgrade. 52 Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    Install Wizard starts, follow the driver installation procedures. 4. Reboot if prompted. 5. Once the new Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 is functioning properly, power down the computer. 6. Remove the old Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 (leave the new Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 in the slot that it was
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    RAID Controller SRCU31" in the "hardware found" list, and then click "Next." 8. Select "Search" for a suitable driver for my device, and then click "Next." 9. Select "Floppy Drive." 10. Click "Next" and follow the instructions up to and including system reboot. 54 Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    Linux system manuals thoroughly. The required Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 installation disks can be created from the RAID Software Suite system CD-ROM. See Chapter 2 for instructions to create these disks. Before You Begin Available Drivers and Tools on the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 Software
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    • Computer with CD-ROM drive (not attached to the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31). Computer must be on the supported hardware list (for example, Intel server board STL2). For a supported list refer to: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/ • One 32-bit, 33 MHz PCI compatible slot
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    Driver Sources from the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 CD-ROM The same procedure can be used for updating a currently installed Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 driver using the driver sources. 1. If you are installing the driver sources from the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 support and "GDTH SCSI" support
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    Intel RAID Controller SRCU31), SCSI Bus 0 (channel A), ID 6, LUN 0 for Linux (raw service). After each change in "/etc/lilo.conf" LILO must be loaded once. Driver parameters may also be entered at the LILO boot prompt, (for example: gdth=reserve_list:1,0,6,0). 58 Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    boot process) rescan:Y rescan all SCSI channels / Ids rescan:N scan only those SCSI devices found during system power up* * The driver parameters "reserve_mode" and "rescan:N" require Intel RAID Controller SRCU31s with firmware version FW x.23.00 or higher. The current default settings of the
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    Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 StorCon Monitoring Utility Installation of StorCon from the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 CD-ROM 1. If you are installing the StorCon from the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 CD-ROM, then place the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 window. 60 Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    Monitoring with the Intel® SRCD Remote Access Service "srcd" is the remote access service for Intel RAID Controller SRCU31. With "srcd" a disk array controller event occurs. See comments in /etc/ srcd.conf for details. SRCD Installation Instructions from the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 CD-ROM 1.
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    • Computer with CD-ROM drive (not attached to the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31). Computer must be on the supported hardware list (for example, Intel server board STL2). For a supported list refer to: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/ • One 32-bit, 33 MHz PCI compatible slot
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    the driver disk into drive A: 5. Press on the storage driver list. 6. Press in the storage controller driver menu. 7. Press and change the path to A:\DRIVERS\5XX then press . 8. Select the SRCRX.HAM driver. 9. Complete the installation. 64 Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    StorCon NLM, follow the procedure under Add Intel RAID Controller(s), drivers, and/or StorCon to and existing NetWare installation and select Storage RAID Controller Tools Kit (STORCON.NLM) option. Adding Intel RAID SRCU31 Controller(s), Drivers, and/or StorCon to an Existing NetWare Installation
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    driver will load for each subsequent restart of the server. 12. Select "Return to previous menu twice" to get back to the INSTALL/NWCONFIG main options. Installing the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 and his/her NetWare password. ASPI Support for NetWare 4.2 and 5.1 You must Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    procedure describes how to manually install Novell's ASPI manager module, but be aware that you may need to follow specific instructions from the application installed disk controller, the amount of cache RAM on the controller and the hard disk drives. The Intel RAID Controller SRCU31's can easily
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    of the NetWare Server helps to get around this problem. To carry out this process, the hard disk driver must be removed from the "startup.ncf" parameter can be increased up to 500 for high performance controllers and fast hard disk drives. • Decrease the delayed write Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    gives preference to controllers which support the ASPI Standard (for example, Intel RAID Controller SRCU31, Adaptec†). As soon as "aspitran.dsk" is loaded (auto-loading module) tapes and CD-ROMs on the ASPI non-compatible controller are no longer recognized. To avoid this problem, the "aspitran.dsk
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    Manager "aspitran.dsk" is needed. When loading the regular Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 NetWare driver (for example, srcrp311.dsk), the ASPI Manager is automatically loaded, too. During the installation of ARCserve, choose Adaptec ASPI Manager as the interface. 70 Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    • Computer with CD-ROM drive (not attached to the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31). Computer must be on the supported hardware list (for example, Intel server board STL2). For a supported list refer to: http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/ • One 32-bit, 33 MHz PCI compatible slot
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    cases, you have to carry out a cold boot to use the new Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 under UnixWare. Example: /etc/scsi/pdiadd -d 0 -v 12 -m c8000 srch. Then reboot of the UnixWare system. No kernel link is required because the driver will be dynamically loaded. 72 Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 installation diskette for the operating system that you are installing, then create it before continuing. See Chapter 2 for instructions to create this disk. 3. During the installation of UnixWare, you will be prompted to install the Network Information Services (NIS
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    0). Configuration Example In the PCI computer are two Intel RAID Controller SRCU31s (HA 0 = First Intel RAID Controller SRCU31, HA 1 = Second Intel RAID Controller SRCU31), each with two SCSI channels. 1 Hard Disk Bus, Target ID, and LUN are indicated in Table 13. 74 Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    a device for the SCSI-raw service is described in the "space.c" file on the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 BTLD disk (example and documentation). • Multi-processor support: The Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 device drivers for UnixWare 7.1.1 support multi-processor systems. Installing UnixWare 75
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    StorCon+ is found in Chapter 8, Storage Console Plus. StorCon is also part of the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31's Flash-RAM and can be loaded at system boot level by pressing + . • Loadable locally (on the server) or remotely from an authorized workstation (support of various protocols) 77
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    . All Intel RAID Controller SRCU31s in a network can be monitored and serviced from one NOTE The Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 NetWare driver and the ✏ NOTE The Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 NetWare driver, the auto through StorCon) to the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31(s) in this specific fileserver
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    meet all the requirements of the RAID Software Suite setup. 2. If the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 has not been installed into the Specify Location" box. 14. Type the following location: "c:\program files\raid software suite\drivers." ✏ NOTE This is the default installation location. If you have not
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    Figure 9. Component Selection (Windows NT) Figure 10. Component Selection (Windows 2000) 80 Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    RAID Software Suite from Windows 2000 follow the instructions below. 1. Ensure that you have closed all applications and are logged in with administrative rights. 2. Open the Control are removed. (Note: The RAID device driver will not be removed. Only the RAID software components will be removed).
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    front of the RAID Device Drivers component unless you intend to remove the device drivers. ✏ NOTE If you remove the device drivers and you are supports SPX†/IPX and TCP/IP network protocols (for NetBIOS you can load instead MON4NETB.DLL). Loading StorCon Under Linux The Intel RAID Controller SRCU31
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    MON4SOCK.DLL in the same directory as StorCon. This DLL supports SPX/IPX and TCP/IP network protocols (for NetBIOS you can load instead MON4NETB.DLL). The StorCon Program The structure of the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 firmware has four different levels of hierarchy. Level 1 where the Physical
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    Table 14 lists the host drive types that can be created with the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 Firmware. Table 14. Host Drive Types Type of Host Drive Disk Chain RAID 1 RAID 0 RAID 4 RAID 5 RAID 10 Description of Host Drive 1:1 assignment: host drive to hard disk drive (sometimes also called JBOD)
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    " allows for the remote connection of this workstation with servers using Intel RAID Controller SRCU31s. Select TCP/IP or IPX/SPX network protocols. To access the servers with Intel RAID Controller SRCU31s, the corresponding remote service must be loaded on the server. Users must be assigned access
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    , reassigns, grown defects, and last status information). Use Save Information to create a complete protocol file of the current RAID subsystem including all settings of the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 and the drives. This file can be used for remote diagnosis. 86 Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    shutting down the computer. 2. Use "Repair Array Drives" to repair array drives which have failed drives. 3. Use "Configure Controller" to setup the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31. Here, you can change the cache settings, termination, and memory test, etc. 4. Use "Configure Physical Devices" to
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    often requests can be serviced out of the cache, for example, without triggering an immediate disk I/O. Use "Sample Rate," to choose the interval at which the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 delivers new measurements. log file. See Figure 18. Figure 18. Logfile Name 88 Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    The Retries Counter The Retries counter records the number of retries to a hard disk drive (the counter is incremented by one unit whenever the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 retries to access a hard disk drive. If the counter continues to increase, it is likely that the cable is not adequate for the
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    records the number of media defects that have occurred since the device was first operated with an Intel RAID Controller SRCU31. A hard disk drive is in good condition when it has 0 grown defects. Any value shown in Figure 21. Figure 21. Hard Disk Drive Last Status 90 Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    Information menu option to save the configuration information of the selected Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 and its devices in an ASCII-file. See Figure 22. Such system information/ documentation would be helpful should you require support. Figure 22. Save Information At the end of this protocol is
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    Controller" the logging buffer can be cleared with "Clear Log Buffer." The log is a good source of information for analyzing complex events and problems. See Figure 23. Figure 23. Screen Service size (defaults to 128 KB) or use the Split/Merge functions. 92 Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    drives. In a new system this list shows no host drive entries. In the example in Figure 24 one host drive is available, and it is a RAID 5 array drive (with approximate 17 GB capacity). The status is ready, meaning that this host drive is fully available and redundant. Figure 24. Select Host
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    support person (a printout of the Save Information file, is extremely helpful). Pressing delivers level-by-level detailed information on a host drive and its components. This may assist in getting an overview of a specific host drive. After pressing , the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31
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    all host drive types are displayed (the possible types depend on the number of selected hard disk drives and the firmware level of the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31). Finish the selection by pressing . Figure 25. Choose Type StorCon displays a security message pointing out that all existing
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    Figure 28. Drive Status After leaving StorCon or after pressing (for refresh) the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 begins the build process on the new host drive. In our example it calculates the parity host drive "Boot" and the data host drive "Data." 96 Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    position of these drives, you have to boot the operating system and StorCon from a floppy disk or use StorCon from the Flash-RAM of the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31. To change the position of a host drive in the host drive list, highlight the host drive and confirm with . Then, type in the
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    Host Drive: This option is not available when loading StorCon from the Flash-RAM of the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31. Before you can partition a new host drive it may become necessary to first reboot the host drive contains valid data, as all data will be lost. 98 Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    Repair Array Drives This function allows the online repair of array drives which show failed drives. After selecting this menu option, StorCon displays a summary of all installed array drives and the number of array drives which are in critical states (Figure 30). In the example in Figure 31 there
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    Figure 35. Figure 35. Array Drive Summary The Error state of an array drive is critical. There are several procedures in the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31's firmware to handle such cases and bring back the array drive into operation without losing data. See Figure 36. Figure 36. Array Drive Error
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    and secondary configuration data) on each hard disk drive. For example, the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 itself carries no configuration data of a specific disk array. For this reason the migration of host drives between Intel RAID Controller SRCU31s is very easy and secure, even if the SCSI IDs and
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    an older subsystem standard, which is no longer used in modern subsystems or backplanes. Intel RAID Controller SRCU31's Ultra/Wide Disk Array Controllers were the last Intel RAID Controller SRCU31s supporting this standard, sometimes also called "DEC Fault Bus." 102 Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    (SCSI Enclosure Services) as communication links to the controller. These intelligent firmware which allows intelligent communication between the subsystem/backplane and the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 and the subsystem control this process so that problems on the
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    .). Advanced Settings Within Advanced Settings there are three settings which control the configuration and address behavior of the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31's BIOS and DPMEM. See Figure 40 and Table 16 for setting details. Figure 40. Advanced Settings Dialog 104 Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    The BIOS is always shrinked after the post phase. The Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 decides on the BIOS shrink. The BIOS address space is drive's attributes (RW for Read/Write; RO for Read Only). The I/O processors and SAF-TE processors (in our example channel B ID 8: SDR, Inc. GEM312 REV001) to
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    may or may not be set automatically set to their optimal settings. The following section describes manual configuration of these settings. For certain RAID controllers and/or situations, certain parameters described in this section may not be configurable. 106 Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    is an Ultra1 60 device and the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 has Ultra160 SCSI channels, " mode is only effective if both devices support synchronous transfer and can communicate with each rate can be reduced to a value that permits trouble-free data transfer. Lowering the transfer rate may
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    drive which has previously been initialized for use with the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31. By doing so, the specific Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 information present on the device is removed. Obviously, the you must lock it. Before removing it you must unlock it. 108 Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    you must configure the subsystem (more precisely its intelligence, the so-called SEP SAF-TE Enclosure Processor). See Figure 45. ✏ NOTE Non-initialized disks cannot be configured as no RAID configuration information can be stored on these disks. Figure 45. Enclosure Status To assign a specific hard
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    Figure 47. Block Diagram of a SAF-TE Subsystem 110 Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    Configure Logical Drives Logical drives (hierarchy level 2) are installed in the Advanced Setup menu. The Configure Logical Drives screen is shown in Figure 48. Figure 48. Select Logical Drive Keyboard Commands Use the key to lists all hard disk drives of a logical drive. If it is a logical
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    , then the second, and so on. Although it is not advisable, logical drives of the type Chain can also be components of array drives. 112 Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    can be configured within this. See Figure 52. RAID 0 Pure Data Striping without Redundancy RAID 1 Disk Mirroring RAID 4 Data Striping with Dedicated Parity Drive RAID 5 Data Striping with Striped Parity RAID 10 RAID 0 Combined with RAID 1 Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 can manage up to 35 array drives
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    helpful for configurations where several host drives of various types are operated by a single controller. Expand Array Drive The Expand Array Drive option which is also available with StorCon+, is finished and the array drive changes into the fail state. 114 Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    logical drive will also fail, resulting in a data loss. To avoid that problem, mirror a new good logical drive to the critical one. When the copying plug procedure. You can also use this function to mirror RAID 4/5 array drives (RAID 5+1, RAID 4+1). Replace Array Component If a logical drive of an
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    drives forming an array drive have the same storage capacity. In the Event of a Drive Failure The controller will substitute a failed logical drive with a hot fix drive only if the array drive was in the redundancy) without the array drive going into error mode. 116 Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    Verify The redundancy information calculated during an array build or rebuild is stored on a dedicated logical drive (RAID 4), or is distributed over all logical drives of the array drive (RAID 5). This information is often called parity data. The calculation is made with an exclusive OR function
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    RAID 0, 4, 5, 10), the master drive (indicated by "M") is the first logical drive in the array (see Figure 59). For a RAID 1 array (mirroring) the master drive is the first logical drive in the array that contains the valid data copied to the second logical drive. 118 Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    After pressing , StorCon displays a list of possible RAID levels. See Figure 58. Then StorCon prompts you for the stripe size. This is the size of the stripes into which the data is divided.
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    data availability. Of course a hot fix drive is not mandatory. If you control the array drive at regular intervals and immediately replace a defective hard disk drive (by shutting down the system or using a hot fix), you can minimize the risk of data loss. 120 Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    if StorCon is loaded with + from the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31's Flash-RAM. The additional capacity resulting from an online capacity the same array drive. Since there is currently no operating system which supports "growing hard disk drives," this expansion method is the only safe
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    new host drive on which Windows NT is installed. Never use it on host drives containing valid data, otherwise all data will be lost. 122 Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    via the Internet. • Supported protocols: IPX/SPX, TCP/IP, NetBIOS. • The access to the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 can be protected by password. The password is encrypted. To install the StorCon+, use the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 tools program on the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 System CD-ROM
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    Controls Controller Description Select a local or remote Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 for further actions. Physical Configuration Show and/or modify the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 Statistics Show statistics. Events Show the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 events. Help Show Information and the
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    The Status Bar The status bar at the bottom of the main window displays status information on the icon or the menu option the mouse pointer is currently placed on. The status bar can be displayed or hidden by selecting "Status Bar" from the View menu. Figure 66. Status Bar Window Menu Commands These
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    menu appears when you open the statistics window. Here you can add and remove data sources and configure the chart. Figure 71. Chart Menu 126 Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    The Configuration Menu Commands The configuration menu appears when you select the Physical Configuration window or the Logical Configuration window. Figure 72. Physical Configuration Menu Figure 73. Logical Configuration Menu Set the refresh rate for the Physical or the Logical Configuration
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    Controller The Select Controller window is used to select an Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 StorCon+ and the system equipped with the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 by double clicking on the protocol icon on window. If you want to select an Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 via TCP/IP (sockets), type in the
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    is selected, select the system that contains the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 and then the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 itself. Double click on the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 to select or deselect. The selected protocol, system and Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 are shown in a dashed yellow frame
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    physical configuration of the SCSI or fibre channel busses of the selected Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 and the devices connected with these busses. Click on the physical Icon Figure 79. Example of a Physical Configuration and the Controller Settings 130 Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    Double click on the icon shown in Figure 80 to get detailed information on a controller (see the first controller settings dialog in Figure 81). Right click on the icon to Change Settings, Save Information or do a Firmware Update. These configuration setting selections are described below. Figure 80
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    supported by the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31's BIOS. This is the number (2 or 7) of host drives which are available under DOS without loading a special driver. Configures the strategy and duration of the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 on the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 (including firmware version,
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    . To get the latest firmware for the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31, visit our website at: http://support.intel.com The file has an extension (for example, SRC_PFW.009) which indicates the version stepping. Download the packed files which contain the latest programs/drivers for the operating system
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    79 and in Table 21. Each processor controls one I/O channel. Table 21. I/O Processor Icons Item Description SCSI processor SE (single ended) SCSI processor LVD/SE (low voltage differential / single ended) FC processor FC AL (fibre channel arbitrated loop) 134 Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    in Table 22) to get channel information on a processor (see the channel info dialog in Figure 82). Right click on the icon to Change Settings, Rescan ID(s) or do a Hot Plug: Add Disk. See Figure 82. These selections are described below. Figure 82. Processor Information Storage Console Plus 135
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    ID Changes the SCSI ID (terms_scsi_id) of the SIOP (0-7) WARNING The SCSI bus termination of the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 must match the existing SCSI cabling and cable termination. If the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 represents one end of the SCSI bus, its termination must be ON or AUTO. If you
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    If you do not complete the hot plug procedure manually, the channel will automatically start again after 45 subsequently used for logical drives. The Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 caches the I/Os of these to be reserved (terms_reserve) for the raw service. Thus, the removable disk is handled like
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    Double click on the processor icons (shown in Table 22) to get physical drive information (see Figure 83). Right click on the icon to open Disk and Hot Plug: Remove Disk. See Figure 83. The selections are described below. Figure 83. Physical Drive Information 138 Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    MB/s 80 MB/s* 160 MB/s* * (LVD SCSI (low voltage differential) only) ✏ NOTE The maximum synchronous data transfer rate between a SCSI device and the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 can be limited. This limitation may become necessary if a particular SCSI cabling does not allow the maximum rate the
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    in an optimized order. A few, mainly older drives, do not support this feature. You can change the tagged queues setting for a hard -initializing a physical drive removes the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 initialization sectors (terms_initialization). The physical drive Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    are controlled by a software driver (for example, an ASPI module), the operating system or by an application. Non direct access devices cannot be initialized or configured in StorCon+. Table 24. Non Direct Access Devices Icon Description CD-ROM / CDR Tape Drive SAF-TE-Processor
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    Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 does not support RAID level. The RAID level is displayed under the array drive icon. Double click on an icon to get more information on the state of an array. See Figure 85. Right click the desired drive to select an array drive option. 142 Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    Table 26. Icon Array Drive Icons Description RAID 4/5/10 Right click to select a drive option RAID 1 RAID 0 Storage Console Plus 143
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    must do so in the physical configuration window. Table 28. Physical Drive Icon Physical Disk Use the Physical Configuration window to change disk settings. 144 Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    host drive number. The host drives are reported to the system in order, beginning with the lowest Drive Number. If the corresponding Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 is the first controller in the system, the system will boot from the host drive with the lowest number. The name of the host drive. A host
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    drive shows the ready status (for example, attribute [RW]). (RAID 0, 5, 10) Data written on RAID 0, 4, 5, or 10 drives is distributed over all drives (striping). The striping size can only be changed at the time the drive is created (standard setting is 32KB). 146 Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    Invalid/Missing (RAID 1) These two values show the number of invalid/missing drives. In this condition invalid drives exist during the build process (initial copy of data from
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    Status RAID 1 Component RAID 4/5 Component This is the state of the logical drive. It can be ready, missing (not available after reset) or failed (for example, no longer available for the controller). drives) must be deleted before the host drive can be removed. 148 Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    physical drives, choose the type of host drive you want to create and click on OK. If the selected host drive uses data striping (RAID 0, 4, 5, or 10) you can change the default striping size. If you have selected a configuration with hot fix (terms_hot_fix) drives, you can choose between a private
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    ) on the SCSI bus. If the retry-counter shows high numbers, this might be the problem. Possible reasons for parity error are bad cabling (terms_cabling), termination (terms_termination) or hardware error of this disk array becomes valid. Figure 90. Parity Verify 150 Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    logical drives and written to this new logical drive. During a build of an array drive parity information is calculated and written to a specific logical drive (RAID 1/4) or striped over the array drive (RAID 5). Figure 91. Parity Verify Progress Information Storage Console Plus 151
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    capacity. Depending on the RAID level the current array drive has, selecting a different one will cause the Migration of the RAID level of the array drive. If you select the same RAID level, the following procedure will expand the capacity of the array drive only. 152 Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    Figure 92. Logical Configuration If you want to add additional drives to the array drive, select them from the box on the left side of the window. It is possible to add more than one drive at a time. If no physical drives are offered, you have to use the "Hot Plug: Add Disk" function first, to add
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    up all data on the system. If the expansion process includes a new, unknown hard disk and there are problems with this disk or with the cabling of this disk, then there is a risk of data loss. Some the time needed to set up the array drive (state build). 154 Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    failure immediately since you didn't hear the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31's alarm signal, or because no one drive you must activate the access manually. Add a RAID 1 Component (Mirror a Drive) Click logical drive will also fail. To avoid that problem, mirror a new good logical drive to the critical
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    drive. After confirmation the logical drive is removed. If the RAID 1 array drive consists of two drives, the RAID 1 array drive disappears and only one logical drive is left. You can create a new RAID 1 array drive by selecting add RAID 1 (logical_add_raid1). 156 Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    it was connected with the same I/O channel as the defective one. The array drive's state is error and normally all data would be lost. Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 includes some functions that allow the patch of this array drive from the error state into the fail sate. Before the actual patch, the
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    array will assume the rebuild state after the automatic activation of a hot fix drive or after a manual replacement (hot plug). The data and the redundant information are reconstructed and stored to the new drive process. Figure 97. The Build / Rebuild State 158 Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    Hot Plug: Replace Drive (hotplug_replace_drive) function. If a hot fix drive has previously been assigned to an array drive, the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 will automatically replace the defective drive and start the reconstruction of the data and the redundant information. Therefore, under these
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    arrow keys. Scale time down/up using the left/right arrow keys. Scale throughput using the up/down arrow keys. Figure 101. Statistics Window 160 Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    Events Window Figure 102. Controller Events Window Icon The controller events window shows the history of events (since the log was last cleared). Table 29 illustrates the severity of events. Table 29. Event Window Icons
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    . Controller Events StorCon+ Help StorCon+ includes an online help function. You can choose the Help menu or the pointer with the question mark to obtain online help for an icon or function. There is also an index which allows you to search for certain keywords and/or topics. 162 Intel RAID SRCU31
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    Figure 104. StorCon+ Help Storage Console Plus 163
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    Poll-Interval determines the time between two message acquisitions of the RAID Configuration Service. • Under Workstation you can add workstations that receive broadcast messages from the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31. • In the device driver section you can add or remove parameters for the RAIDSRC
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    Figure 105. RAID Configuration Services In the IOCTLSrv property sheet you can add / remove users which have remote access to the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 via StorCon+. Passwords are encrypted. See Figure 106. Storage Console Plus 165
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    Figure 106. RAID Configuration Service Add/Remove Users 166 Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    Utility gathers messages from the RAID Configuration Service, generates standard mail messages, and sends them to pre-defined workstations. To start the RAID Mail Utility: 1. Select Start / Programs / RAID Tools / RAID Mail Utility. 2. In the RAIDMail box (left box in Figure 107) select RAIDMail
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    Figure 108. Log File Name Figure 109. Workstation Names 168 Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    Figure 110 illustrates a typical message generated by RAID Mail Utility. The "Mail" option allows the interfacing to a standard mailing system (like Microsoft Outlook or Exchange). Figure 110. RAID Mail Utility Storage Console Plus 169
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    9 Getting Help World Wide Web http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/ Telephone Talk to a Customer Support Technician* (Intel reserves the right to change pricing for telephone support at any time without notice). Credit card calls billed at U.S. $25 per incident, levied in local
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    &T) • Paraguay 008-11, 800-628-8686 (via AT&T) • Peru 0-800-50000, 800-628-8686 (via AT&T) • Uruguay 000-410, 800-628-8686 (via AT&T) 172 Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    for use in UL Listed computers or equivalent, that have instructions detailing installation. Product Regulatory Compliance The Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 add-in card, when correctly integrated per this guide, complies with the following safety and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) regulations
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    FCC Marking (Class A) Australia C-Tick Mark Taiwan BSMI Marking (Class A) Russia GOST R Marking Korea RRL MIC Mark In addition, the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 add-in card meets the following regulations: Canada EMC Marking (Class A) Japan VCCI Marking (Class A) 174 Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    Compatibility Notices FCC Verification Statement (USA) Product Type: Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no
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    Control Council for Interference (VCCI) from Information Technology Equipment. If this is used near a radio or television receiver in a domestic environment, it may cause radio interference. Install and use the equipment according to the instruction manual. 176 Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    otherwise instructed to do so in the user's manual. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. Cautions Take precautions to prevent electrostatic discharge (ESD) damage before handling the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31
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    178 Intel RAID SRCU31 Users Guide
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    configuration cycle, background I/O's on the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 cannot be run until the OS is up and running. BIOS Boot Messages When booting the Intel RAID Controller SRCU31, the boot message in Figure 111 appears. In this example, an Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 has been detected in PCI
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    expansion card is set manually (ISA, jumpers) or Intel RAID Controller SRCU31 firmware BIOS. [PCI 7/14] PCI device, bus system 7, slot 14. The PCI 2.x specification allows several PCI bus systems to be present in one PCI computer. All Intel RAID Controller SRCU31's have been designed to support
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    Indicates SCSI devices which have been detected on the controller's SCSI channels. Press to enter INTEL(R) Storage Console After pressing + , the message "...Please wait..." appears. The I/O bus scan is completed and the built-in StorCon configuration program is loaded. You
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